The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 11, 1889, Page 6

eee THE LARGEST id “I am shot in the bow. | did not think he would live 24 hours. —— oe hand there. He He first said when asked who shot | sank down when we reached the | bim, “John bat after several efforts | sidewalk and we left him. Told said, “W illis. : He connected no | some one to bring a stretcher to other parties with it directly. a carry him away. I saw Willis nojused the word they in speaking o more there. I saw Morgan next af | being dragged from the dgor, but, = ter I had gone to the jail and came jno other way connected any one wi! —_—_—AND———_- MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF back. He was in bed in his house and apparently in a very bad condi- tion. Took Willis’ revolver and know this to be it. After receiving CORINTMAS GOOD IN THECOUNTY. NOW ON SALE ee) ees HOFPMAN’S NOVELTY STORE. EAST SIDE SQUARE, = - BUTLER, MISSOURI. MONEY LAND. +e o----— BATES COUNTY LOAN and LAND C0, IAS. K. BRUGLER & SON, MANAGERS, Butler Mo. This Company invests money in real estate, buys notes and School Bonds, and deals in all kinds ot good seuuriteis. FINE IMPROVED FARMS U 40 to 640 acres each, and good grazing lands from 400, to 1,500 acres in a body for sale or ex- change LOCAL ITEMS. Bae BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation. Feed Lot for Rent. I have a feed lot for rent at Crys- tal Springs, will accommodate 500 head of stock; will also furnish 2,000 bushels of corn at 16 cents per bu. in the feeders. Cc. B. Lewis. Let your chickens come to Lane, none genuine unless branded Lane. C. B. Lewis wishes us to say that after the difficulty between Mr. Wil- lis and Capt. Hannah, on Monday evening he urged the former to let the matter drop and go heme, that if he had taken his advice, the bloody tragedy would have been avoided. No eggs genuine unless branded Lane. Let them come to Laue at 18 cents. Wantep.—A car load of mules from 14 to 15 hands high, for which I will pay the highest price. D. A. Coryer. Money to Loan. On good security. We have mon ey to loan at @per cent interest and 5 per cent mmission for five years. No other charges. Borrower can all or part at any interest pay- se time. P This makes your icon cost about 7 per cent. 48-tf Jas. K. Brucier. The ettect ot using Hibbard’s Rheu- matic Syrup is unlike all medicines containing opiates or poisons, it being entirely freetrom them. It cures rheu- matism by purifying the blood. Sold by all druggists. 44-l-yr The county court of Polk county | has made an order requiring the | male prisoners confined in jail on petty offenses to work on the public - | cents. jSunday Schools Lost—About Ist of Nev., fine black sow, weight 250 or 260 pounds. Reasonable reward Addrers 3 2 L. S. Pappocx, Butler, Mo. Try BLACK-DRAUGHT tca for Dyspepsia. | Harris & Lisle arethe mule men lof this section of Missouri. They |are buying every day in the week, | they are now needing a couple of | car loads and you can get the top of the market for your mules by calling at their stables in Butler. | Hibbard’s Rheumatic Svrup cures \ rheumatism by striking at the seat ot disease and restoring the kidneys and liver toa healthy action. It taken asut- { ficient time to thoroughly eradicate such poison it never fails. Sold by all drug gists. 44-I-yr. Virginia Notes. J. E Armstrong was in Virginia yesterday attending a lawsuit be- | tween Armstrong and Richardson. Dance at Miller Frazee’s Monday night. Those present report an en- | joyable time. | Pat Maloney is reported danger- ously ill. Cole Hensley shipped a car load of hogs to-day. He is paying 3} Mrs. Wm. Smith was visiting at | Mr. Fousts Sunday. A. J. Parks has considerable corn owing him, consequently it would not hurt his feeliugs if there should be an advance in price. Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw have re- turned to their Kansas home. Bob Dudley and Frank Howe have returned from Nebraska. O. Frazee was up from Rich Hill Saturday on business. Frank Addison’s pigs would prob- ably have been scalded had the tea kettle gone off just right. Nosze. ——— BQ WINE OF CARDUI, 2 Tonic for Women. The attention of our readers is called to the large advertisement of the American Clothing House, in this issue. This firm always relia ble in what they advertise,is making one of the greatest reduction sales | in overcoats and tailor made suits, underwear, etc., that they have ever offered. So now is the time to se- cure a bargain, and it stands you in hand to call early and secure a new suit or an overcoat cheaper than you ever bought before. ——e McElree’s WINE OF CARDU! for female diseases Sr Inits treatment of rheumatism and all rheumatic troubles Hibbard’s Rheu- matic Syrup stands first and toremost above all others. Read their medica: pamphlet, and learn of the great medie cinal value of the remedies wnich enter intoits composition. Sold by all drug- gists. 