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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
She MASQUERADED As A BOY.
YOUNG WOMAN WANTED HERE FOR
ROBBERY TELLS A WILD TALE.
Arrested i'm Omaha, 1t Develops That
h Has Been Following the
Man Who Killed Her Broth
eF to Stay Him.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2O.-(Special.) Mas
querading as a boy, "Queenie'' Stewart, a
young mulatto woman, attempted to avenge
her brothers murder to-day. by shooting
Joseph Graves. Both are from Kansas
City. Graves said he conducted a restau-
rant at 614 East Twelfth street. Kansas
City, and was forced to kill Mark Red
mond, September 3, 1886. for which he was
acquitted. Since then the girl. dressed in
her brothers clothes. claims she has been
following him all over the country: When
would yet have Graves life.
Graves saw the girl approaching him on
liceman. The officer refused to believe her
to be a woman, but took the pistol from
her. Both were arrested. The girl secured
q position at a local hotel as a porter, a
she was a girl. She was so clever as to
even deceive her aunt. Mrs. George Woods.
claiming to be one of her numerous BROTH
ers from Kansas City.
Mrs Woods, when interviewed, emphat-
ically denied that the supposed boy was
a girl. and so earnest was her denial that
the discovery OF womenS clothing in the
headquarters. where she saw the girl. and
satisfied herself. The young. woman is
booked as Mrs. Queenie Victoria Stewart"
Mack Redmond. brother Of Mrs. Stewart.
was shot and killed September 5, 1896. at
Twelfth and Charlotte streets by 10 Graves.
who had a negro restaurant near where
the shooting occurred. Graves was arrest
ed, tried and acquitted on the plea of self
defense. Redmond was porter in n nearby
barber shop. and had been paying attention
to a waiter girl in Graves restaurant.
Graves warned him to keep away from the
place. and on the day of the shooting forci-
bly, elected him from the door. He secured
some bricks and started back to whip
door and shot him.. He died at the city
Mrs. Lillian Stewart. who is known IN
worked in a barber shop on Third street
between Walnut street and Grand avenue
for a year after the killing of her brother.
She married a negro named Stewart. who
cooked at Beck's restaurant near Fourth
and Walnut streets. She was arrested sew
| eral times in Kansas City last summer Tor
m.asauerading in mems clothing
Several months ago she FOUND work as
a domestic in the home Of Frank Dickson.
| manager of the Industrial Land Associa-
ton. who lives at 321 Olive street. Novem-
Der 16 she stole a gold watch, several suits
of clothing. IS in money and other jewelry
| from Mr.. Dickson and left town. When
| arrested in Omaha she had on one Of Mr..
Dickson's suits.
A warrant charging "Queenie" with
| grand larceny was sworn out before JUS
tice Kruger yesterday and Detective Nc
| Anany will leave this morning for Omaha
| to bring her back. The police at Omaha
| were wired last night to hold Mrs. Stew
art.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
TRIED TO KILL GEN. SHELBY.
Story Told mt fancy County Camp
fire-How Shelby Sold Stolen
LOGS,

Just after the presidential election last
year there We're in fancy county two well
known men with parties encamped within
a short distance of each other. They were
William ]. Bryan and General 10 Shelby.
Mr.. Bryan was there for rest with polit-
ical friends, and General Shelby, as United
States marshal, was on government busi-
mess, the disposition OF logs stolen along
the White river. Two such men in the
county at the same time naturally attract
ed much attention, and the people came
from miles 10 see them.
The people from the wilds of fancy coun-
ty are interesting in the customs and cos
tumes-veritable ~people-most
OF them had never seen a railroad. But
they had heard of both Bryan and Shelby.
Whole families came in wagons and on
horseback. with supplies to last for several
days.
Mr.. Bryan shook hands with them, re-
ceived them kindly. and they listened with
respect to what he said to them. But it
was with General Shelby that they were
leader of some of the men in the war. and
many interesting experiences were related.
One old man rode up and; after hitching
his horse to n tree. asked for odd Jo."
Just then General Shelby came from one
of the wagons. There he is now and
for a few seconds the two men stood look
ing at each other.
I've heard that voice before" said Shell
by. This must be Bill Starne." Right
YOU are said the stranger, and they
grasped each others hands.
"Generak do you remember the day we
quarreled?" asked Starne. when they were
seated around the campfire. 1T was the
day after we were licked by the Yankees.
and you were cross. j filled up on old
mule corn whisky and walked past You
as you were sitting IN a log. You told me
TO stop drinking and j told you TO go to
h. You had me put under guard. I
was mad. and in my drunken condition
determined TO kill you. ! was released that
evening and got some more old mule In
me, and when we received orders to saddle
our horses l got as near you as possible.
1t was very dark when We reached White
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21

