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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
Legal Notices.

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Statutes of Missouri. and are reasona-
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settlement and dissolution notices the
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
FRIDAY, JANUARY Ia, 1898.

Kentucky state university at Louisville
in IS4o. DIR. Rucker began the prac-
tice of his chosen profession at Hunts
vile, but went to California in the
spring of 1850, where he remained
about one year, and then returned
to Missouri. After brief sojourn at
Glasgow he moved to Charlton county
and located three miles north of
Keytesville, where he continued to
practice medicine in that vicinity. In
1854 he moved to the neighborhood
eight miles north of this place, where
he resided for six years. When Cen
eral Jackson called for troops in the
spring of 1861, DR.. Rucker raised a
company at Lexington, and was made
assistant surgeon of Col. Burbridge's S
regiment He took part in the bat
ties at Carthage, Wilson's Creek,
Dry Wosd and Lexington. His term
of service expired in six months from
the time of his enlistment and he re-
ceived an honorable discharge and re-
turned to Keytesville where he has
since resided. DR.. Rucker was mar
ried to Miss Narcissa Givens in this
county, January 9Th, 1857. This
marriage was blessed with seven chill
dren, five of whom, with the widowed
mother survive him, viz: William OF
Marceline, and Jackson, Miss Anna,
Walter and Miss Nina of Keytesville.
The deceased had been an exemplary
member of the Presbyterian church
and of the Masonic fraternity for
years, and was. buried with the honors
of the last named order last Saturday.
Appropriate funeral services were con-
Quoted at the family residence, which
were participated in by Revs. Keno
phen Ryland, James R. Finley and ].
T. Gose. May the husband of the
widow and the father of the fatherless
be the guide and consolation of the
bereaved ones in their dark hour oi
affliction.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

RCputy 0uCAlu IL. IA EtuOI &c ~ :
2ested Inzs-BfoW1-sr Bcc1es -lk5t setl
urday night about 10 O'Clock. Brown
is wanted in Clinton county to ans
wer to charge of having seduced, un-
der promise of marriage, Miss Maggie
McGaughey. female under Is years,
in January, 1897.
Mr.. Embree made the arrest owing
to Browns appearance tallying with a
photograph he had received from
Sheriff Robt. c. Woodward of Clinton
county, and the suspect proved to be
the man wanted.
Brown has relatives living in the vi
cinity of Eccles, and has cut quite a
swath in social circles in that commu-
nifty during the past few weeks. He is
a swell dresser, good talker, and to
use a slang expression, is "real
smooth" He had been to preaching
at the Holiness church at Eccles last
Saturday night, and had gone home
with young lady to find a surprise
awaiting him, for Just as he started to
enter the yard gate leading to the rural
domicile of his fair female companion,
Deputy Sheriff Embree stepped up,
placed the young lady's gallant under
arrest, and emphasized the importance
of the arrest by incasing Browns
wrists in a pair of handouts. These
''indignities" were what Brown had
been avoiding for IL months past. hav.
ing spent that time in two or three
different states, but it proved to be an
evil day for this alleged seductionis,
and despoiler of woman when he
landed within the borders Of Charlton
county, for the motto of its officers is:
"Let no accused criminal escape" and
Browns case proved to be no excep-
ton.
Special Deputy Sheriff VIM. Moore
came to Keytesville last Sunday night,
and early Monday morning took
charge of Brown, who had been lodged
in jail pending the arrival of Clinton
county authorizes, and escorted him
back to the scene of his unholy lusts to
stand trial.
Brown confessed his guilt of the
charge against him to Deputy Sheriff
Enbree, and said that Miss McGaughey
had become the mother of an illicit
child as result of his faithless prom
ise to marry her.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

guilty, with the exception of -
Brinker, who. it is understood
plead guilty.
The grand jury failed to: find q
bin against the following psrties,
they were ordered discharged: RQ
Coy Of near westville, who wa5 che
with felonious assault on Jaines \
Of near Mike, he having strack Z
across the head with a shotgun;
Enyard, col, who was charged
felonious assault on James Hendef|
a Salisbury darkey, having remov!
small section of cuticle from Her
sons side by a shot from a pistol;
Leeper, col, Of near Dalton, VI
arrest was chronicled in the last i
of the COURIER, for assaulting
Sanders, col, with a chair.
The present term. of court 50
has been an unusually duh one,
matters win probably @liven up"
siderably next week when the crin
docket win be up for a hearing.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
NUMBER 81.
An Amusing Lncide1f.


