Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-29
NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


Jack" Wilson, a Council Bluifs, Ia,
negro, was arrested at Scdalia on the
charge Of attacking Annie Meir, a 49,
year old white girl. Wilson admitted
that the girls Identification of him
was correct. He signed "a written con-
fession.
The cornerstone for the new $4,000
NJ. +. church, south, was laid at Macon
Thursday. Rev. Fielding Marvin. of
Fayette, spoke. The speakers father,
the late Bishop Marvin, of st. Louis,
onlciated in a like capacity here in
1867, when the cornerstone of the old
church was laid. At that time Rev.
John y. Vncil, Of 81. Louis, was pastor,
Warrensburg celebrated the news Of
Oelesby's victory achieved at the JEFF
feson City convention in a most en-
thusiastic manner. When the news ar
rived OF the victory business men,
both democrats and republicans, pa
radcd the streets in a downpour OF
rain. cheering. The people turned out
at the Missouri Pacific station to well
come the return Of the delegation and
a big demonstration followed.
s. G. Sneod, successor to James NJ.
Dunn as rural letter carrier out OF
Sampsel, while waiting for the west
bound Wabash mail train was attacked
by an unknown person on the plat
form Of the station there and a hand
tO-hand struggle cnsued. Finally
Sneed succeeded in drawing his pistol
ana pIt,ip,g big untatynnigt IN HfUbf
J. NJ. Dunn, the former carrier, was
twice attacked this spring, once after
having removed ties from the Wabash
track.
Frank Moss, found guilty in the cir
cult court at Hamilton Of the muir
der of James Yearly on December q
last and sentenced to the p~enitentiary
for 10 years, made "A confession 20
Prosecuting Attorney Keeper, In
which he implicated four other resi-
dents of Kingston in the murder. On
this confession warrants were sworn
out and Anthony Mylar and his two
sons, John and Frank Mylar, we're ar
rested, charged with being accessories
TO the crime. The other man impli-
Gated in the murder by Mosg' confess
sion Ia still at large.
Miss Mollic Stuteville, vile Is sup
posed to have shot and killed Wilbert
\. Bow man in a roOming house at 312
Francis street, St. Joseph, two weeks
ago, viii escape trial, according to a
statement made by the prosecuting at
torney. Bowman Tilted the girl and
was to marry another. Miss Stuteville
IS alleged 20 have warned Bowman she
would Kill him, The grand jury re-
fused 10 find a bill against her for
murder Sh" Is in Il hospital slowly
recovering from a pistol shot wound
near her heart, said by the police TO
have been inflicted after Bowman had
been killed.
The boy who runs away from home Is
always AT his wits end n few days after
his departure. TO think Of an excuse for
returning. Calvin Morris, "A Morgan
county runaway, wrote "A letter from
Henry county TO his sister telling her
n pitiful tale to the effect that he had
been crippled for life. His father i'm
mrGiatcly hurried to Henry county for
him, as the boy expected him to do.
when be got there he found his young
hopeful vigorously pitching wheat in
a harvest field and betraying no signs
Of an accident The old man was 80
glad to got him back that he promptly
granted forgiveness for the scare he
had been given.
A 4 "a y,t,ttnp ~ tlr n1gtpvp md Gun
day school officers of the Protestant
churches Of Kansas City arrangements
were made for the annual convention
of the Missouri state Sunday School
association which will be held at Kan
sas City August 81 10 September 3.
The business sessions Of the v
ton viii be held in the Central Prcsby-
terrain church. between Ninth and
Tenth streets on Harrison street, and
the mass meetings and evening excr-
cises will be held in the Calvary Bap-
fist church at Ninth and Harrison
streets. There will be 600 delegates
In attendance from all parts of the
state.
Robert Warner. aged 81, prominent
In business and lodge circles of st. 10
scph, died from a broken heart, because
Of disgrace brought upon himself and
family By a hayward son. Gus War
ner, aged 90, the erring youth, has re-
Gently beer guilty Of a series of Grim
inal acts and escaped them all by
breaking into and looting the safe Of
the American Electric company, whore
he had been employed as cashier. His