river, several miles above here, and I
thought it would be a good chance to get
even with you. The river was deeper than
usual and the water came up to my waist
which 40 doubt saved your life, as my
pistols were soaked. l rode behind you as
we forded the river. and just as we reached
the middle l drew my gun and, placing
the muzzle within two feet of your head.
pulled the trigger. but the cap was wet
of the hammer I'M covered me with your
gun. I threw up my hands, and when We
reached the other bank you lit a match
my men want to kill me let them do it in
daylight. when they can get better aim
That's all you said. and. putting your gun
prised that 1 almost fell from my horse,
as | believed old Jo' would kill me. None
Of the other boys ever knew ANYTHING abou.
it. and tonight is the first time l have
ever mentioned it since. 1 would have died
for old Jo' after that"
Yes" responded the general. you We're
nearly killed several times on my account
and l felt 1 could always trust you. l pc
lieve you carry a ball. now, that was IN
tended for me after the fght IN mi A riGht as
half a dozen Union soldiers VINO We're nlo-
den in the woods. You saw them and ran
to me to pull me under cover but arrived
ball. 'A'' Be-
Il had that cut out twenty years ago."
licked by the Yankees have !! seen Ole
Jo' sitting on a stump crying like a baby
because so many OF his boys had been
killed"
When Shelby came to sell the logs there
were nearly 100 men present, most of whom
had 4 gun on their shoulder or hanging to
their saddles. The men who claimed the
logs had made threats that trouble would
result If Shelby tried to sell them. A num-
Der of these men were formerly members
of the noted Bald Knobber gang and in
the distance doomed up one of these bald
knobs where the members Of the organiza-
ton used to meet. General Shelby and his
men expected trouble, but the old soldier
had been through too many battles to finch
now. and mounting a pile of logs announced
the terms of the sale. AS he concluded n
rough-looking backwoodsman, somewhat
intoxicated. stepped forward and said: I'VE
don't intend to allow this sale to take place
and warn you not to try it" The deputies
had surrounded their chief with their VIM
chesterS and their heavy six-shooters, ready
for use The old fighters eyes shone like
the days of "'61," and exclaiming, II was
sent here by the United States court to
sell these logs and. by Cd, 1 am going to
placed under arrest, or shot down in the
attempt Not a word was said for fully a
minute and the crowd LOOKED uneasy. Then
General Shelby asked for bids. The logs
We're sold without any trouble, but the price
received was so low that the sale was not
approved by Judge Philips. of the United
States court. and another sale was held
several months later, at which General
Shelby took a severe cold. which caused his
death.
The two camps were in plain view of each
other; yet there was no interchange of
visit. Whatever Mr.. Bryan may nave
thought in the matter is not known; but
refusal to call upon the leader Of the silver
forces.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21

ground, decided the work had been done by
experts. He found the pickaN with which
the vault had been opened under a side
still upon it., and showed that it had been
bought at a store in Wilbur, Neb., a small
hamlet forty miles from Ohiowa- From
tn. storekeeper Mr.. Tillotson secured a
good description of the men who had pur-
chased the pickax. md at once wired it to
Mr.. Schumacher succeeded in Identifying
Rigley and Wilson. both of whose pictures
were in his rogues' ga Try, and their arrest
at Lincoln, Neb., followed on Jun q, less
than a month after the robbery had been
committed.
Before the captives were arraigned for
trial for the Ohiowa job they were taken
to Osceola. Neb.. for trial on a charge of
having robbed a bank at Shelby. Neb. They
were acquitted. but after being placed on
trial for the Ohiowa job "~Frenchy" con-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
SENT UP FOR SEVEN YEARS
KANSAS CITY PINKERTONS CONVICT
TWO NOTED BURGLARS.
George L. RiEley md "Frenchy" De
we're Found Guilty of Bank Rob-
berry at Geneva, Neb,
Yesterday.

