The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-29
5FANNIE'S COAC u
She Falls6n:Love;With Him and There.
~: by Brings About Trouble.
Both She and He are Shot but not Fatally
i! and He is Put on Trial and Gets
Sentence of Six Years in the Sz,s@
Penitentiary. '... .

Miss Fannie Keener, who is wealthy
young white girl of Jacksonville, ILL.,.
had in he1 employ last year Colored
coachman named Nathan Faster. For
long time the conduct of the two fur
nished the gossips of the town with
theme. Finally Faster left Jacksonville,
going to Iowa, where the young lady
shipped him large amount of property.
He returned to Jacksonville on Jan. 7
last and went to the house of Thomas
Keener, Fannie's brother. He was met
at the door by Tom Keener, who ORDER
ed him away. He turned to 20 and
found himself face to face with Fannie
and young man named Ralph Ban.
croft. Faster Immediately opened fire
on them. Fannie, who was armed, re-
turned the fire, and Tom Keener also
took part in the shooting. Faster was
shot through the head and. Fannie
through the lung. ~. i
The Keener family, to which Fannie
belongs is one OF the richest in Central
Illinois. 1t was reported that Fannie
intended to marry Faster, and it was
believed that he shot her in fit of
jealous rage, and that she was expecting
him and therefore was prepared for
him.
Miss Keener was we'll known in FASH
ionable circles throughout the state, and
has been assiduously courted for years
by young men desiring to control her
wealth. She seemed to favor no one of
her suitors more than another, but bad
said that when she made up her mind
to marry neither age, color nor condi-
ton would influence her choice. Pas.
ter was taken into her employ in 1887.
He bad previously been employed as
porter in a, Jacksonville dry goods store
and Was discharged for drunkenness and
for shootinga young clerk. Miss Keener
was warned against Pastors temper, but
laughingly said she bad never had any
trouble in controlling white men and
did not anticipate that she would be
caught off her guard by Colored man.
She owned a fine pair of bays, and
after time began taking long drives on
the country roads, accompanied only by
the coachman. He drove her to Win
chester, to Meredosia and neigh boring
towns, and they were seen so mnch to-
gether that the gossips began to hint at
improper conduct. Rumors of this sort
reached the ears of friend of Miss
Keener, who repeated them to the
young lady and asked her to be more
Discreet in her conduct. Miss Keener
replied that. she took a pleasure in
breaking conventional rules, and then
made the foregoing remark about marry.
ing. The scandal became so great how
ever, that Miss Keener's friends brought
their combined influence to bear on her,
and succeeded in inducing her to send
the coacbman to Iowa 1t was thought
that in order to induce him to 20 she
promised to join him there. p, His re-
turn was unexpected, and jealousy was
believed to have fastened it. .e.#
The trial took place last week on the
first count that of assault on Ralph Ban
croft. ~..''
Miss Keener. was called by the prose-
cution. She admitted that she fred one
of the shots which wounded her coach
man. She swore, however, that Faster
attacked her first. The jury returned
verdict of guilty, recommending six
years imprisonment.
Miss Keener is alarmed, because Pas
ter has threatened that he will make
her suffer if he ever leaves the peniten.
Tertiary alive. s :