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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
ESCAPED THE MoB's VENGEANCE.

Lon Lackey, the third of the sus-
pected murderers of the Winner family,
at Richmond, who escaped death at the
hands of the mob at Lexington Sunday
night, was brought to Kansas City from
Lexington last night and lodged in the
county Jail. He would not talk about
the murder, further than to assert that
he was innocent of any completely.
He is 20 years old and has been a
miner all his life. He is not married.
His parents live near Richmond, and
he claims he was in Richmond on the
night of the murder.
Deputy Sheriff Fulkerson stated last
night to a Journal reporter that infor-
nation was received Saturday at Lex
Ington that a mob was forming in Ray
county to lynch Lackey, Winner and
Nelson, who had been under arrest on
suspicion of being the murderers, and
who had been taken to Lexington for
safe keeping,
LackeY was removed to Richmond,
and Mr.. Fulkerson wanted to take
Winner and Nelson away, but Judge
Ryland said there was no apparent
danger That night they were taken
out and lynched.
1t was the intention of the Ray coun-
ty officials to bring the three men to
Kansas City yesterday, and Deputy
Green started with Lackey for Lexing-
ton yesterday morning. They had not
heard of the lynching, but upon reach
ing the river bank they saw the bodies
OF Winner and Nelson hanging from a
low tree limb.
"For Gods sake, hurry up" said
Lackey to Deputy Sheriff Green, and
the horse was urged TO run until the
ferryboat was reached.
Lackey will be kept in Kansas City
until February, when he will be taken
to Richmond for trial.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
AIR FUEL FOR euNeoATs.
Interesting Experiments Being Made Il
the German Navy.

Interesting Experiments Being Made in
the German Navy.
The German naval authorities have
decided to partially heat the boilers of
theiF men-of-war with oil. This new
oil Is called 'neasut," says the Phila-
delphia Record. 1t Is strictly tar oil,
product of the distillation of Ignite,
and is dark brown in color. Several
tanks will be constructed for it on
each vessel, and from these tanks pipes
will lead to the furnaces, and the oil
will be conducted thereto through these
pipes.
From the pipes it will be elected by
steam in u spray, and the resulting
flame is very bright and absolutely
smolxeless. So far as it's heating power
is concerned, 1t is declared TO be great
ly superior to coal. Another feature
which has served to recommend 1t Is
its cheapness. The duties of the stokers
are also greatly lightened by it's use.
The time saved in getting up steam
is another consideration that carried
great weight, for the effect of the flame
Is instantaneous, and the highest pres
sure can be obtained almost Immediate
ly. The value of this power to'a man.
of-war is almost inestimable, while the
advantage to torpedo boats is also very
great.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
MISSOURI CONGRESSMEN.
PluralIties by Which the Twelve Dem.
Ocrats and Three Republicans
Win.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. Fol
lowing is the congressional vote in
Missouri, by districts, for the republi-
can and democratic candidates at the
recent election:
First district-Giles (Dem.), 24,-
O44; Clark (Rep.), 1890. Giles
plurality, 4,724.
Second district-Bodine Oem.) 25,-
1862; Loomis (Rep.), 19,367. Bodine's
plurality, 6,495
Third district-Dockery Oem. 49,
952; Orton, (Rep.), 1864. Dock
ery's plurality, 5,31S.
Fourth district-Cochran Dem },
21,512; Crowther (Rep.), 1858.
Cochran's plurality, 8, 1929.
Fifth district-Cowherd (Dem.) F., 25,-
966; Neff (Rep), 21,3o6. Cowherd's
majority, 1850.
Sixth district-DeArmond Dem.)
%, ,524; Hamilton (Rep.), 16,722. DE
Almonds plurality, 1902.
Seventh distrlct-Cooney (Dem },
27,846; Tracey (Rep.) 21,772. Coon
ey's plurality, 6,074.
Eighth district-Bland Dem.) a.
COS; Hubbard (Rep }, 9,175. Bland''
plurality, 1881.
Ninth district-Clark Oem.), 49,,
go; Treloar (Rep.), 17,475. Clark :.
plurality, 2,495.
Tenth distrIct-Lemp (Dem.), o.,
060; Bartholdt (Rep.), 25,513. Bar
tholdt's plurality, ,453.
Eleventh district = Hunt Oem.
24,676; Joy (Rep.), 2s,353. joys
plurality, 3,677.
Twelfth district-Kern (Dem.) II.
568; Pearce (Rep.), 81 ,483. Pearce' :;
plurality, 3,915.
Thirteenth district-Robb CDem. }
22,310; Steel (Rep.), 1902. Robb'
plurality, 3,248.
Fourteenth distrIct-Vandlver dem
25,0S9; Snider (Rep.), 2O,659. Van
divers plurality, ,430.
Fifteenth dIstrict-Benton (Dem.)
"a, ,155; Burton (Rep), 1000. Ben
toms plurality, 7,145.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
HANGED BY A MOB,
Jesse Winner and James Nelson Taken Fom
the Lafayette County Jail
and LyDched.
Which Occurred Near Richmond, Ray County
Mo, October 26th, 1896.

