The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 11, 1883, Page 4

t’s | BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES Chas. T. McFriand. spirox AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUISCRIPTION: | The Weery Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any zdaress one vear, postage paid, tor $1.25. BUTLEE MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11 1833. The jury in the case ot Frank James, returned a verdict of not guilty. Phillip J. Simmons, prosecuting attorney of Greencounty, died Sept. 6th,. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 4.—Mrs. Gen. Robert Toombs died to-day at Clarksville, her summer residence, of paralysis. {t Rhode Island and Delaware were hitched together and laid on the surface of the national Yellow- stone park, they would fail to cover it. That pleasuse resort contains 3:375 square miles. — Mrs. Alexander Campbell, the aged widow of the eminent devine who founded the church of the Dis- ciples, or Campbellite church. is seriously ill, with little chance ot re- covery. She resides at Wheeling, and is over 80 years old. ad A feather bed, cleanas a pin and as good as new, was found in the tront dooryard of a farmer naimed Bailey, in the town of Zumbro, Minn., the morning after the Ro- chester cyclone. It had been carried thither by the blast, a distance of thirteen miles. _[EqQewees ss JupGE Gantr has been appoint- ed by the Missouri Bar association, a member of the standing committee, on Jurisprudence and Law Reform. This 1s one of the most important committees ot the association, and is quite acompliment to the Judge, showing his high standing among the eminent lawyers of the state.— Henry County- Democrat: A healthy boom 1s being worked up for R. T. Gentry of Sedalia for State Treasurer. Mr. G. has served Pettis County two terms as treasurer, and he 1s at present filling the posi- tion ot bank cashier. He is familar with financial affairs. Hes a thor- ough Democrat, a man ot influence, and he has no sympathy with the reactionary sentiment which is dis- posed to crowd into the Democratic politics of the State.—Post Dispatch eee Bill Ryan, one of the old members of the James gang now serving a sentence of twenty-five years in’ the penitentiary, says the greater part of Dick — Liddil testimony against Frank James is not true, and futher states that Frank James was not at Winston at all. Bill Ryan is a con- viet, and Dick Liddil is an ex-con- vict, and swearing for his liberty. Which will you believe. Take your choice. Dick Liddil one of the chief wit- nesses in the prosecution of Frank James publishes an open letter in the Kansas City Zimes charging Gener- al Shelby with swearing talsly. This ex-convict and horse thief is a pretty fellow to charge anybody with swear- ing falsly. The greatest surprise 1s, that the Kansas City Zimes would give such a letter coming as it does from such a source, publicity. ——___—. Ifthere is a gentleman inthe state of any notriety that the Post- Dispatch hasYnot vilified and de- nounced, we would like to hear from him. It is at present denouncing | Col. Philips, in the bitterest terms forldefending Frank James, as though Col. Philips, had not the same right | to defend Frank James man charged with crime. ——_—_—_—. The Kansas City Zimes has a four column interview witn Dick Liddil. In which he gives a detailed state. ment of his train robbernes, horse stealing and murder scrapes. he tells on himself be true the state is prosecuting the wrong man, in the | personof Frank James. Liddle is the man according to his own state- ment justice should be meeted out to. jimza powerful and eloquent tar as’we know done nothing in regard to this mat- Té all | ter. The county court at its last meet- | ing caused the following record to be made: +‘Ordered that the sum of ten thous- and dollars,be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of build- ing a jail in. the county, and that one halfoftheamountof the money received from dramshop license af- ter Septembrr rst, 1883, shall be set aside for the purpose of paying said appropriation, and it is turther order- ed, that the remaining half of the amount received from dram shop license after September, Ist, 188,3 shall be placed in the bridge fund for the purpose of building new bridges in the county. It will be seen by reading the above order that the court has adopt. ed a plan by which we are to have a new jial. We believe the plan pro- pose d by the court is a good one and will be received by the people throughout the county with a hearty applause. It need no argument trom prove to the people that Bates county needs a jail and needs it bad, all are aware of this fact and will readily ad- mit it, and the only reason we have not had” a %jail building long ago was simply because the people were not willing to vote a tax upon themselves todo it. Now, by a perusal of the above