Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-03


h. completely overcome, sank Il
The noor beualing aio1d his soai
misfortune and TIE family disgrace
AMID much e1eitement Of TIE specta
tors, Judse F0rrez VIA a voie'
heard above ererythaE. exclaimed.
Father Branststter. Be no over
come nor dseozraged ct this verdict
this s. iust the easarinz wedge. ~
Law suit has Igst begun
BranEterer. failing 10 get a neE
trial. appealed the case 70 the So.
prene Curt The decision Of which II
reported IN the 6 Missouri Report.
That cout ordered a rev trial and
& change o; veaue was granted I'd
another couuty. where the case q
nauy resulted IN ths discharge o. the
prisoner.
In is7s J.. Ned TdmbIs vas elect.
Cd prosaeHtrE attorney Of the ooun.
.U He served two terus and dur,
ing that time prosecuted eleven de-
fendants for murder, STEPHEN ]
Moore Tor killing his hrotherIu-laE.
Albert Geatry On the 15'h day Of
june 1878 He was convicted Of
murder "a the first degree the
court granted a new trsaL a change
% venue was granted 10 PIKE Coun.
.y. going into the hands q new pros
eeutors. for at that tine the Law
did not require a prosecuting sttor.
ney to follow cases out q bis ooan-
Y. Moore vas acquitted
Among the other criminal eases
during Trmsle's tern. vas that of
Walker Kilgors charged with the
murder Of S D. wIIlingham XII.
gore was ably defended He
was convicted Of murder in the first
degree and was executed BIZ Sheriff
Harrison gascock. March sth. 1851.
Another important case vas that
OF State OF Missouri against Joe
Hicks Nathan Faucet, Jake Mul-
droW. all three co1ored. Ear
ma Prlley. white. for tire murder
OF Octave Inflow, o. the ssth Of Sep
tember, 1873. In a Joint trial. Apri
1850, Hicks was found not guilty,
Muldrow and Faucett guilty Of mur
der IN the first degree and the
failed to agree as to the woman
The two defendants convicted were
duly executed After the trial. On
a promise 70 leave town, nsvar 10
return. Emma PrIIey was discharged
Shortly after THIS she returned to
Mexico. voluntarily entered q plsa
Of guilty 70 murder IN the sec
ond degree and served twelve years
the ~peaitsuusry.
When General Pope was placed in
command or North Missoarf. he 10.
Gated bis headquarters at Mexico.
be remained from the 18th Of
lpiy antil the tn Of August On tho
DAY isat General Pope established
headquarters here. he assigned Col.
7nel II. 8 Grant. 2lst Illinois volun.
teaz 20 command e Mexico with
Territory from Montgomery on the
'oaih % include Centraiia on The
aorth Caioue Grant remained.
lCa until August IN and II was
Nhhe here that hts name was sent
N to the Senate for proadouon to.
srigadier General On August 9Th.
Colonel Grant was ordered 70 st
-onis. and from there 10 ~Ironton.
While it is true that Grants
was sent Ia 70 the Senate to
'e made Bheadier General while al
De did not receive bis com.
until he had arrived at Iron
The first order addressed him
IS Brigadisr General was at that
lace August sth and on the next
iaHa reporting to General Fremont.
e says. Il arrived here yesterday
nd assumed command in pursuance
directions from Major General Jno.
Fremont"
In Ironton in eommemoratlon oil
rants promotion from Colonel to
General, there has been
rected a statute to him in Emerson
ark, where be stood when his conf
was received. General Grant
his Personal Memoirs does not
tate the date Of his arrival in Mex-
O. He mentions being here In
barge Of a sub-district embraclng
troops in the immediate vicinity
nd composed Of three regiments and
section Of artillery. Here he
'ent sometime restoring order anon
ie people. discipHning the sol
Iers- drilling his regiment and stud :
ing "Harde's Tactics" He says:
we're encamped just outside Of
on the common, among scatter :
q suburban houses with enclosed
ardens. He further gays that
to a want Of proper dlscip-
ne OF the other regiments, it be-
necessary to take steps to
event marauding and the appropria-
an Of property for their own or
'vernment use. by the soldiers.
that soon the people were no
niger molcsted or made afraid. He
Il received the most marked
from the citizens Of Mex
0 as long as / remained there"