Iron County register., 1886-07-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

William Joice, of Kansas City, who was
accounted an expert swimmer, was
drowned few days ago while attempting
to swim across the Missouri river. His
body, at last accounts, had n.e been re-
covered.
James Hicks was convicted of murder
at Houston, and sentenced to ten years in
the penItentiary.
Frank Cockrell, of st. Louis, has en-
tirely recovered from his Fourth of July
accident.
A st. Louis lovers quarrel few even
ings since resulted in Andrew Baumg arten
fatally shooting Maggie Brennan and
blowing his own brains out.
Mrs. James Wyatt, young married
woman living three miles east of st. Jo-
seph, attempted suicide few nights ago
at a late hour by taking laudanum.
Dependency, superinduced by ill-health,
is given as the cause. She will recover.
Sadie Hayes, the murderess of Police
Sergeant enks in st. LOUIS, will escape
with a ninety -nine-years' sentence.
The assignee of the long-since defunct
Central Savings Bank of st. Louis is pay
ing final dividend of thirteen and two
ninthS per cent.
Over five hundred persons left ST. Joseph
for Toronto, Ont, to attend the knights
of Pythias Supreme Lodge meetings.
The attendance of soldiers at the Sweet
Springs encampment has not been up tc
expectations.
Rudolph Kitthaus, of st. Louis, took a
dose of "Rough on Rats" few evenings
since, with suicidal intent, and succeeded
in shuffiing off. He had previously tried
the river and revolver routes without sue
cess.
John Hoffman, German resident of st.
Louis took the hemp line as a short cut to
eternity few evenings since, and got
there before he could be switched off.
The grand jury in st. Louis are engaged
investigating charges of corruption made
against number of members of the House
of Delegates, who, it is alleged, were will
ing to give their votes and influence pro-
vided they were ''insulted, as usual"
Mary Anderson, a negro child, was
killed by a freight train near jeff ersor
City few days ago.
Christian Weidman was found dead il
his room at st. Louis few days ago. He
is thought to have committed suicide with
oXalic acid.
In fight among farmers in Laclede
County few days ago, VIM. Archer in
fiicted severe injuries with an axe or
Flabe and John Ballard.
Petitions and papers have been present
ed to Governor Marmaduke asking for ex.
ecutive clemency in the case of John
Leabo, of Bates County, who was sem
fenced by the Supreme Court to be hangel
the 23l inst. Tie Governor stated that he
would give the matter early attention.
Jas. Hunleth, a barber, twenty-five years
of age, went to pond in quarry in st
Louis a few nights ago for the purpose OF
drowning dog. He fell into the wateI
himself and, being unable to swim, wa.
drowned before help could be given him
His body was recovered two hours after.
ward and taken to his home The dog es
capped.
Rev. DR.. James Runcie, rector of Chris
Church at st. Joseph, is in receipt of {
call to st. Peters Episcopal Church, st
Louis. DR.. Runce says that the call is E
very fiattering one, but that it is not likely
that he will accept it. The congregation
at St. Joseph will not consent to part with
him. The call was surprise to him.
John Whalen, residing in ST. Louis
while fooling with a revolver a few day:
ago, accidentally shot himself in the fore.
head. The wound was a serious one anc
likely to prove fatal.
Captain Daniel Shields, who has beer
delivering a series of temperance lectures
at W ellington, has met with unusual sue
cess, having secured the majority of the
residents of the town to a pledge of tota
abstinence.
Hiram T. Smith, the insane slayer O.
George w. Armstrong. at Conover's hard.
ware store in Kansas City, has been taken
to the Insane Asylum at Fulton. 1T vii
lie rememi cred that Smith assaulted Arm
strong, splitting his head open with
axe. On his trial for murder he was ad
judged insane. His wife is almost pros.
trated with grief.
Patrick Murray attempted suicide at st
Joseph a few days ago. He walked to the
river bank and jumped from the bluffs to.
ward the water, alighting on some SHARP
stones, about two feet from the waters
edge. Conclusion of the brain was pro
duced and he will not live. Murray has
lived in ST. Joseph for a quarter of cen
tury. He had been on spree for couple
of weeks, which accounts for the act.
The condition of NJ iss Maggie Brennan
who was so brutally shot by her discarded
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Gently, is regarded as favorable, will
prospects for a speedy recovery.
Jane Blakeley, aged fifty seven years
died at the Buchanan County Insane Asy
lum few days ago, and her condition
the time of her death showed her to have
been the victim of the most cruel and cul
pable neglect. She had a number of bee
sores, which We're found alive with mag
gots, while her person was covered witt
vermin and her hair matted together will
nits. An investigation is to be made.
The body of an unknown young man
about twenty five years of age, was founc
foat ting in the Missouri river near Kansas
City a few days ago. No marks OF
violence were found on the body.
Henry Thatcher, colored, was murdered
by a wel-known farmer named Thomas
Mullen near Hughesvi.le, Pettis County, {
f-w days ago, shooting him five times will
a revolver. The murderer surrendered
himself to the authorities and will plead
justification.
Some miscreant visited the farm of Mr.
Ed. Meyers in Clay township, Lafayett,
County, few nights ago, threw manure
into his we'll, cut his grape vines into
pieces and set his wheat stacks on fire
The latter We're totally destroyed.
ST. Louis has a suicidal epidemic.
Officer Joseph Sherlock, of Kansas City
was seriously shot few nights ago by 6
gang of burglars. They proved to be st
Louis toughs recently liberated from the
penitentiary.
Miss Mary Smith was quite seriously
burned at Kansas City few evenings
since, her clothes taking fire from can o.