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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20
CHARLES WILSON HANGED.


CHARLES WILSON HANGED.
s.. Louis. Jan. I5.-Charles vii.
son. colored. who killed river
steamer mate for refusing to pay him
his wages, was hanged this morning
for the crime at 7:45. He was calm
and brave and emphatical protest
cd his Innocence OF murder. claiming
that the deed was committed in self
! defense
Tie body hung motionles, tor a
, time, But soon the limbs began to
! Jerk and contortions of most hor
rible character followed During the |
struggle for lie by the swinging man
his hands became loose, and after
several attempts succeeded i'll grasp
ing the rope above his head with a
death grip. They were. however.
soon disengaged, by the attending
physicians, who held them by the
side of the struggling form until
death ensued.
Many murders were more cold
hlooded and more brutal than that
Of William A. David have been eX-
plated by short terms in the peniten-
tiary, and despite the decision of the
criminal court, it will always be a
question whether Wilson's crime
was murder in the first or second
degree. The victim. David, was
y second mate of the steamer FANNIE
Tatum, and Wilson was roustabout
" on the boat, which had been plying
IN the Paducah trade, although her
last trip before the muroer was &c
. Cairo and return. On the trip
> up the river. near Chester
r ILL.,, and about eighty miles below
v the city: Wilson had dispute with
David, the latter accusing HIM o
Oh shirking his work. The dispute wa
Fe terminated BY the mate knocking
" Wilson down with heavy stick
" the blow cutting him over the rigt
eye leaving scar. The negro the
demanded his pay for two day
II. amounting to S., and the mate re
Ill fused to pay him, whereupon Wi
re son left the boat at Chester and cam
!" up to the city on the Emma {
Is Elliot. The Tatum landed at Il
lie foot of Cherry Monday mornin!
eo " July 81, and about 4:3o O'Clock th
ne afternoon Wilson went down to It
oe. boa. and again demanded his none
oF DAVID cursed HIM and drove hl
On ashore. Charles was first mate
on' the boat. but being a rather old m;
>s' David took charge Of the men a
es.F ruled them with rod of iron {
efh the afternoon III question he was h.
OUT drunk and very abusive. VIII
ere Wilson was driven from the boat
MO walked up the levee toward Cher
Out and on the way picked up a roc
e'e hut did not use it as the mate v
'efe following him closely. One of
gay witnesses testified that he had hei
he' Wilson saw: 81 will get even "
'eS YOU # II costs my life Halt
hour later Wilson returned TO VIII
the roustabouts were handling trei
hen and it was observed that he ha,
tce rock in each hand, and David, ,
'er' was in COMPANY with Capt. VIII
they Bruner. leevee clerk, asked "
am he had in his hand. and as he as
we the question. Wilson threw one
n the rocks which struck David in
was side causing him TO stagger and
" '''' and as he did % Wilson threw
o., =, second which struck David in
,DH hoc; ofthe head. tracturing the 5
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20
Bronze Turkeys.

We have 4 fine lot ofpure Bronz :
Turkeys for sale. Have added fresh
blood every wear tor about fifteen
wears. Can furnish those wanting
,heu with either sex. Orders lel'
with Bennett. Wheeler X Go. vii
be filed.
1T WESLEY WARNocH.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20
EXECUTED.
:rbrpe Western Men
Suffer Death.
|g,nry Stair, Charles Wilson
| and Noah Merriman
Hanged.
=. Laws Penalty Paid in Ne
uds, st. Louis and Belleville.
i, fne Neck of the Three Broken
by the Fall.