and he did not carry it out. He demon
strated that he was brave man on
this occasion, and the INTELLIGENCER
IS happy to bear testimony to that fact
to the people of this county. Deputy
Goode preferred death to giving over
the keys, and Milt Crowder was fear
less enough to exhort the boys TO be
brave, even while he was at the mob's
mercy. The rest of the guards, d. O..
Heathman, James and Robert Roberts,
Chas. Rex, v. c. Dickerson, 10. John
son and Clyde Wright, also acted the
parts of brave, cool-headed men.
On Saturday night the editor of the
INTELLICENCER had an interview with
Nelson and Winner. Nelson talked
freely, but Winner said nothing.
When told that a mob was possible,
Nelson said he was not afraid for it
to come, and that he could make it a
talk that would save his life. The
wretched fellows nerve failed him, and
all that he could say was that he was
innocent.
Nelson was so years old, and leaves
a wife and two children. Winner, was
| 2S years old, and was, as a result OF
mis- own and Nelson's deed, without
family. Both were coal miners at
Richmond.
Prosecuting Attorney Aull says: 81
have sufficient evidence to identify
some of the parties, and have the
names of many others; also property
\ hol to of nc
the last act of my life expect to bring
the perpetrators to justice, and shall
request the assistance of the attorney
general and all the power that the
state can lend, to see that such con-
spiracies against the law are punished,
and the conspirators brought to justice.
They treated our officers like brutes,
and showed they had as little regard
for law as they claimed had the alleged
murderers they were Eseeklng. Had
they came the night before, some OF
! them would have been in the hands OF
the undertaken, or in the Lafayette
county Jail. The officers did their full
duty, but were helpless under the
circumstances.
Attorney Aull gave the above state
ment to the INTELLIGENCER last Mon
day morning at O'Clock. He is one
of the ablest attorneys IN the state,
and means what he says.
On Saturday night Winner admitted
to prisoner in Jail that he was guilty.
The mob came across the river in
skiffs at IL O'Clock Sunday night, and
returned in the same manner at l 80
O'Clock Monday morning.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
THE LYNCHING.

The mob hanged Winner and Nelson
to a small oak tree about one-half mile
from the river in Ray county. Both
mems feet were touching the ground.
They were strangled to death, the neck
of neither being broken. The express
sion on the face of Winner, when
viewed by an INTELLIGGNCER reporter,
showed that he died IN a state of
ghastly fright, but the expression of
Nelson indicated that he had met death
in a fearless and defiant manner. The
excitement in Ray county was intense.
The generel sentiment there is that the
guilty parties are hanged.
The report is current that Nelson
confessed his guilt to the mob, but that
Winner did not.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
HAD NO NOTICE.

The only notice that the officers here
had of the Intentions of a mob was a
telegram received here Saturday night
from the Kansas City World, which
notified its correspondent that mob
was probable, and to watch the Jail.
This telegram was turned over to the
officers, and on the strength of it a
heavy guard was placed over the Jail
Saturday night, but on Sunday nothing
was received from the officials of Ray
county, and it was thought that as they
had given no warning, there was no
danger.
The prisoners belonged to Ray county,
and it is rather strange that the officers
there did not give the officers here some
notice. 1t is not sufficient for them to
say that they did not know. Every
body over there knew it. The Kansas
City World knew of the excitement
there, and the officers at Richmond
could have known it if they had wanted
to find it out.
Sheriff Wright, who went to his farm,
near Wellington, Saturday, returned
Monday. lie SAID TO the INTELLIGEN-
GER: II regret that the mob succeeded
in taking the prisoners. L had no notice
of probability of mob, or 1 would
have been here. did not know that
Nelson was here, he having been
brought here after left. Had L been
here L would likely have followed the
advice of Judge Ryland, Attorney Aull
and those citizens who advised my dep
uties, and acted in the matter as did my
deputies"
Sheriff Wright is as brave as lion
and absolutely fearless, but his presence
here would not have altered the result.
The mob came after Nelson and Win
ner and they intended to take them,
even if they had to wade through a sea
of blood to get them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
NELSON KNOWN HERE.

