Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-22

place about q year ago: "a most
piteous scene sad1ened the hearts OF
all who saw the departure OF the north
bound train on Saturday morning.
The three children OF Mrs. Amanda
Brown, a widow living in Elvins.
we're taken from the home OF their
mother by Sheriff Murphy and Mar
shall McCabe and put on board the
north bound train to be Sent to the
Children's Home, az institution In St.
Louis. Rev. W. H. Fielder, an agent
OF the society, was here a few days
ago and learning Of the destitute con-
dition of the mother and her alleged
incapacity and moral unfitness to take
care of the children, called on her with
a view Of obtaining the little ones
voluntarily. Failing In this, he en-
ployed legal process to wrench them
from the mother as desired. The eld-
est of the children, a womanish little
girl of fourteen, succeeded in eluding
the officers twice before her final cap.
ture. and showed a marked disposition
to stay at home, but the others, a boy
OF ten and a wee tot of two, seemed
content withthe situation and chuckled
merrily at the thought OF a ride. But
the woe of the mother when the train
pulled out was a most REFRESHING
spectacle. The cries of mental pain
and shrieks OF anguish that came from
the poor roman when she saw her
darlings hurled onward out of her
sight and life forever we're enough to
melt a heart Of stone"
A strange tale comes from over the
borders of St. Francois county, involv-
ing, marvellous as 1t may seem, an
editor in a crooked scheme. The
REGISTER can scarcely credit it, but
prints the astounding story as told by
our brethren Of the Lead Belt News. so
that our readers may see what might
happen If editors were not of the truly
good: 81. F. Kimberlin. the windy
individual who has been managing the
Elvins argus for the past two months.
has gone hence. He struckfor greener
pastures Saturday night. There are
numerous people in Elvins who regret
his departure and will remember him
for a long time. Saturday afternoon
Kimberlin executed one OF the boldest
swindltng schemes that could be con-
ceived. just before the Elyins Bank
closed for the day he deposited to his
credit q sight draft on the Jefferson
Bank Of st. Louis for $50, which
proved to be bogus. He then wrote a
dozen or more checks for amounts of
S. and $40, payable to himself, and
proceeded to get them cashed at the
stores and business places about town.
Nearly every merchant and business
man in Elvins wal made \ victim. He
would enter a place and ask If the
proprietor could accommodate him by
cashing a small check. Every man
approached was unsuspecting enough
to get caught save J. P. Butts, the
druggist. Mr.. Butts was asked to
cash a $25 draft, also on the Jefferson
Bank, when 1t struck him that he had
better not give up the money and he
accordingly refused. Kimberlin also
borrowed the watch OF Joseph Bolin
before leaving. He parted on the late
south-bound train Saturday night, and
is supposed to have also taken an un-
paid-for typewriter or two with him.
The departed editor was a married
man. His wife drove to Bismarck
Saturday afternoon and departed for
Louisville, KY, or at least, had her
trunk checked for that point. She
was driven to Bismarck by Scott Rit-
ter, who has an unpaid livery bill
against her husband who was to have
paid it the following Monday. Inquiry
by long distance phone to the Jeffer-
son Bank at St. Louis brought the re-
ply that Kimoerlin was unknown to
that institution. The following is a
list of Kimberlin's victims: j. T.
Evans, $40; Frank %Byington, S.; W..
Fl. Miller, SO; DR.. Reece, $40; Abe
Klein, IS; J. G. MISSIONER, $40; F. j..
Heaton, $40; Mart. Williams, IS.
There may be Others The pub
fishers of the Argus have been left 10
the lurch because OF this unexpected
Icaper, and this weeks issue is there
fore cotton out under dificulties.n