Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-02

was under arrest and headed for jail,
he resisted and the Marshal had to
''foor him" twice before he consented
to go in peace and quiet. He seemed
to be considerably under the influence
of liquor. Monday he had sobered up
and on being arraigned before Squire
Rasche pleaded guilty to the charge
of disturbing the peace and fine and
costs amounting to s12.5 0 were assess
ed against him.
For able-bodied lying and mis-
representation the following appear
ing in last Wednesdays st. Louis
Republic from Ironton, is hard to
beat: ga posse and bloodhounds are
searching for a negro who shot and
probably fatally wounded George
Marshall, merchant, and Marshal of
Ironton, wnom the negro ambGshed
after the latter had terrorized the
town of Middlebrook, five miles north
of Ironton, and robbed the post office,
last night. The negro was crouched
behind trees when Marshall encount-
cred him in the mountains overlook
ing Ironton. He covered the prisoner
and babe him walk in front. The
negro about-faced, drew a revolver
and fred three shots at Marshall, one
striking his hand which carried the
gun and another penetrating his,skull.
The negro fled after racing through
Ironton, firing at random. Marshall
is so years old and gained fame by
aiding in the capture of the famous
Spaugh brothers. His wife upon hear
ing the news of her husbands fate,
collapsed and is in a serious condition.
Natives here have swung a rope yer
a tree, facing the Courthouse and
swear to lynch the negro, if he is
caught. Marshall is we'll known to
st. Louisans, as a guide for resorters."
Judge bearing last Friday gave
judgment for the plaintiffs in the suit
of Jesse L. Eaton, Berkett Eaton and
others, VS.. Claude A. Eaton and
Maude Maxwell, to set aside a deed.
The litigants in this case are the chill
dren of the late DR.. A. Eaton, of Bel
grade, who died about a year ago.
DR.. Eaton died intestate and his estate
included a farm at Belgrade appraised
at $4,000. After his death a warranty
deed comforting this farm to Claude
A. Eaton and Maude (Eaton; Maxwell,
the two younger children of DIR.
Eaton, was filed for record. Jesse L.
Eaton, administrator of the estate,
and other heirs, brought suit to set
aside this deed on the grounds that it
had never been properly delivered.
The court took this view of the mat
ter and ordered the deed set aside and
the farm thrown into the estate. DR..
Eaton made the deed in 1908, at which
time he 'evidently had it in his mind
to give the farm to his two younger
children, Claude and Maude, but
never completed the transfer by de-
livering the deed and filing it for
record, neither did he destroy the
document. Evidence was introduced
at the trial showing that after the
deed was made, DR.. Eaton sold part
of the property to another party.
After his death, the two younger
children commended that it had always
remained their fathers intention that
they should have the farm and obtain
ed possession of the conveyance and
had it recorded. The ease has been ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.-Potosi
Journal.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. W. Marshall,
who was quite seriously hurt by a
negro whom he was trying to arrest
on the RAILROAD track, near Tip Top
Tuesday morning of last week, is re-
covering and promises to suffer nc
permanent injuries from his wound,
The negro seems to have made good
his escape. A couple of them were
taken in charge at Bismarck Wednes
day morning the Marshal there think
ing one of them might be the one
who assaulted Mr.. Marshall, but an
investigation revealed that neither
one was the guilty party. MI. Mar
shall suffered considerably from his
wounds for several days, but is now
about all right again. Post-Office In
! spector A. D. Bunsen of st. Louis was
here last Saturday investigating the
, robbery of the post-offiee at Middle
, brook the Tuesday night previous
While here he had an interview with
, VIM. Harris, the negro who is in jail
here charged with completely in the
affair. After his talk with Harris the
Inspector stated that there was nc
) doubt that the other negro wanted
4 the one who got away from Deputy
Marshall-was Joe Mcdaniel, for
whom the federal authorities had beer
looking for more than a year, there
being an Indictment apainst him fol-
post Office burglary. Mcdaniel for
merly lived in Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
but recently has been making his home
> in st. Louis. He is said to be a har-
3 dened criminal and rather smooth
proposition. His capture promises tc
be tedious and tiresome.
The Dalton Adding Machine plan
will leave Poplar Bluff by July Isl
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