Little of Winners character or record
is known here, but many knew Nelson.
He is a bad character. Several years
ago he worked here in the mines, and
bore the 'snickname'' "Guiteau." He
committed several minor crimes here,
and was generally regarded as a
''brute'' Civilization loses nothing
in his transportation from this field OF
its progress.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
LACKEY BROUGHT HERE.

On Monday Deputy Sheriff Green, of
Richmond, brought Lon Lackey, the
the third one charged with the triple
murder, here for safe keeping. Green
did not know of the mob until he passed
the two men hanging to a tree in Ray
county. When he arrived here Lackey
was terribly frightened. The sight of
the two men dangling in the air almost
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
SCAT, THEREl


The following humorous poem, written
by ]. L. Marshall, of this place, and
published last spring, was memorized by
a ten-year-old boy in Washington City
and declaimed at the closing exercises OF
a school there in June, and was vocifer-
ously encored by the large audience in
attendance.
Just look at that Everlasting catl"
Knocked the milk crock over while after
rat,
And Just as he made the rat to squeaI,
Both fell into a barrel of meal
Scat, therel
He's killed my canary bird, too,
Believe pll kill him-woulnd't your
While trying to catch a mouse
Fell in the pot OF soup ''cas ouse"-
Scat, therel
He "meows" about all the night,
Keeping the children in such fright,
Just look hereI he's a ''sooner cnt' too,
He vexes me so don't know what to do
Scat. therei
n be hasn't killed the sseoklsd hsn'a
AID rsh nd h.1 ..n a, Eilsba6.
iIs COWS ~ rfenf E|taI NJ bHl oetF
We SIT down to read the news,
Then he begins his "wailful" news,
We can't leave the table for a minute
Bat he jumps right up on it
Scat, therel
He's got to biting the babies toes,
Whenever about his cradle he goes,
Won't let another cat stay on the place
Just lookl now he's broke my flower VAST
Scat, therel
We can't leave the press doors open,
But he's right in there certain,
Gracious-he's in there now,
Just then heard him "meow"-
Scat, therel
With other cats keeps up row,
Don't see what cats are made for anyhow,
Unless tits Just to worry and tease
See now!-he's scratching off his fieas-
Scat, therel
We can't sleep bit at night,
While with other cats he's in a fight,
With other cats keeps up such squealing,
Making night hideous with CATER
wauling-
Scat, therel
Fell in the well while fooling about,
Sorry y we ever fished him out,
With neighbo kittens raises row,
Scat, therel
He kills kittens same as mice,
Seems to think them Just as nice,
Hunts them Just al much as rats,
Seems bent on destroying race of cats
Scat, therel
He steals upstairs, sleeps on the bed,
Do wish to mercy he was dead,
l expect he's upstairs now,
Yes, he ISL heard him "meow"-
Scat, therel
When on mischief he Is bent,
He won't "scat there" worth a cent,
But must beat him with a stick,
See there-eating rats has made him sick
SCAT, thetel
"Excuse me-" observed the man in
spectacles, "but am surgeon, and that
is not where the liver Is" "Never you
mind where his liver is" retorted the
other. "If it was in his big toe or ais left
ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers would
reach it and shake it for him. On that
you can bet your gig-lamps." Crist Il
Day. l-25 ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
Fortunes in Royal Plates,

The British crown plate includes O
peacock of precious stones, valued at
C $4,000, which came from India; q
tigers head. with solid ingot of gold
for tongue, and crystal teeth; and a
magnificent gold shield, valued at 6 10,-
900, which was made from snuff-boXes
by order of George IV.-Chicago Trib-
u
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12
"Spartacus' at the GRIND Ope1 a
House..

