The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-13
MISSOURI STATE NEws.


louis case OF P1erce VS.. Carpen$er. a.
b. Carpenter kissed Mrs. Sarah M.
Pierce against her will, so she alleged,
and she and her husband sued for dam
ages A jury gave her g, 500, and the
court of appeals sustained the verdict.
The evidence In behalf of Mrs Pierce tended
to show that Carpenter not only forcIbly kissed
her. but madc an insulting proposal. The de-
fendant 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 for them
to show and for the jury to consider. for the
purpose Of allowing exemplary damages. tho
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
~. Giles p. Filley, founder and president of
the concern. is 81. and has been in business In
st. Louis since 1919. More than 80 years ago
he fndorsed the paper Of his friend, John Howe,
IOf more t08u tSAUt&u howe 1a1le0, ana MI.
Ftlicy 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 20 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-
tions, interest and all, until now. after paying
out o. 400 900. with his form bent with years, he
gives up the fight, and the sheriff comes In and
takes possession.
a M n N 1nO NJ hnt, a q
been the head always made money until re-
Gently. One fire cost 1t $3.50, ,0o0 and then there
strikes and other troubles.
Pretty Good Evidence.
At Columbia Sallie Gordon, colored,
was on trial for arson, and a pile Of
rags and paper, saturated with coal oil,
was introduced in evidence. The at
torney for the defense claimed that the
com bustibles contained no oil. To i'm
vestigate the court applied a lighted
match. The pile was in blaze in an
instant, and the courtroom was in
flames. There was a stampede for the
doors, and the fire alarm was sounded.
The flames were extinguished before
serious damage was done.
Must Hang for Wife, Murder.
The supreme court has affirmed the
death sentence of Thomas Pushon, of
st. Joseph Pushon killed his wife,
and on the first trial was convicted of
murder in the second degree and sem
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.
intermediary Contest.
Representatives of the Columbia
Marmaduke, Lexington. Macon and
Kemper academies have been appoint
ed in regard to the inter-academy
contest, to be held at Lexington
in April. This will be declama-
ton contest, in which two representa-
tives from each school will appear.
Robbed ON the way to Bank.
In Kansas City c. P. Pauly, cashier
of the Standard Oil Co., was robbed Of
S., AS, which he was taking to the bank.
The highwayman was John Searcy,
aged 90, who has 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.
Won the Honors.
At the Missouri college Pearsonian
rvso for ok Morcho1 -
tcrmine who should represent the So
test, j. A. Ward won the first and w.
r. Smith second honors.
Good Citizens Organize.
At Clinton a good citizens league has
been organized, with the object OF
concert of action against illegal liquor
traffic, gambling dens and disreputable
houses. The membership RIMS into the
hundreds.
A Large Attendance.
The enrolment in the law depart
ment of the state university, Colum-
bia, has reached 129, which is 80 per
cent. above last years attendance. The
enrolment in the university Is now
aearly 700.
Said to BE Highly Connected.
William Emerson. who killed Isaac
Ray at Osceoia. is said TO be q nephew
of the late Burr j. Emerson, pioneer
county Judge of southwest. Missouri,
and of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Poor shooting.
Charles johnson, st. Joseph politi-
sian, engaged in a shooting affray with