Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-23
SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

oPRlNGFIELD, MO-, speclat: A large
number of homeseekers have lately
been victimized by being induced to
buy lands in Southwest Missouri to
which the title is bogus. Fraudulent
abstracts of title are furnished, the
source OF title being from Don Joseph
Valliere or Won de Carondelet. who
are certified to have secured from the
Spanish Government in 1893 the grant
of a large tract described as in the
White River District, extending fron
the Rivers Norte Grande and Cibulus
to the sources OF said rivers. ten
leagues in depth. In reality all the
land not entered belongs to the United
States Government. 1t is said that
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been made by parties dealing in the
spurious land titles, and as many dupes
have recently come in conflict with the
records OF the United States Land
Office the officials of the Springfield
office have been impelled to issue pub
lie warning. An investigation to trace
the deeds to their source is in progress
and sensational developments are
promised that will affect men OF &C
cepted standing in st. Louis, Kansas
City, and Springfield.
TRIMBLE, Tenn, special: A queer
case, involving an intricate point OF
law, will have to be decided by the
chancellor of this chancery division.
Peyton Fenelon OF Lake County did
not care to risk his precious body as q
target for Confederate bullets, so he
hired Alexander Moberly as a substi-
tute. At the battle OF Chicamauga
Moberly was wounded in the left leg
by mimic ball and made cripple for
life. AS compensation for his wound
he applied for q pension, and though
it has been pending for years his case
has just been decided in his favor, and
few days ago he received notification
that he would receive $3, 200 back pen.
sion money. AS soon as Fenelon heard
of this he filed u bill in chancery to
prevent the payment OF the money,
claiming that Moherly was not fight
ing for himself, but was lighting for
him tFenelonl and that as Moberly
was paid for his services the money.
rightfully belongs to him fFenelonI
This is the first case OF the kind on
record and will attract widespread at
tention.
DALLAS, Tex, special: Sunday
night, October 20, Y. NJ. Langdon, q
prominent business man, was murdered
near his gate by negro armed with Q
piece OF gaspiDe. A negro named
John Harris was brought here q day
or two ago and made full confession,
stating that VIM. G. Parish, the mur.
dered mans partner in business, had
employed him TO commit the murder,
Parish was arrested and jailed. About
midnight he attempted suicide by bNt
ting his head against the iron bars OF
the cell. It is believed he will re.
cover. He had $4,000 policy on
Langdon's life. Further evidence Of
Parish's guilt is conclusive. One day
last week Parish entered the CONNER.
cial Bank, drew two $50 bills and
mailed them to John Harris.
ROANOKE, Va, special The grand
jury summoned to investigate the riot
on September 20 and q, made report.
Nineteen indictments were found.
Walter S. Boone, Edward Page and
Frank Shepard, as principals, and
Sergeant Of Police A. II. Griffin and
Chief OF Police j. F. Terry, as acces.
sories, before the fact, are charged
with felony for breaking into : hard
ware store to get firearms. The re.
port commends the action OF the mayor
for trying to uphold the laws, censures
the police for ordering the negro,
Thomas Smith, removed from tail and
altar his removal for not taking him
to q place Of safety.
BfRsISGHAM. Ala. special: A-pas-
senger train on the Eastern Alahama
Railr0ad was derailed and wrecked
near Lafayette. Tbs coaches caught
fire and Thomas Driver. . PASSENGER.