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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
q FREEZE-OUT.
How DEFIANT Moon>hin-r Was CoolIy
Hrooght to Tune.
Atlanta Ca Constitutionl

ATLANTA Ca Constitution
The revenue raiders have some very
thrilling experiences sonnet mes A few
nights ago party of raiders were up the
Marietta q North Gee sia Railroad la
the party Was ver Ilet but utterly
fearless young fellow mel Lee Cape.
The party approached iisullery In
which hve men were 90 work. and as the
place was being surrounded the moon
sinners discovered that something was
.oing wrong. They made Wild dash,
every man going IN a difTrent direction
Near by was creek about fifteen feet
wide and eighteen inches deep. The night
vas one Of the coliest II the recent severe
weather n distillcr made bold dash
toward that creek. Lee Cape was on the
OF side Of the stream and put cut To inter-
cept uim. A. the moonshiner approached
one bank Lee came up on the other, both
painting from the violent race. Without
hesitation the fleeing 'stiller plunged in,
and as he did 50 Lee Cape from the op-
posite hank presented big revolver and
said
~Haltl"
The mOonshiner stopped in the middle of
the stream.
Don't run" said Cape.
Hello, Lee" observed the moonshiner.
standing half-waist deep in the icy
waters.
Hello, Nose" said Cape. "Come out
snd give up"
you come in here and take me IL you
want me ?"
you run and I'll shoot you"
Il won't run"
Nv ell, come out, them"
u womb
~ ell. stand there"
I'll do it-'
All right" said Cape; you'll stand in
that water and III stand here can stand
II II you can"
The mOoushiner's teeth began to chatter.
At last he said.
Lee"
"Hey2"
"I1l have 20 cave: I'm coming out"
"All right"
And the olockader, shivering aud freez-
ing. came mp dripping from the creek, and
Lee marched him into camp.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01

A good Gingham Dress pattern FOR only
one dollar.
A good Calico Dress pattern for only
fifty cents.
A fine Cambria Dress pattern for only
one dollar.
Beautiful Combination Suitmgs in the
most desirable colorings and most fash.
ionable fabrics known to the trade, very
greatly reduced IN price this week.
Patterns we were selling FOR
s 600 closing at s 400
500 closing at $50
900 closing at $50
1000 patterns now 10
1900 patterns now $50
1900 patterns now 1850
2000 patterns now 1875
We also reduce the price OF our entire
stock of Dress Fabrics by the yard. Every
lady wanting a dress can now make pur-
chases at a price entirely satisfactory TO
herself. SPRING Il COMPANY.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
a MorHeR's INSANE ACT.
fa= fneespp ps.sslity "a FsaaEeF sa1eh Lsa
~gaaAa ~ a4rasr h~f Oasprt4s-


