Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-24

line will run of from this and COW
er the country north to the st.
Francois county line. Another
line will run south from Frederick
town and connect with the Captain
Creek line at or near Joseph Sim
mons and with the Wayne county
at Mill Creek. A short line will
be built east of Mill Greek which
will connect with the Patton line.
A switch board is to be maintained
in Fredericktown and other places
along the lines where they will be
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
A crowded court room, even to
the limit of "standing-room only"
assembled to hear Mr.. Major last
Thursday evening. The weather
was unpropitious, the rain hav-
ing fallen fitfully all day, but
that didn't deter the citizens
from coming out. 1t raj an in
telligent audience who came to
hear, see and Judge. The speakers
did not disappoint their hearers.
Messrs. Major and Barker were
introduced by Prof. M. w. Daught-
erty in a short address happily
conceived and eloquently render
ed. Mr.. Barker succeeded Mr..
Major with a speech relative to
national as we'll as state issues,
but Mr.. Major dwelt only with
matters pertaining to the state, to
which, he has been faithful and
efficient servitor for over three
years as Attorney General. He
gave an account of his steward
ship, in detail, calling upon his
hearers-Democrats, Republicans
and Progressives-to judge wheth-
or or no his service had borne
good fruit or bad. There was
nothing spectacular in his address,
although at times enlivened by
both pathos and humor. There
was no appeal to partisan preiu-
dice or passion, but a clear pre-
sentation as to why it was good
to be a Democrat and vote the
Democratic ticket. "By it's fruits
shall We know the tree," was the
burden of discourse, and he was
ready to submit his candidacy for
Governor upon the judgment of
his fellow-citizens, confident of the
announcement, swell done, good
and faithful servant!"
Last Saturday morning as T. j..
Mullane and wife, of Virginia,
we're walking down the railroad
track about a mile south of An
napolis, they were attacked and
overpowered by a dozen or more
young men living in the vicinity.
Mullane, realizing the intention of
his assailants, pleaded with them
that the woman was his wife, and
in proof of his assertion produced
a life insurance policy that he had
in his possession, his wife being
named therein as beneficiary. This
plea availed naught, however, and
the rufiians proceeded with their
flendish plans. Mullane says he
was forced to leave at the point of
a gun, and Mrs. Mullane was tax
en- to a hay barn near by, ten or a
dozen of the young brutes forcing
her to submit to theirl ust. Mullane
hurried or his way to Des Arc,
where he informed Constable A.
L. Daniel what had happened.
That official gathered a posse and
repaired to the scene OF the crime,
! where he arrested Elmer Lloyd,
Chas. Dunn, Chas. Middleton and
Ora Robinson, young men living
in and near Annapolis. The other
alleged partlcipators in the crime
had gone when the officer arrived.
| Constable Daniel took his prison
ers before Squire j. Fl. Johnson,
/ of Des Arc, who committed them
to the Iron county jail without bail,
pending preliminary examination,
to be held October %. The priso-
ners we're brought to [ronton Sun.
day morning and placed in jail.
They have little to say about the
crime with which they are charg-
cd. There was much excitement
; in Des Arc when the prisoners
! were brought there Saturday ev-
ening and a large crowd gathered
around the Justices office. Indeed
if the story told by Mullane is true
it is a black and shameful page in
,. the history of the community, and
! enough to arouse the righteous in
! dignation of every law-abiding
citizen. Mullane says that he and
his wife were stranded in st. Louis
| and were walking to Poplar Bluff.
They spent Friday night in a barn
at Sabula. Mrs. Mullane is prob
ably thirty years of age; her hus-
band a little older. Their appear
t ance is not prepossessing and in
dicates that they have> probably
experienced some hard knocks
! along life's journey. Warrants
j were issued for nine. Walter
i. Warncke was arrested and placed
in Jail Monday morning and it is
thought that the three alleged Of
tenders yet at large will be appre-
hended in a day or two. Later
The examination was not held be-
! fore Justice Johnson Wednesday,
the defendants taking a change OF
venue. The preliminary trial will
be had before Justice Rasche in
Ironton, Saturday, November 2.
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