The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 17, 1890, Page 4

tha alanis J. D. ALLEN Eprror. J.D. Atten & Co., Proprietors, TERMS OF SUTPSCRIPTION: TheWeexiy Times, published every Wednesda;, will besent to any sddress one vear, postage paid, for $1.25. —_— BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, SEPT .17, 1890 —_———————————————— THE STATE TICKET. For Jupce op THE Supreme Court JAMES B. GANTY, of Henry County. For SUPERINTENDENT Pusiic SCHOOLS L. E. WOLFE, ot Randolph County. For RAILROAD AND WareHouse Com- MISSIONER H. W. HICKMAN, ot Stoddard County. For STATE SENATOR 16th Dist. MAJ. J. N. BRADLEY. For ConGress, 12TH District DAVID A. DEARMOND, of Bates County. COUNTY TICKET. For Representative WH SUMMY. For Circuit Clerk JOHN C HAYES. For Recorder of Deeds C MARTIN. For County Clerk ' L HARPER. For Sheriff JOE B SHELBY. Prosecuting Attorney C F BOXLEY Presiding Judge na pegenty Court R D BR. Judge ot Northern District WM DALYrON. Judge of Southern District FREDERICK FIX. Judge ot Probate Court J S FRANCISCO. County Treasurer SAM H FISHER For Coroner J 2 SEES: 70 DEFEAT VEST. How much money will the cattle combine of Chicago put into Mis- souri to defeat Vest? It is entirely safe to say that the loudest enine against Vest will be the fellow with the biggest swag in his pocket. The “Big Four” will assist the Republi- cans in their efforts to defeat Vest. But the farmers who have been eezed by the manipulators of the “big Four” won’t take very kindly scheme to drive out of the senate a man who has defended their interests so ably and courageously. —De Kalb County Herald. Yes, the beef combine is against Vest and will spend money to defeat him. It is to their interests to do this. The republicans are also against Vest, and boss Filley is leaving no stones unturned to beat him. Last and least, the rag baby, red flag, union labor crowd, that raise such a howl for honest men and honest measures, are also against Vest and are joining hands on every occasion with the republicans to lend their might to give Mr. Vest’s seat to the republican boss and leader,Chauncey I. Filley, of St Louis. In this coun- ty the union labor crowd nominated a ticket, which is composed of one- third republicans, one third sore- headed democrats and one-third union labor. In nominating this mix- ture, when the office of representative was reached each man put before the convention was forced to get up and say he was opposed to the re- turn of Geo. G. Vest to the senate, consequently ‘nd man that would sanction Vest’s cause in fighting for the rights of the people against mo- nopolies need apply for:promotion in the union labor convention, and now Mr. Hendrickson, the nominee, is fighting might and main to defeat Vest and elect Mr. Filley. Farmers of Bates county, you who oppose high tariff, high taxes and monopoly rule, will you lay low and allow a fraud of this kind to be perpetrated? We do not believe you will, and on election day we expeet to see you with your coats off at the polls early fighting for W. H. Summey, and for the success of the whole democratic ticket. This is the year that it stands the democrtic party of Bates county to come forward with @ solid front against the enemy, and we shall expect to see every demo- cratic soldier at his post of duty with his saber bright and ready for the fray, and victory, over the mo- nopoly high tariff barons will be perched upon our banner. Senator Vest was the leader in the senate st the McKinley bill kan debate with one of. Soe dae —s es ever deliver- | e was passed by aj rictly party vote. ke Centrai Committee Meeting. BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES The democratic central = | of Bates county met in the court house Saturday, and was called to order by D. R. Braden. Dr. Maxey was elected temporary chairman, Ove Harris secretary. The organi- zation was then completed by the election of L. R. Allen, of Deer Creek, president; T. K. Lisle, of Mt. Pleasant-twp., Vice president; T. P. Crowford, of West Point twp., secretary. The following executive or campaign committee was elected to take char,e of the present cam paign: Thos. Gault and J. W. Jami- son, of Osage; W. R. Wood, of Deer Creek; J. C. Clark, J. R. Jenkins and T. K. Lisle, of Mt. Pleasant; Marion Todd, West Boone; H. C. Reece, Howard: F. M. Trimble, Walnut. Adjourned subject to call of chairman. The State Ticket. Missouri now has three state tickets in the field. The democrat- ic ticket is Gantt for supreme judge, Wolfe for superintendent of schools and Hickman for railroad commis- sioner. Thisis, of course, the win- ning ticket. August 25 a faction of the union labor party met at Jeffer- son City and nominated for supreme judge, A Harrington of Christian county; for school superintendent, Burwell Fox of Iron county, rail- road commissioner, Patric Shannon of Kansas City. The republicans met at Jefferson City August 28 and nominated A. W. Mullins of Linn county for supreme judge; James Merrifield of St. Louis for railroad commissioner, and F. Seever of Newton county for superintendent of schools. Germans very Sensible. Washington, D. C. Sept. 12.