DaTias seost spriag u ries f.aszslsr n tue
tosn sl Alex4ns.sr dis nrst sifs dlsd
a. years azo, ana ae married his second
~ifs ~ Kansas in ls>s. SpFin4's fa1lIy
consisted ~ as @ifs, asf tss9 eaiLiTsAi-
Erusst, azed three years, and Ns~ton.
ssa years sld--ea1 three daughters n BIS
nrst Nife. sxei respectively atteen, tsA
ansi seven wears rstsia the eldest
zna away atleaflas school t~o
years ago Mrs. sgsaz esan = manifest
4n intsnse hatred faF ths ebidren Il her
hastaad's hrsS .if-. sad very freqasatiy
be,.s4lne siolvat 90 The subject. Al ether
Enes she srsat=.t 4hem kindly. Iester-
LAY uloraias she ~as la sn anasgal rage,
ani ~hsn she -traek one of the iittle girls
fierce bl9ss al the bead Ihe father renOn-
sfraEed with her she threatened ~ all
nm il De iaterfere,i. The little siTis were
taken ca a nei hb0f's for safe keeping.
and th- father vent e. work la Ms sugar
bush. " hen be returned = the house.
Just before noun. accompanied - his tao
aired n4en. he f0lnd the dOoF locked. tie
.ooksd into ths windows aud saw smoke.
he burst open the Atchen door and found
the smoke - dense th AZ he could scarcely
see. he rushed in aud rescued some val
liable papers from his sleeping room ami
called his nlsn. The interior Of the house
~as found to be oa nre. The men
entered the house through the front
hall. whore there vas less smoke.
and began o. extiuguish the flames. As Mr..
spring passed through door into tho
dining room he discovered the body Of
bis vile "a the foor. Near her lay her in
fant Newton. and n-ar the outside door OF
the kitchen ~ss found the bOdy ol Ernest.
Mrs. spring limbs were almost nude, her
clothing having been burned or, and the
clothing on the upper part Of her body was
burning. The fire was exiting guished with
water. The right side OF her body was
burned % a crisp. The children were not
50 badly burned. Although their clothing
had been on tire, their death is supposed to
have resulted from sufOcation.
Neighbors who were called TO the house
detected the odor Of the kerosene, and an
investigation disclosed that the clothing OF
the three victims had been saturat ed in the
oil. Two OIL cans stood on the dining room
door and the stove door open. Ia Mrs.
Springs sleeping apartment almost all her
clothing was found piled on the bed satu-
rated with Kerosene and burning. The in
compatibility Of temper was 80 great that
husband and wife had agreed u separate;
the wife aud her children intending 10 20
% her former home IN Kansas. Mrs.
spring was thirty three years old and
good-looking woman Her husband is
forty -oue- Mrs. Spring is supposed 70
have been insane.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01

INTTFD STATIt OF AMFRICA-The Circuit
" I. ourf ~ the { nstesl Siafa< for fhe Gfh CIR.
emit and Western District - MlciiisHn. Spu'herr
DiEisior.
JACOB rRsBER.
Plaintiff
Ez ..s-t.
Thomas " fERaF ami
ANDEFV IHoNpsoS
Defendants
Nefice is hereby given that or iio ffh DAY ~
March A. ID is-1. q wit ~ attachment was dulF
issued ont r. fhe fircuit fnu~f e fte Inife-
States Tor the 9Th circuit and Nasfern District a
Michigan S~rufhern Division. ~ fhe sgif - Jacof
Trsher te above tanned plaintiff AGAINST 80
iands tenement. goods Hrd cfeffels moneys
and effects ~ Il,ornas "a Ferry aud Andrew
Thu-nT~on. the defeudaufs above Hamel. ~ fhs
surn r. 240 srd 81 iel d0ilars wficf ssiid v'rl'
pae refnrrahle on fhr stf dag - Nay a. n i-s7
So certain ian1s and ffneWents f'eloHTing 81
sid Tho-nas " Perm hsrr teen =fizei nndf'
rirfne p sid wrif nf affafi gerf. sfa ttaf rer
soTei notice 20 sid Erif ceHnrf ard r0r ri nrf ~
hsd on said defnniart Itorass = ferr5 h'ersues
~ - ehearce fruu ffe s-afe - Vie tlfr-
iiafesl fhis lnidsr - 3uue a. ID 1--a
HnEYa " EEITfafIFIT
JnfF fLw Aff@rneT foT ilainfif
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01

