The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 31, 1883, Page 5

.neer in charge of the WwWRIGT & GLORIVUS. Have some good news to tell the people. They have a very large and well selected stock of Hardware. Tinware, Stoves, tutler y. Woodenware, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. On hand and new goods arriving every day which they can and will sell very cheap. Come and see us we will mak e you happy. conversation with the gentlmen on the opposite side in the case, and that some time might be necessary. During this time Mr. Glover was making a copy of the indictment, It was brought in by the grand jury yesterday and is to the effect that on yeptember 7, 1881, Frank James did feloniously assault H. A. Fox and take from him $500. The oe- casion here referred to is the Blue Cut robbery. r Col. Philips wanted te know about that on a new indictment. The de- now is. He doesnot want to leave fendant would give bond at any earl | Jackson county.”’ date and would find no difficulty in abtaining bondsmen, although at present he could not say at what time the bond would be furnished. | with the ex-official, and the reporter | Hon. Jehn F. Philips, one of Frank James’ counsel, was seen by a Times reporter after conversation Although he had not yet thoroughly | asked: examined into the new indictment, he felt sure that the plea of not guil- | pail?” ty would be sustained on trial. Frank James was seen by the Times yesterday atternoon, in Jailer Corrigan’s sitting room after court had adjourned and was asked what he had to say about the Blue Cut ‘What about Frank James’ **There is nothing to note in the matter to-day,’’ was the reply. ‘-He is able to give the $3,500 se- curity, is he not?’ **I suppose he 1s.’’ ! COUNTY DE WOCRACY. aca of the Demecratic County Central Committee. H According to announcement the | Democratic county central commit- tee, ot Bates county, met at the court house on Saturday Jan. 27th, at 1 o’clock p. m., tor the purpese of fixing upon the time fer holding the township conventions to send PAPINVILLE SCRAPS. Our Regular Correspondent Still ' Awake and Newsy. Bill Burrews graced our streets ‘during the week. | Preaching Sunday and Sunday night by Rev. Cooper. The citizens of this section seem to favor both the hog law and juil. COUNTY FINA) An Abstract ef the Expenditures of Bates County. e The account ot the expenditures of the county for the year ending February rst, 1853. tollowing abstract j willbe submitted to the County | Court at its meeting mext Monday: | To the Honorable County (ourt of Bates | The following is an abstract = : robbery indictment. } ‘*Whendo you think the bend | delegates to a county convention to} Mrs. E. Shav county: | = See = 3 D Se : a d 7 i what time the prosecuting attorney “T haven't much to say on the | will be brought in tor approval ?’’ ee a Gee School Cem-| Mrs. Richard ct ca stead a. BE expenerures Orie yest eee | would demand a tnal. subject,”’ said he ‘“‘my attorneys are “I can’t say.”” pie a) So eeee Se apie went to Rockville) February ist, 1882. Ending February | Considerable discussion of minor | ™4naging my case for me, but the; «It is not true that if Frank James ee estate importance inregard to the setting pecker a =; _— gave bond and was released he would —_ 2 pina pepriins — = Andrew Jackson and A. Bennett: Fee pate oun” Fela Sigg eae $ 461 ob j i z a i =;] | Chairman. ierce ackett, who . mount pi x treight an of the time took place between the | this part of lea aes Btihe aimee ee aes to Gailatin and put in jail eect = ? ot the ante dellum city took in the|” express. ‘Fee 7°37 counsel and several suggestions were “What time de you expect to be there? stated in brief the object ef the call-|.nub? Wedaesday. Amount oe ips : 7 “He might be crammed intosome| The secretary. J. C. Clark, being ow, ee . costs and board ot prisoners 974 56 made by the court, reference being | able te give bond?” Hines Pale Ge aus GSE Sp eahoa oe Mrs. Wm. Roberts returned ‘ Sat- aon paid tor blanks ry had to the crowded condition of the “My attorneys are looking after} as I understad there is an indictment | (4, z ; urday from an extended visit to) pooxs’ Hecemesteegy on docket at this term of the criminal | that matter also, and I haye fullcon- | against him for something done in cheecnitoiact- friends and relatives in North Mis-| ty printing....:-.---+2-++- 1,235 48 court. It was finally determined fidence in cote having committed | connection with the Winston rob- After a full discussion by the] souri. Amount paid for support of Z = = 4 * st . : ex . se eeee cree eeneneee 067 28 that the case be set for hearing at | TY Case entirely to _them. It they | berv. He considered all these things | committee, it was decided that the peas : Daupers Iy ‘iieireranef the Capital cout = 5 allowed me te stay in jail a year I | before he surrendered himself, and township eae be held on The Papinville Band have with Seekers Pape es ae os =" cruminal court to 2€! would de so without raising an ob- | the defence is ready for trial at any} < day, Feb : them an excellent instructor in the | Amount paid board ot equal- ee epened at Kansas City on the tourth ! jection, but 1 think my bond will] time, but it is not desired that he be Saturday, Fe a 17th, and that the person of Prof. John J. Jennings. ization.....