A telegram reached the local Pinkerton
headquarters yesterday stating that George
L. Rigley, alias Davis. alias Joe Bush.
and Thomas Wilson, alias Lovejoy. alias
DeVere, alias "F%renchy." had been SEN
fenced to seven years each in the Ne
braska penitentiary on a charge OF safe
blowing. Rigley and Wilson were arrested
at the instigation of the Kansas City Pink
erton bureau and were convicted on evil
dence secured by the bureau. Assistant
Superintendent +. H.. Tillotson worked on
the case for several months and was pres
emit at their trial at Geneva. Neb., as the
states most important witness. He was
highly gratified at receiving the favorable
message yesterday and talked freely to 4
berry and some of its interesting features.
Rigley is a smooth crook and safebiower
and has done time in many penitentlaries
street, Omaha He is % years old. 3 feet 81
inches in height and weighs l45 pounds.
He is considered by the authorities a
the penitentiaries at Joliet. ILL.,, Jefferson
City. Mo-. and Fort Madison. Ia. He spent
two terms in the latter prison, but when
his last sentence was about out he was
transferred to the prison at Anomosa- He
escaped from this prison in 1893.
Wilson. who is better known as
fame among the rogues' gallery class of
crooks. His home is anywhere his hat
is off,
On the night of May IS. 1897. the bank at
Ohiowa, Neb., was broken into and the
safe robbed of $3.50 in cash. The burglars
had picked a hole through the vault with a
pickax, and had completely demolished the
bank safe, which was inside the vault and
contained the money. Gunpowder had been
used to blow the safe. Ohiowa is a small
town. and the local authorities were at a
complete loss to know who the robbers
were.
The contents of the safe had been in
srred against robbery in the Fidelity and
Casualty Company. of New York. and this
latter concern. upon being notified of the
robbery. at once put the Pinkertons at
to the Kansas City office. and Mr.. Tillot-
son was detailed on it. He arrived in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
CUTTING TEETH AT EIGHTY.
MIR. JACKMAN HAS EIGHT NEW ONES
AND MORE COMING.
He's Mighty Proud Of This Third Set
of Teeth, Which orced Out
the Worn Ones As They

He is 50 years old and is cutting his third
set of teeth, and William NJ. ackma is as
proud of them as he was seventy odd years
ago when his second set of teeth began to
crowd out the milk teeth Of his childhood.
In the r%ighthand pocket of his homespun
vest Mr.. Jackman carries eight old and
worn teeth that were pushed out by the
new ones.
Mr.. Jackman has a farm eight miles
north of Sweet Springs. in Saline county.
He is visiting his son, George Jackman,
who lives at 9l9 Jefferson street.
"Them's my old teeth said the old gen.
tleman last night as he fumbled in his
vest pocket and brought out the eight teeth
that had been worn down almost to the
gums by constant chewing of food and to-
bacco. He ratified them together In his
hand like 4 set of dice.
IL was mighty surprising to me when
the new teeth began to come OUT he
said. The first one came a year ago.
First one of my teeth began to get loose
and bye and bye 1 pulled it out with my
fingers and then I noticed what I thought
at first was a root where the tooth had
been But 1t wasn't a root. 1t was a new
ana there she is"
show ed an eyetooth that was as sound as
a tooth could be and was full size.
III the last year I've cut eight Of EN-"
said Mr.. Jackman, land there's the last
two" He showed in the side of his upper
jaw two teeth that were just pushing
through the gum. They were not old
enough to be much stained with tobacco
juice. but looked almost ivory white be-
side the other molars.
wo 1Hds sou By Say my I ssssa About HSw; B. bow hey 90
said the old man. and he hit the floor 4
whack with his homemade cane and
laughed at his own joke.
III be " the 18th day of next February
nature didn't intend for me to live a good
bit longer she wouldn't give me a set Of
new teeth, would she?"
Mr.. Jackman's experience sets c. defiance
tobacco chewing. ruins the teeth: He has
Cbewed tobacco for nearly Sixty-five years,
and has smoked 1t. too, and in all his life
he had only two teeth that decayed: they
had them pulled by a dentist. All the rest
OF his teeth were ound. but became worn
almost to the gums. and those that have
not been pushed out by new teeth are In
new teeth came in place OF the two that
were pulled fifteen years ago;
Mr.. Jackman has seven children living
and five dead. He has thirty grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchildren. His wife
died last January at the age OF q years.
One of his sons lives in Higginsville. Mo-.
and the rest of the children. except George.
who is in Kansas City, live on farms In
Dentists say that cases like that of Mr..
Jackman are very rare, but are spoken of
in the textbooks on dentistry. Mr.. Jack
man says:
"Tve read about such things and heard
tell of 'em, but I never knew anyone be-
fore to cut a third set CT teeth"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
OUT IN ~CRACKERNECK.
A St. Louis Reporter Has the Expert
ence Of His Life In Marshal
HuIse's Company.

