The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 3

To The “Funny Fellows.” This world has too much grief and pain, ‘Too many tears by half; And 80, my biessing do I give To those who make me laugh. ‘Then let the croakers pass along; Their talk is but as chaff, While strength isin the playful words That stir the lightsome laugh. True, serious moods must have their place, For work is life’s great staff; But they toil best who now and then Send forth the merry laugh. And so, since shadows form of life By far the larger half, Our fervent blessings let us give To those who make us laugh. CLARA J. DENTON. ‘exazine for April. FIVE LOLD BANDITS From Dem They Rob the Passengers on a Rock Island Train. Hennessey, Ok. April 4.—Five train robbers held up the No. 1 Rock Island passenger and express eight miles south of here, at Dover, last night. Two of the men sprang up from bebind the tender and !cveled their pistols at the engineer and fireman. 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A Retuxee From Libbey. Columbus, O., April 1.—Last Sat- Morgantown, Ky., April 3.—Mor- urday Mrs. W. H. B. Williams, wife /gantown is in a fever of excitement lof a real estate dealer residing at) ‘over the murder, which occurred |Grove City, a village about eight ‘early this morning, of Major A. J. | miles southeast of Columbus, arrived | Hamilton, the famous originator and Fancy Groceres, in the city with her three children, ‘executor of the escape of Libbey Annie, aged 14; Maud, aged 12, and prison in 1864. Sam Spencer has Harry, aged 7, and registered at the been arrested placed in jail with | Park Hotel. This morning about S| “evidence against him. Alfred Belcher ‘o'clock Mrs. Williams left the hotel, who was with Spencer says Spencer and about 3 o'clock this afternoon a is the mat who fired the shot. Major ‘ QUEENSWARF AND GLASSWARE. CICARS AND TOBACCO, . Always pays the highet market price for County Produces East Side Square. Butler, Mo- McFARLAND BROS. jwhen her mother went away she | Major | jabcut her absence. | arrived this afternoon and would not Lieutenant Ed Kuoble of the Twen- jchambermatd who went to the room, Hamilton's name is famous through- | found two of the children, Maud and out the country and he bas received | Harry, dead in bed, with their many notices from the magazines in |throats eut. There was a bloody the United States. eS on the foot of the bed. The, The escape of Major Hamilton boy had died without a struggle, and his 104 associates from the but there were evidences that the | famous old Libbey prison at Rich- girl bad hada fierce fight with her mond, Va., 1s one of the most inter- inhuman mother. Annie said that/esting incidents of the Civil war. Hamilton was one of the eautioned her not to go near the. ' Twelfth Kentucky cavalry and with |bed and to say nothing to any one | him were confined Captain James A. Mr. Williams Johnson of the Eleventh cavalry and permit his daughter to talk. ity first Kentucky infantry. They Williams and his daughter were, conceived the idea of tunnelling out locked up at the police station pend ,of the old prison and with only a Harness and Saddlery, : jing an investigation. This even- jfew crudeinplements began the task. ing Mrs. Williams was arrest-|After digging for forty-five nights ofa mile further before it could be| Birmingham, Ala, April 1—Lee jed. She showed no evidence of | they saw daylight and with them 104 stopped. ‘The engineer then applied the air brakes suddenly, causing one of the robbers to pull the trigger of his gun. The ball narrowly missed the engineer, passing through the window behind him. The conductor, James Mack, who had gone to the front of the train to find out the trouble, was immediate- ly covered by a gun and promptly robbed. By this time the gang had gathered and began active operations by ordering the baggage- ian to open the door of the baggage car. He refused and the robbers fired twelve shots through the door, wounding the baggageman in the wrist. The robbers then broke open the door with a sledge, but did not succeed iu getting any plunder from the baggage car. They hurriedly proceeded through the smoker and Harris alias John Linder, who is in jail for the murder of Pleasant Mer riwether, an aged grocer, who was murdered with a hatchet and robbed in his store on the outskirts of the city a few nights ago, to which crime Harris last night confessed, implicating Abe Mitchell and Stone- wall Thomas, made a series of start- ling confession to-day, which show him to have been the leader of prob- ably the worst gang of murderers and robbers ever known in