Julia. .......... .. Miss Alma kruyer
Mr.. Louis James aud the Wagen-
halls and Kemper Company gave last
night, at the Grand Opera House, the
hnest production of DIR. Robert Mont
gomery's tragedy of "Sparthcus, the
Gladiator" that New Orleans has ever
seen, especially as to scenery, costumes
and properties. Every one of the
twelve scenes in the five acts was IL
picture. The most important scenes
are the tapestried chamber of Crassus,
the hall of columns of the praetor..tc,
the camp of the gladiators at Gnla,
showing the bay of Naples with funIing
Vesuvius in the background, the
Roman Campagna, the historical Wa
| Sacra, and the great scene of the arena
in the Circo Massimo or Coliseum,
where Spartacus meets and conquers
the greatest gladiators of Rome. Lbs
latter shows an entirely new effect in
stage dressing, being constructed in
the manner OF panorama, showing
the whole interior of the vast amphi-
theater, the auditorium of the theatre,
completing the circle in whose ensan-
guined dust fell so many gall NJ
warriors and heroic martyrs TO the
cause of the Nazarene. This scene
provoked great enthusiasm, and went
TO make the production as fine as some
of Henry Irving's gcand stage settings.
All that painters and carpenters could
do for "Spartacus'' has been done in
this production; all that any actor now
living can do with the title role
making an impersonation worthy to be
compared with that of Forrest, the
great original in the parts done by
Louis James in acing Spartacus. The
actor is of heroic physique. Since the
death of Davenport and Mccullough
he has been the best Brutus on the
stage, the noblest Roman of them all.
Now he stands unrivaled as Spartacus.
His first appearance is touching. He
enters as a chained slave, with hair
long and unkempt. lie has been
whipped and robbed of wife and child
and liberty, and is more beast than
mana sorry sight. When he has
been induced to fight for his liberty,
and is shown in the arena, he Is shaven
and shorD, and is magnificent. His
answer to the Praetor as TO what he
thought OF Rome was grand display
of dramatic eloquence, brilliant, bitter
and purposeless. From first to last, in
fierceness, tenderness, desperation,
from slave to conquerer, and to his
betrayal and terrible death, Mr.. flames
makes every point possible, and
a grand performance throughout Ifr
was vociferously applanded and eirph
curtain calls at the end of each act
Guy Lindsey's delivery of the famous
speech of blood and horror won him
rounds of applause. Miss Kruger was
lovely IN the Roman costume of the
period, which was near TO nature and
free from art. Miss Everett was all in
Sonona that the part called for.
MIR. Louis James will appear at he
New Grand opera house, Lexington,
Mo-, Wednesday, December l6, IN the
above play, "Spartacus, the Gfadia-
tor ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12

The old lady was right when she said,
the child might die if they waited for the
doctor. She saved the little ones life
with a few doses OF One Minute Cough
Cure. She had used IT for Group before
Crist & Day. 1-25-1y
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12

II you have carpet rags you wish woven
take them to Mrs. Posten, west OF water
tower, 10'atf
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-12

threw HIM into Mysteries. Deputy
Green was told by Sheriff Wright to
pass on'' with his prisoner, and Depu-
ties Green and Fulkerson took Lackey
to Kansas City for safe keeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
FoR BRIGHT CHILDREN.
How They Can Make Toy Furniture from
Old Corks.