Nevada, Mo Jan. i5.-ienry
sswart Stair paid the penalty of his
tne, the murder OF the Sewells,by
4 ,,,,iug in this city to-day. Last
rgbt was spent in a restless mood
lsp not coming to the condemned
nan until 5 o'clock in the morning.
ss then slept sound!Iy until s O'Clock
,b,u he arose and partook sparingly
Areakfast.
! Although the day dawned gloomliy
DIV 5000 people had assembled. to
tness the execution.
Ministers of the different churches
snt the morning in the condemned
ms cell.
MI2;I5 o'clock the procession
uted from the Jail, arriving at the
,fold at 40.
NOT A SIGN OF FEAR.
Stair mounted the scaffold with a
I'm tread. The Rev. DR.. Messer
leo read passage of scripture and
sEyered a short prayer. Stair then
z spped forward and began II speech
4 uhich lasted for forty minutes, in
shich he accused Sheriff Hill and
nusecuting Attorney Blanton ol
aproper intimacy with Nannette
0horn, and also complained severe
y Of his prison treatment.
Starr stood upon the scsffold per
t.etly composed, holding in his hands
roll of manuscript to which h'
made frequent references during III
4 peech. Deliberately and in a cain
w,ce he began BY asserting that be
lore God, neither he nor Nannett
Osborne were guilty Of the murdc
Of the Sewells, but both were victim
Of circumstances that Prosecutin
Attorney Blanton and Sheriff Hi
did all IN their power to conv,'
persons whom they knew to be IN
nocent.
lNDULGiNG IN A TRADE.
This assertion was followed by
trade against both Blanton and Hi
aud was closed by an appeal to Il
! people to be careful in the future
elect officers who would fill the
places with honest integrity.
Stair then asked il one OF the iur
men, who had brought in the verdi
OF murder against him, named Eat'
was present, and voice in 4
audience answering IN the affirm
tive, he said: "Mr. Eaton, did v,
not say before my trial that W
desired to be on the Jury so Y,
could hang me'" Eaton answer
emphahcally, NO" and Stair sal
u heard YOU did; and, If so, it W
very wrong" He then asked
another Juror ari was not answ
ed.
APPEALING FOR NhNNErTE oSRoR>
Star then gave a detailed acco'
OF his finding of the bodies a
'ourying them, just as he d,d at
nal, and time and again asser
his innocence and the innocence
his wife.
The speech was wound up bv
appeal to the people to clear \
nette Osborne as they loved just
tie sald that he was ready and W
ing to die, and wished his old tat
would not mourn for him, as he
no fears for himself. He then
lue>ted that a prayer bc offered
hymn sung. The Rev. w.
Mcclure offered a prayer and star
the hymn "Ic>u>. Lover o'mr =
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20

WESLEY " ARNocn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-01-20

and stan ioIned in >ingiI! in i, clear
tone without a trum.r.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
RAILROAD RACKET.
Notes of Current Interest Concerning
the Iron Neutrality-suspicious.
From the Rail.

The fight over the entrance of the Chi
oago, Burlington & Northern railroad
into Dubuque is still being waged by the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul and the
Illinois Central before the city council of
Dubuque, which has been seven days IN
session listening to the protests made by
the officials of both the opposing roads.
State Senator Knight, attorney for the
Illinois Central and the Milwaukee, has
arrived from Des Moines, aud is vigor
ously opposing the grant Of right OF way
as asked by the Chicago, Burlington Il
Northern The council chamber has been
packed with the business men of the city,
who freely express their sentiments in
favor of the new road. The Milwaukee
company opposes the new roads laying a
track to the west of their passenger
depot, while the Central fights the new
road at several points. The council went
into secret session last night aud it is UNI
derstood will give the new road liberal
right of way
Besides the new roads already reported
which the Rock Island intends to build
west of the Missouri river next summer.
there is another one not yet mentioned,
which is projected from St. Joseph west
This line is to run through the northern tiei
of counties in Kansas, by way of Marys~
vile, to Billiards. Falls. The surveyors
are already at work on the line and are as
far west as Nemaha county, and will
reach Marshall very soon This line is To
connect at Billiards. Falls with the line
from there to Atwood, making complete
line across the state of Kansas through
the northern tier of counties II is stated
that this line will be built before any of
the others heretofore mentioned,
The work of repairing ana repanting
the offices of the division freight and pas
senger department of the c., B. & Q
road 10 this city, has commenced. Su
perintendent Brown intends providing
| Division Agent Mack and his efficient
corps with as inviting and convenient
quarters as could be wished for
The c., NJ & st. Z. will sell excursion
rate tickts to St. Paul to persons desrin.
to visit the ice palace on the 9Th, 1lth
18th, 18th. 22nd and 23d, good for one
week from date of the tickets purchase
for Sl3.35 for the round trip.
The Rock Island & Peoria has turned
passenger coach No. 3 out of the shops
where it has been completely overhaulei
and handsomely painted.
Locomotive IA. OF the L Il F., i
serving rs switch engine ia the yard in lh
city while the pony No. 6 is being re
paired.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
CONSISTENCY @