LNNfNi'n HuNeIu.I
A friend sends us the following incident
ss having happened in a neighboring VII
lsge Apropos - the absent IN nded
cierxvman referred % by The BgIIetR.
would like 20 cell you Of an incident Of alb
sent mindetness that cured a schooIrna-fer
entirely of this often oomical mental de-
fectiveness The bell was ringing for
school. and The masters wife wanted \ pail
81 water and hod II coal. To save time
the master str0ve 20 get both the water and
the coal at the same time Hs drew the
water from an oli-fashioned vsll. and get
ting bis bod SLED with coal entered the
house With MS hands full Re walked up
O. he sink AMI placed the hod u coal
whore the WATERFALL was usually kept.
AMI taxing the pail y water into the sit
tng-room poured it into the stove. The
kissing steam blew open the stove doors.
issue'i from the coal chamber and every
seam in the stove. score bal the master. put
sat the Ere and fned the house with steam.
Amid ~ al issued the aeonized shout
- the schocl- master. Bl.st my eyes I
i'vs mate another mistake He never
male another one Ia The week that n.
vas lone pp n lneu handszas and goose
grease his mind a. wei a. his bodv -ss
restored 70 a healthy con.fitiou snd nov
he SAYS Absence - mind IL phase Of
ifiocv e watch sen=ihse man 1uxhs ~ -
heartily ashamed p
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
~CHICAGO+
GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA
tru
Michigan Central Railroads.
WA KALAMAZND.3

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rrrsraes sFrirInr in ffieseo 81 D. ni. Iraif
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fIrF naFIHg f'tiesirc af : 30 g. RI
f,slfrrfIifIr l.l=eaneers esrt niraeo ffsf
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frfr..fr~s
S4--GTand Rapids TO Chicago.
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f4erersl ps.esaf.eeF ks.asff.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
|GCREAT I
| MARK
down
Merchant Tailoring.

We srs making great rsduosions IA our
Merchant IailorDg Department Ne are
satisfied II NJ onls eoi tise ooss of shs
goods aud making.
$500 suiis made 10 order fos SsAo
$500 suits made 10 order fos SN.o
st50o. saits made a order for xSA.00
our Brown Norsted suiss made % order
for So and $40 are fully g cheaper than
tie same saits can bs made al aus Merchant
Tailor IN the eiss. See rpan,s T. order a.
foilows
$40 ior $50
Sis for $3.50
cur - and 500 pants made h. order An.
from Sl.oo 70 Sl.50 cheaper than other fr.ns
ask for the same eoods.
Ia ready made Panls Ne arr offering a lot
Of Striped Cass- rsntaloons worth SG.sB bu,
Ne sold Them sll tho season for saoo aud
nov you can huy them for
So SO and SAoo
HATS. HA1B-Ne are nov ofeune A
large line OF Hats. a. very iow prizes. our
prioes in Tine department have been 10 loo
that We are getting a large share of the
Trade thai always goes 10 E1clusiso Iint
H0use-.
Light Cass. Plug Hate S275.
Light Case Suff Hate S2n.
Light Fur Soft Hate $50
Lot OF Straw Hats sold FOR 75c aud hl.c.
your choice FOR
25c
Manila Hats worth s200. aud $3.50.
nov only
81 90.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01

WsECs - the longest word n the Eaziisa
language Smiles because there . =
gniie ha,ve~n fhe FIRST ard lasf l@tt~-s
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01
cIasrrovarf = Bealiag Medium.

Iltee visftirr ~ rrnF1f s7-s5 ene rs len' p
flalreeFsrf sra kies re Hadinf o. = ttt
er-f svt - ffs ee~erff sfir rrrr feih - 90
fr4 ft.fr-e reefte ans ris.r7alrf ~ isFifQ
he--e sst-s.-rs5 era r4a ~ setirine - II Il sro
f.a-ire4s rfatiers and - friesds vfaa sre gone
sIre~ fe~ts - he rnesii1sr rey~err. Al vErfif
~ efseer.f hir czr o. - saI - ff,a - ~ &r~7
Frasa st-aes tsra1d Ess6as Hief
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-01