Judge kucker, attorneys and Others
who were present in the circuit court
room at Salisbury last Tuesday after.
noon enjoyed good laugh at the ex.
pense of Constable F. M. Veatch Of
Keytesville.
William Ewing, the KeytesviIle ne
gro who killed old "Uncle John, Red.
ding, COL, by blow with his fist in
this city Thursday evening, Dec. goth,
was indicted by the special grand jury
last Tuesday for murder in the second
degree. When the defendant, who is
rather hard of hearing, was arraigned
to plead to the charge of the indict-
ment Judge Rucker asked him if he
had lawyer, and William informed
his honor that he had. Upon the
judges inqulring who his attorney was,
William SAID: "Mr. Veatch." Every.
body laughed at this unexpected in
formation, and the judge tried to look
dlgnihed, but just couldn't, you know,
and he, too, had to laugh. Mr.. veatch,
however, was not in the court room,
hence his bushes were spared until
the judge had Sheriff Dempsey call the
newly-discovered legal light, and when
he came into court a few minutes later
and was greeted with roar of laugh
ter he blushed great big blush. but
Notwithstanding his confusion he man.
aged to lookimportant and approached
the judges bench with an. interroga-
ton point adorning his countenance to
learn what his honor wanted.
Upon being informed that William
Ewing had named him as his attorney,
Mr.. Veatch led his .client" to a pri.
vate room for an interview, just as
though he was a sure-enough lawyer,
and IN short time returned with Will
liam under the protection of his legal
counsel and informed the court: .If
your honor please, we waive formal ar
raignment and enter a plea of not
guilty."
That's right good for START re-
sponded Judge Rucker.
This MAJ = ifaz,4ass s. ia
"studied law" and he told Judge
Rucker there was nothing more he
could do except to request him to turn
the prisoner loose.
The other attorneys OF the Charlton
county bar are talking of having Mr..
Veatch prosecuted for practicing law
without a license, but Judge Rucker
says he will see that the gentleman does
not suffer at the hands of other de-
signing, jealous disciples of Black.
stone.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
Criminal Cosf Bills.

Circuit Clerk III. B. Richardson re-
ceived a draft for S3,aI5.I6 from
State Auditor James NJ. Seibert this
morning covering the bills of cost in the
following criminal cases. Parties who
are entitled to fees in these cases can
get their money by calling on Mr..
Richardson:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
clRcUT toURr PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Jsnuary. Is9s. Term.

The regular January. 1893, term OF
the Charlton circuit court convened at
Salisbury, Monday, January roth,
with the following officers present:
Hon. w. w. Rucker, judge; ]. A.
collet. prosecuting attorney; ]. r.
Dempsey. sheriff; VIM. BaIliDger, re-
porter. and II. B. Richardson, clerk.
J.R. Dempsey, sheriff, and L. A
Msgruder and c. J. woodson, his
regularly appointed deputies, were duly
sworn to summon jurors and execute
other process returnable to present
term OF this court
venue ordered 10 issue, directed to
the sheriff. commanding him to sum-
mon IL good and lawful men from the
body of Charlton county to serve as
special grand Jurors, made returnable,
Tuesday. Ian. nth. at 9 O'Clock a. m,
Il appearing to the court that parties
are IN custody awaiting trial. AT the
appointed hour the following grand
Jurors were empaneled, sworn and
duly charged. and retired to their
room to consider Of their present
mentE
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

A good joke on Judge Rucker : !
three attorneys comes from circuit Cd !
at Salisbury this week, which is abco
as follows X
The grand jury failed to find ~
bin against James Leeper. COL, Of ne
Dalton, who was charged with feloq
Gus assault on Eva Sanders. negre0
with a chair.
The original indictment as prepar<
by Prosecuting Attorney Collet "
returned by the grand jury endors1
mot a true bill," but Judge Ruck
in glancing at the paper overlook
the word mot hence he reached
conclusion that a true bill had be
returned. The judge arraigned Led
er and asked him If he had an attd
ney. and Leeper replied in the neg
tive. After scoring the prisoner
not having employed counsel the COZ
appointed A. w. Johnson, Fred Ian
and T. Marshall Rice to defend hir
The defendant, after consulting VT
his attorneys, decided to plead gui
to the charge against him, and thr{|
himself upon the mercy OF the court.
Inthe p,esnnrc ysdsxl lR,rtc< 5
learned, through Prosecuting Attorne.
Collet. that no indictment had beei
returned against Leeper, but the judg'
saw some fun ahead so far as the at
torneys we're concerned, and waitet
until they filed into the courtroom will
their dusky client and informed Judg'
2ucker that Leeper would plead guilt.
to the Indictment The Judge asket
the attorneys If they had examined tn
Indictment, and was informed, with 8
look of owl-hke wisdom, that they haC
and had found il all right. Th,
Judge then inquired if they had no
ticed the endorsement on the Indict
ment, and they admitted they had no,
and when they looked and saw that j
was endorsed mot a true BILL" ther'
were three of the blankest looking at
torneys who ever appeared in a Char
iton county circuit courtroom.
II was now time to laugh, ant
everybody enjoyed the joke hugely
and even the interested attorney
grinned a grim grin.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