| A fair lady was canvasslng a part of
our city on Monday with petition Of
the woman suffrage variety. OF course
she got some signatures Many people
will sign any petition that costs nothing
| But it is unfortunate that these fair ladies
who canvass for female suffrage do not
| recognize the face that when the women
OF the land see that it is their duty to
have the suffrage-their duty to them
selves as a body-they will get the right
with ease. But it will not be got up by
solicitation by petitions, however much
these worthless things may appear III the
matter. Most of our ladies as yet speak
with extreme distrust of female suffrage,
and many with positive objection -
Union
The consistency in the Unions mode
of doing things is remarkable. The lady
referred to in the above is Mrs, Coffey,
of Rural, who is endeavoriug to call a
| county convention of woman suffrage en-
thusasts, in order to lay the measure be
| fore the National Woman's Suf
| frage convention to he held at
Washington this spring in proper light
The lady called at the ARGUS Office last
evening to solicit the signature of the
editor to her petition. but he refused, as
the movement does not coincide with his
ideas on the subject But as to the cons
sistency (D displayed by the Unson. The
last name on the petition when presented
at this Office was that of the cd
tor of the Union, which fact shows that
there is either vast amount of deceit or
absent neutrality-suspicious. the latter
in the Eighteenth street concern Had
the ARGUS seen fit to endorse the move
ment, it would either have sustained il
openly or said nothing about it at all.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09

AT O'Clock last evening flames were
discovered issuing from the malt house,
at Davenport, owned lay John Moth as
brewery, but now the property of the
German Savings bank and occupied by NJ
Frahm & Son for The manufacture of malt
tosupply their brewery, The nearest alarm
box was sounded and in an incredibly
short time tine fremen were at work. The
fire had gained "a strong Roadway before
1t was discovered, and by the time the
first stream was thrown the flames had
blazed out all over the frame part of the
building and lighted up the whole sky
The people who were running TO see the
fire thought that the Farmers mills.
which are just north, were burning The
brightness of the glare strengthened this
conviction until one WAS eloze to the
scene. The building is a long low brick
extending from Main street back $50
feet. About eighty feet is used for
sweating and flooring the barley in the
process of malt making, aud for the
storage of barley and malt Along the
alley is frame building about 30x80 feet
in size, where the first and last stages
OF malt making are carried on. In the
south end of the frame building are the
large wooden cisterns where the barly is
| stepped in water until it has become
thoroughly saturated and expands to a
large size. After it has gone through the
sweating process in which it heats spon-
taneously and begins TO terminate, and
then fioored, to check the termination by
the reduction of the temperature, the
malt is dried in kiln. The kiln was at
the north end of the frame building. and
it was here that the fire started in some
unaccountable manner. The water
thrown soon put out the fire so that the
damage to the building was not very
great, but the contents consisting of
about 5000 bushels of malt worth nearly
% cents bushel. and 1000 bushels of
barley, were entirely ruined by the water
and smoke. The store of malt represent
ed the work of about six months, and was
almost enough for the use of the brewery
all of next summer. Mr.. Frahm esti-
mates his loss at not less than $4,000 on
his stock. On this he has insurance pol>
icies to the amount of $4,000. all placed
with Mr.. Meier. So his loss will not be
great. The loss on the building will not
exceed $500.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09

The attraction at the Harper's theatre
tonight is McNish. johnson & Slavih's
minstrels The prospects are that they
will have large house. OF this troupe
the Washington Post says: People
stood in the aisle and back of the orches
ira circle, in the doorways and wherever
there was a ifoolhold, at Ford's last
night Those thai came late could not
get in. Tho,e who did get in laughed till
their sides athed and applauded until
their hands wore sore MeNish, John
son & Slavin's refined MINISTRIES captured
their audience, the Introduction was up
to the highest minstrel standard of rein
ed fun The jokes were mostly strang-
ers, with an occasional old acquaintance
dressed in new clothes, but they were all
heartily welcomed The singing was
first class. The boxing burlesque was
intensely funny
For two weeks Mr. Harry Head, an I'M
fortunate actor. who is thrown out of
employment by the disbanding of Her
Atonement' troupe, has been in the city
He is totally out of funds, aud having
reached this city, can get no farther He
has favored the local Parnell league with
selections on one or two occasions. and
has delighted his audiences greatly. He
has already made several friends here
who have arranged a benefit fol him at
Turaer hall next Saturday evening The
program will be made up of series of
comic songs aud representations by
Messrs. Harry Head md Harry Hodges,
a double clog dance by Render and Doyle,
formerly OF Haverly's minstrels, and a
variety of feats by Risb0n, the contor
zionist. 1t will be performance we'll
worth witnessing.
Last evening there was large atten>
dance at the rink, George Nash, the
equlilorlst, being the attraction. Ma1a>
ger Harvey announced that the rink
would b. closed this evening, which
shows tina, the rink management and
Manager knell of Harper's theatre, are
working together in harmony, which is
right. With no counter attractions both
amusement resorts will prosper.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
All the Rage.