orderit will be seen that the court by the aid ot the Downing high license law, will relieve the tax-payer of all responsibility and build a jail worth ten thousand dol- lars without its costing the people a cent. We feel sure no one with any degree of consistency can or will ob- ject to this mode ot procedure by the us to court. The question here might arise in the mind of some, howis the court to build a jail without the people paying for it. That question is read- ily answered by reading the order of the court, which expressly says that the saloons shall do it. Or in other words those who drink and_ sell liquor must build the jail. The county derives a revenue of upwards of fifteen thousand dollars annually from the'sale of liquor, and the court have decided to set this amount aside. for the purpose. of building bridges and a jail, dividing it equally with the two funds. We fully endorse the action of the the court, believeing as we do their motive in this matter is fer the gen- eral gooa of the whole community. a Will Figures Lie. If figures dont lie, and people say they wont, then the assessors books of Mount Pleasant townsnip in which Butler is situated, in word and figures read thus: Real estate yaluation, $685,384, personal valuation, $368,- 597- The assessors books for Usage township, in which is situated Rich- Hill, read thus: Total valuation of real and personal property, $936,- 599. The balance once struck it will be seen that Mount pleasant township leads Osage township the snug sum of $114,376. -_ lace, prosecuting attorney of Jackson county, and leading at- torney in the prosecution of Frank Jame at Gallatin, was tendered a fine gold wetch and chain by the cit- izens of Gallatin, as a testimony of their appreciation ot eloquent speech.and great legal ability in the the prosecu- his way he had managed tion ot the prisoner, in behalt of the ACreamery Convention. \ It is encouragemg to observe that the creamery interest in Missouri has grown to a stage in which a_ combi- nation of those concerned in it is held to be necessary; and accordingly it | is proposed to hold a state tion ot representatives of creameries thisfall. Sucha convention would | | throw much valuable light on subject | as yetin its infancy inthis state, and on which our people need informa- tion. How many creameries are in Missouri we cannot tell, but there | are enough ot them to warrant font organization into a special interest tor mutual advantage. They are nearly all located in north Missouri, only two or three being found south of the river. It may that the northern part of the state is better adapted to milk and butter and cheese making than the southern part, sup- plies of ice being more easy procur- able in the former than in the latter: but the noble springs of pure cold water in the lower half of the state ought to partially overcome this dis- milk farming conven- be advantage aad make profitable in that religion also. The enterprising tarmers of north Missouri have entered on the new business inthe right spirit, and results thus far reported, though small, are encourageing. They are groping at the dark, to a certain tent; the business is strange, and it would not be surprising if some mts- takes occur. The very best agency for preventing and correcti is an annual or semi-annual tion where experiences can be inter- and consultations had. he cream- ery business in Missour: ought to be organized and conducted onthe most economical and efficient methods, for, thus conducted, it may become as profitable here as itis in northern Tilinois ond Iowa, where it gives a value of $50 to$60 an acre to farms. GOV KNOTT. Louisville, Ky., Sept. thousand people witnessed the inau- guration ot the Hon. J. Proctor Knott as governor of Kentucky at Franktort to-day. The city was elaborately decorated. Ex-Gov. Blackburn in his valedictory explain- ed the numerous pardons made. Governor-elect Knott followed ina short inaugural address, in which he said; ‘I declare here distinctly and wrevocably that in no case will f grant a patdonor remit the penal consequence of conviction tor crimi- nal offence unless I shall be fully sat- isfied it would be unjust to convict.’’ After the inaugural oath was admin- istered by Chief Justice Hargis the ceremonies closed about 3 o'clock. the e€x- | conven- 4-—Ten A charter for the St. Louis, Em- poria& Denver railway company has been filed with the Secretary of State. The road is to run from St. Louis to Denver via Emporia, and the estimated length is $2,000 miles. The capital stock is $2,000,- 000. The board ot directers tor the first year are: Gov. Chas. Foster. of Ohio: Amos Townsend, M. C., Ohio: Warren Miiler, U. S. Senator from N. Y.: John D, Perry and John Scullen, of St. Louis; James L. Pace , Butler Mo.: K. W. Blue Wm. Martiedale, H. C. Cross and C. Hood, of Kansas, and Thos. M. Nichol, of New York City.