A reporter for a st. Louis evening paper
came to Independence yesterday and went
with City Marshal Hulse to CrackeEneck
and Blue cut to get pictures OF scenes
whereabouts and material for a story about
train robbers and train holdups. The re-
porter had n kodak. He was a imid ap-
pearing young man and as Marshal Hulse
piloted him to the scenes of so many noted
robberics he told the reporter one blood
curdling tale after another about the peo-
ple of Crackerneck, and especially how they
disliked newspaper reporters and sketch
artists. Marshal Hulse led the reporter to
believe that at any moment he was likely
to be amhushed and he would certainly be
shot at if it was discovered that he was
taking pictures for publication.
At Kelly's Crossing. where the last hold
up occurred, the reporter went down the
track alone to make a snap shot of the
place. Suddenly two shots rang out from
the woods and the reporter started on a
wild run up the railroad track to where
Hulse was waiting. He thought he had
been attacked by the natives of Crackerneck
but a moment later an old man with a
rabbit appeared and explained that he
had fired the shots at the rabbit. The
reporter begged Marshal Hulse to not tell
the story, but it was too good to keep.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21

and his relatives are noted for heavy
boards. but not of extraordinary length. He
is six feet in height and weighs 1I5 pounds.
When standing with his beard down it
extends about two feet on the floor. He
has not shaved for over twenty years.
In the year 1S. Mr.. Larow came West.
settling in Barton county. and was a farm
er and stock raiser for a number of years,
owning a farm several miles south of La
mar. About two years ago he moved to
Lamar and is now engaged in the coal
business.
When asked what benefits are to be de-
rived from wearing such an expanse of
whiskers. he said that he did not know
that his had been of any rrusual benefit to
him.. He wears his bearu braided and
wound around his body or wrapped inside
his vest.
During the fall of 1893 Mr.. Larow visited
Chicago and the worlds fair. spending the
winter in that city. during n portion Of
which time he exhibited his mammoth
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
THE MAJOR is BELLIcosE.
Joe Hudson VANS to click
h StufIin& Out of

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 20.-(Special.) Major
]. X. Hudson is again on the warpath. He
is dissatisfied with the policy of President
Mckinley towards Cuba and is opposed to
"bossism'' in Kansas politics.
"Oh. how I woul like to have hold Of the
Capital for a few weeks!' he said to-day.
The Capital was Hudsonrs old paper. II
would set the Kansas people afire on this
stuffing out of Spain and free Cuba. For
eign nations would then have some respect
for us. Now they have none. Our policy
towards Cuba has led them to believe that
we are a set of towards. We shoul give
Spain the same dose that Austria did Tur-
key the other day. We could settle the
whole thing in twenty-four hours"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
Personal.

S. NJ. Delano. Chicago. is at the Coates.
c. II. Mintur, Cincinnati. is at the Coates.
r. F. Brandon, Boston, is at the Coates.
George A. Kelley. New York, is at the
Coates.
H. d. Williams. st. Louis. is al the
Coates.
George R. Crane. Chicago. is at the
Coates.
C. T. Barden, Springfield. Mass. is at
the Coates
L. Stephenson, Jr., Menominee. Mich, is at
the Coates.
Charles D. Carey. Cheyenne. Wyo.. is at
the Coates.
Mrs. Charles D. Wood. Denver. Col. is
at the Coates.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
j. G. McCoy's Appointment.

