Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The Beals kidnapping.

Lizzie CleVlQence, VINO was the III
strument by which the plot to abduct
the little son of David L. Beals, OF
Kansas City, was carried out. has de-
cided to turn states evidence if she can
secure an advantage by SO doing.
She says that the name of the leader of the
gang is Eugene Rolston Robertson. When she
first met him he was attorney of Denver
Col, and was connected with a horse stealing
gang, of which her husband was a member.
When she left for Kansas City Robertson and
King, who had been boarding with her, ar
ranged to follow later. The woman said that
when she went to work at the Beals mansion
she had thought of committing the crime
which set continent ablaze, but that Robert
son laid the plot and compelled her to carry it
out. On two occasions she secreted Robertson
in the house that he might familiarize himself
with it. Once she objected, on the ground that
something might disappear. II am too sharp
for that, was Robertson's reply. 1T is bigger
game than diamonds am after now" She said
that Robertson remained in the city several
went to st. Louis. and from there to Chicago
and Denver. She was to have 1900 Of the
money, but has received nothing.
Lee Meriwether's Rough Experience.
Says a dispatch from New York city:
Mr.. Lee Meriwether, a little more than year
ago, when labor commi ssioner of Missouri, was
directed by the legislature to collect statistics
as to convict labor in foreign prisons. After his
term of office expired he went abroad with the
intention of learning by observation something
about the treatment of foreign convicts. When
Mr.. Meriwether arrived at Smyrna the
Egyptian steamship he intended to tranship at
once to the Austrian Lloyd steamer Minerva
for Jaffa. He was out of money. and started
ashore to draw on his letter of credit. The GUS
toms house officials refused. however, to recog-
nize his American passport because it lacked the
nf Turk iSh and n$fo TOD
to fine him for trying to enter the country with
out the proper papers, and when he refused to
bride them because he had no money, they threw
him into prison, and kept him there in room
thirteen feet square, with thirty one criminals,
for many hours. They released him only upon
becoming convinced that he had no money. Mr.
Meriwether will go to Washington to lay the
case before the state department.
Travelling SwindIer Wanted.
p. c. Snider is the name of a man
wanted on a charge of defrauding a
large number of merchants in Andrew.
Harrison and Buchanan counties out of
sums ranging from SO to $50. Snider
represented that he was the agent of
the State Business Mems association
of Missouri, with headquarters at
st. Joseph. He travelled extern
sively soliciting memberships to
the association, and on his bust
ness cards were the names of some of
st. Joseph's best banks, while one of
the leading attorneys was given as le-
gal adviser. These all declare they
never heard of Snider The CONNER
cial agencies state that Snider has, as
far as reported, secured not less than
81, 600 for mem berships.
To,
Washington special says:
Mr.. Norton of Missouri has introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary of war to cause to be
investigated by the quartermaster' department
the circumstances character and extent of the
alleged use and occupation by the United States
military authorities for government purposes
during the late war of the college buildings and
grounds of the st. Charles college in st. Charles,
Mo. the actual value of such use and occupa-
ton, and to certify to the secretary of the treas
ury what amount. if any, is equitably due ST.
Charles college as the reasonable value of such
and occupation and for damages to such
buildings and grounds, and authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to pay any amount so
found to be due from the United States in full
satisfaction of all claims.
Fulton Female Orphans Home.
The following telegram from Kansas
City appeared in the Globe Democrat of
the 27th:
DR.. T. P. Haley, pastor Of the First Christian
church of this city, formerly of St. Louis. re-
ceived from Dr. W. S. Woods a warranty deed
to the Mcdowell block valued at $4,000, for the
benefit of the endowment fund of the Female
Orphans home. of Fulton. DR.. Woods is presi-
lent of the Bank of CommeIce of this city, but
IS now in Florida. The Mcdowell block is a
three story double brick building, with stone
front, located OF Main street, near Sixth. The
endowment fund of the home now amounts to
about $4,000.
Will Continue.
The directors of the United Masonic
Benefit association of Missouri held a
meeting in st. Louis the other evening.
Insurance Commissioner Ellerbe was
present to listen to the discussion. The
publication of the fact that the associa-
ton was in weak financial condition
stirred up it's friends to renew their
efforts to maintain the association, and
At the close of the meeting it was an
nounced that they had resolved to con-
tinue the organization at least for a
time.
North Missouri Fair Circuit.
The North Missouri fair circuit has
Fixed the fair dates for 1899 as follows:
LOUISIANA ...-........ Fourth week m Suiy.
Mexico. First week in Aupusf