Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-07-13
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CAPT. L0GAN's STORY,
MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, July e.-Cap-
tain ]. Benson Logan, Of this city, has
another chapter to add TO the career
Of Alexander Jester. Capt. Logan is
a veteran Of the Own war. In May,
1868, while with the Union army, near
Memphis, Tenn, in company with
friend, no discovered man bruised
and bleeding, leaning against tree
in q sitting posture, and almost IN q
dying condition. He was soldier
belonging to the 40th Illinois, and told
Capt. Logan and his friend that he
had been robbed Of 6 small amount OF
money and bis watch and then as
sauited by another soldier, giving q
description OF his sssailant. Captain
Logan, later in the day, while going
into Memphis, met q soldier answer
ing the description Of tins nsaziiant Of
the dying man, and Immediately
charged him with the crime. He at
first denied IL, but upon being press
cd admitted that he had made the as
sault. He was arrested and an lnves-
tigation made, but Captain Logan's
command was called away soon and
he did not know what disposition was
made Of the prisoner. The assaulted
soldier died. When the picture OF
Jestsr appeared few days ago in
the Globe Democrat, Capt. Logan at
once recognized the features as those
OF the man who admitted to him that
be had assaulted bis soldier comrade,
and at once notified the sheriff at
Mexico, NO., OF the facts and direct
cd him to seek further evidence In
the matter. The dispatches state
that relatives Of Jester say THAI he
has changed but little In the last 80
years, and also that Jester has COM
mitted murders other than the one
for which he 10 now charged.
THINKS HE SAW JRsTER.
John w. Gates, Of Chicago, brother
Of GILBERT Gates, the murdered boy,
has received the following letter;
J. W. Gates, Chicago, III.
NEW LEwIsvILIE, ARK, July o.
Dear Sir: In 1871 my brother owned
and published the Howard County
advertiser, weekly paper published
ct Fayette, Howard County, Mo. l
was then a boy OF II or IS years, and !
have q very vivid recollection Of a
young man and o middle-aged man
stopping there with two wagons and
exhibiting a young buffalo and selling
buffalo meat, dried. It was the first
buffalo l had ever seen and 1t was the
fret time / had ever tasted buffalo
meat, and IL made very strong inn
preston on me. Ispent good por-
ton Of the afternoon talking with the
parties and buying some OF their dried
buffalo meat. Our town was about the
last stop the parties made before
reaching Monroe County. The young
man told me that they were not re-
lated, but were both from Kansas and
were going to Illinois, while the elder
man told me he was the father Of the
younger one and that they were going
back to Indiana. This discrepancy
and their peculiar outfit made last
ing impression on my mind and / be-
lfeve / could recognize either Of the
parties to-day. Shortly after they
left our town heard the younger man
had been murdered by the elder one,
and have thought great deal about
the men and their outfit and the crime
a great many times. Since then Ihave
been q Sheriff, q merchant and q
banker, and II there is anything ! can
do to help You to bring the guilty par
ty to Justice I will gladly do so, and II
my evidence will be of any benefit to
you just let me know. Inever forget
q face, and think / could identify
Jester yet. Very truly yours,
W. L. CoNNEvEY.
FOR TESTERS PROSECUTION.
CHICAGO, July 6.-In answer to the
statement made In Guthrie that the
transfer of Alexander Jester, alleged
murderer OF j. W. Gates brother, to
the Missouri officers was due to the
receipt of $500 from Mr.. Gates, Mr..
Gates said last night that q sum OF
money to aid In the prosecution Of
Jester had been sent to Missouri.
When asked directly as to the purpose
Of the amount forwarded the Chicago
capitalist declined to state the reason.
NO ARRESTS AT TEcUMsRH.
TEcUMsKH, Ok, July 6.-No arrests
have been made for the removal Of
Alexander Jester from jail here. A
quiet Investigation By Judge Jen-
nings and TESTERS friends has been
proceeding for several days.
TESTERS statement that he consent
cd to be removed has put the case
i'm new light, and II he sticks to 1t
there will probably be no further
trouble.
Unless something out OF the ordina-
ry happens there will be no more de-
velopments In the Jester case before