All kinds Of Dress Goods. Silks, Shawls,
Cloaks. Velvets, Brocades, Satins, Cash
meres. etc, reduced to a point beyond
all competition. SPRING n COMPANY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
rho Gn1cttc's Medium for the Complaints
Of the People.
YOUNG RUTElANS,

rhr Gnecttc's Medium for the Complaint,
Of the People.
NorNG RUrFlANs,
10 the Edltor of the Gazette.
! notice In your issue OF September . (
q communication signed Stranger. am
ashamed 10 say that Stranger might have
enumerated many other shameless do
ingS ON East Wcathcuocd street, that oc.
cur daily, The writer Witnessed one in
particulars There is a little boy (the son
of Widow, living in this part OF the
city, who "guvc away lot vi BOYS who
robbed the peach orchard of gentleman
well known to MS ALL Well, as usual.
these young roughS banded them.
selves together, aud, after weeks of watch
lng and waiting, "Caught the boy out "
and proceeded tu slug him IN the most
brutal manner, Al length the poor Soy 5
mother appeared upon the scene, when
she WAS struck In the chest with Il rock
: large enough To kill man. The writer
I also fell into disgrace With these same
( young bloodsN Tor similar oifenSr,
and for weeks after tour or i've of them
never passed my house or met
me ON the street but did
lall they could 70 insult
me 10y calling me Offensive names. What
Mare we % dog The law has been "tried
and found wanting" And rs Tor the
Chinaman, Stranger almdes to, Wen,
what is the use OF talking about ''out-
RACES IN the territories" when outlageS
90 on Right here In the heart OF this city.
Now we an know that "boyS viii bo
boys hut why Is the law sllcutg
Why arr our children allowed
to grow up law-hieakcrS, aud,
pcchancc, thieves and murlererss
For would Il not have been murder had
that poor widow lady been Killed; Is II
not cowar,liy TO throw stones AT de-
tcnselcsS person and then hide yourselves
away Is itppta cowaplN act Tor three
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
THE GAZETTE FORT WORTH TEXAS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26

Young lady caller home at bedtime,
that arriving rather late, the family had
retired, and he was mistaken Tor q pur-
plar and fred at from an upper window
by ono Of the family. - would be I'M
possihlc 10 report all that Is said as 70
how the young man moved OF. All
agree. however, that he stood not upon
the order of going, but went, ana knocked
the middle out OF the street clear TO home.
Mr.. w. J. Graham Of Henderson, re-
Gently appointed district attorney 70 I'LL
the unexpired term of j. & Garrison, re-
sipncd. Is In attendance on the district
court, and Is acquittng himself with
credit and TO the satisfaction of the bar.
Luke Moore, colored, is on trial for
murder.
The case of James Tillery, transferred
from Gregg county, for the killing OF DR..
Allison at Longyicw last November, viii
be called Monday.
Cotton is coming in slowly. Business
is dull.
The new compress had up steam yes
terday and pressed twenty-five bales OF
cotton.
The grand jury has so far found 100
true bills, and is still grinding away.
Several days ago about thirty telephone
subscribers signed letter to the com
pany, saying that unless the price for
phones was reduced to 81 per month they
could be taken out October ] The
company wrote back that they could not
make the reduction, and nearly, if not all,
the business houses will discontinue the
phone October /.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26

TnE Post declare, that it Is anxious to
know whether TnE GAZETTE fayors the
same policy for the school lands of Texas
that the president has adopted with refer
cncc 10 the Indian Territory. In view Of
the covenant between the indians aud the
government, and the widely different cir
cumstances Of the two sections, this is a
very funny question indeed. Permit us,
dear Post, to ask you questions Are
yon in favor Of the same land policy in
Texas that the federal government has 80
long and successfully pursued in regard
to In o,gn public lands?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
HENRIETTA LETTER.
4 Blessing In the shape of Prairie DO.
ENtorminntor-A Social AFFAIR.
Cnrrna nnnhnnrn Of thn Ennrttn