44-l-yr NOTICE! Superintendents of are highways. This is a good move and | ought to be adopted by every coun- i ty m the state. Instead of feeding | them at the expense of the tax-payers | and allow them to lay in jail in idle- ness put them at work on the road | and make them earn their board. / Do this and some of the lazy rascals | will be less anxious to get in jal. | H. B.C. Its Merits as a Blood Purifier. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 4, 1887. Aunnicutt’s Rheumatic Cure Co., Gentlemen—I have used five bot- tles of our H. R. C., and can cheer- fuiy recommend it as the best blood purifier and tonic I have ever used. ! Since taking your Cure I have gain- ed twenty pounds in weight. Yours truly, Wm. H. Turner, Price $1 per bottle. For sale by druggists. 21m | i ‘scholars, age of 15 years. kindly requested to report all names of from the smallest ones to the Bring your List at once. Sam Levy & Co, | Sete Se ' Jacks for Sale. | I will sell my 2 fine Kentucky jaci These jacks are full 15 hands ‘hig color, black: mealy nose; heavy bone, and are sure foal getters. __ _Cuas. S. Coyzrry, Passaic. 50-tf 5 miles north of Butler. i j i put in my pocket and turned it over to Dr. Walls today. I¢ is an im- proved Colts revolver, six shot, No. 117,891, 45 calibre. There is, or was blood on the muzzle of the re- volver. Stranger made no demon- stration against Morgan. Ten 1in utes after leaving stranger on the crossing I met him at the Laclede hotel talking to Mrs. Patton. Told him he was wanted at Willis’s and he went there in a buggy while I followed on foot. The ‘ aries Mrs. Morgan’s crying attracted my attention at first. I thought I heard her cry. “They are murdering my husband.” Did not see stranger have any weapons. Know nothing of the case further than I have stated and know of no other persons being implicated. DR. 0. F. RENICK, being sworn testified as follows: Know J. H Morgan. Saw him night of Dec. 3rd °89, a little after 10 o’clock. He was lying on the bed groaning. Much blood was on the bed. Morgan told me he had been shot in the mouth, but after exam- ination found he had not. Dr. Pyle then said he had been shot in the abdomen. Took out my probes and found a wound about 1 and} inches away from and above the abdomen. I probed the wound which I thought to be a gunshot wound, with an in- strument six or eight inches long. I judged the wound to be mortal. Looked to see if bullet had passed through, but could find no other bruise. About midnight found an- other wound. He had been shot twice I think. The second shot was in the thigh. Found no bul- let wounds ov head Found a bul- let hole just back of the thigh and found that it was the exit of the wound in the abdomen. Morgan stated that John Willis shot him. He called no other names. The wounds I think brought about his death. Iknow nothing further of this difficulty. Besides myself Drs. Everingham and Boyd were present. Dr. Pyle was present when probing was done. I think the wound in thigh was first one. DR. J. R. BOYD, being sworn testified as follows: I know J. H. Morgan, and saw hin about 10 o'clock night of Dee. 3rd, 1889. Went to house and found him lying on the bed. He was suf fering from a gunshot wound. I examined his wounds only by in- spection. At first he seemed con- scious, but he seemed to suffer from the less of speech. He could not say who shot him, being only able to say “John.” He rallied afterwards and made a very clear statement. It is as follows: Capt. Hannah. Morgan, who shot you? Morgan. John Willis is the man that shot me. D. N. Thompson. Did you know the other man? M. I didn’t know the other man. D.N.T. How did they shoot you? Ans. They pulled me out at the door. (Here he complain- ed of pain in his stomach.) Dr. Pyle. Do you realize your dangerous con dition? Ans. Tam in a dangerous condition. Dr. P. How many times did you shoot, Morgan? Ans. Didn't shoot but once. Dr. P. Who shot first? Ans. We shot about the same time. Dr. P. Did he have his pis. tol out? Ans. He had his pistol drawn. Dr. P. Did he have a war rant? Ans. Didn’t show any writ. Dr. P. What