—Pleas- anton-fferald. The Republiean campaign com- state. Mr. Wallace thanked the donors, but refused to accept the of- fer, on the gro that he was an officer of the law and of course could not accept presents for simply doing duty. He iscredited with mak- argue ment for the prosecution. The good people of Henry county without regard to which side they faught on have raised the snug sum any other | Ot $549,45 for the Springfield ceme- tery fund. The money thus raised is fora good and noble cause and the donators as well as solicitors of this money deserve much praise. So Bates county has We teel sure it is not the fault of the people, but because no one has interested himself in the matter. We presume, however, it is not | late yet, and the friends of t prise throughout the county will take | increase in | hold and do something. | too enter- mittee ot Iowa called upon all the churches in the State to contribute S1oeach to the prohibition cam- paign fund. <As consequence, five hundred Radical sermons ae delivered from the pulpits of Iowa last Sunday, and over $5,000 were turned overtothe Radical commit- tee. This bit of fanaticism, howev, er, is about to cost the churches their lives, as all the democratic- members withdrawing. The church ought to attend to its own business. —Sedalia Democrat. a are The report of the wheat crop, both at home and abroad, continues to indicate a yield below that of last year, and below the average expect- ed three months ago. The deficien- cyin this Jountry is expected to reach seventy million ot bushels, and the extra demand from Europe will reach about$thirty-five millions. An price is therefore looked | for. | Colonel Philip’s Argument. As introductory to his argument, | life, was working and industriously | the colonel explained his connection | aiming to support his family. They | with the case and referred to the!could not and did not manufacture | criticisms that had been passed upon | the story, but got it from Dick Lid- | it. especially in reterence to his be- | dil and the others. Coming to Dick Liddil, or his tes- | ing a courtcommissioner at this time. | In answer the colonel stated his ob-/ timony, counsel termed him traitor, | ligation to the defendant had been | and with this word as a subject tor entered into before his imprisonment, ‘his invective, the eloquent speaker and the office was distinctly accept- | poured the wrath of rhetoric on his ed with the understanding it did | head, and was more eruptive in fiery not impair his obligation to the de- fendant, which was not of a pecun- iary character, but one of honor. Continuing and getting at once in- to the body of his argument, the col- onel eloquently reterred to the life ot the defendant in Tennessee, and pictured it withall the glow of his vivid fancy, as honorable, industrious and in all respects commendable. Again reterring to this scene of domesticity and industry, the speak- er alludded to the wife and child of the detendant. and wrought a scene which was graphic and beautiful in va the other day, when 100,000 peo- ple were burned out ot existence, and great fields of coffee very much over-cooked. And continuing his attentions to Dick, counsel described his noncaha- lant maner in court; his moral insen- sibility, and alluded to the presence of Deputy Marshal Langhorn with him. He slept with him, ate with him, talked with him, and no poo- die dog ever tollowed its mistress as this marshal did Liddil, and even un- der the rostrum ot the court, the marshal sat while Liddil testified—a menace as it you scoundrel, swear, or the talons of (Laugh- were description. And into this garden of Eden, as it were, the devil came, so to speak, in the person of Dick Liddil, Jesse James and others, and they drove the nttrom it, when and while ing to redeem his past and tamily by honorable and Bill Ryan’s arrest caused it, caused the flight. The alarm inspiring the defendant were, ‘*swear, the law will grasp you,”’ fer1 Mrs. Bolton was next attended to. And premising his remarks by say- ing chivalry spoiled woman, counsel averred when woman fell she made aterrible tumble of it. Then he went for Mrs. Bolton, and pictured defenc he was support h commen industry. abl here could not be understood unless | per insensibility, moral bluntness aman could put himself in the place by portraying the tragedy at her ot the detendant. Just then and | house—the death of Wood Hite. there he could not afford to break! The robbery of his body, his un- he af-] christian burial, unshrouded and un- masked, was pictured, and the part Mrs. Bolton took in this scene and act, the part she played was vividly th nor could any.”” with ‘* ford to remam with the danger of discovery imminent, and :mpending the arrest ot Bill Rvan. He left be- cause he had no other recourse. He went to his relatives and with his relatives in Kentucky. And just here the speaker alluded to the fact that it