The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1895-12-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Caught After a Long Chase.

L. T. Parish, formerly cashier OF tho
bank at OrriclS. Ray county, was arrest
ed at Delaware. o., the other night. by
j. ii. Tillotson, a Pinkcrton detective.
Parish is under Indictment in Ray coun-
ty for receiving deposits for bank
which was insolvent. He absconded,
and the bank was short SCI, 900. The
Pinkerton detectives tracked the abb
sconding cashier through Texas, Mex.
leo, and finally located him in Della
ware, where he had purchased livery
stable and made considerable show of
wealth. He had disguised himself, but
retained his name. His wife and daugh-
ter were almost FRUSTRATED by the ex-
posture. Parish was taken to Newark,
where. after a hearing before the court,
he surrendered himself to the Missouri
authorities. Immediately after Parish
was arrested papers in attachment were
served upon him to recover 5000, the
value of some school bonds that disap-
pearcd with him from the bank.
Happy ST. Louis.
All ST. Louis is happy over securing
the national repubi.a AN convention.
Politicians and business men. regard
vention, and they got it. There was
"Uncle" F'illey and Mayor Walbridge
(the boys call him Cyrusl, and Sam
Kennard and Maj. Ra;nwater (tl,c lat
ter two dcmocratsJ, and other we'll
known citizens. in the party that went
after the convention. The speeches in
favor of st. Louis before the national
committee were great efforts. Wal
H.. u
clinched it, while the other boys
jollied the committee. st. Louis viii
entertain the convention, too; yes, she
will. Thcre'n be no gouging and
beating of visitors. Every body will
turn out. regardless of politics. to give
the visitors welcome. and show then,
what grcat-hcarted people the Mis-
sourians are.
Wanted for Service in Cuba.
Agents for the Cuban insurgents are
said to be in st. Louis locking for we'll
drilled men for service in Cuba. Mem
bers of crack militia companies have
been approached and offered good
money. If married. a guarantee that
two years accompanies the offer. Capt.
1AOcIlcT. WHO IcIG ~ LOUIS 3c|Srdl
weeks ago, is now in Cuba. and will be
given, so Cuban agents say, command
of 100 Kcntuckians. young men and
crack shots. ROc,ncrs friends say that
when the Spaniards run up against the
captain and his young Kentuclsians
they will soon learn that they are not
lighting Cuban cane-cutters.
Brothers Marry Sisters
A double wedding occurred the other
;,ay north of Columbia. at the home of
Mr.. Mansfield Lewis. His two daugh-
tcrs, Lena and Cordia Lewis, were
united in marriage to brothers. Robert
and John Coros. The oldest brother
took the youngest sister. Robert
Coreos, aged % years, married Lena
Lewis, aged 20 years, while John
Coreos, aged 33 years, married Cordia
Lewis, who is only IS years of age.
Says He Recognized Their Voices.
John Pollock, aged 90, and Charles
Thorpe, aged 1s, living near Mountain
View, Howell county. are said to be the
young men who held up Station Agent
Skinner at Mountain View and secured
pocllet-book containing S173. The
young men wore handllerchicfs over
ir faces, but Skinner recognized
r voices. They were arrested.
Rev. w. J Carpenter Resigns
ev. w. !. Carpenter asked Presiding
pr r. B. Hunter to release him as
or of Centenary NJ K. church,