Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-13
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
che St. Louis Kissing Case.

Louis case of Pierce VS.. Carpenter. A.
B. Carpenter kissed Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Pierce against her will. SO she alleged,
and she and her husband sued for dam
ages. A jury gave her $500, and the
court of appeals sustained the verdict.
The evidence in behalf OF Mrs. Pierce tended
to show that Carpenter not only forcfbly kissed
her, but made an insulting proposal The de-
PENDANT moved for new trial, because only
nominal damages should have been allowed.
The motion having been sustained Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce appealed holding that
under their pleading it was competent Cor them
to show and for the jury to consider, for the
purpose Of allowing exemplary damages. the
insulting character CT Carpenters conduct.
The court of appeals suStainS this opinion.
The plaintiffs having pleaded the unlawful
nature OF the assault. the evidence concerning
the aggravated character OF the assault was
properly admitted. The judgment of the cir
cult court granting new trial is set aside and
the case remanded, with instructions to REIN
state the judgment.
This Man is Honest.
The Excelsior Manufacturing Co Of
st. Louis, stove makers, has made an
assignment.
Mr.. Giles p Filley, founder and president of
the concern. is 81 and has been in business in
st. Louis since 1919. More than 30 years ago
he Endorsed the paper of his friend John Howe
for more than sS0O.O00 Howe failed and Mr.
Filley was left to make it good Howe died in
California in 1870. Mr.. Filley's friends en-
deavored to induce him to go into bankruptcy
and compromise the obligations at so cents
on the dollar, but the honest, straight
forward man would not do it. All these years
he has been pegging away paying these obliga-
lions, interest and all, until now. after paying
out 81 ,4OO0O). with his form bent with years, he
gives up the fight, and the sheriff comes in and
takes possession.
The manufacturing concern OF which he has
been the head always made money until re-
Gently. One fire cost it $3.50. 0Oo and then there
strikes and other troubles.
A Portrait of Judge William Scott.
The portrait of Judge William Scott
was presented to the supreme court,
in Jefferson City, few days ago.
He sat on the bench OF the state supreme
court for many years before the war. The
presentation was made by Col James O.
Broadhead. of St. Louis, ex-1ninister to
Switzerland. On behalf of the court Chief
Justice Brace responded to the remarks Of
Col Broadhead, accepting the portrait. Judge
Scott wrote the majority opinion in the bred
Scott case. Us Mo-, 5s2). He died on his farm
and he was buried there, and. according to
St. Louis paper, bis grave Is now in the center
of baTnyard. unmarked by a stone. Some
years ago an effort was made to get legis-
lative appropriation to have the remains re-
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but it was not carried through.
Pretty Good Evidence.
At Columbia Sallie Gordon colored.
was on trial for arson. and pile of
| rags and paper, saturated with coal oil,
was introduced in evidence. The at
tOrney for the defense claimed that the
combustibles contained no oil. To in
! vestigate the court applied lighted
match. The pile was in blaze in an
instant, and the courtroom was in
flames. There was stampede for the
doors. and the fire alarm was sounded.
The flames were extinguished before
serious damage was done.
A Bad Gang of Tramps.
Fayette was recently infested with a
band of tramps, who insulted women
whom they found unprotected at the
houses they have visited.
Officers located their rendezvous in a vacant
house near the cemetery. A fight ensued, in
which clubs and knives were used freely. The
officers reinforced by citizens. and IL OF
the Is tramps were lodged in Jail. A search OF
one of the tramps revealed two sheath knives,
one cold chtsel. one steel-edge plate. one file,
one stick of dynamite about eight inches long
and lot Of tramp hieroglyphics.
Must Hang for Wife-Murder.
The supreme court has affirmed the
death sentence CT Thomas Pushon, of
St. Joseph. Pushon killed his wife,
and on the first trial was convicted OF
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to 20 years in state prison. He
appealed to the supreme court, and got
the sentence reversed, but on the sec
ond trial in the lower court he was
sentenced to be hanged, and this YER
dict the supreme court has upheld.
Robbed On the Way to Bank.
In Kansas City c. P. Pauly, cashier
of the Standard Oil Co.. was robbed of
S5.445, which he was taking to the bank
The highwayman was John Searcy.
aged %. who has a bad record. Searcy
was captured, after an exciting chase,
and the money recovered.
Why Gov. Stone Pardoned Her.
Gov. Stone has pardoned Ada Simp-
son, who was sent to the penitentiary
from Cape Girardeau county for two
years for grand larceny. The governor
issued the pardon because he felt it
would be wrong to have a child born
in the institution.
A Large Attendance.
The enrolment in the law depart
ment of the state university, Column
bia, has reached 1919, which is 30 per
cent. above last years attendance. The
enrolment in the university is now
nearly 700.
Poor Shooting.
Charles Johnson, st. Joseph politi-
clan, engaged in shooting affray with
Charles Cutler, bartender. Four
shots were exchanged but no one was
hurt.
Took Poison and Died.
James Frey, aged As, Pettis county
farmer, with wife and seven children,
IL miles north OF Sedalia, took poison
and died. Some say it was an accident.
Killed Himself AccidentIy.
Joseph C. Ingram. six miles east of
Bowling Green, while rabbit hunting,
accidentally shot himself, the load
lodging in his bowels. He died.
An Old Resident Of Paris.
Mrs. Mary F. Wilson, an aged and
highly-respected resident of Paris, died
recently, aged 80. Pneumonia was the
disease that carried her away.
An Aged Resident Of Pike.
John Turner, aged so, native of