Alabama. All of Harris’ gang was jailed by noon to day except Jim Webb, who was found at North Birmingham by deputy Sheriff Henry Cole, and when he resisted arrest Cole shot him three times. Webb will die. Harris says he and his gang in December last waylaid, murdered and robbed James F Thornton, a Fink’s Leather Tree Saddle single harness men of Bates county, hand harness from $3 to $15. South Side Square Butler Mo. MeFarland Bros, the pioneer They) keep everything that horse owners need. Mo. Double wagon harness from $10 to $29; buggy harness, $7.50 to $25; second Saddles of all stylesand prices, from the cheapest to the best STEEL FORK SADDLE” made in this country. Bring “COW BOY your old harness and trade in on new ones. linsanity, and told the story of the Other officers made their escape. |horrible crime in a calm manner.|The officers named, made their ap- | She said she had made up her mind | pearance in Louisville, on the night jlast week to kill herself and her/ jof March 3, 1864. The tunnel they | children, and came to Columbus for | dug was fifty seven feet long and | that purpose. She secured some|three feet in diameter. Many of jopium, and all three took the drug]| | those who escaped were recaptured, Saturday night. It took effect only | however. on the little girl, Maud. She then} secured a razor and waited until this | morning. She cut the boy's wrist, expecting him to bleed to death. He awakened, however, and then she cut his throat. The body of Maud was not touched by the razor. | Mrs. Williams said she then asked Annie to let her cut her wrist, but the child begged so piteously she lost courage and left the hotel in- tending to drown herself. She eaid it then occurred to her that Annie Shot By a Rejected Suitor. Macomb, IIl., April 2 —Late last evening Lewis Anderson, about 20 years of age, shot Miss Hattie Davidson, a young school teacher, and then put a bullet in his own head. Miss Davidson taught school close Anderson entered the room, and, seeing the lady, jerked a revo)- ver and fired. The first bullet struck her squarely in the forehead, but did not even stagger her, so he fired jagain. This time the ball took effect might be accused of the crime, and | just behind the right ear. Anderson McFarland Bros. Birmingham grocer, while the latter she changed her mind ard went to and one day coach securing abvut $300 in money from the passengers. In addition to the $300 cash the robbers also obtained from their victima in the day coach and smoker six revolvers and a number of rings and watches. The passengers in the sleepers were not disturbed. The robbers were last seen from the train going west from Dover, all mounted, the leader being upon a mettlesome grey horse. A posse started from Kingfisher, the next station, io pur- suit of the bandits. Messenger J. W. Jones, one of the train men who was wounded iu the Rock Island robbery, gives this ac- count: “When the train was brought to a standstill I opened the door of the express car to see what was up. At that instant I saw seven men rise up from the grass in a little ravine along the track. One of the robbers shouted to me: ‘Take your head back or T'll shoot it off.’ 1 lost no time in getting my head inside the car. it. the car, at least two bullets perforat- ing it. with Winchester my across knees when I was struck in the left} wrist and leg by a bullet. My arm fell limp at my side. Then the rob- bers smashed in the door and work- ed fully an hour trying to open the safe. Failing in this, they all went back and robbed the passengers. “While they were in my car some- one carrying a lantern appeared some distance from the car the robbers said: that light out.’ direction of the light and it disap peared at once. Another robber said: ‘We'll show the Rock Island people} I slammed the door and locked | Then the robbers opened fire on | I was sitting on a mail rack | C C. wy | One of! was delivering goods in the outskirts of the city. He says further they are the men who in broad daylight attempted, in December last, to rob E. Y. Daniels, a wealthy East Lake farmer, in his own home, and when he refused to hand over his money they shot him and attempted also to murder his wife and daughter. They also fatally shot William Barnes, a distiller at North Birmingham, be cause he refused to give them whisky. They held up two white women with pistols at Thomas and robbed them | and likewise treated Rev. Mr. Stiff} at North Birmingham. Harris told of many other crimes of his, all of which was verified by the recovery to-day from their hiding places, of watches and other valuables taken from the