kind of a man was the other man? Ans. The other man was rather a large man. Dr. Ren ick. Morgan, who fired the first shot? Ans. We’ fired about the same time D.N. Thompson. Who were the men? Ans. Willis came here to kill me. Willis called me to the door, and I asked him if he had awrit. ‘We're going toarrest with- out a writ.” They came here to mur der me. Morgan knew he was in a dangerous cendition. Iand either Drs. Pyle or Renick said his wound was dangerous and he was likely to die. I think he knew he was about to die and made this statement as his last. In his talk it seemed that another party assisted Willis in dragging him out and beating him over the head. I last saw him living about noon the 4th of Dee. I have not seen the corpse. I think the wound which proved fatal was jnot fired while he was lying down. This is my testimony and further than this I know nothing of hiscom- ing tohis death. I know nothing further of any parties being implica- ted in the affair. DR. J. EVERINGHAM. being qualified testifies: I knew J. H.M 3rd. The wound I ;|Saw was inthe ahdomen and was a gunshot wound. There were some bruises about the head. my opinion from his appearance and what I was told by other doctors. I it I found four chambers empty. I} ergan. Saw him night of Dec. | 1889, soon after 10 o'clock. He | | Was at home on the bed and appar- entiy suffering. I examined him jonly by inspection. it. He was conscious at first, but aftera time passed into a stupor from which he rallied after some time. I last saw him that night be- tween 1 and 2 o'clock. I know noth- ing further of the manrer in which | J. H. Morgan came to his death. The testimony of A. C. Vantrees ‘and H. H.- Nichols was the same as published in the Trazs supplement last week. The coroner's jury's verdiet %as to the effect that J. H. Morgan came to his death from a gunshot wound in flicted by John P. Willis, and re- commended that S.S_ Price be held as accessory to the killing. WILLIS WANTED WARRANTS. |The Deputy Marshal’s Story in Kansas City of his Butler Troubles. Tharsday’s K.C. Times. United States Commissioner W. V. Childs of this city this afternoon said that on Tuesday morning Dep- uty Marshal Willis came to him and swore out warrants for the arrest of J. H. Morgan, city marshal of Butler. and John W. Hannah, a prominent citizen of Butler, for an assault made upon him Monday af ternoon while in the act of serving a United States warrant. Willis had a deep cut over his left eye and showed other evidences of a desper ate assault. His story was that he had papers in his possession for the arrest of a murderer from No Man's Land. The man he was looking for was on the train which passed But ler a few minutes after 3 o'clock and it was only abuut two minutes before train time when he was assaulted by Morgan and Hannah. He said one of them held him while the other struck him with a heavy club. Wil lis said he was then arrested by Morgan and thrown in jail. His friends wished to bail him out but it was refused until about midnight Monday night. Commissioner Childs says he is sued the warrants charging Morgan and Hannah with assaulting a Unit- ed States officer while in the dis- charge of his duties. He said, how- ever, that after issuing the warrants he advised Willis not to think of serving them himself, as he was the complaining party, and he believed the warrants would go directly to United States Marshal Gates and be given to Capt Malloy to serve. | United States District Attorney Neal said that on Tuesday morning he had gone down town to attend to some business and upon return- ing found a number of men _ in his office, and among them Willis and his friend Francisco, a prominent man from Butler. The warrants had been issued but when he learned the nature of the difficulty and saw the name of Hannah, with whom he was well acquainted, as one of the accused he thought best not to en- dorse the warrants immediately and told Willis he was busy but would look up the case, and the warrants could be served next week. He also advised Willis not to make the ar- rests himself as he was the party as- saulted and would be the principal witness. At this juncture Mr. Fran cisco told Willis that unless he would consent to allow Malloy to serve the warrants he would not go back with him or aid him any further in the matter. Willis agreed to this and asked Malloy to step outside with hima moment. They held a min- ute’s conversation and returned, it being understood all around that Malloy was to serve the