F. M. Bash, Thos. Graves, J.w. Redd,
Stephen Crawford. c. o. Houston, M.
J. Lain and E r. Hamilton, who were
organized by the appointment Of c. o.
Houston as foreman.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
New Racket Store.

The new Racket store in the J. p.
Tippett building in Keytesville is now
open to the public and ready for busi-
ness, and viii sell you more goods
for the money than anybody. You
are cordially invited to call.
THE New RACKET.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

GALvIN:-Mike, the Ia-year-old son
Of Mike Calvin, who is road-master of
the Wabash at Brunswick, died of
brain fever last Wednesday morning.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
GRAND JURORS.

c. ]. Vim, ]. E Dunn. A. ID. Hurt,
r., Samuel T. Cravens, ]. w. Clavin,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
cRINIS..L CASES.

The special grand jury returned the
following indictments on Tuesday:
Henry Brinker, a Key,esviIle darkey,
for stealing two mules from Henry
Bruce, col, Of FIVE miles west of Keytes-
Marion Bowman, 4 white man, for
stealing a horse from B. P. Chapman
of near Mendon; James Corners, Jos.
Henny and Thomas Morton, the three
weary willies who burglarized Tracy
& Hopper's store at Sumner of SIoo
worth of goods; VIM. Ewing, COL, for
killing old "Uncle John" Redding in
Keytesville the goth of last month.
None Of the above defendants have
yet been tined. All of them waived
formal araignment and pleaded no,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
Charged with Seduction.

esSS "'sn
Deputy Sheuff L. "A. Embree r.
YsstSd 1 Inas-ffuvu-sr Bcc1ey -lsst-e 4.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14


Stephen Crawford. c. o. Houston. M.
J. Lain and E r. Hamilton, who were
organized by the appointment Of C. o.
Houston as foreman.
CIVIL CASES.
John WEIGH vs. Alex. Colyer, appeal;
motion for new trial overruled.
Harry Hayes VS. Annie Hayes, di-
vorce; plaintiff has 90 days to file bond
for costs, or in lieu thereof to deposit
$50 with clerk.
Reuben Winfree VS. T. ]. Hancock,
suit on account continued. Costs ad-
Judged against plaintiff.
w. II. Wilson VS. ]. F. Conrad, debt;
motion to dismiss sustained.
G. w. Cunningham ct al VS. Arthur
Cunningham ct al, partition; F. c.
Sasse appointed guardian sSGfem for
all minor defendants.
Eelix Clearman vs T. +. Chrane,
debt; continued by agreement.
J.P. Christian vs B. F. Moore ct al,
debt; defendants have 90 days to an
swer. and cause continued.
A. ID. Hurt vs. J. 4. Carson ct al,
suit on note; plaintiff takes nonsuit
with leave to withdraw note sued on.
]. II. Harring ct al VS. Thos. Fergu-
son, appeal; conunued by agreemen,
at plaintiffs cost.
Eli Shire, assignee, vs. B. F. Moore,
suit on note; continued BY agreement.
Walter Hayes VS. Mary Hayes. di.
vorce; plaintiff divorced upon pay
ment Of costs.
]. b. Zimmerman VS. Peter Zimmer-
man ct al. partition; commissioner
report appr wed. Commissioner or
dered to execute deed to Mike Zim.
norman as perreport. Commissioner
report As to deferred payments ap-
proved. and commissioner ordered to
distribute $500 to Michael, Peter, ia
and J. ID. Zimmerman, each, and $I7s
to Ellen Reyburn. Peter and Joseph
A. Zimmerman each yermitted to pay
ss4a.o4 on notes for deferred payments,
and cause continued to await final re
lr.,rf \ .l.t - ", - Il.s- - .i,l..l -
c. II. Brandt ct al VS. F. w. Brandt
ct al, partition; motion to appoint CON-
missioners to set off homestead sus.
tanned Joseph Gross, George Hech-
Ter and VIM. Bitter appointed as such
commissioners, and cause continued to
await final report
Benton Shupe vs. Lemira Shupe, sui,
on note; transferred to circuit court a,
Keytesville as per stipulation.
Emma Dautel ct al VS. Covey Hery.
ford ct al, equitable partition; Fred
Lamb appointed guardian al Mtm for
Mary Elizabeth Dautel. 4 minor de-
fendant.
w. T. Barnes vs. J. T. Thomas, dam.
ages; jury discharged, and by agree.
ment defendant has 60 days to file an
amended answer, and cause continued
Singer Manufacturing Co. VS. c. c.
Clifton. ejectment: transferred to cir
cult court at Keytesville by agree
ment.
julius III. Lauer vs. Joseph Nieder-
hsltmeyer, suit on account; trial by
jury and verdict for defendant.
Mary Reppenhagen vs. Fred.Reppen.
hagen, divorce; motion to strike out a
part of plaintiffs petition ovenuled.
Defendant files answer.
L. ID. Shupe ct al VS. E NJ. Shupe
Ct al, suit to set aside deed; defendant
has 90 days to answer. and cause con-
tinued.
cRIMIS..L CASES.
The special grand jury returned the
following indictments on Tuesday;
Henry Brinker, a KeytesviIle darkey
for stealing two mules from Henry
Bruce, col, Of FIVE miles west of Keytes.
Marion Bowman, a white man, for
stealing horse from B. P. Chapman
of near Mendon; James Corners, Jos
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