was in proot, such proot as it was, that the conspiracy was entered into at Hall’s in Nelson county. Before that there was nothing ot it, and when disclosed to the defendant he persuaded them to abandon the scheme for the sake of the jeopardy in which they would put themselve, and place ,his mother in danger. Counsel declared he beheved this; it was compatable and _ consistent with his life im ‘l'ennessee, his in- deayor to become a respected mem- ber of society. Circumstantially “the sewing machine’’ episode prov- ed it; proved he had and did abandon pictured. And after this Liddil reformed and the Boltons reformed, exclaimed the counsel. Then he went on to insin- ate or charge mysterious relations that suddenly developed between Mr. Bolton, Dick and Mrs. Bolton and Liddil, and continuing went on to say she had negotiated Dick’s sure tender; but she never told him of the midnight burial of Wood Hite at her house. Hadshe, Tom Critten- den’s hair would have stood on end, and Liddil would never have had the opportunity to tell his perjured story in this court. The motives inspiring this gang was then explained—Dick as leader, and the Bolton’s and Fords as kin- dred -spirits—were fright, and the cowardly fear of vengeance, which they believed they had invited. Lies, all lies, ejaculated the speaker, and he dismissed ‘‘these conspirators’’ by a reference to the character the Ray county witness had given them. Continuing, Col. Phhips spoke up to and! passed 6 o’clock, and did not the gang. His idea was to surrender then; his wite went to General Shelby, in pursuance of this object, and the sewing machine story stands m proof of it. Here was a woman, the wife of the defendant, with her household goods, hoping for the pardon of her husband, prepared to wait for 1t. close until fifteen minutes after had Just here counsel extolled General Decnecorded | Ponies aM Shelby. and praised him for his cour- Boren ee ve pes talked—talked with an incessant age in betriending ‘‘this Boutlaw,’’ when so mnch moral cowardice was abroad 1m the land. strain ot eloquence, interspersed with argument and the most systematic : presentation of the evidence yet The motive that BEESL General | ctated to the jurv. The choicest Shelby, and the cause of his gener- language and _ brilliant metaphore osity to this hunted man, were said to have arisen in the perilous tmes | of war and on the verge and the fury of battle, when life comradships were characterized his speech from begin- ing to end, and his view of the testimony and _illustra- forcible and argument re- masterly. tions were cemented that even death failed eS His peroration was choice a piece of | disolve. Shelby’s best friendship English and polished rhetoric as was was shown in his attempt to bring these James boys in, and in the pres- ence of Frank’s wife near General Shelby’s and in his company were confirmatory ot then to surrender and his declaration { that he sought to negotiate a surren- der. ever spoken. It failed not a wordin conveying pathos, in arousing indig- nation and in awakening sympathy. The wite of the bandit Frank James was alluded to, her devotion por- trayed, and the speaker closed by saying if he helped to restore that | husband untettered to that devoted and true woman: he teel prouder than ever belted knight felt who sat around King Arthur’s table. defendant’s desire Detendant was not in the state, would and confirmatory of it, exclaimed the counsel, are the words of Mrs. Sam- uels. She thought Buck dead. and | Classic, profound, beautiful and im- Jesse appearing without h con- | aginative at tmes, Colonel Philips’ | address was grand—grand in. every Particular. It cannot be and were it ieported in full it would | lack the personal magnetism of the orator to make it what it was. Du-/} ring the whole three hours the most | and} firmed her beliet, and she eagerly asked for ‘‘Buck.’? Believing her | fears, she was answered he had been left in Kentucky, and was going! south for his health. Isn’t this nat- | ural, ejaculated the counsel. But | this testimony is corroborated by} described, intense interest was manifested. eloquence than the volcanoes of Ja- | runs that it was a grand effort, that the colonel had the jury with him all through his address, and were the case given tothe jury to-night they would acquit on Philip's alone. Judge DeBalt, ex-circuit judge, says in a practice ot twenty-eight years he never heard the speech ex- celled, © or equalled. As a forensic effort he declares it abso- lutelv pertect. Comment has speech even it, that the grass has been cleanly cut trom un- der Goyernor Johnston's feet, and that eloquent as the governor is known to be, Colonel Philips has left him nothing to say. Mr. Wallace’s effort is now waited for with greater anxiety than ever, Those who know him declare if he proves equal to the occasion he will make a superb and eloquent argu- ment, and