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IBe lextngtott fhtelUgehcer;
I1D
I Hagood Victim of
I! by an Unknown.
WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
L of Head at Early Hour
tdnesJay Morning.
;e is m tbe throes of great
ver tbe murder ol Mrs,
,-ood, which took place be-
iuj two o'clock on Wednes
I of ibis week at her home
face.
period of time namnd Mrs.
irj a noise in the direction
Mud aroused her husband
lr. After listening awhile
nothing further Mr
Lluded tbat his wife had
tcessarily alarmed and did
, bed.
Iwouian. She not only left
ihe bouse and went in the
which the barn nnd several
(D were located. snorily
i the bouse the report of a
, rant; out upon the
:ie Digla and upon invest!
Hagood wa9 found in tbe
uun her face, with life
t bad been shot iu tbe back
L with a 32 calibre build
nit dentil.
tery surrounds the shoot
burglar and thief seldom
ipt in self-defense and tbe
back of the head makes
Mm. Hagood was in the
assailant, who could have
immediate danger when tbe
m fired. However, it seems
e witnessed tbe tragedy to
)'y. Conditions may have
do not suggest themselves
kltr.ee. line thing Is sure,
J? iba. if Mrs. Hagood was
ly some uigbi pruv.er ueui
; from ber premises the
i most successfully made
cape and covered up every
igbt lead to his identity.
Weedin was summoned and
rginsville Wednesday morn
panied by Horace F. Black
maty attorney, and a deputy
was decided, however, not
formal inquest until Friday,
"al of Mrs. Hagood took
rsday and was largely at-
aed woman was a daughter
' John Peacock, who was a
'o of Higginsville. She
''fee years of age and leaves
and live children.
0TT C0TJNTY) MISSOURI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.
1901.
No. 36
COUSTV CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.
Organization i!0U11a t0 Kwult Ju
Good to Missouri.
8. B. Thomtou, deputy co.m.v
clerk ot Lafayette county and one of
the cleverest fellows to be found in a
week s travel, who was made assistant
seoretary of ihe county clerks' associa-
lion of Missouri at the recent nieefiD"
held m St. Louis, will leave in a fe
days for St. Joseph to assist Secretary
Nash, clerk of Buchanan county, in
perfecting for publicatlou the minutes
of the 1901 meeting.
Of the 114 county clerks in Missouri
eighty or ninety are enrolled in this as.
wnauuii, uuDougn us organization
reaches bade only three years. The
association is valuable not only to its
members socially but has business
features that interest directly the tax.
payers of the various counties. The
county clerk is closer than any other
officer in bis county to those features
of government that appertain to road,
school and assessment laws and it can
only result in good to the people for
these men to meet annually and give
their respective ideas on these matters.
An exchange of views by men of smii
lar avocation is always profitable.
I bese meetings are bound to lead to
better and more effective legislation
appertaining to county affairs and
such an association should have been
organized in Missouri years ago.
No association in tbe stato ot Mis
souri is made up of a belter class of
men. That they have the confidence
of their people is attested by the posi
tions they bold.
The pre tent officers of the associa
tion arc: E. McWilliams of Clinton
county, president; A. .1. Leo of Car
roll county, first vice president; R. II.
Giayvof l'ettis county, second yiue
presdotT; S. A. Stucke of Jasper
couiii fa third vie president; H. M.
Nash of Buchanan county, secretary;
S. 13. Thornton of Lafayette county,
assistant secretary; Geo. C. Orchard
of Bates county, assistant secretary;
E. Tfeifer of Sullivan co'inty, t:eas-
urer. Executive committee: it. M.
Nash of Buchanan, T. S. Reed of An
drew. B. F. Murdock ot Platte, 11. K.
Gray of Pettis, S. B. Thornton of La
fayette, Silas Riggs of DeKalb and
John Adamson of Lawrence.
The Intklmoencek wishes this as-
sociation tbe fullest measure of suc
cess and bespeaks for it a useful
career in Missouri.
REUNION OF QUANTRELL'S COMMAND.
Annual Gathering Held at Little Blue Church in Jackson
County this Week.
SOMETHING OF THE NOTED ORGANIZATION.
Frank James was Present Monument to Brave Women.