warrants. Mr. Neal said he watched Willis closely to see if he could detect any signs of personal ill feeling toward the men he wanted to arrest and concluded by Willis’ manner that he was prompted altogether by his duty as an officer. Both Childs and Neal say that Willis was regarded by everybody who knew him as one of the coolest men in the service and the one least likely to get into trouble. Willis and Francisco signed the af- fidavit and it was entirely upon their representations that the warrants were issued. Mr. Childs says that Willis took the warrants and he sup posed they would of course be given to Colonel Gates and then to Capt. Malloy toserve. That was the last seen of the warrants by any one ex- cept Willis. Captain Malloy said that later in the afternoon he wrote Willis a note | asking him to turn over the warrants jand saying he would go to Butler jand serve them next week, as United | States Attorney Neal had not had | time to examine the case Malloy did not state what reply he received from Willis, but it was reported that Willis got out of patience at the de- the name of Price left for Butler on the next train at 6:30 o'clock Tues day evening. _ About 9 o'clock yesterday morn-} We certify ing Colonel Gates received a dis-| We have never handled remedies that |patch from Butler, saying | trouble had occurred and aski ;to come immediately. Later in the serious | lay and taking with him a friend by | the use ot Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup | | } } i 222222 JOUR BUSINESS INCREAS- SEETHING, WHY? BECAUSE WE Are Selling MENS and BOYS Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Gloves and underwear at such Low prices, that please the people and they are with us Call and see we will treat you Seeing is believing. A, E. BLACHERT, Palace Hotel Building, Butler, Mo. Here We Are! With a full line of goods for the holiday trade. can supply your wants and save you money nice. If you_want to make a present, we Beautifully Decorated China Cups & Sucers) 25¢ and upwards. Childrens tea sets, Bisques figure, Vases, &c. cheap and pretty: We have a large assortment of Library, Vase and Stand Lamps, They make lovely presents, and we have them at all prices. We have a large stock of ' CLASS AND QUEENSWARE and will untl Jan. Ist 1‘ 0, make our cus tomers a 25 per reduction on this goods to reduce present 0. cent the stock for invoicing, and—yes we will in clude our large stock of tinware in the. AS clearance sale. DON’T FORGET TO CALL AND SE us for you are bound to make a big saving by so doing. day other telegrams to Captain Mal- loy, Mr. Childs and Mr. Neal an- nounced that Willis and Morgan had both been shot and that Price was in jail charged with sheoting Morgan. Mr. Neal says he was thunder-| struck at hearing the news, as he did not know that Willis had left the | city or that he had the warrants in | his possession. He immediately | wired to Butler to have all action | suspended. Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup and ters are prescribed by the leading cians ot Michigan, its home state, are remedies of unequaled merits rheumatism, blood disorders and Eve and kianey complaints. It comes the highest endorsements and reccom® endations as to its curative virt Sold by all druggists. 44-1) nd THEDFORD'S BLACK -DRAUGHT | for sale by the following merchants ~ Bates,County. Muxes Waxtep—We will pay the| Filet Bete. verge highest market price for good mules. | Bernhardt & Holt Be = | W4J Lansdown . We want a couple of carloads; when| J. Womens, Rockville you havea mule for sale call and! W oor amore ee see us. Harris & Liste. C.D. Moudy = | J. N. Bricker ee Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Cured. Dr. Wright ent os B a i Ww. Morlan &Co Ballard Miss Jannette Day used several bottles W S.Mud Burdett ot Hibbard’s RheumaticSyrupandtound! J. W. Choat Johnstown almost instant relief. H ts seri eres Ihave received greater benefit trom Ko ee = STOP AND READ J.R. Patterson haying purchased # north side Barber Shop, I nope » | tain all tormer customers and @ share ot the public generally. Special | attention given to Ladies an cbildrems. hair cutting, and also, Pompadour | cutting a specialty. Barber sup oe on hand. tor dyspepsia than any medicine I ever used. Many of my triends have used it and speak of it inthe highest terms Miss Emily Day. to the above testimonials. give such universal satisfaction. Bradshaw & Thomas, druggists, Fair- field, Ia. Prepared by Rheumatic Syrup Co., Jackson, Mich, | sas |