The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-27

the Joint executive committee of district
assemblies Nos. 10l, 9S and IL have lost
nothing. Many think they are much rich |
err to-day than they were eight weeks ago.
Irons is an agitator. He calls himself a
machinist, but he never served full APP
premiership. In appearan :e he is most
insignificant. He is about feet inches
in height and is compactly built. He
walks with slight stoop. He has bushy
head of dBrk reddish hair and heavy.
bitten off-at- the-end moustache of the
same color. His complexion is of the
muddy, freckly order. He seldom looks
questioner in the eye, ana his face gener-
rally wears dull, lowering expression,
He has very little gray matter in his skull
and he requires a deal of time in which to
answer the simplest question. During
consultation with others he will sit for an
hour without opening his mouth, then give
expression to some thought that has been
giving him headache, ard no matter how
foolish it may be he will stick to it. This
he considers determination. The woman
with whom he had been living for some
years died Sedalia few days after the
strike was ordered. She died of exposure.
She was compelled to obtain the coal sup.
ply for the house, and did so by picking
it up on the railroad. A Mrs. Manning,
of Sedalia, said, THAT brute, Irons,
hardly provided anough food for his
family"
The person who is best qualified to
apeak of irons is his wife. She lives
about five miles southwest of Richmond,
Mo-, and is decent body. The following
| kal1 uyith hap n faxu In
She said:
II was born in Kelkeith, Scotland, June
81, 1882. My maiden name was MaIy
Brown. My father was Robert Brown.
Nv mothers maiden name was Jeanette
Jeffries. / was married to Martin irons
in Lexington, KY, by }. X. Lyle, ID. D., IN
the presence of Amelia Brown, on July 70,
1858. The name of Martin Irons father
was Martin Irons, His mothers christian
name was Beanie.
after married Martin Irons we resid-
ed in Lexington, KY, about three weeks,
and then we started for New Orleans, stop
ping at Cincinnati, where my brother ana
Mr.. Irons went into the saloon and restaur
ant business. We returned to Lexington
in three months. Irons went to work for
Mr. Heminway in the hemp factory, look
ing after machinery under Robert Brown
my father, who was foreman. In the rae
tory he lost the second finger of his left
hand. In the spring of 1858 we removed
to Cincinnati where my husband worked
for Robert and John Brown as machin-
list. Shortly afterward he went to work III
a sewing machine shop. From there he
went to Newport, KY, where we remained
several weeks, Mr. Irons still working in
the machine shops. We went from there
to jamestown, KY, where he worked in
the hemp factory. We remained there
till the fall of 1854, when we returned to
Lexington, KY. and my husband worked
in the machine shops. In 1856 we went to
Hannibal Mo-, Irons could not get any
work there, so we went to st. Louis, where
! think. he worked as machinist. In the
' same year he went to work for McGrew q
Morrison in the foundry at Lexington, Mo
: We left Lexington for Liberty, in 1859.
1 lived at Liberty, Mo-, during the war. Ii
8 the fail of 1865 we returned to Lexington
Mo. In 1867 we went to Knoxville, Mo.
J. where Mr.. Irons went to work in sawmlll
. In 1870 we removed to where l now live
Q five miles southwest of Richmond, Mo.
3. 81 separated from my husband in 1876
D We were then living at a place known a
n Lime John Browns, which joins the plac
e where now live"
m "Did you leave Mr.. Irons, or did he leav
r. your"
ID II left him. haven't see him since "
is separated. He has sent me some none
ID since we separated, but not enough to SUI
Ie port me and my family"
"Have you ever been divor Jed from M
Irons?"
"No. received letter from him sta
ting that if wanted divorce he woul
not appear against me. Since then
have learned that he has marie
again. | do not know the woman he ma
"a ried."
m "Was he kind parent and husband!"
W "No; he was very cruel"
'e as there anything in the report that
as once brought an improper character
st his house before your separation"
he 81 do not know who the woman was.
st took my children and we went IN anothe
er room, leaving Mr.. Irons and the woma
ls to themselves. l heard the next da
r that the women was one of bad chara
re ter"
~ Have you your marriage certificate
BY eyes, here it is"
n "Was there any complaint made again
re your husband for assaulting your"
ut "Yes; Robert, my son, made complain
against him charging him with assault
or kill. warrant was issued and served
ed John Brown, who was then sheriff of RI
W county"
at "What was done in the matters"
s. at was compromised. Since our sepa
ne alton have known very little of Mr.. Iro
Al i. .T.W
ic Martin Irons was born at Dundee, Sec
rn land, in 1872"
,o PERSONAL.