Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1907-02-22
Around About the State.
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]. T. Jordon, a prisoner who was De-
ing conveyed to the peuitentiary from
Pemiscot county, jumped from the train
at point near nittenburg " and made
his escape.
Mrs. |. NJ. Sutherland Of Stoddard
county was awarded 5000 damages in
the Butler county circuit court against
the Garreston- -Greason Lumber Co.
Her husband was accidentlly killed
while in the service Of the company.
Henry Haggey of Dexter has ''mad-
stone" that has been in his family for
fifty years. 1t was recently applied to a
wound on a party who mad been bitten
by mule that had hydrophobia and
adhered to the wound for nine days and
then dropped off.
L. NJ. Henson who was recently tried
at Poplar Bluff for killing one, Mr..
Adams, and was acquitted, has sued
Geo. Orchard of the Poplar Bluff Citi-
zen for S25 900 and the 81. Lewis Re-
public for $4,000 for severe things said
of him about this killing.
The Iron Mountain depot at poplar
Bluff burned down last Wednesday.
Loss was about S25, 900, fully insured,
1t was an old land mark, but the people
OF the Bluff are glad that it is gone for
they now hope that the company will
give them an new up-to-date structure
At Poplar Bluff, last week, thirty two
men and and women we're arrested Tor
playing games for prizes. They were
the leading men and women OF that city
They were arrested undsd section 22l2
of the Missouri laws. The fine Is not 10
exceed $500 for such an offense, and il
minors are engaged in the games, six
months imprisonment can be added
Each of these 80 prominent persons are
out on 500 bond. So our gaming
folks muet be very careful for il the
minister cannot persuade them to be
good the law will make them.
Fred Brooks, IA years old, staying at
the farm of James Mason, hanged him.
self with a dog chain forNthe amusement
OF his play mates, bltrwas unable tc
free himself and died. Tho Brooks boy
and his play mates had gone 70 the barn
on the Mason place 10 play. Young
Brooks fastened a dog chain to a rafteI
and proposed to hang himself. This ht
! did but his feet slipped from their sup
port, and he hanged there until he
strangled to death. The children sum-
moped assistance away, but before any
one arrived the boy was dead,-Dunk'
lin Democrat.
It has Just leaked out from what seemi
10 be a reliable source that Condutol
Boile, the Iron Mountain conductor
whose tragic death at Brinkley, Ark, Z
few weeks ago surprised his many friends
in this city, was not case Of suicide, al
was at first suspected, but case OF an
overdose OF chloral, or what is known
among criminals as "knockout Drops
administered to him by designing maj
Of that place, who stands high in bust
ness and social circles of that city.
From the report furnished US from
gentleman who is in a position to know
whereof he speaks, it seems that Boil
had certain business affairs in Brinkle!
that were much coveted by this particu
lar individual and that he, Boile, ha'
visited Brinkley for the purpose OF go
ing over the business proposition of dis
posing Of his stock in the Brinkley en-
terprise, when he was murdered by thi
aforementioned business man for tn
purpose OF stealing his stock certificates
which Boile had upon his person at tn
time, aud for other valuable persona
effects carried by Boile or that fatal day
The report goes TO the effect that th
murderer had invited Boile to take
drink with him and in mixing the drink
the murderer placed an overdose
l.'knockouts" in the glass, unintention
ally giving Boile too mnch, which caus
ed his death. The authorities are no
working upon the case and the arrest {
one or two prominent citizens Of Brink
ley is momentarily expected. .--Popla
Bluff Citizen.