The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-02-28
Missouri in Brief.

The st. Clair county grand jury re-
turned indictments at Belleville, ILL.,,
against three of the suspects in the
East st. Louis bank robbery case. The
bills, which charge burglary and lar
ceny, are against Charles Meyers, Syl-
VeSter SaVignac and John Harrington.
Meyers and Savignac are in Jail at
Belleville, and it is believed that the
Furlong Detective agency have Har-
rington under surveillance here.
The secretary of state issued a GER
tificate OF incorporation to the North
American Lead company of Frederick
town, Mo-, with a capital of 81 600, 900.
The incorporators are ]. F. Davidson,
Frank Y. Stoneman, l.. F. Schofield,
Charles Lay, f. A. Scofield and Will
lam d. Mccullough of Columbus. O..
and NJ. S. Gordon, E. R. Darlington and
Eden l.. Jordan of st. Louis.
In a decision by Judge Graves the bill
passed by the last legislature putting n
tax on whisky was declared invalid.
At Joplin James Hicks was adjudged
guilty of manslaughter in the fourth
degree and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary. He killed Charles
Evans, his brother-in-law, in December
last.
A petition is being circulated in
Maryville n Nodaway county asking
Governor Dockery to appoint F. NJ.
Birdsell of st. Clair county to the po-
sition of county judge in place of Judge
Peden, who is in Jail at Maryville, but
VIII ose resignation was accepted by
Governor Dockery some time ago.
General Frederick l.. Funston was
discharged from the hospital at Kansas
City and the same night at Convention
hall. reviewed the Third regiment. NJ.
N. G. He appeared to be in perfect
health, and took great interest in the
affair.
At st. Louis, Fretwell Shock, aged
II, vas held responsible by the
%coroner's jury for the death of 16-
year-old William Ledger, who was She
and killed last Friday night. The boys
were members of rival gangs" Young
Shock said he fired in self-defense at
another boy, and hit Ledger by mis-
take. Both belong to respectable fam
lilies.
Robert H. Snyder, the Kansas City
fnancier, for whom a bench warrant
was issued by the grand jury, charging
bribery in the Central Traction fran
chise cose, has reached st. Louis from
New York, and has given bond in the
sum of 5000 to Judge Ryan for APP
pearance in court.
At Kansas City William Prince was
formally sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. Judge Davis overruled
q motion for a new trial, and the pris-
oner decided 10 to appeal. Prince
was found guilty of completely in the
murder of his brother-in-law, Philip H.
Kennedy. Princes sister, who die the
killing, was given a ten years sentence,
and her father and another brother are
still awaiting trial for completely.
A cablegram received by Vice Presi-
dent Sylvester of the Kansas City. Mex
leo & Orient railroad. the
sailing of President A. e. Stillwell for
home with $1,000, 900 raised in Europe
from the sale of international Con-
struction company stock.
A deal was consummated in Kansas
City by which the Riverside Hereford
Cattle company sold its ranch and herd
of pure blood Hereford cattle at Ash
land, Neb., to George r. Kicker, a bank
er of Quincy, ILL.,, for $4S1, 900. The
cattle sold comprise the largest herd
of pure blood Herefords in the world,
and are estimateds in the deal as be-
ing worth $500 coo.