that he and Colonel Philips will carry off the forensic honors of this great and memorable trial. It is said Frank James expressed his warm approval of Colonel Philips’ effort, and declares Jere Black is revived in the person of Col- onel Philips. During the whole speech he was an intent listener, as was his wife, who, at times, was visibly and deeply impressed and overcome. Defendant and wife sat to the left of the speaker, while Mrs. Samuels and her daughter occupied seats in the audience just in front of him. They too, were affected, and man- ifested their feelings frequently, to express it in a tew words. Public opinion has it that Colonel Philips made a speech to-day that would have been creditable to any orator. ————— Order of Publication. State of Mvsssouri, Couniv of Bates, prs. In_the circuit court ot Bates county, Micsourt, in vacation August 29th, 1883 The State of Missouri at the relation and to the use of R. S. Catron, ex-of- ticio collector of the revenue of Bates county in the State ot Missouri, plaint- itt, vs. W. S. Vanmeter, the Scottish American Mortgage company limited of Edin- burg Scottland, Archie L. Hamilton, G. W., Dulaneyand R, J. Hurley, de- fendants, civil action for delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintitt herein by her attorneys, before the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court of Bates county in the State ot Missouri, in vacation and files her petition and afti- davit, stating among other things that the above named detendant, Archie L. Ham- ilton, isa non-resident of the State ot Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the said clerk, in vacation, that said de- tendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court by peti.ion and affidavit the object and general nature otf which is to enforce the lien of the State ot Mis- souri for the delinquent taxes of the vear 1881 amounting inthe aggregate to the sum of $39 20, together with interest, costs, commission and fees, upon the fol- lowing described tracts ot land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit; The west halt of section six (6) and the west halt of section seven (7), in township 42 ot range 31, and that unless the said de- fendant be and appear at the next term of this court, to be begun and holden in the city of | utler, Bates county, Missouri, on the first Monday in November, 1883, and on or betore the sixth day thereof (if the term shall so long continue, and if not then before the end of the term,) and plead to said petition according to law, the same will be taken ascontessed and judg- ment rendered according to the prayer of said petition, and the abuve described real estate sold to satisfy the same. And it 1s tur ther ordered by the clerk atoresaid that a copy hereof be published in the Butler Weekly Times, 1 weekly newspaper print- ed and publishedin Butler, Bates county, Missouri, for four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks be- tore the first dav of the next term of said court. A true copy from the record. —— , Witness my hand clerk { sear. (aforesaid with the seal of said {~~ ! court here d. Done at office in Butler, on this the 29th day ot August 1833. J. R. JINKINS. Circuit Clerk, too, Administrator’s Notice. that letters of Notice is hereby giv tate ot Charles administration upon tt Miller, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned, by the Bates county Probate court, in Bates county, Missouri, bearing date the :oth day of Septemper 1883. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to me tor allowance, within one year trom the date ot said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such € and it said claims be not exhibited wi in two years trom the date ot the publica- tion of this notice, they will be torever barred Jounson Hitt. 41-4t. Public Administrator. ——— Administrator’s Notice. Notice is her tamentary upon Walker, de county Pro- Missouri, ¢ Bate Dick Liddil. He knew Tutt had | the confidence of tne governor, and he told him Frank was not at home. | nor in the Winston robbery. | Atthe close of Colonel Philip’s | Moreover :t was from one source, | speech the audience was unable to | and one only. that the Boltons got | restrain its long pent up teelings, ' their story about Frank—that they | and broke out in an applause that the | had not seen him for two years, that } court quickly suppressed. Comment silence prevailed through the aud:- ence that not one word should be! lost. * | €state are required to the undersi , by th bate court, in Bates count bearing date the roth d f All persons having claim exh allowance, within one ye ot said letters, or th be precluded trom any benefit of estate: and if said claims be not exhibited witin two vears from date of the publication of this notice, they will be forever barred. Mary J Watker, T. Potk James 41-4t. Execut rom the date rrr ire: i 4 3 1 EERE een we