-..e.-+eeeeeeee 47 85 Monday in May. Accerding tc | soon be ready, but at what particu- | taker into uncomtortab! rters to | County convention be held at Butler Amount paid fer assessing-... 1,286 51 y y 4 : Be P able quarters t é - cs : Judge White's direction the entry lar time I cannot say.” await actien of the state.”” en Saturday, Fen. 24th. yee BE ile 2 GR county walldinees = eS 393 78 ‘continued tor want of time for tri- —— boar ~ id disclose any “Then the presumptien that he is} On motion it was also determined|* "© P2P&r 9 ES CRIRT epee Amount pears fuel. : fto9 19 = ans he hi ; : ne ikes her?| A: t pai ro defendant's bail was then fixed at! pleasantly on general topics, did net | bond, and that since he must hg townships make nominations tor) John Burgesser one ot the sub- | Amount ors nde ni $3.500 and the court asked if the de- carcerateed ke willremain in jail at| township efficers at the meeting stantial farmers of Prairie was at the comitaLtanee: sonesee 485 25 fendant was then ready to give bond | He —. = rons was ‘‘close | Independence, is correct?’’ on February 17th. »,Infant Wonder’’ a few days since. | Amount ere att Saba ie se : . 5 mout ee? i : : : ' circuit cler! ‘ 5 35 to which inquiry Gov. Johnson an- sebich sieaice Clay eos poms ae this —— ee made The basis for representation for] J.N. Barrows returned from St.|Amount paid county treasurer 1,454 84 swered that the defendant was not-| him had made him more cautious acs a, des ee the county convention, was fixed at|Louis Tuesday morning, having suc- ean baer occomnines ets ne Recess was then taken and the pur than ever. Mr. Dean had suggested } the opinion that es 1s pleased with | OR¢ delegate for every twenty-five| cessfully disposed of some stock he | Amount paid on jail-.----.- 96 60 oner removed to Jailer Corrigan’s | an additional injunction of secrecy. | his treatment in the county jail, and | votes and traction of fifteen cast forjhad shipped there. Amount paid for goods fo oa quarters. and James considered the advice ex- | dees not desire to be removed frem | H CH Mor f theo county offices..--- esspcnt 255 72 cellent and intended to adhere more | his | : on. C. H. Morgan, at the Novem-| Hon. Levi Moler spent Saturday| Amount Heep ee bere ee The robbery in which Frank his present quarters. ber election 2 Amount paid roati jury-- 45 He spoke of and Saturday night in Papinville| Amount paid fer merchan- James is accused of being a partici- pant was committed at a point on the Chicago and Alton road known closely than ever to it. his reading, his tamily, the volumin- ous correspondence directed to him, of which hetook no nonce, certain impositions by which an unprinci- A CARD. Rounp Prairi£, BaTEs County, Adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Pierce Hackett, Chairman. and left for Jetterson City Sunday evening via Rich Hill and Butler. Rockville will in all probapility dise fer county.-.-- a eneeee 107 Be Amount paid for field notes Amount paid on wolf scalps Amount paid on livery hire Ameunt paid coroner...-+--- 24 75 as Blue Cut, the place being about - fifteen Padi: oe ae he pled person had attempted to obtain J. C. Crark, Sec’y. have a newspaper by the first of|Amount paid mine Inspector 159 50 —— = ‘Y: | money from his mother since his} Mo., Jan. 3oth, 1883. Ree et Februar Itis to be called the| Amount paid county farm.... 4,387 5¢ and about three-quarters of a mile | brother fesse’s death, and of other = y- © | Amount paia for insurance... 320 & west of Glendale statio:. A pass- | topics 4 To THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS MO. PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Rockville Weekly Glode. aac wees = contin es oa = 3 Why: : for service at cicction - , enger train on the road was stopped, NO RELEASE FOR JAMES. Os Paes COUN Having been Sheriff Hanks, County Clerk | Amount paid for commission anentry made by armed masked solicited by a number of the! phe Bxecutiye Committee Meets|Statke and Samuel Beal ef Rich}, Cleiccets Fe gersth sete 65 87 men and the robbery committed. Temes of the 25th: A source of leading citizens of Bates county to Ki Ae, a Hill stopped at the Yaw House ecnoels ie sige see SoA 40 08 much comment yesterday was the ju- . iu Kansas City on the 23rd. s ee “ The witnesses, whose names appear | dicial action in ie Ane Sb become a candidate for the office of Wednesday night. Amount paid ter 7 refunded "2 : é i = = es mount paid graud jurors.... 411 So on. the indictment as heing those | criminal cases that claimed the atten- School Superintendent. I hereby ae 2 = A wedding in eld Prairie recently. | Amonnt paid witnesses betor in behalf of the state are H. A. | tion of the crminal court on Tues- { 2ounce myselt a candidate for said| The executive committee of the as = : J*} grand jury.