The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

"A few mornings later, Feltner took me
to the woods near by and showed be four
Winchester rifles concealed there. and stat
ed lat he and three companions had been
leaving them there in the daytime and
laying in wait at night to kill me.
''Of course. he did not intend to kill me.
but by pretending that he would assassin
ate me, he said. these men had guaranteed
him immunity from punishment in the
Fields case, and he continually led them on
in this belief TO secure their protection, all
the time warning me of plans TO kill me.
He could visit me without arousinS sus-
picion, as he was my client and supposed to
be friendly with me.
o the following morning 1 sent my wife
and little boy by way of a deep ravine go
yards from my house in good rifle range.
This was the only place the assasSins
could conceal themselves and kill me at my
home. for by this time 1 had ceased Wis
iting my Office, and their only chance was
to kill me at nv home. 1t was early in
the morning. and when my wife and son
arrived at the ravine four men carrying
guns ran away.
Ny son recognized two of them, but
did not recognize the other two. one of
whom Feltner later said was himself.
PLANNED TO LEAVE
THE TOWN AT ONCE.
Finally, 1 decided to leave jackson.
In the early evening 1 went to the Ar
lington Hotel with my wife and made ar
engagements to be rowed across the river
to the tunnel early the next morning.
Later in the night Feltner came TO my
room and stated that the party 1 had seen
had told them that l was preparing to
leave town and that certain men therenpon
placed four men at the depot, two men at
ire tunnel and two men at the next 1ai!-
way station to kill me. I took his word.
and did not attempt to leave town
CARRIED BABY IN HIS ARMS
FOR PROTECTION.
II sent the next morning for my wife
and baby. and carried tine baby in my arms
to my office, and at noon from there to
my home. 1 carried the baby for rrofec-
ton. as 1 believed that they would not en-
danger its life. 1 was later informed by
Feltner that a party was waiting in an
upper room of a store to XIII me.
This party wanted to shoot me with a
rifle, but others insisted that he use a shot
gun, saying that Doctor Cox had been
killed with a shotgun. After I passed by
they asked the man with the gun why he
did not shoot, and he answered that with a
| shotgun he would have killed the baby, but
IL they had let him have his way, and
been given a rifle, he would have shot me
through the head without e~ndangering the
baby.
THE night previous to my decision to
leave Jackson, my sister came to me and
warned me that another plan had been
| formed to kill me.
Her informant was Nose Feltner, who
was engaged until a late hour discussing
the best plan. When this meeting adj
tourned. 1t was too late for him to come
to my house, So he went to my sisters
house and told her. This plot was de-
feated through Feltner's information.
81 was awakened at daylight Sunday
morning, June 10. by a messenger. who had
ridden eighteen miles that night to bring
me a note from a friend. who was also Q
friend Of my enemies, and was in theil
counsel.
1.-THE note stated that two men would
come to town the following Tuesday morn.
ing. and that an attempt would be made t.
a~ssassinate me that afternoon. I found thai
tne men selected to kill me had arrived tr
town.