The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

of the United States mail line, and upon
his return home he went from HARRISON
t To peeover 5sm city to reR the fact and
home parties followed him out OF Kansas
City and shot him out of his buggy two
river. They tied his horse to a tree, robbed
him of valuable papers, but left 1920 Sc
creted In handkerchief, which was tied
around his body. His body was found by
woman and some children. They reported 1t
10 then Maj. Peabody stationed at Westport,
VINO sent out and brought the body to town
anu nlu sent word to mother at HarrisonViIle.
Feaoody turned the money over to mother,
ana the freebooters learning of the fact that
the money was there, came to the house in
mothers absence and hanged a faithful ne
eress and Jim, and tried to make them tell
where the money hidden. The negress
knew where the money was hidden but
wouldn't tell, and after she and Jim had
been tortured almost to death they were cut
down.
WAS A SOLDIER.
I went into the Confederate service, being
sworn in by Col Gid. Thompson, in Col
Hayes regiment. was in Capt. Jarrett's
company, of Gen. Shelby's brigade. During
the time | was on detached service and SOL
diered under Col. Ward Cockerill, Gen. Jack
son, Col. Gid. Thompson and Col. John T.
hughes and was in all or nearly all the
battles in Missouri up to the fall of 1863
| then reported to Gen. Mccullough at Henry
Tex, and remained there a month, when 1
was ordered to Freeport, and reported there
to Gen. Kirby Smith, who was in command
Of the trans Mississippi department. at
Shreveport, La. l reported to Gov. Allen for
service and was sent on to the Mississippi
river, and was ordered to destroy Confeder-
ate cotton to keep it from falling into the
hands Of the federals- Capt. Jarrett was in
command of the battalion. | was in command
of a company. While we were doing service
ON the Mississippi river we had many fights,
notably at Milikens bend, Joe's bayou and
Goodrich's landing. then returned to Bear
strap, La, and was next ordered to report to
Gen. Shelby, at Warren, Ark. l remained at
his command until April, 1864, when l was
transferred to Western 1exass and was or
dered to report to Col George Jackson, who
was expected to recruit regiment in New
Mexico and Colorado. l then went through to
the Pacific coast with letters of march, eX-
pecting to deliver them on board vessels at
| Victoria, B. c. l was on the Pacific coast
when the collapse came and the Confederacy
| went down. l remained in California until
| October, 1865; then returned to Missouri
| went to work to improve our old Hecker
| farm, eight miles south of independence.
| There l found mother i'll with consumption,
which had evidently originated with expo
| sure during the l remained there until
| February, 1865, and worked on the farm every
| day. A federal soldier warned me one day
| that an organized mob was getting ready to
surround the house, and I got out. l went
| to Rev. Tom Fristo, in Howard county.
| counseled with Gov. King as to what course
| was best to pursue, and he told me to &c
| South so I went to Louisiana l went in
| with Capt. ]. G. Lee, and remained until the
| fall of 1867. In January of that year we had
| rented the Bass plantation, and on the 4th
| of March the levee broke in front Of our
| house and the farm overlooked. In October
returned to Jackson county, Missouri. On
| returning home 1 found that during 1857
| there had been
SEVERAL BANK ROBBERIES
in Missouri and that mob law was in full