Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-06-01

On the complaint OF John Herr
Adams, Deputy constable Thomas En-
erson Jones Monday, arrested Green
bury Priest, on the charge of stealth,
q yoke of oxen. Adams lives in thi
county and had missed his oxen 70
several weeks past. Finally he learn
ed trey were in the possession o
Priest, who lives in Madison county
Adams learned Monday that Prizes
was going to trade the oxen. The OK
en- were secured and Priest also cam,
into town. Priest claims to have
bought the animals and says he can sc
prove. The case will be tried Friday
next.
charged with the murder of Johr
Robinson at Graniteville in this county
three years ago, was tried in the Rey.
nolds circuit court last week. The
jury was secured Monday, and the State
commenced to introduce testimony
about ten o'clock Tuesday morning,
completing by noon. Messrs. Edgar,
and Walker for the defense, then of
fered demurrer to the evidence, stat
ing there was no testimony against the
accused. Court adjourned for dinner
and on recOnvening at one o'clock, the
court sustained defendants demurrer
and instructed the jury to bring in a
verdict of acquittal, which was done
and tt case is now out of the courts
forever.
Burwell Fox has been appointed U.
g ha
trict of Missouri. A late law enacted
by Congress requires that prisoners
charged with federal offenses shall be
taken to the nearest Justice for prelim-
mary hearing. The U. S. officials not
believing in the idea of mixing the
federal and state courts have divided
the eastern district of Missouri into
several sub-district, composed OF a
number OF counties each, and appoint
ing a commissioner for each sub-dis-
trict. This district is composed of
Iron, Washington, Madison, Reynolds,
Wayne and one or two other counties,
and in future all offenders against the
federal statutes in these counties will
be brought here for a preliminary
hearing.
H. M. Collins, the livery man, was
recently victimized out of SO by one
o. r. Wells, who claimed to be a
travelling representative of the St. Louis
Carriage Co. Wells arrived here May
9th, called on most of the livery men,
and had about completed sale to Mr..
Collins. After they finished the deal,
Wells asked Collins to cash check of
$40 for MIN; Mr.. Collins did so. Wells
left town, but when Mr.. c. sent the
check to st. Louis -or collection, he
was promptly notified that it was
the st. Louis Carriage
Company, on whom the check was
drawn, wrote letter stating that Wells
had not been in their employ for sew
eral months, and that he had defraud-
cd number of people In the same way,
but thus far had eluded the officers of
the law. Mr.. Collins, of course, is just
out $40.
Two fair and charming l.sses on the
street did meet one brave and gallant
youth. The hour just past noon; be-
fitting soon, he thought, for lunch, or
as most folks say, ssdinner." He pro-
posed the midday meal; was accepted
and together down tle street the trio |
projected. In course of time, the cafe !
they aid reach, and in gentle speech,
for tree dinners he entreated. The |
waiter, though twas some later, than |
The regular dining hour, to the cu,inar-
Jun MED, and to the 'sche." he cried |
'sthree bang-up dainty dinners" But
he latter, out of sight of the mighty |
lip and beseeching eyes that called for
dinners three, only muttered, fully con-
,cious of his power, s..'tis already past
he dinner hour" Then they waited,
With breaths bated. for the dinners that
never came! AS hey fingered, nap
zins finger ed, fondly looking toward
he kitchen door, ..Takes great while"
he fair ones murmuled, Surely we
We shall have a dime, the like we
leve,. saw before" Sill they waited,
,reaths SILL bated, but the dinners
lever came! Instead, one little lone
ore TASK OF soda from the Club. But
Why engthen this effusion, to portray
he confusion, that marked such con-
fusion, when dinner was hoped for in
,rofusionp So in pity, we close this
itty: Call on Miss K. or L., or Mr.. j.,
or full particulars of that awful day!