]. ]. knight, ID. w. Kay, Henry
Meyer. Ben. Anderson. w. III. Taylor
and S. S. Davenport were on the orig
inal panel Of petit Jurors as drawn by
the county court. but the three former
we're absent. while Messrs. Ben. An
!. .dexsoa, w. II. TAYLOR and S. s. Dav-
enport were not required TO serve ow-
ing to illness or other plausible excuse,
and their places were filed by Ramey
Jackson, Alfred Kendrick and George
w. Hooker, respectively, and James
M. Turner was substituted for J. J.
knight.
The following cases have been
passed upon up to this Fnday)
morning:
CIVIL CASES.
Mansur- -Tibbeiis Implement Co. VS..
J.. J. Ritchie ct al. change Of venue
from Boone county, attachment; con-
tinued.
w. II. Fox VS.. r. A. Partch, debt;
continued rs per stipulation on file.
Kansas Moline PIow Co. VS.. Cecil
wayland ct al, debt; continued by
agreement
Arthur Severance VS.. E. b. Kellogg
ct al, debt; continued by agreement.
Walter Libby vs.. same, same; same.
]. A. Egan vs. T. ]. Martin ct al.
reversal; continued by agreement.
In the matter Of the assignment Of
Thos- Foster, Eli Shire, assignee, as
signment; continued.
Samuel Balch VS.. Chas. Meyers, suit
on bond; continued by agreement.
E G. Samuel VS.. Katie Gum, suit
on account; continued
CRIMINAL CASES
State Of Missouri vs.. K. w. Green,
No. =, rape; verdict on issue in plea
in abatemvu. 'cr defendant. Defend
ant discharged.
Same VS.. same, No. ), same; special
venire for jury Of 90 men, returnable,
Wednesday, Jan. 18TH. Green is the
Clark township farmer who is charged
with raping his own daughter, Grace
Green. He was tried and acquitted
on indictment No. at KeytesviIle last
October. and ran the gauntlet on plea
in abatement o. indictment No. =
last Monday, but there are yet three
other indictments against him Of the
sane character. His case viii 60 to
1ial on Indictment No. 5 Thursday oi
next week.
GRAND JURORS.
c. ]. Vim, ]. E Dunn. A. ID. Hurt
IT,, Samuel T. Cravens, ]. w. Clavin
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14

RUcKER:-Death has again invaded
our midst, and on Friday afternoon,
Jan. 9TH, claimed one of Keytesville's S
well-known M. DIS in the person of
DR.. M. J. Rucker, who had practiced
medicine in Keytesville and vicinity
for the past IS years. He lacked but
one day of being 6o years old. Sew
eral months ago the doctor received a
fall in which he fractured hip, and
from the effects of which he was rem
dered cripple, hence he was after
ward unable to get about as well as
formerly. The immediate cause of his
demise was diabetes and pneumonia.
He had been a sufferer from the first
named malady for some time, but was
taken with pneumonia the Sunday pre-
vious to his death. DIR. NJ. J. Rucker
was born in Orange county, Va, Jan.
9Th, 1890. When but s years Of age
he moved to Missouri with his parents
and settled in Randolph county, four
miles southwest of Huntsville, where the
subject OF this sketch grew to manhood.
He was educated at Lost Cedar acad-
envy In Huntsville. In 1916 he began
the study of medicine under DR.. Griz-
zard, near Huntsville, and pursued his
medical studies until he graduated
from the medical department Of the
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-14
The Tomb.