\ Blessing In the shape of u Prairie Dog
EXtcrminntor--A Social Afinir.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
liENRErrA, Ten, Sept. 95.--Thc fall
trade has opened, and business is getting
much better.
\ great many cattle are being shipped
over the Fort Worth 4 Denver from this
point at present.
The new Presbyterian church of this
place will he dedicated next Sunday
morning at II o'clock. Rev. IL S. Little
OF Denton Will preach the dedication ser
mon,
lizard Bros, 4 Word have leased the
oid courthouse and begun the manulact.
IRE OF aplairlc dog and ant eNterminator.
The compound is said to be sure death on
these pests, and, wherever tried, has
proved an eminent success. Dr. A. Il.
Edwards is the manager and prcScrp-
ZIONIST.
One of the most delightful affairs of the
season was the SQciablo glycnhy Miss Mary
Israel, AZ the residence of her sister, Mrs.
G, \. Archibald, ON Wednesday evening.
After music, vocal aud Instrumental, had
been INDUCED in, Slice of cake and =
glass OF sparkling wine warmcdthc hearts
VI VIC ucCIN guests, Allcf Wnlch the even
ng's rcyclry was concludedby few trips
of the light fantastic. Those present were
Miss Mary Israel, Miss Emma Holmes,
Miss Dora Martin, Miss Della Miller,
Miss ollie Hetfncr OF Shreveport, la,
MIR, and Mrs, J, Z, Ilardwig of Chicago,
Mr., and Mrs G., 4. Archibald, and a
number OF young gentlemen,
District court has been in session
during the past two weeks, n. +.
Williams presiding, and O. +. Fnlay
prosecuting The criminal docket was
taken up Monday, and the case of the
State vs.. w. g, Woftord for the murder
OF I. NJ Simmons about a year ago was
called, but ON account of the ahseuce
OF several Of the principal witnesses the
case was continued hy the state until the
next term of court The testimony in
this case before the coroncr's Jury VAS
very damaging TO the defendant
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26

CoRpoHtrg cncroachments In the West
mus, ultimately attract the attention Of
an honest, law-inaking power No amount
of sophistry about the sacredness Of g
trust which il Is sought to subyert to the
injury Of It's very inhcritors; no appeals
to sectional prejudice, and no efforts Of
the wealthy and powerful class which 4.
directly Interested can ward off the lney-
table. In spite OF official malignity and
legislative seryiIity, land legislation is
coming that VIII do Justice TO the people
OF Western Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
Knights of the wa,h.rnb Alarmed

PORTLAND, OREGON, Sept pa large
Chinese firm here has received dispatch
from Lewiston, Idaho, stating that agents
have been sent over to Pierce City to in
yestigatc the reported hanging of i've
Cinnamon there. II is said that one of
the men hanged was wealthy Chinese
merchant named GAyenam, who had lust
closed his business and was about TO re-
turn to China, Tile Chinese FIRMS here
are troubled about the late outraycs at
Rock Springs, Coal Creek and Pierce CITY
ON their countrymen, and evidently fear
they may be repeated on larger scale at
SAN Francisco.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
nnERE rnN LoSS CoMES LN.

A short horse is soon currlcd. The
| BRENNAN Banner says;
The Fort Worth GAzErrE takes "A pc.
culiar view of the silver question: IL
assumes that a standard dollar is now
worth only eighty cents and that the farmer
who sells his cotton, or the laborer who
is paid his weeks wages in silver, loses
20 per cent In tins part Of the country
ten silver dollars will buy just as much
rs a $40 gold piece.
That is the superficial view. Silver is
u legal tender and when offered cannot
be refused or taken at less than its face
value, But there is another way of
getting around the difficulty If seventy
nine cents worth of silver is called a dol
lar, so can scyCnty-ninc cents
worth Of produce or goods be
called a dollar. when the laborer makes
a purchase he gets seycnty-ninc cents
worth forhis seventy -nine-ccnt dollar-thc
dollar that has been paid to him for 100
cents worth Of work. He loses the TWEEN
ty-Ono cents. All banks in the East lend
u'hNl dhN luhh' Jl'lI tunlIUClN pUNHDIc
in gold or on gold basis, Thus they
compel the payment OF gold The com
mon laborcr cannot compel the payment
of gold, but must accept the cheaper
metal, which Is worth tweuty-one cents
less on the dollar than 1t purports to be-
The Texas farmer sells his cotton for
silver, to the local dealer. But the ulti-
mate price of that cotton Is fixed in New
York, aud II is fixed on gold basis, and
by men who take care that full account is
taken OF the relative value of gold and
silver. The farmer loses twenty-ouc cents
on every dollars worth OF cotton he sells,
and for every $50 bale he gets less by
5000 than he ought TO be paid.
Probably the Banner never looked at it
In this light
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
UNEARTHING CROOKEDNESS.


