The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-12-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


murdered Officer Brady at St Louis, /.
TO be hanged February 8.
FIRE in the building Of the Jaocart
Jewelry Co, at Kansas City the other
day did damage to the extent of $4,000
w. G. SIMMONS was recently arrested
at Joplin upon the charge of numbering
/ Miss Louie Noel, the young woman
who was recently found dead in a
stream in Mcdonald county. He de-
MED completely in the crime
WHILE coupling cars at st. Joseph
the other morning james Manley, a
switchman in the employ Of the st.
Joseph Terminal Railway Co., caught
his foot In frog. Before he could ex-
tricate himself lie was run down and
| killed
! QrtN6y MATTool, aud his tqolitcr,
boys, We're hHn,ins near ST. Joseph the
other day when the elder boy shot and
broke the leg of rabbit. Tfe little
fs)low ran to catch the animal, whGfi
his brother fred again. The shot en-
tered his brothers. bnG)s, killing him
instantly.
| HENRY BoYDEN was waylaid and
robbed by two masked mcn in Douglas
coanty u few days ago, Covered by re.
volvers he was forced Co give ZIP all he
had-s1l0. Despite their disguise he
nfterward recognized them In Alva ard
caused the arrest of John johnson and
Benjamin Trott.
In the federal court at st. Joseph
George W. Howard and Edward Ti5.
belts, lumber dealers, were convicted
of violating the interstate commerce
law and sentenced by Judge Parker to
eighteen months imprisonment and to
pay fine Of g., 900 each. They appealed
to the United States supreme court.
ANNIE TRUMP, young woman of Is,
who left her home in Philadelphia sew.
pany of variety performers and who has
since relcnted, was helped to carry out
her intention of returning home by the
Kansas City Humane society and lodge
Of Elks. She reached Kansas City from
Denver without money or friends.
Col. A. c. DAWES of St Joseph, who
for twenty-five years had been general
passenger and ticltet agent of the Bur-
lington line in Missouri has been re-
lieved and d. o. Ives appointed in his
place. This is owing to the illness of
Col. Dawes. who has gone to Florida.
He will continue with the road, how
ever, in the capacity Of general ad-
wiser.
THE Mexican court has denied the
appeal of Montgomery ii. Lewis from
the decision surrendering him to the
United States, and the case now goes
to the federal supreme court, which, if
1t sustaius the decision Of the court of
appeal, will then turn him over to the
United States authorities to b, brought
to Missouri Lewis is wanted ut Kan
sas City for enibczzlement.
NJ. j. FoERsTEL, deposed city treas
urer of st. Louis, has made a general
assignment for the benefit of his crcd.
itors The property assigned amounts
! to s227.00O. The liabilities are much
less thdti one.half of the assets. The
assignment was made because some
small creditors were running attach
ments on the property. This is the re-
suit of the cmbezzlcinent of city funds
and suicide of his son.
! AT Green Ridge the other night n
! party Of railroad graders held Il drunk
en- carousal In the house of Peter
Bitsche, shoemaker who occupied the
dwelling alone. At . o'elocll the house
was discovered on fire. All the men
had gone except Bitsche and railroad
! contractor named James Elkins, who
were in a drunken stupor. Ellsins was
rescued, badly burned, but Bitsche
fought the rescuers and was burned to
crisp in the embers of his home.
A CASE of suspected murder has been
| developed near Noel, in Mcdonald
county. The victim is Miss Louis Noel,
| 10 years old, daughter of 7. W. Noel,
assessor Of Mcdonald county William
Simmons, an employe at one of the
Joplin smelters, is supposed to be the
person who can throw light upon the
case. Simmons and Miss Noel were
seen together on the banks of a river
and her body was subsequently found
in the stream with her neck broken.
Simmons is held pending investigation.
EDWARD FoERsTEL, first assistant city
treasurer and son of City Treasurer NJ.
j. Foerstel, of st. Louis, shot and killed
himself In that city the other morning.
An examination revealed the fact that
he had embezzled over s63,0)0 of the
city funds. which he squapdered on
horse racing and wild real estate specu.
lation. He was 81 years of age and de-
cidedly fast When the embezzlement
became known the acting mayor re-
moved Treasurer Foerstel from Office,
although there is no taint upon him
personally. Before killing himself
Al 80 al -
the evidence of his shame by burning
the treasurer'e Office but the fire was
discovered and extinguished.
THE adjourned meeting Of the Mis-
souri, Trotting and Pacing Horse Breed
ers' association was held ut Moberly the
other day. Hon. Norman j. Colmln, of
| St Louis, was in the chair and Secre-
tary ii. G. Tindall, of Fayette. mado
| the financial report of the association,
which showed it to be in good condi-
| ton. The association ut Mexico over
whose trace last years meeting was
held, failed to pay the stakes contracte, |
and ap order Of suspension was sent to
the American Trotting association.
| Bids were received from various asso-
Citations for the meetings Of 1893, but
time was extended to March to con.
slider further bids A resolution was
passed asking the legislature for an APP
preparation to a state fair fund.
| REPRESENTATIVES D'ARMoND, OF the
Twelfth Missouri district, the other day
Introduced in congress resolution pro
viding for the election OF the presiden,
and vice president by direct vote Of the
people, and distribution of the elect or
al vote n proportion to the number Of
/ ..oton aart for on ah IN rdi,lnfn