---.+seeeeeeee> 371 Se FE i : hi "| day, the matters beng the case of | office subject, however, to the decis, Missouri Press Association, which|Rebt. Delung of Rockville to Miss) Amount paid petit Jurors... 1 O81 4 ‘ox, the express messenger, who : ; 4 eee i Beers A ie of thi ri a P ger, Frank James, charged with murder | sion of the Democratic convention- consists of its officers, = Pace: Nellie Eddie of this township. May eae ae was robbed in the express car on that mght, Leroy Foote, the engi- locomotive ; John A, Hazenbaker, the train con- ductor; Judge O. P. W. Baily, of the probate court who was a passen” ger; Mattie Collins, Dick Liddel’s mistress; Captain Ford, Mrs Caro- line Bottom, John R. Treat and the and robbery, and that of H. Clay] which is to be held at Butler, Feb- Crenshaw, acquitted of murder in the Various opinions about Frank first degree. the probable conviction of ruary 24th, 1883. I deem it useless to impress on the minds of the pee- James tor complicity in the Blue Cut] ple the importance attached to said robbery have been expressed, and} office for they all know it. To the prevailing beliet seems to be that it will be difficult to establish in court his connection with the affair. superintendent the educational in- terests of Bates county is surely so It is rumored that the prosecution | little thing as there is a great deal of will exhaust every means attainable | business that will come up before Times editorial rooms, City, January 23, for the purpese of making arrangements for the next annual meeting, the following mem- bers being present: Ethan Allen, Lexington /xfelligencer first vice- president; Capt Joseph H. Turner, Carrollton Record, corres- ponding secretary; J. L. Them- as,St. Louis Commercial- Gazette, tresurer and Chas. T. McFarland prosperity attend them through life is thewish of the Times correspon- | dent. “Squire Shaver shelis all the corn he teeds to 80 head of cattle he is preparing for market and promoun- ces it the most satisfactory and economical way of feeding. All ears are agog for railroad Notice of Notice is hereby given that the copart- nership heretofore existing under the trn: name ot Wyatt & Boyd, is this day dis- solved by mutual consent, Mr, Boyd re- tiring. “The business will hereafter be conducted under the firm name of H. C. Wyatt & Co. | All parties indebted te Wyatt & Boyd on book account, must come up at ence United States express agents at Oak . Butler Tres, recording secretary. and settle. The books can be foundat to secure a conviction of Frank] the commissioner that requires judg 2 ? Ss A “ ; : = r P news. Already by the sed ir {th Id stand. .F. Bova. Groye and Marshall. James from Jackson county, and 3 J In addition to the above named ly bv eve of our! ele - es a De aga. Prosecuting Attorney Wallace that means just now beyond the con- jecture of the public are being put to have much to say for himself. | ment and stability namely, decrees pertaining to the division of school officers, Col. Carpenter, of the Car- |thage Patriot; J. A. Hudson, late imagination we can see the smoke loom up in the distance from the en- Te the many citizens ot Butler and va cinitv, who hare so liberally patronized pea Ee by UBS SES a sae in operation. The process, it is! districts. The revocation of certifi- ] of the Chariton Courter and Jake gine as it traverses the line from! jt ‘ } had dismissed the -case against ° oes = } ae : ae Childs ot Richmond were present and]... 3 = e om | us fer the past six years, we take this op 1 I a mapas = said, is now going on, and the result | cate in cases of immoral Conduct, teok part in the proceedings Rich Hill to Schell City via Papin-| pertumsty of expressing our thanke, and fem sere oe wee : ae we se amie by degree eRe me er | misbehavior or illegal proceeding of President Thompson failing to| ville. ALPHA. {hope the conduct of the new firm will it son Gs jostecit had becnigiven cee et teachers, making the proper reports | make connections on account of de- —- the tuture be such as tomerit a continu court ‘The witnesses had. in some | the coennd! oder = 2 | to the State. Sap erintendent, all ot i layed trains, vice-president Allen E lance ot their taver and confidence. **Frank James sill not give bond,”’ ; fe > is = Holden LExterprise: Thomas} H.C. Wrarr- cases, been found, but would not acknowledge that they knew anry- thing that was expected to be proven by them. The man who crossed over the Missouri river from Clay to Jackson county on the night that Wicher was killed denied so much about crossing the people that it would have been useless to have put him on the stand. miles to obtain evidence in this case. said Mr. Wallace ‘‘and was unsuc- cessful in what I attempted.” “What about the last indictment,” quetied the 7imes. ‘* We are certain of making a case there,’ the attorney said. “We know just where the witnesses are, and we know what we can prove.”’ **I traveled 2,000 i | said a resident of Independence and | which wholly and utterly pertain | ca an ex-county official to a 7imes rep-| to the interests of Bates county- resentative yesterday. ‘tHe could do so but he will not,”* continued the man, ‘‘eecause he weuld be arrest- ed on the charge of the murder ef | serti Having been a practical teacher for four years, I teel no hesitancy in as- ng that I am qualified for the of- Capt. Sheets, the cashier who was | fice to which I now aspire, and tur- | killed when the bank at Gallatin, | ther having beet: a servant for Bates Daviess county, was robbed, ana is als indictment against | 2 there is also an indic! t agains | Yarioas county offices at low sala- i him 1m that county fer complicity in the Winston train robbry and for kill- | county for the last five years in the ties, I cite to the records in the ing a man, stonemason, whose name | county clerks office for reference as I do net remember, who was a pass-} to competency and to all the officers enger on the train.”’ **He weuld only be incarcerate im the Daviess county jail to await ‘| his trial there. would he not?” d i by whom honesty. I do net expect to make this race without some opposition. “Yes, bat that is just what he} If I am the choice of the convention { does not want. { care of m the jail at Independence, aud he has friends here, while his wife’s people live at Independence. He will ve taken!) wil feel thankful and faithfully j } | promise to honestly discharge the ! duties of the office. If not [ will be Hed the committee to order After some discussion it was de- | cided to hold the next convention on | Tuesday and Wednesdav, May Sth and oth, 1883, at Carthage. Tle corresponding secretary was instruc’- ed te correspond with the vurious railroad companies and_ ascertain where the best terms could be se- cured for the excursion. Several prosositions were discuss- ed. One to yo to Florida and then to Cuba, but the one most in favor with the committee, was to go west te California, through New I have been employed for | Mexico and Arizona. | A programme for the two day’s } convention was arranged, but the L coasenitee determined to withold the same from publication till after the next meeting of the committee. Other matters of minor impor- ttance were considered, but aside Meehan, -vho is so well and favora- bly known in this city. has gone te | Butler, Bates county, where he. in {partnership with Mr. Chas. Ball, ot the furniture firm of Ball & Son, will engage in the furniture busi- ness ona large scale, They have secured one of the finest busines lo-| cations in that city—- a room in Wal- ton’s cew epera house—which they will fill with a choice selection of all! kinds of furnitnre. Mr. called at the Exterprise office and jand keep him posted in the happen- ingsof Holden. We heartily rec- jommend the boys to the people of : Butler and wish them success. Meehan) eS tor a copy ot the ‘told relia-' jble’’ to fotlow him to his new home’ g-2t. Administrator’s Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration upon the estate of W. H | Ellis deceased, have been granted to thi | uadersigned, by the Bates.county probats | court, in Bates county Mo., bearing date | the asth day ot January, 1883- ¥ | All persons having claims against saic estate are required to exhibit them to me | for allowance, within one year from the | date of said letters, or they may be pre + cluded from any benefit ag such estate ‘ and if said claims be not exhibited with | in two years trom date of the publication of this notice, they will be sorever barr ed. fsaac H- Exris. Admin strator. scenes matinee Disotution of Co-partnership. The co-partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, is hereby dis solved by mutual consent, D. W. Wilso: ‘having sold his entire interest to J. L ott. | Richardson, who is authorized to colicc: | all outstanding accounts, and assumes a! ’ the liabilities ot the old finn, the dissolu tion to take effect Januars 6, 1883. Rock ‘ville Mo. January, 29, 1883. J. L. Richardson. ot D. W. Wilkow Lieut.-Gov. johnson said that he thought the case was getting along yery well, as it had commenced at murder and bank robbery and had | been reduced to robbery alone, and | It he was to go to Gallatin he would ; found on the day of election hauling j from the programme, the above rep-' in jai j s the > business transacted; Fo meee Y be stuck in jail there en a charge of | rats to vote for my suc-/ resents the only 0 Z ; } murder in An first degree. which 1s} cele | ot interest to the public. 150 cassimere vests, marked edd. } 1 | cessful opponent. 3 : jai H f Mr. Hudson the with a bl iJ. they must go. bailable offensé, and the jail z Z : On motion of [we ue pencil, they go, ae cunid, F sagen: not be ons ! Very Respectialy, : committee adjourned : to meet at! Sam’t Levy & co. comfortable as the one in which he i C. P. Reever. i Moberir. on February 20. st