New York Custom House,
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.--The Times this
morning says; The numerous complaints
OF the evils arising from the uuderyalua-
ton and reappraiscmcnt of imported
merchandise melted Secretary Manning u
short time ago to commission three
United States special agents to make an
investigation. The three agents have
been at work here for several days, and
whisperings OF extraordinary disclosures
are already heard among the employees of
the custom-house and the appraisers Of
fee. The Investigation is being con-
Quoted secretly, and its results, ii made
public at all, must first be filtered
through the treasury department. 1t is
not generally known, but three large inn
porting houses OF this city have lately
paid to the government more than Sl20,-
600 each on ACCOMPLISHMENTS of goods
they had been accused of undertaking.
1t is probable that a dozen or tlf-
teen New York firms will be
pressed to pay the United
States treasury moneys, which the gov
crnmentS agents believe should have
been originally paid in honest duties
These sums will aggregate 81 900, 0O0. A
widely signed petition is now in circula-
tion among the New York importers, ask
ing congress TO substitute specific tariff
for the existing rate, which is subject to
the Interpretation of special agents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
rhese AFRO SOLID Fnct..

The best blood purifier and system
regulator ever placed within reach OF
suffering humanity, truly is Electric
bltlorS Inactivity of the Liver, Bilious.
ness, Jaundlce, Constipation, Weak Kid.
neyS, or any disease of the urinary organs,
or whoever requires an appetizer. tonic
or mud stlmulant, will always lind Flee.
'rle Blttcrs the best and only certain
cure known, They act surely and quick.
y, every bottle guaranteed to give entir.
satisfaction or the money refunded. sold
4 Co. "i'"'iiS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
Forced by Ill Health to pe.ic,

SANTA FL, n. W., Sept 25,-It is
learned here that The United States terri
torlal Judge, William b. Fleming, chief
Justice of New Mexico, will probably re-
sign his office within few days. Judge
Fleming Is now in Kentucky, his former
nome, endcavori TO recover from a
serious illness. \ letter received from
nm says he has small hopes OF recover
inS his health, and he must reluctantly
resign his judicial seat. Judge Fleming
mas only held his olllcc few months.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-26
TRAGEDY IN RED RIVER COUNTY,
4 Nan Shot Down in Cold Blood on the
Highway.

Man Shot Down In Cold BLOOD ON the
Highway.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, Ten, Sept. pa
shocking murder was committed two
miles southeast Of town ut O'Clock this
morning
The facts, as stated by Dr. Williams,
an eyewitness of the affair, are as fol-
lows; DR.. Williams aud the deceased,
William Mcssick, were riding to town.
Seeing Jim Ward at n distance coming
toward them, Messick remarked, "there
is 4 man with gum
Meeting him Mcssick babe him "good
morning." while Ward said nothing, but
raised his gun and shot Mcssick
in the shoulder. Mcssick leaned over
and partly fell from his horse. lie
alightcd, however, to his feet, still hold
ing TO the bride. a second shot brought
him down, and the witness being unalmcd
lodged behind tree Ward coolly un-
breeched his gun, took out the empty
shells and reloaded it. He then APP
preached his fallen victim and discharged
a third load in his head. He told Williams
he had killed the damned rascal and then
disappeared in the brush. Ward had
threatened Alessick's life but had lately
affected 10 be reconcled.
a negro was murdered on MesSick'-
place last summer, and Messick together
with several of his neighbors suspected
Ward and was trying to work up the case
Mcssick was quiet, noffcnsivclman aud
a good citizen. lie leaves wife and six
children. Ward is unmarried and has
borne a hard name.