Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

i - 'oo tdA0n utlOI6 JuStlCS dTtCl1 al
Independence, few days since. for att
tempting to shoot his wife. When the
constable called at McVey's house, near
Oak Grove, to arrest him McVey covered
him with his pistol and only surrender ed
when reinforce ments arrived.
Calvin Moore was arrested at Kansas
City, few days ago, on the charge OF
horse-stealing there and highway rob-
berry at Merriam Station, Kas. Moore is
| well known in Kansas City. He was
| formerly real estate agent, and is now
out on 81. 500 bond on four indictments by
| the last grand jury. His companion in
crime, named Ressime, was also captured
and turned over to the Kansas au-
thorities.
The jury in the Mitchell murder case,
at Kansas City. after being out four
hours, returned a verdict of murder
in the first degree. William j. Mich
ell. cook employed in second
class hotel, shot aud killed Mike Kibri-
| ski, waiter in variety theater, August
last The murder was a brutal one, an
| the courts instructions inclined strongly
to the infliction of the capitol penalty.
| Receiver Stephens of the Fifth National
Bank of st. Louis, is paying the third
| dividend.
| The date for the St. Louis Baby show
has been changed to November 10, 90 and
| 81
The Silver Canning Company's build
ing at Lexington was hurnel a few nights
ago. Insurance, $1+ 90; 15ss, much
! heavier.
| During the month of October Building
| Commissioner Furling of St Louis issued
| 267 building permits.
By the falling of an elevator in the J..
NJ. Ward Furniture Compan~'s store in
st. Louis, a few days ago, Charles LIGHTER
was fatally, and Major William O'Keefe
and Richard Home seriously, injured.
At a meeting of the Fair Association
directors in Kansas City a few days ago,
it was decided to re- apply at once for adj
mission to the National Turf Congress,
as ther" was a flaw il the proceedings
under irst application.
James Battry, an Italian, sixtv-thre
| years of age, died at lis home in st.
| Louis, recently. from injuries received
| by fall from window. He was mar
| ried man, fruit vender by trade and
| leaves wife and seven children.
| The ST. Louis Public Library recently
| received from Dresden a magnificent.
| folio volume. published in commemora-
| ton of the silver wedding anniversary Of
the King and Queen of Saxony. Its pages
are Illuminated and contain numerous
illustrations aud artistic head and tail
| pieces. The binding is full Turkey mo-
rocco, with gilt edges and brass mount.
ings.
John Fleming, deputy county marshal
at Kansas City, and known local
politician, shot and killed himself in the
jury-room attached to the Criminal Court
room in that city, q few days ago. The
Judge had just called the first cass when
Fleming was seen to walk into the little
adjoining room. A pistol shot told the
story OF the suicide
Michael Burke. a boy eighteen years O.
age. tried to climb Ill farmers wagon
in front OF his home in st. Louis, few
days since, aud had his foot on the front
Wheel when the horses became fright
ened and plunged forward. Burke was
thrown from the wheel to the ground and
fell under the wagon. AS he dropped
the rear wheel passed over his neck,
breaking the vertebrB and killing him
instantly.
The Pettis County Medical Society ban
quoted Drs. W. P. King and E. F. Yam
cey at Sedalia, few days ago. The doc
tors are IN charge of the Missouri Pacific
hospital which has been removed to Iu-
dependence.
Judge Phillips, in the United States
Circuit Court at Kansas City, recently
rendered judgment of $1,000 against
Bum for unpaid interest on bonds issued
by the county for the construction Of the
Marshall & Warrensburg railroad
warrant for murder in the first de-
gree was recently issued in st. Louis
against Mrs. Louisa Dalton. charging
her with the murder of her own son,
Thomas Dalton, nineteen years of age,
who died in the City Hospital from burns.
At the inquest it was shown that the
mother threatened to "get even" with
her son while hs was asleep. and did so
by setting his bed othes on fire.
At o recent meeting Of the Kansas City
Commercial Club Mr.. A. r. Meyer stated
that he had been delegated by large
white lead mandatory in the East to
represent them, and that the works, which
are among the largest Of the kind In the
country. would be moved to Kansas City
if tan bark, which is largely used in the
manufacturing Of white lead, could be
found in that section.
Joseph Yuchs, married man, forty
two years of age, attempted to commit
suicide i'll st. Louis, a few days since. by
jumping into the river. He was seen by
G. A. Hansen, who lives at the foot of
Utah street. aud pulled ashore. He was
removed to the City Hospital Yuchs is
g. carpenter. and has wife and five chill
dren. He would not state what was the
cause of the attempt.
Governor Morehouse has pardoned
John De Hart, who was convicted Of
murder in the second degree at the Feb
ruary term, 1885, of the Circuit Court of
Caldwell County, and sentenced 10 ten
years in the penitentiary. The papers in
the case show that De Hart did the kill.
ing Ill self defense. and since his convic-
ton and sentence fac-s have developed
that show that the pin cipal witness for
the State could have been successfully
impeached.
A little child the three-year-old son of
a man named Barnes at Independence,
fell into a cistern twenty feet deep Few
days ago. striking on its shoulders. Sew.
eral men were called, bat all refused to
go down into the cistern to rescue the lit
tie one. Finally lady who heard the
appeals for help went down on a ladder
which the men were brave enough to
lower and brought the little one up. Its
head was badly injured aud its collar
bone broken. There was no water in the
cistern. The child can not live.
st. Louis has 10000 registered voters.
"Yorkey Pete" who a few years ago
was king of the St Louis newsboys, but
who of late has been following the pro-
fesslon of trapezs performer under the
name of James Ward, fell from the
trapeze at the London Theater, st. Louis,
q few nights ago. a distance of thirty
feet, and was fatally injured.
Miss Mary Keppel, of Independence,
and Mr.. Leo Schloss, of Kansas City,
were married in the former city, a few
days ago, by Rabbi Henry Barkawitz, of