—Mr. Ingalls presented in the senate to- day a petition signed by seyeral hun dred prominent republican voters of Missouri protesting against the passage of the federal election bill. They are mostly Germans, and while contending that elections are not as fair as they would like to have them in the south, yet they say that the proposed billis notin the way to correct the evils that have been com- plained of. They close their pro- test as follows: “We earnestiy be- lieve that this measure comes within the warning words of Washington, that the spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one and thus to cre- ate whatever the form of government areal despotism,” and that “the precedent must always greatly over- balance in permanent evil any par- tial or transient benefit which the use can at anv time yield.” When this petition was presented to-day it was labelled erroneously. Three years ago last spring, says the Kansas City Times, a young farmer named Wright went down on the Memphis road in the south- ern part of Missouri in search of a farm. He hada_ team, six or seven children, a wife and no money. He pre-empted a quarter section of land in Wright county and went to work. Yesterday he came to Kansas City and steered directly to the general passenger office of the Memphis where he found Mr. J. E. Lockwood, general passenger agent of the Mem- phis, to whom he presented sample applee, corn, sugar cane, millet grass and broom corn—showing what three years had done with his gov- ernment land farm. The apple trees that he planted three years ago as twigs are bearing fruit in plenty as big ssa man’s fist, the millet and hay are taller than the average man and the sugar cane twice as high. The farmer has a bauk account, a farm paid for and a family, which now numbers nine,is one of the best fed in the state. Hon. W. B. Lewis of Cedar coun- ty, was nominated by the republi- cansof the twelfth congressional distrct: Mr. Lewis believes that he has a show for election, and he is willing to work hard during the campaign. It is said that in addi- tion to being a consistent church member and a republican, Mr. Lewis belongs to every social organization in the district. He is a prohibition- ist at homeand a tippler when away. His beard is “sun kissed.” He rides 2 white horse in his campaign tours, and yet he will be snowed under by ‘8,000 votes by Judge DeArmond of Bates county.—Jefferson City Tris pa THE SECOND CHAPTER. Evidence Before the Ccroner’s Jury- Francis M. Wright, of Elkhart | township, who was waylaid and shot | on his own premises, an account of | which was given in last week’s | Tras, died of his wounds on Tues- | day and was buried on Wednesday evening. On Wednesday Dr. Walls, coroner, convened a jury and proceeded to investigate the killing. A post mor- tem examination revealed that the | ball, a 38 calibre, evidently fired from a Winchester, had shattered | the bone of his left arm 2 inches be-' low the elbow and entered the left breast one half an inch above the | nipple and passed through, lodging inthe sternum. The ball wstien | weighed was 3 grains lighter thau a Winchester ball. Dr. has the ball in his possession. “Walls now The following is the substance of ia | evidence given at the inquest: Dr. Gilmore testified: —Wound ix left arm was about 2 inches above ! elbow, ranged upwards; splitting | bone in two or three pieces, thence struck the wall of the breast about fan inch above the nipple, traced the ball which ranged upward to center of breast but no further; sat- isfied ball passed inside of chest; one ball made both wounds. Found the ball lodged in sternum. ball was produced and he identified it; thought it was a 38 calibre. Wash Campbell:—Was with Wright one minute after he was shot he did not say who shot him;describ- ed him as wearing a ducking coat and a light hat; the shot was tired from fifty feet; don’t remember of ever hearing Wright say that his life had been threatened. Dr. Bates testified substantially the same as Dr. Gilmore; also that Wright said he saw the man who did the shooting but did not recog- nize him. Perry K. Wright swore:—Father said the man run through the hog lot; I followed in the direction Isup- posed he went but could not see anycne. Father said he had been threatened but did not say who by. I never heard anyone threaten him. J. F. Wright, another son, said: My brothers were with him when I gotto him. I got over the fence and went west, thinking I could see some one; that was the direction the shot came from; I did not see any one. Father said he had been threat- ened but did not say who by. I nev- er heard any one threaten him. Isaac Prine, being sworn said:— Last