The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-09-08
MISSOURI NE VS..
From Masy Points, Compiled
For "BazOO" II .aders.
AN UNFORTUNATE YOUNG GIRL.

come 10 Ignt Id mayer. Laura NC
Cartney. the 17-year-old daughter of
Joe Mccartney, and highly respected
left home without any warn |,
ing several days ago, and was brought
back yesterday morning by her moth.
er, who found her in st. Louis hos
pital, where she had gone to hide her
shame. and where she gave birth TO a
female child. Fred Miller, an engi-
neer ON the Springfield and Memphis
road, ha, been arrested as the author
of her ruin.
C,L1RED FARMERS OF MISSOURI.
The secoud days meeting Of the
annual fair at the Louisiana Fair
Grounds, under the auspices Of the
colored citizens of Pike, Lincoln and
Au1rain Counties. brought an i'm
mense attendance The we'l.known
negro educator and orator, Prof. In
man E. Page, President of Lincoln
Institute, Jefferson City. delivered an
abe address on the educational and
moral progress of the colored race,
which was attentively listened &c by a
large number of white citizens.
MUST MAKE A NEW BOND
Judge D. r. Stratton issued an
order in the circuit court yesterday
for Sheriff A. q. White, of Vernon
county. to show cause at the Novem-
Der term of court why he should not
make an additional official bond. The
failure Of the Citizens bank in Ne
vsda, in which the sheriff was q de.
positor, and the insolvency of some Of
his bondsmen, who were stockholders
in the bank, caused the order of the
court.
COOPER COUNTY, MO.
The fourth and last day Of the
Cooper county fair closed Friday. A
big crowd from difieren: parts OF
Central Missouri was in Attendance,
many stockmen having been attracted
by reason of the excellent track and
fine stock exhibited The races Fri
day evening were of more interest
than those of any former day, owing
to the classes.
WHOLESALE JAN. DELIVERY.
! Last night at IL o'clock nine pris
oners confined in the Butler County
Jill at Poplar Bluff made their escape
by cutting through the iron for o
! the Jail corridor, in which they were
confined, removing about 4 square
feet Of brick mason work underneath
the fl or, and then cutting through
the outer wall. The most difcul
work the pris ,ners had in the under
taking was to make an opening
through the floor, which is of on
fourth incl boiler iron sufficiently
large to admit their passage
This they did by filing with a larg
mill file which c 'nfed rates..from the:
outside bad passed in to them. Al
opening Z oy e inches was efecte'
, by filing it clear on three side', an
then bending the iron upward suite
ent to admit their bodies. But httl
time was then required to remov
enough brick 20 permit their passage
Tuis done and an o. ening was 500
T. effected through the outer wall, an
i they we're free. Three of the prison
- ers who escaped are under indictme1
: for murder, viz ; Marion Long, fG
shooting Mathew Vandover last vii
tier, . farmer, who lived about te
+ miles from Poplar Bluff; Da'
Wolard and Alfred Brown are charge
;, with the murder Of John Yarbro,
II farmer, who lived in the eastern pa
e of this (Butler) county. The follow
= ing are the names Of the 9TH
3 prisoners who escaped: Monroe an
e Thomas Smith, assault with intent
'e kill; Charles Smith, petit larceny
!, Nathaniel Horton, burglary; job
g Richbsre, from Carter county, f
II larceny, and Lee Benton, of til
y county. larceny There WIS no know
}, eJgeof their delivery until yesterd'
re morning at 6 o'clock, when Sher
II Gardner at once organized q pos
9. aud started in persuit of the fugitive
8. Three of them were tracked
te farm house four miles sou
a of Poplar Bluff which place tn
at reached OF an early hour yesterd'
n merning. Here they secured a load
~ Winchester rifle. Stopping at q faI
IN house, one of the men walked in
u, the kitchen, and seeing Winchest
20 rifle standing in the room picked
IS up, aud critically examining it,
ne quired f it was a good gun. "No
better" said the owner. sis
loaded ~ queried the prisoner. SO
fifteen cartridges in ii" replied
~ former. "Well, I'll just take
At .Ioro and so he did Officers in