The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-01-01
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

VI ION N. :, tOppeugc, mem Dcr-clccl
to the Legislature, was recently run
down at Stcclvillc by Joseph Baker,
who was drunk and riding furiously
through the streets. He was picked up
insehsiblc and died in few hours.
Baker was locked tip.
THE other night burlington. the con-
dcmncd murderer Of Sheriff Cranmcr,
who only recently escaped and was re-
captured, contrivcd to cut IA hole in the
top % his cell in the Jail ut Bocnville
and by soaping his body crawlcd
through, and by means of rope made
of one of his blankets reached the
ground. He then stole the sheriff $
horse and rode off, but the country was
aroused and he was again captured near
Otterville, where he had hidden in Il
corn shock.
DR. NJ. II. LIEWELLEN, pA! ,..'.." ri
the penitcntiary. died the other evening,
after very brief illness.
SAMUEL DYSARr, a prominent farmer,
died at l'olcliow the other day as the
result Of a surgical operation. He was
known throughout the entire north
western part of Missouri and also in
Kansas and Nebraska.
{. +. Dlcu. proprietor of the Com
mcrcial Hotel. at IrXingtpn Junction,
shot himself with suicidal intent the
other night. In attempting to wrcst
the revolver from him. Mrs. Combs. his
mothcr-in-law. was shot in the finger
and +. NJ, Baker in the groin. The lat
ter was thought To- be "A fatal wound.
Domestic troubles and jealousy are
given as the cause of Bich's attempt to
take his life
JUrGE Henry has made perpetual
the injunction restricting the city
treasurer of Kansas city from paying
Sl,5OO voted by the Council to the aid of
the Third regiment The court held
that the city had no right to use money
for such purposes unless real emcr-
gcncy existed, which did not in this casr.
THE other night masked robbers cn.
tered the house of Leland McElroy. liv-
ing near Hannibal. and holding him at
bay with rrvulvcrs went through the
house, securing ~I,Goo ii money. They
had not been apprchcndrd.
ALEXANDRIA had >crious fire the
other night. Suprrstitious minds credit
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miscreant who was lynchcd hv citilrn-
many years ago.
WHILE DR.. A. V l.. Brokaw. II prom
inent physician, was driving ON Iuca,
avenue in st. Louis the other morning
his horse became unmanagcblc, RAJ
away and he was thrown from the We
hiclc To the pavement and received {
fracture of the skull and severe ntrrna
injuries, which will probably prov,
fatal.
IVA NICHOLS, waiter girl in Il Kan
sas City restaurant, died suddenly TN
other day, and the inquest drvclopc'
the fact that She had been a-%ictim o
malpractice.
GEORGE Bush cclrbratcd Christmas II
Kansas City by quarrrling with his wifi
and stabbing her, for which he wa
jailed.
Is accordance with custom the Goy
ernor granted Christmas pardons to- tw
convicts in the penitcntiary. The luck
ones were John McGuirc and Wiliar
W. Taylor. The former killed William
Brown in jefferson City in IS,
and was sentenced to fifty years, an
tle la't'r hlli'" Ahdh III i'lchpr
county III 1850 ana was sentenced 10
twenty years ho'h l'aa oceh m"u'
prisoners and the wardcf recommends
them. Taylor is a veteran of the Mex
can war and is drawing pension frol
tie "o'ernnieht' ne Is 81 years ol age
Hoverhor ffancis presented the pardon
in person and gave the men some goo
advice.
THOMAS JONES, superintendent OF I'll
sitizens' .able street railway OF )
LOUIS, whiic handling grip ear II
tached to snow plow ON Clnlstm'
oaE' leii "eau from heurt olHeasc,
VA 'iie u"A neiofe nl'i'S' 'ili"H W l''lai
Jones Starteo rom hoWiii'E ''rech
'iSi' iithis III illlnois' pu' hai III
gone lar pei"re he ieil from th' tral
anu WIS hilieo'
y YOUNG negro man elcbrated CHRIS
mas at IT. LOUIS by jumping from N
bridge and drowning himself
FIRE in the stable of Edward Linlic
at st. Louis the other day burned thi
teen horses three wagons and twciy
sets of harness.
LOUIS WILEY, Il sixteen-vear-old bo,
while recently rabbit hunting near ),
dalia, snapped his gun at "A rabbit. but
failed to 90 off. lie then turned til
weapon and strucl, ot tho rabbit wit
the butt of it, 1t was immediately di
charged. the entire load of shot entrrin
the bows abdomen and causing instar
death.
b. McCAMMoN. constable of Or
J gon County, was recently shot nr