Freeport is afflicted with the progress
slve euchre craze. Nearly every evening
they have game with the fascinating
ieboards. and the papers give elabo-
rate account of what transpires. The G.,
NJ. & ST. 2. men seem to be entirely
wrapped up in the game. There was a
party at Engineer MeEzie's residence the
other night. and among Others the Bulletin
gives the names Of Master Mechanic John
TAYLOR, Conductor w s. Fuller and En-
gineer Jesse Parker of Racine. Who
would suspect that the easy going Taylor
knew the jack OF spades from the queen
of hearts, or that Parker could 90 il alone
without the go And there is Fuller,
brother to our own Captain Tom, who
never smiles unless under great provoca>
ton One couldn't tell by looking in his
face whether he had five trumps or a
suit. What a trio to sit down a. a pro
gressive euchre party We will wager all
coonskin, however, that the boys on this
end can walk all over them IN the pro
gressive euchre line. What team We
could sclcct--the comely Holmes, the
| festive Cross, the biissful Bliss and the
ackety Richard Bring on Your dogs oil
! war, We say.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09


Captain Walter Blair, who has been
examining the Dingley shipping bill
which passed the house last Thursday
afternoon, says it contains one feature OF
considerable Importance to Mississippi
steamboating interests clause which
puts limit on the liability of steamboat
owners determined by the extent of their
interests in the boat. As the law stands
| at present every owner OF an interest in q
Mississippi river steamboat. no matter
how unimpOrtant that interest, is respOn-
sibie individually in suit for damages
10 the full amount of the judgment In
1881 the law was amended so as to limit
the liability of the owners Of sea.gOing
vessels TO the amount of their interest in
profit to be derived from the freight on
board ut the time the right to damages
accrued. About 1871 or 1872 case
was decided in the courts which extend
ed the benefits of this limited liability to
the owners of boats plying on the grea,
lakes, but all STEAMBOATS, on other inland
waters and rivers continued subject To
the unlimited liability The result
has been to force the formation of stock
companies 10 avoid the harshness of
the law, and for matter OF fourteen or
fifteen years the western steamboat own
ers have been before congress every ses>
sion, asking to be put in the same
position in the matter OF liability for
damages that capitalists are who invest
in ocean or lake craft. The steamboat
bill was one of the leading measures be
fore congress for a number of years.
this being one of the most important
features; but. though it passed the
house once or twice, it was invariably
| throttled IN the senate mainly through
the efforts of Conkling, who was the
stubborn and persistent opponent of the
| bill.
One by one most of the features of the
old steamboat bill have been embodied in
the statutes, and this matter of a limited
| liability is about the only thing left
which they are much interested in hay
ing enacted As passed By the house
Thursday, Mississippi steamboat owners
are put in precisely the same position as
the owners of ocean and lake vessels, the
unlimited liability being retained only for
owners of barges, canal boats and flats
boats. Davenport Democrat.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09

In the circuit court today, States Attor-
ney Entrikin mol prosed the perjury in
diclmenls against Coyne. and the jury
which had been empanneled was dis
charged This afternoon the case fol
soliciting the signature of Flugel under
false pretenses was taken up before the
following jury: VIM. Brown, NJ. Swell
kert, Chas Zahn, ]. G. Huntoon, Jno.
Olaf, Nicholas Lentz, David Matthews
Walter Kimball, Andrew Gumbler. j. X
Dickson, VIM. II. Schrever and H. W
Deal
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
Ice Cream Will ba Cheap.

