Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-02

Z. Winsor b Son. real estate agents, sold this
week. for j. r.. Welsh, lot l, In block /, Ponce
roy's addition, with one story frame dwelling
thereon, 10 William Summers, for seven hun
dred dollars.
MIR. JudsOn e.. Armstrong, who resided near
Bates City, Was run over by the cars and killed
ut Odessa, last Friday. No one knows Just how
the accident occurred, but 1t il supposed that he
tried to board n freight train to <" home some
time IN the night, as he WAS seen in town about
10 O'ciOck the night of the accident His re-
mains We're found next morning, about sun rise,
near the railroad tank and his family notified,
who came down ON the morning train and re-
turned on the local with the remains. 1t WAS u
very sad affair and the berenved family have
the sympathy oftile entire community.
Thos. Castcel WAS killed by lightning on the
Goth. ''Zach'' sends the following account of
the death: Franklin f.. Castrei. son of Tnos. IL.
Casteel was killed by lightning on the morning
OF the Both. Deceased had been ~.io,iglng the
officers since the evening of the 5th, lie being
one OF The party who hal been Implicated in the
tearing down of three dwelling houses oil Mr..
JAS Peak. He had slept in II straw stack, On
his fathers farm. near the bouse, and just about
daylight got up aud Went out into the lela oi
corn l." better hide himself. There being L linn
tree standing in tile corn, AMI having Il lrnfy
top. AMI offering n shelter, he took refuge under
1t aud from all appearances WIS standing with
his back to the tree when there came Il bolt,
striking the tree near the top. and following
down to.about the height OF his shoulders; IT
then lett the Tree. The mark on his person WAS
from The right slInOlier or breast, rather cross
my To tile left then back to and down, the rishI
leg. IL is supposed he was killed instantly.
His father was rather late taking him his break
iast, II being near . O'Clock, and when he arrived
at The. rpot dcsisnatt,i 10 meet his son. Imagine
The feeling OF the father when there. lying ON
the ground bcfor. him lay the dead body of his
son. IL Is an easy matter to dodge the courts
here. but when the Heavenly Father summons
us. We are compelled to obey.
Word was brought to our officer. late Monday
evening That AN outrage had been committed on
the person oi II coiOred woman named Mile
on the farm of Mr.. TLos. Slrnmcke,
by IL Durly, black brute named VIM Jones.
Mr.. Travis Bul"r,l started oui Tuesday morn
Ing, anu hunted Tor hun until mIdnirht, but
did not ilnd him W-,incs day morning Mes.rs,
10. Ciinn and Frank TulL started In pursuit.
They heard OF Jones NJ MIR .Ino. Lyons', where
he took dinner. being armed with two navy re-
volvers. Then h" Went 10 Mr.. Robert Smiths
""A ~ ~ ''- Nv wiz ma ~ IT IlIp-
AMI they went there. .Jnnr, was not
found. un,i they thought perhaps he lui boarded
tn" east bound train, and Iclrgrnphe.i ahead 10
the conductor. In two minutes an answer was
received That the negro WIS at the wafer tank nj
Page City. where he tried 10 board the train. but
the tram did not stop for wafer. The officers
went back AMI got on his trail. unl fnund that
he WAS making across the country toward tt,.
Dover rUai. They headed him OH in HAT .iire,:-
ton. lie found ont That the officer, were after
HIM, and. II is supposed, started back to Lex
ingtO2, thinking he could catch - train for
X KANSAS City. He came back up thu. road AS far
ua Mr.. John McFulin'A, where he storpcd.
Word WAS brought 10 town ns to his where
abOuts, and Mr.. Travis BufOrd, deputy CON
stable, went there and made The arrest. Jones'
had lnld aside his pistols, and WAS milking the
cows when arrested. When asked what he car.
ried the pistols for he said that lie had heard
the officers We're after HIM, and he intended Ia
protect himself. He is in i,il. lie WAS moi suc.
cessiul in his attempt, but he dragged the
woman ar0nnl and OtiIe rwisa miatreatcj her
He was nrralgn-'i before Esquire Clayton FRIDAY
morning, hnd was r"inuntrd To jniI To avail
the action vi the criminal court, In October.