saw him alive about 12 o'clock, on Sept. 9th, 1890. He was in bed suffering from his wounds. He said some one shot him from the side of the road; said he did not know who shothim. When the sheriff was talking to him he said: “The fellow who shot me had on a ducking coat and white slouch hat,” said it was old Christoleer. Sheriff asked him if he was positive. He said, “no, but he had threatened to kill me.” Don’t know whether he was in his right mind or not. Saw the track of the assasin; looked like he was running; it was rather a large track. Sheriff asked Wright if the man bad a gun; Wright said if he had a nfle he got away with it mighty quick, or he could not have run so fast. Gen. Shelby testified that in his last conversation with Wright, abuut 10 days before the killing. the latter had expressed regret for the trouble he had had, but said he bore no ill- feeling toward any one. The General then asked him if it would not be better to be cautious, but he replied that he had been threatened but he would take no cognizance of the threats. Sheriff Ewin testified: that Frank Wright said he wes driving home from Adrian, holding a line in each hand, his team being spirited. He was looking to the east when he was shot. He looked around and saw a Francis M. Wright Died of his | ene Wounds on Tuesday. The; ! man running. He did rot know | positively who shot. To the best of my recollection he —— _ of Christolear in conn | with the shooting. The —— pr ran had on areddish brown ducking | coat and a light colored hat. | M. Otto Smith swore: that in the \afternoon of the day the shooting} | took place, he heard one man say to another as they passed his store in | Adrian, that “we'll get him, or it, | | before night.” I did not know them greyed The taller man had on} a light straw hat and a light mus |‘ tache and the yonnger wore a dark | | hat and dark mustache. | F. V. Hamilton testified: that his | business is a hardware and impie- | ment store in Adrian. I sold W. H. | Christolear a Winchester rifle on last Saturday, Sept. 6th, 1890. He had fonali ght coiored hat anda ducking icoat. ‘The calibre was 38. I fur- nished a box of cartridges. The wit- ness produced a sample cartridge. 160 grains is the weight of the ball |as given by catalogue. Jas. H. Hall: Saw Ed Russell and — Mitchell on the streets in Adrian —GrUER WERT TOS] ag ee ae REZ BAINETT, WHEELER & COMPANY, Charter Oak Cook Stores with ‘Wrire ;day of shooting. The description jgiven by M. O. Smith of the two } men fits Russell and Mitchell. | J. Taggart, testfied to the sale of | the Winchester rifle to W. H. Chris tolear. Two men that I took to be Russell and Mitchell, came in my store about ten days ago and looked | at the same gun and talked of pur- ‘chasing it and another. I have only i Jsold about four or five guns of this kind in about nine years. Mrs. Wright, wife of the late Frank Wright, shot Sept. 8th, testified that her husband told her that he — he was shot by Perry Black or W. H. Casustcloer. We heard that Mr. ys had threatened Mr. right’s life. I think Perry Black ec. ly wears a dark hat and dark clothes. Lizzie Wright, daughter, swore that she peal her father tell her mother that he thought he was shot|—__ by Black or Christolear. He = “I think it was Christolear.” wanted a warrant gotten for mae Black and Christolear right away. P. K. Wright, son, being re called said his father wanted him to go and swear out a warrant for Black and Christolear, as one or the other did the shooting. I have seen Perry Black lately. He generally wears a light hat and gray coat on the road ; and a faded red ducking coat around home. I heard the shot and the report sounded like a rifle shot. The tracks discovered were more in the direction of Christolear’s than Black's. The tracks indicated a course which would conceal him and take him to Christolear’s directly. VERDICT OF JURY. Deceased came to his death from 8 gun shot wound, passing through his left arm and entering his left breast above and to the left of nipple, lodging in the sternum in front; said wound being received on or about the nour of seven o’clock, p. m., on Sept. 8th, 1890, as he was approach- ing his farm from the south and about 150 yards south of his resi- dence, said wound beinginflicted by a 38 calibre bullet, fired from am- bush by some person concealed about or near his residence; and, from the evidence, we, the jury, that W. H. Christolear, Perry Black, Edward Russell and — Mitchell be seached for fire arms and Ioaded car- tridges of a 38 calibre. Signed, Louis F. Page, foreman; W.S. Mahan, J. P. Knisley, G. N States, Henry Walter ant H. Price, coroner’s jury. Two-thirds of the eight score members of congress who are ab sent from their seats in the house belong to the republican side, nor do the extraordinary efforts being made to secure a party quorum appear effectual. 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