|
If there's box Of old corks in the
pantry the boy or girl, with jaclsnife,
can make a whole set of furniture and
many other interesting things out Of
them.
Al the tools and materials necessary
are very sharp knife, box of matches,
bottle of thick mucilage, Bob's water
color paints, few old calling cards, a
hairpin or two, pair of stout scissors,
with sharp points, and the pin-cushion.
With these and the corks you can
find great deal of interesting amuse-
ment.
Perhaps the best thing to begin with
Is the cork out of the mustard pot,
which is large and fat Snip the sui
phur heads off of four matches, leaving
them square at the ends. Sharpen the
other ends little, make four holes
with the penknife in the under side Of
the cork and stick the pointed ends of
the matches into these. Cut out a
circle of visiting card somewhat
larger than the mustard cork, paste it
on top of the cork, and there stands
a beautiful piece of nursery carpentry,
table all complete. A small, square bit
of cork that once served to stop the
mouth of a little glass jam jar and
sticking in four matches for feet and
two more on the upper side for back,
with bit of cork at the top of these,
one has at once delightful chair to go
with the table and stool. The next
piece of manufacture might be tee
totum, and here Bob's paints begin to
come into play.
Cut match in half; sharpen one end
little. Cut q thin slice crossways
from a claret cork and stick the match
through the middle of it, pointed end
first. Cut out a circle of cardboard
four times as large as the cork, and
draw two lines at right angles across
the disk. That will leave it divided into
four quarters, and these quarters are
to be painted blue, green, yellow and
red. Bore hole in the center of the
disk and slip the blunt end of the
match through it until the cardboard
rests upon the cork. Next cut another,
but rather thicker, slice from the cork,
bore hole in the center and stick the
blunt end of the match through, press
ing it down till it touches the card.
This will leave about an inch of match
to be taken between finger and thumb
for spinning this beautiful teetotum.
Cutting long slices through the mid
die of the cork leaves pieces which, with
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
A TINY PASSENGER.
Tws-Year-Old Girl left to BE Sent to
r,.r- Decatur, III.

Tws-Yeay-old Girl left to BE Sent to
Decatur, Ill
While the matron Of the Union rail-
way station at Indianapolis, Ind, was
busy the other night with passengers
q woman approached with the remark:
1.-THE parents of this child have sep
arated, and she is tagged for Decatur,
H." The matron begged the woman
to wait a moment, but when she looked
around the stranger had gone, but had
left a child, bright two-year-old, with
a card pinned to it's dress on which was
inscribed: "My name is Leila Ress, Of
Winchester. I am going to Mrs. Emma
knight, post Office box 112, Decatur,
H." The impression prevailed among
the Union station attaches that some
thing was wrong, but later there came
q telegram from Mrs. Knight saying
that the child's mother was her sister,
and to forward as per directions. The
little one remained about the Union
railway station throughout the day
and until II p. m. at night, making
hosts of friends. During the day the
matron received so or more offers OF
adoption.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28
A REMARKABLE BIBLE.
Artists of Renown Illustrate It with One
Hundred Large Pictures.


The most remarkable illustrated Bible
in existence is to be published shortly
at Amsterdam, in Dutch, English, Ger
man and French editions. The project
has been ripening for years, but large
capital had to be subscribed first and
numerous contracts made. Everything
is at last ready for start.
The work will appear in rs parts,
each with four large pictures.
Burne-Jones, Gerome, Morot and It's
sot will do Genesis; Tadema, Exodus
and Numbers, and Jean Paul Laurens,
Judges and Ruth. To Sargent and Is
raels will be given the story of David.
Benjamin Constant will supply three
pictures in Samuel and two in the life
of Christ, while Munkacsy has scenes
surrounding the crucifxion.
Many other eminent French and Ger
man painters have commissions, but
Walter Crane, who does the cover and
some pictures, is the only other Eng
lishman mentioned.
Mcneil has not yet entered the COM
binatinn, but it is hoped that he will
do so. ,--,,-.. ..... ..- ...,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-28

the aid Of Bob's paints, can be turned
into beautiful set of dominoes, and by
cutting out square pieces one can make
a beautiful set of noiseless dice to be
used with the backgammon board.
But perhaps the incest toy of all made
in this shop, which has for its sign:
"Old cork taken in exchange for new
playthings," is the set of parlor croquet.
To begin this heavy but fruitful labor
cut out IS small squares of cork. Bend
into curved hoop-a miniature of those
used in lawn croquet-nine hairpins
and these, with each end stuck into on,
o. the small squares of cork, will stan
upright and serve as table wickets for
the game. Cut slices crossways from
the vinegar-bottle cork, and into the
middle of each of these stick a match
whose end has been sharpened for the
purpose. This can be painted around
with rings Of contrasting colors, as il
done to the goal stakes of lawn croquet
Next, for the mallets hunt about in
the cork box for four small ones of even
size-those from the small medicine
walls serve nicely if they have not been
stained by drugs. These, if nice shape,
need no cutting at all. Matches will
serve as handles for these mallets, and a
band Of color must be painted around
each, so that players may distinguish
their own mallets. Some nice, large,
old sugar-coated pills would make beau
tiful balls for this nursery croquet, with
a stripe Of paint around each one.-Chi-
cago Record.