The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-10-22
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
An imperative Law.

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An imperative Law.
The Pettis county grand Jury has
made a recommendation which may
lead to the repeal of an imperative
law. The report says:
We recommend the repeal of the law reouir-
| Ing grand jurors 10 examine the books OF the
| county cfficials-> The lmprobability OF the
possibility OF drawing l2 men at any one
time that would lave the ability to rec
| ognize an error In bookkeeping even
| II such error should be bold on It's face con.
| nected with the limited time in which juries
| would be compelled to audit the books OF every
| department to honestly find an error makes IL
apparent to us that the law is very absurd and
/ unreasonable Therefore, We ask for its re-
peal, and would recommend In its place that
| the county court be empowered to employ ex-
| perts to examine the books. when In their
commission be appointed by the state as in
the case OF banks.
Tho Case Of Ex-B Banker Ncwkirk
At Sedalia Judge w. w. Wood over
ruled the motion to quash the four in
dictments found against Cyrus New
kirk, president of the suspended First
national bank, charged with having
received deposits when he knew the
bank to be in failing condition. The
defendant, who is 76 years old, is quite
Ill in California, and his physicians
say that to compel him to return to
Sedalla in December, the time set for
the trial of the cases, win result fa-
tally. The bank failed May 4, 1894,
| with shortage of S254, 600, and the
depositors have not yet received q
| dividend.
Pardoned by the Governor.
Gov. Stone has pardoned Hugh Nc.
. xv1>p
1894. to eight years in the penitentiary.
McManus was known in ST. Louis as
an ex-prize fighter, crook and tough,
and burgla lied residence, securing
$500 worth of jewelry, and was trying
to dispose of it when arrested. The
| governor says he believes McManus'
punishment was excessive. Judges
Gannt and Burgess, of the supreme
Must Garry Bicycles Free.
In the st. Louis circuit court Judge
RUSSELL rendered a decision favora BILE
to the contention of wheelmen that
railroads must carry bicycles free.
The case was instituted last April bv
j. R. Bettis against the Missouri Pa
cific Railway Co., and the court holds
that bicycles, being intended for the
personal use of passengers, fairly came
within the term baggage, and must be
carried as such without extra charge.
Cleaned Out His Kitchen.
burglars cleaned out the kitchen of
Abraham Steinberg's house, 14iO North
| Ninth street, st. Louis, the other
night.
They removed the stove, carrying it
4 l,,<,
Then they made clean haul of rs.
the Steinberg family came down for
breakfast they discovered the absence
of the cooking machinery.
| Shot from Ambush.
| DR.. G. &. Lockwood, of Burdett
Bates county, was shot, few days
since, by an unknown person from be-
hind n hedge, within short distance
of his home. The report of the gun
and his cries brought his wife to his
rescue. The assassin had fed. Nine
buchshot had deeply penetrated his
left side and back. His condition was
considered critical
Fell Dead.
The people of Kahoka were shocked
| the other morning to learn of the
death of Ben E. Turner, judge Of
the First judicial circuit of Missouri.
Judge Turner had been 10 ST. Louis,
and had returned home at nine o'clock
He went into his wife's chamber to bid
her good night, and fell dead across
| her bed.
Can Not BE Legally Hanged.
Hez Rasco's crime, the murder of
| In<o DO, AL 4
its punishment has been a subject of
discussion among the attorneys of st.
Joseph since his arrest The law has
been read and discussed, and it has
| been found that Rasco can only be sent
| to the reform school. He is under 1S
Terrible Triple Tragedy.
| In Reynolds county, the other dav,
John Imboden, aged %, killed his 15-
year-old sister, brother and Jacob Will
helm, an old man who made his home
with the Imbodens, Draining all of his
| victims with an ak. Two younger sis
tiers, whom he attacked, escaped 1m-
boden is in Jail at Centerville.
Farmers wife Murdered.
The wife of C. d. Smith, farmer,
Is miles east of Nevada, was found
dead in the house, with her head
crushed. Her husband was digging
potatoes in a feld some distance away
and left his wife alone in the house. 1t
is supposed she was murdered by q
| tramp.
Charged with Wife Murder.
| Mason Smith, husband of the woman
| found murdered in her home, 13 miles
southeast of Nevada, is charged by
the coroncr's jury with the crime. The
| jury rendered it's verdict and Smith
was put in Jail. Smith denies his
/ guilt.
| Too Much Politics.
| Joseph Lieble. q tailor, was carried
to the city dispensary in st. Louis
patrol wagon gibbering and chatter
ing idiot, as the result of long-con-
| tinued political controversies.
Heavy Registration In st. Louis.
The total registration in st. Louis
reached 1a2,1O4. The total registra-
ton for the presidential election OF
| 1892 was $3.50. The increase in 1896
| In thus shown to be A, 76$.
Meshodist Women Mee..
The annual convention of the Wom-