bodies of their victimes. Harris says he is ready for the gal- lows. Henry Wilberly, who ‘nine years for one of Harris’ crimes, will likely be pardoned. is serving Tra Term for Grover, | Tacoma, Wash., April 3—Hugh| Wallace, the member of the ae) | ocratic national committee from this | state, aud the democratic caucus nominee for the United States atadint has returned from New York and| New England, where he has been in consultation with democratic leaders. | The fight next will be made almost} exclusively on the money question, | and there will be more or less new alignment of parties. ‘Watch me put! Then he fired in the}. The concensus of opinion, be says, | is that Cleveland will be the nee of the democratic party. Wal-; lace thinks that while the idea of} nomi- ane a they can be held up as well as other again occupying the executive chair | roads.’ * | . would be utterly distasteful to Cleve- he Rock Island road has offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest | land, he believes the people will and conviction of each of the rob-| j force his nomination as the great ex-| bers. | ponent of sound money. Wichita, Kansas, April 4.—The}| : ory leaders in the robbery of the Rock | Milan, Mo. April 2—Robbers Island train at Dover, Ok., last night! | visited Osgood, in the west part of were Charles Bailey and Zip Wyatt | this coustry, last night and robbed of Logalls, Payne county, who were/evyery store in the town of such recognized by, ex United States Mar- | tetas oie shal Grimes, who was a passenger | ROGn caes on the trein. They were formerly |* : cd prisoners ia his custody and greet- ed him courteous! The others} were evidently local thieves from |, Kingfisher. mercbandise and about $ 1t May Do as they s Much For ¥ Is Your Tor ague Coated, your throat dry, your eyes | 58t wi dull and inflamed and do you teel mean | began generally when you get up in the morn- | relief at once. al ed. to Pe ur diver and Kidney are not | 2 adapt ateus er troubles and . Why don’t Fou tax 2 * ant requisite Parke See po If it’ does ae ane stant relief. One trial will prove our | wr kau mesa oF aot curative powe with Sp + satiety, and vou feel better if costs you nothing-— |statement. Price only foc. for large ATDRUBCISTS ANSDEALERS pucasantness to the patient.” The ‘drvez Sold by H. L. Tucker: Butler Missouri. Conditions of Peace. Shanghai, Apvil 1.—It is reported here that the conditions cf peace J. M. Youngblood, of Ash Grove, is a very promising young man. He has promised to marry Miss Erp laid down by Japan are that China| {bree separate times but on each shall pay 400,000,000 yen indemnity | and Southern Manchuria, Japan holding guaran tees that pending the payment of | the indemnity and the settlement of | the boundaries. It is reported that Taku and Shan Hai Hwan will be handed over to the Japanese as wu guarantee that China will observe the conditions of the armistice and cede Formosa | Thousands of Chinese troops are | arriving at Lankin for the defense of the southern ports on the Yang Tse Kiang. The Japanese forces in Kiang Su | are capturing town to the north of | grand Canal. Mont Deskins Killed. Louisville, Ky., April 3.—Mont faa a notorious desperado and | ;® partisan ef the Hatficlds in the , He attfield McCoy feud, has killed his Jast man He was mortally shot on Sunday by deputy sheriff N. P. How ard, while resisting arrest ,on the Middle Fork of Licking river in Me offin county. During the feuda ber leaths were laid at Des- door. Afterwards he went to | MeGoffin county and two years ago engaged in a bloody fight, which | were killed and several Deskins was indicted, On his return to the} f nu of kins in ie men | wounded | but fled. }county an attempt was made to ar- rest him. and b. Howard's revolver pierced his body. | Tke appropriations legislature amount to just 246.20 The governor and auditor tiud, after careful examination that they do not exceed the funds pro TRAINS He leveled a Winchester on bottle. ‘At H. L, Tucker's drug store. i ‘Tue Guas-AVoceLer Go -BALTo- Mo- . | gists aLL seLt it » firing. but a bullet from | of the late | failed to come to taw. But the last | time was the straw that broke the | camel’ 8 baék in the Erp family, and the smoldering fires burst forth into hot flame. Two weeks ago a wedding supper was prepared which, while | not as elaborate was fully as good, as far as it went, as the one bought by Gould's millions. But Youngblood failed to be on hand to don the matrimonial harness and the eld blood of Papa Erp just boiled when he met his wouldn't be son-in Inw on the street and the young man | was as dumb