Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-31
From The Exchange Table.

Our 1fl6HO y. II. I60l0CK, or Ehll.
lips county, formerly principal of the
Hill City public school, is fermable
candidate for state superintendent on
the fusion ticket this year. Worse
selections could be made, and in fact
we believe the conventions would
make a wise choice in naming him.
He is a young man or ripe experience
in school work, energetic and pro-
gressive. Success to Mr.. Tsdlock.-
Hill City Reveille.
Ct. w. Lesher was at one time q
resident of Rocks county, living near
Oodell. On February 3. 1896, Leshsr
had Fred zeigler and his SOB, John,
arrested for asssulting and battering
him. The case was tried before JUS
tics McNulty and jury of II men.
The case was quite sensational and
resulted in the acquital of the Zslg-
lsrs. The Zeiglers are said to be
quiet and peaceable citizens, while
Lesher had very odious reputation.
Lesher was single. The summer Of
1897 when L. T. Wells was in jail
charged with incest, a woman arrived
here from Michigan, who had gotten
acquainted with Wells through g
matrimonial agency and had come to
marry him. Finding HIM in jail and
finding that Sheriff r. s. Shorthill
was not in favor of having sparkling
and matrimony carried on at the jail,
she Tilted Mr.. Wells and after some
time got acquainted with Lesher and
married him. II the Phillipsburg
case comes to q trial there could
probably be some valuable witnesses
secured near Oodell, who could give
some light on Mr.. Lesher's reputation
as q man aud a citlzen.-Stockton
Record. [Lesher is the party who
has been having trouble with Dolph
Hawkins of Plum township.
Some time ago Constable Fleming,
of PhillipsburR, came to Stockton,
bringing with him young msn by
the name of Orville Mitchell. who
had Just been acquitted of the offence
of stealing horses in the-district court
of Phillips county. s. N. Strsyer
came to town and fled complaint
against him for stealing a horse from
him. There was a preliminary hear
ing held before Justice McNulty and
the young man was bound over to
court. His bail was fixed at $500, IN
default of which he was sent to jail.
At the preliminary hearing a man by
the name of Stewart and his son tes-
tilted that on the day Mitchell was
charged with the stealing of Strsyer's
horse, he was working for them, they
then living in Phelps county, Nebr.
After the hearing was over Mr.. Stew
art gave the county attorney the
names of parties living IN Phelps
county, asking him to write to them
and ascertain if what he and his son
had sworn to was not correct. The
county attorney did write to num-
Der of responsible parties there who
wrote back that the young man had
been there at work on the date the
horse was stolen here. On Friday
morning last the county attorney had
the young man brought into court
sRd there asked to have him released
from custody. Judge Smith interro-
gated the young man to some extent
and then ordered them to be released.
Young Mitchell seemed to be very
glad to gain his freedom, and he at
once went home to his father, who
lives just south of Logsn.-Western
News. This man Mitchell seems to
bs very unfortunate as he was twice
arrested for horse stealing, and
cleared both times. The Phillips
county jury which cleared him has
been ''joshed" quite great deal over
It's verdict, but it seems the Rocks
county authorities agree with it.