Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-05-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


at her home in st. Louis few days ago,
upset the stove and was scalded to such an
extent by pot of coffee which fell upon
her, that she died of her injuries.
Mrs. Frank s. Mason led at Armourdale,
suburb of Kansas City, few days age
| under suspicious circumstances, the gen.
eral belief being that death was caused
by dose of morphine taken with suicidal
intent, by reason of her husbands bru-
tality. The latter has disappeared.
Paul G.. Walt died of paralysis of the
heart, at his home in st. Louis few days
ago, at the age of fifty-five. He was a
chaplain in the Union army during the
war, and recently occupied the position of
teacher in the O'Fallon schools. He had
been widely known and popular citizen
of the city for several years.
Judge Noonan, of st. Louis, is prepar-
ing history of the Maxwell case.
DR.. W. Trauernicht, of st. Louis, died
recently at Illmenau, Germany.
Henry Mohr, the boy who was run over
by the cable car in st. Louis few days
ago, died from the effects of his injuries.
While shooting vicious horse at st.
Joseph few days ago, Robert S. Craig
was trampled upon by the animal and
condition and not expected to live. His
collarbone was fractured, his breast
crushed, his ankle fractured, and he also
received a serious scalp wound with a
probable fracture of his skull.
By authority of Lieutenant Governor
Morehouse, the deputy sheriffs who fired
on the mob at East st. Louis We're quietly
transferred from st. Louis to the jail at
Belleville, ILL.,, few days ago, to await
trial for murder.
Rodney S. Hail, formerly of New York.
and for the past twenty years resident
of Louisiana, Pike County, having been
adjudged insane, has been placed in the
asylum at Fulton. Mr.. Hall at one time
was connected with the United States
navy-yard at Brooklyn, and was a man of
considerable means, but latterly his for
tune has taken flight.
Good judges are of the opinion that
$4,000 will more than cover the loss to
property by the Kansas City cyclone. The
city, however, will suffer considerably
from the traffic stopped on account of the
Hannibal bridge being in ruins.
Reports from the majority of those who
received minor injuries in the storm at
Kansas City show that they are getting
along as well as could be expected under
the circumstances. Ed Hedges is the only
one among the injured that can not posi-
bly, recover.
After the storm in Kansas City in 1888
subscription was started for the sufferers.
After every want had been filled the
money remaining-$1,4 43. 15-was placed
in a bank and now goes to swell the pres
ent relief fund. A subscription has been
started for the benefit of those who are
unable to bear the medical expenses incl
dent to the disaster. 1t is said that re-
sponses are quite liberal.
"Say, do you want an item:" shouted
Geo. James. Jesse's cousin. as he caught
sight of Kansas City reporter the other
day. give got a good one for you. l
have sued the city for false Imprisonment.
A short time ago the officers arrested me
on suspicion of having attempted to shoot
a woman, and when they took me before
her she said she did not know me. I was
locked up two hours and then driven about
the city in the patrol wagon. My reputa-
ton has been injured, and l can't hold a
job for two hours now. 1t was false i'm
prisonment, and the city will have to pay
for it. want $4,000 damages, and my
lawyer says l can get it,"
Thomas Ginger, notorious colored man,
was arrested in Louisiana few days ago,
being wanted at Edgewood for an attempt
to commit murder. Ginger, who for the
past five years has been a prominent at
tendant before the recorder, resolved to
mend his WAYS. and left Louisiana with
this purpose in view. Arriving at Edge
wood he was hired by Mr.. John McCune to
plow, and after few days work he again
to get deeper into difficulty, this
time with Michael Daher, the farm over
seer, who, on requesting Ginger to make
change of teams, was first Knocked down
and then hacked with case knife. After
Sitting Daher's ear and barely missing
the juguar vein, he made good his escape
and returned to Louisiana.
James Swallow, well-known citizen of
st. Joseph, committed suicide a few days
ago by shooting himself behind the right
ear with a 32-caliber revolver. He was
fifty seven years of age and a Mason of
high standing, having taken the thirty
second degree of that order. No cause is
assigned, but ill-health and general de-
bility. Deceased held his Masonic MEM
bership in Chit ago. He went to the pri-
vate sleeping groom of friend in the bust
ness part of the city, locked the door and
taking his coat, vest, hat and boots, and
placing them in order by the bed, lay
down at full length on his back, placed the
revolver to his head and fired. Death
must have been instantaneous.
The well-known wholesale clothing
house of l. We'll & Co., st. Joseph, COM
posed of Isaac Wiel, Adolph Stinaker and
Isadore Wiel, finding the opening of trade
iuller than they had expected, which was
caused by the great railroad
strike, have sold out their entire stock of
goods to syndicate composed of their
late creditors, with Mr.. James n. Burnes
as agent. This announcement was quite
a surprise to the people of ST. Joseph, who
supposed that this house was one of the
most solid in the Northwest. The firm
has branch houses in Kansas and Ne
oraska, and was represe nted on the road
ov twenty three statesmen.
The two little Mcconnell children who |
were placed in such imminent peril last
winter by an all night ride in a sleigh |
with Baker, the raving maniac, were in |
he recent accident at Lathrop school in |
Kansas City, and fortunately were among !
he number who escaped uninjured.
The st. Louis dog show begins the 18th. |
Hermann Mohr, fourteen year old boy |
lad both legs broken above the knees a |
,ew evenings since by being run over by |
he st. Louis cable cars. He is said to |
lave been stealing a ride, and while jump |
ng from one car to another fell in front of |
me having no wheel guards.
Four men repairing the bridge tunnel at |
st. Louis a few days ago were seriously, |
not fatally injured by the explosion of !
| gasoline lamp by the light of which they
we're working. The men were horribly |