as an oyster. Erp landed his good right hand on the ; young man’s neck and Jaid him out. | Then the whole squabble got into | police court, but the j jury disagreed. | The road leading to matrimony at Ash Grove is broad and straight, but woe be unto him who starteth thereon and turneth back —Ex Jay She May Die. Muncie, Ind., April : colored, seized Miss Myrtle Keating, saulted her. The young lady scream. man who came to her rescue. Blake} | fied, but ae ped hie cap in the alley | | and by this clue the police captured | him. Miss Keating remained un- | conscious three hours and is in a} | | dangerous condition. Blake is in| | jail and excitement is running high. | | A Trusted Cushier Thousanas Short. Minn., April i total shortage in the accounts of Winona, | Mississippi River Logging company, | bas been found to amount to $22 , 000. It is said that Scott's pecula- tions have been carried on for s+ver As cashier of the company [he was entrusted with the care of large sums us of mous mouey. al years. TY, as ers, ream 2.—Don Blake, | dragged her down an alley and as-| ed and attracted the attention of a! then left, and, going home, entered a wood shed and sent a bullet into jhis forehead Strange to say, none of the wounds are fatal or even serious. The lady was able to walk home and did not tell of the affair for some time afterward, when her Shot His Wife Dent |wounds were dressed. Anderson : a | was arrested and is now in jail. The Oklahoma City, Ok. April 3. ‘—|lady refused to marry him. This he Harry St. John, son of ex Governor | yives as his reason for his attempt John P. St. John of Kansas. and a! Jat murder. member of the last Oklahoma Legie- | jlature, shot and killed his wife this | : afternoon at his home two miles | Okla. April 2—Al west of this city. By some means)/¥ans and Dr. Babb, bedfellows in he had become possessed of a letter | hotel, quarreled over the proper addressed to her and demanded to| ‘vision of the bed clothing, and know the writer. This afternoon | Evans, drawing a revolver from about 3 o'clock he hired a buggy and | ‘under the pillow, shot and killed drove out to his place. Getting his | Babb. When Sheriff Wilson tried gun he confronted his wife with the|t? arrest Evans, he was shot twice, ietter threatexing to kill her if she| but fivally succeeded in arresting did not disclose its author. She! the murderer. Wilson's wounds are jrefused and, ashe claims, the gun/ |not thought to be fatal. Evans is was discharged accidentally, shoot-, somewhat of a desperado, and his ing her through the breast. Sie|C#Pture is an important one. His died without uttering a word | identity at first was unknown. the house of a friend, Mrs. John C. Lester, in another part of the town, where she was found this evening, Try a bottle of Dr. Sawyer’s Family Cure and you will be convinced that it will cure all stomach, liver, kidney and powel difficulty. H. L. Tucker. Shot His Bedfellow. Watongo, Mrs. St. John was a Miss Mary | Absolutely Free. Felbon, ber father, Willard B. Fel Any reacer of this paper can get bop, was formerly county judge of The St. Louis Globe-Democrat Ab- solutely free for three months. Read county, Colorado, and _ vig jlater warden of the Colorado State| ie DE oe ¥ : i , Vantage of it at once. penitentiary. Soe leaves two small | Globe-Democrat is issued in Semi- children. She was sbout 28 years} Weekly sections, eight pages each, | Of age and her husband about 35, a| Tuesday and Friday, sixteen every |lawyer by profession, who has lived Week, making it practically a Seri. lin Oklahoma since 1889. Weekly paper, yet the price is only eaeiies one dollar a year. In politics, it is strictly Republican, but it gives all a : : the news,«nd is absolutely indispen- ay April 3.—Tke i sable to the farmer, merchant, of | United States Minister to Turkey, | professional man who has not the | Mr. Terrell, narrowly escaped being time to read a large daily promptly shot today. A man who was being | 22d keep thoroughly posted. Sample ' Saquache Minister Terreilin Danger. 2.—The! George C. Scott, late cashier of the! commended j being poisoned because yo | pursued by the police drew a revols jer on the Place Taxim and fired sev-| eral shots at his pursuers. Mr |T. happened to be passing across | the square in his carriage as the man fired, avd was in great danger of being hit This caused the Minister's cavass to jump from the carriage and seize the man who was firing. The latter tried to stab the cavass, but was overpowered and arrested | is out of order and your bk not act properly. 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