Mr.. ]. G. Mccoy. Of Wichita. kas.. who
fs Iiy, stock inspector for the state of Kan
sas at the stock yards. received notice yes
terday tina he had been elected TO ill
the vacancy on the board Of directors of
the Kansas State Historical Society. caused
by the death of ex-Congressman Kelley.
Mr.. Mccoy has been prominently identi-
fed with Kansas history for a great
many wears and has been specially promi-
nent in his association with the states live
stock industry. He will be live stock in
spector at the yards during the coming
year
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
fessed to having helped Rigley blow the

fessed to having helped Rigley blow the
safe in the Shelby bank
In preparation for trial for the OhioWa
services of Billingsly & Green. two of the
best lawyers in Lincoln. to defend them.
i Laey also ssys nag R,e'eE local sbo a.sSrn tEs m Msi I ra-
markable ability in coaching his lawyers
during the trial and built up a strong de-
overwhelming. however. and the men were
convicted.
During his investigation of the case. Mr..
TillotSon found that several lays before
the robbery they drove out of Lincoln with
their own team and wagon on the morning
of May &c. That day they bought the pick
they arrived at a small schoolhouse. where
they camped all day. The night of May
q was stormy. and they put up at the
ing Of May IS. when they drove over to
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
SEVEN FEET OF BEARD.
Found No Other Person With
Such Whiskers.

Legrand Larow. of Lamar. Mo-. has a
beard which, perhaps. is the longest worn
by any man in the world. He has never
resided in Kansas. yet his beard lays in
the shade the hirsute %appendage of Mr..
PETER. through whose expanse Of whiskers
the gentle zephyrs Of the Sunfiower state
have whistled for many years.
Mr.. Larow's beard Is seven feet in length
at the present time. 1t has measured seven
and one-half feet. but several inches lave
broken off. 1t has wonderful vitality, the
entire length.
He was born In Tompkins county. N. Y,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
DINNER TO NEWsBoYs.
Salvation Army Will Feed All Comerl
Mt 1920 Main Mt 2:3O O'clock
Thurxday Afternoon.

Here Is an invitation that will thrill with
10Y the heart of every newsboy in Kansas
City. 1t is one they all expect, but when
they are actually hidden to the Salvation
Army Thanksgiving Dime they know it Is
a go. That day is only second in impor-
lance to dinner day" itself.
I I, Woods-Merrill. the newsboys' friend,
and Major Henry Stillwell. of the Saliva
ton Army, unite in the following invita-
ton: -
Army is going to give a beautiful dinner
to the worthy poor Of Kansas City on
Thanksgiving day, the newsboys OF Kansas
CITY are requested to be present, where
special tables will be provided for you.
Turkey dinner will be served at lo2o Main
street from L m. to $50 p. m.
-. l.. WOODS-MERRILL.
'HENRY STILLWELL,
Major Salvation Army"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
SEVERE COLD WAVE COMING.
Northwest and Freezing Wealth
er for This Section.

Chicago, Nov. cO.-The local weather bu-
reau tonight gave out the following special
bulletin:
A severe cold wave has overspread the
Northwestern states. with high winds and
snow in Montana and the DakotaS. Dur
nerature will fall to zero or below in the
states of the Upper Missouri valley, and
freezing temperature will be experienced
as far South as Kansas and Northern Mis-
souri,. In this section CChicago and vicin-
ity) the temperature will fall below freez-
ing Sunday night.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21

beard. After leaving Chicago ne visited
other large cities, where he was on
But being a quiet and unassum-
life and returned to Lamar, where he has
SINCE lived He has exchanged photos
with quite a number of long whiskered men.
but as yet has failed to receive the like
ness of any whose beard rivals his, In
length or quality
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
Mrs. Fit., Bnbie. and Great Dane.

Mrs. Robert FftZsimmons. with her two
baby boys and the Great Dane that was
Fitz' companion when he was training at
Cooks ranch. arrived in Kansas City yes
terday morning and will go with FftZ and
his company for a few weeks through the
West.