The dudes and dndines of proud Rock
Island, who read with sorrow in their
hearts the many and varied prognostica-
tons put out last fall by weather proph-
cts, all of whom laid stress upon the fact
that the winter of 1866 would be very
mild and open, can quiet their palpitat-
ing hearts and hold their souls in peace.
The anxiety feb by the ice dealers early
in the winter regarding the ice cLop has
been quite effectually dis PEELED. the ice
crop was n7ver more bountiful or of bet
ter quality than it was this year. The ice
houses in this city arc all completely
filled with the crystal blocks, ranging
from seven to fifteen inches in thickness,
and nearly all of them so clear that the
cqaracters of newspaper are easily dis
cernible through them The ice, where
the snow has been kept away is now fully
sixteen inches in thickness. There can
be no danger of an ice famine this sea
son. There are others besides the dudes
and dudlnes who like to see a lirtle lemon
and sugar mixed in with the ice in the
summer, who can also take heart again
after reading this item.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
Police Points.

Anna Livingston went before Judge
Bagby in the circuit court this morning
and plead guilty to concealing an llleglti-
mate child. The sentence of the court
was that she be confined in the county
Jail until noon, at which lime she was lib
Grated.
Marshal Eckhart this morning arrested
Julius Schafer. o gardener, at south Rock
Island, on the ground that he is mentally
deranged. and lodged him in the county
Jail. He will have a hearing tomorrow
morning in the circuit court.
Mary Ann Artett and Annie Glass were
each fined IS and costs for disorderly
conduct by Justice Cooke this morning.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
The Staff Of Life

As to the condition os wheat in this
state, as reported to the state board of
agriculture, special from Springfield
under date Of 2Sth, says: The forth
coming report of the agricultural departs
ment of the state on the amount OF
wheat raised and consumed during the
year 1885 will show condition of af-
fairs not known to exist for the past %
years, there being deficit in the crop OF
5000 600 bushels. The acreage harvest
ed 1,06s. 1884. The amount annually re-
CURED for seed and consumption is 10,
739. 027 bushels, but the amount produc
ed as shown by the returns was 8, 399, 243
OF the 1902 counties in the state only %
report a surplus in production over thu
demands for seed and consumption.
The counties are not located in any par
tcular belt, but are scattered throughout
the state Unfortunately.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09
County Building.

3-Estate of John Kennedy, deceased
Claims allowed. Order for sale of per
sonal property at public sale
Estate of Robert Lowrey, deceased.
Bond of Lazarus Lowrey, administrator,
filed and approved and letters of admin
istration issued to him. Inventory filed
and approved.
Conservatorship of Eliza Cooper, (for
merly Ella Barger). CobServator's report
filed and approved.
4-Estate of Anna G. Stechalin, de -
ceased. Petition for sale of real estate
to pay deuts filed.
Estate of Benson Huntley. deceased
Order for reapprasement of personal
property. Order for sale of personal
property at public sale.
Estate of VIM. E. Brooks. deceased
Widows REIMBURSEMENT and selection
filed and approved and order turning
over property selected to widow.
Estate of Chas. T. Jennings. de ,
ceased Petition by Lottie E. Jennings
for letters of administration to Eugene
Lewis filed
Estate of Geo NJ. Woodward, deceased.
Petition by administrator and heirs for
leave TO redeem interest of Ii. C. Wood
ward in real estate from sheriff's sale in
order to secure estate. Order authorizing
same.
Insanity Of Christina Anderson. Hear
ing. Verdict not insane.
Estate of VIM. E. Brooks, deceased.
Inventory filed and approved.
Estate of Augustus D. Cox. deceased.
Claims allowed.
8-Estate of T. Werner Johnson, de-
ceased. Final receipt of guardian filed 1.
Estate closed and administrator discharg-
ed
Estate of A. D. Cox, deceased. Just
and true account of personal property and
debts, filed and approved.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-09

At the residence of the brides sister,
Mrs. Jos Fitzpatrick. on Fourteenth-and-
a-half street at 8 o'clock this afternoon,
Rev. Mennickc united in the bonds OF holy
matrimony Mr.. Frank W. Sherrad, OF
Cable. and Miss Emma Weiss. of Rural.
The groom is a thriving young farmer,
owning valuable tract just over the
Mercer county line, so he may almost be
classed rs a citizen of Rock Island coun'
ty. He is industrious and energetic and
fully deserving of the fair one he has won
to be his guide end helpmeet through the
Journey of life.