The Tomb.
GALvN:-Mike, the I2-year-old son
Of Mike Calvin, who is road-master of
the Wabash at Brunswick, died Of
brain fever last Wednesday morning.
-
TAYLoR:-Frank, the o-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Tay-
lor of three miles southeast of Keytes-
vile, died last Sunday morning after
q painful illness Of a complications Of
diseases which entirely baffled the skill
Of the attending physicians. The re-
mains were inferred at Asbury chapel
cemetery last Monday. The COURIER
tenders its sympathies to the bereaved
parents.
CHAsTINE:-Tuesday morning at
the residence of her son-in-law, Geo.
IT. Swain, FIVE miles northwest of
Keytesville, Mrs. L. II. Chastine de-
parted this life. The deceased had at
tanned the great age Of 81 years, hav-
| ing been born in Halifax county, Va,
in March, 1907. She had resided in
Charlton county almost fifteen years,
coming here from Logan county. KY,
whittier she had removed from her old
home in Virginia when she was but
Is years old. Mrs. Chastine had for
many years been a Jealous member of
the Christian church. Intesment took
place at the Keytesville City cemetery
on Wednesday, Rev. S. w. Johnson
preaching the funeral sermon.
| e.
WoRsHAM:-Mrs. Elizabeth Wor-
sham, nee Forrest. died of pneumonia
| at the residence of her son.in-law, DIR.
Oliver McEuen, in Sbannondale, last
Monday night at o:ao O'Clock. aged 50
years, 9 months and 6 days. The de-
ceased was relict of the late John
worsham, who died at his home, three
miles southeast of Keytesville, in 1880.
Mrs. Worsham was a native of Chari-
ton county. She was daughter OF
Iames and Louvlsa Forrest. and was
- penrIHheze lbs xillAae &c Forest
Green now stands When 10 years old
she united with the Baptist church, ,and
remained a faithful member of that
organization until called to an upper
and better world on high. She was
married to John Worsham, May 24th,
1857, Of which union 10 children were
born. only three Of whom, James and
Bert of Keytesville and Mrs. Pearl
McEuen of Shannondale, survive the
lamented parents, seven children
having entered within the vail. Mrs.
Worsham had made her home in
Keytesville for the past six years, but
went to Shannondale last Thanks
giving to visit her daughter, and where
she was stricken with pneumonia, which
resulted fatally. The remains were
tenderly laid to rest in the old family
Forrest burying. ground near Forest
Green last Wednesday, Rev. III. H.
Hulten Of Keytesville paying a loving
tribute to her memory at the grave.
=.
RUcKER:-Death has again invaded
our midst, and on Friday afternoon,
Jan. 9TH, claimed one Of Keytesville's
well-known M. DIS in the person oi
DR.. M. ]. Rucker, who had practiced
medicine in Keytesville and vicinity
for the past IS years. He lacked but
one day of being 60 years old. Sew.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-10
The View of an Authority.

Captain Mahan's assertion that in
the event of war it would be absolute
ly necessary for the United States to
capture Hawaii in order to defend the
Pacific coast successfully gives the
weight of authority to an argument for
annexation which has long been in use.
Captain Mahan is the chief living eX-
pert on naval problems and his testi-
mony on this point has the greater sig
nificance in view of the fact that a
short time ago he was being falsely
credited by the opponents of anneXa-
tion as sympathizing with their OBJ
structionary attitude.
AS the Washington Star we'll says,
This view of the case shows how pre-
posterous it is to claim that Hawaiian
annexation necessarily means a mater
ial augmentation of our naval force.
Hawaii unanneXed, either subject to
the dominating influence or directly un-
der the control of another and possibly
unfriendly power would be such a mem
ace as to demand the maintenance of
much larger naval force than with
Hawaii a part of the American union,
with this nation in possession and not
subject to any sudden demand for an
onslaught upon an established force in
order to protect the cities Of the Pacific
coast. Instead of being a threat of in
creased naval armament, Hawaiian an
neSatlon Is rather a guarentes that