Those in Attendance, Etc.
ve Way of Soliciting,
!l"wrs of the Methodist
v in course of construction
N'illc have adopted a novel
s a most effective plan of
'id- Enclosed In an en
:"! member sends a friend
ivelnpe containing a slip of
'hli four round holes cut
11 Die half dollar, quarter
"H'tnt piece. Underneath
is a printed request
" "Hi'd (If not all) and that
hi er velope that contained
''- Mirned to Its original
3U . .
fu,'iilie:l to the end of the
"P"f uiucihiged paper that
y over the coin and make
r"" detection' while being
J through tho mall, Quite
I'H'se have been ree.pl vffl
and the
Ml.
'"'i that is being construct.
" ?ii,-)00, $,-,,ooo of which
uy the mi'inLPM. The
and the uoove is one of
)ds adopted In accomplish
oi work.
response is
MISS DOWDENS LEiTURE.
Narcotics Discussed Particular At
tention to Cigarette Fiend.
fin? Party Returned.
"l(iril,lo hunting party lias
l,ua,e- Oscar Thomas nr.
u"ay morning and Ed.
( Ilt(. Young and son,
'.'Umrn and George F.
,l Ul l'lmiuil.... .... mm...
'N ill thn i i
r'M from Glenwood Springs
TllVal mil imr nil Iwiiiih
;'r,,,r,''''ml 10 we fcarce owing
( "uiiiucr of hunters In
Miss Anna Dowden, who was raised
in this city, but who bas been abseil
for many years, lectured in the
Christian church last Sunday night,
her subject being "Narcotics." She
made no attempt at eloquence, but
several times 6he became eloquent in
spite of herself. She touched lightly
on the whisky question, and then
quickly passed to ths tobacco habit.
Sho was unsparing in her denunciation
of tbo liltby habit of chewing ami
pitting, and her picture of the old
man, suns teeth with tobacco juice run
ning from the cornets ot his luouth,
straining his whito beard and his stin t
bosom, was almost enough to make a
veteran swear off. Hut even her de
nunciation of tho chewing habit whs
mild to the manner in which she went
after tho cigarette fiend. That "mm
ble fingered dudo" was held up to
scorn. She showed that cigarettes
were made of the vilest compound,
gathered from the spittoons of hotels
and railroad stations; tbat the com
pound was doctored with opium, and
mado up into cigarettes or sold as
cigarette tobacco.
She showed that boys who huve been
addicted to the cigarette habit only for
a short time, invariably fall Dehind
their classes in school, and the longer
the habit is kept up the more stupid
they become, and that it is now impos
sible for any boy who ues cigarettes to
pass from tbe public schools into the
hiuh schools of our cities
den is encaged in this work by thu W.
C. T. I'., inlered upon the
nrk with her whole, heart. Her lee
i.i i... i..,. .In, I iiv tho bovs and
luro snuuui - "v j
The scattered remnants of Quantrell's
command during tbe civil war held a
reunion at Little Blue church up in
Jackson county this Wi-jR, t5.fi point of
their mobilization wr.." ;hy ;.ut t;,
tered into the 8Pivi-:. Of tuv u:
the original comman i ouK si! iH-y
are now alive. Of thorM who iAl n-, i
Quantrell into Keutucky only three i
malD, Frank James, John Graham,
a prosperous Jackson county farmer,
and John Barnhill, clerk in a mercan
tile establishment at Kansas City.
KliANK JAMKS THERE.
The central figure at the reunion
was Frank James the ex-bandit who
prior to tbe time be was bounded by
ollicers was a member of Quantrell's
band. "The old veterans crowded
around tbe ex-bandit from the time he
alighted from tbe Chicago & Alton
train until he left iu the evening for
the Bedford, Ind., race track where he
is employed temporarily. Frank James
never missed a confederate reunion or
a meeting of Quantrell's men. He
was on hand early Monday morning
and exchanged stories with the griz
zled old warriors.
Tbe youngest looking man at tbe
gathering was James. lie is 58 years
old but looks much younger. He was
dressed in a natty business suit and his
high collar and dressy fedora bat were
la Btriking contrast to tbe garb of
other survivors. That F.ank James
was near to the hearts of tbe old
guerrillas was shown when tbe date of
the reunion was changed solely to ac
commodate the ex-baudit who was un
der contract to start horses in Indiana.
The date was changed to a day earlier
than was originally intended.
"I followed Quantrell all during the
war," said Frank, reminiscently gaz
iug across the cultivated fields of pros
perous farmers. "I was but a boy
wben 1 joined bis command. I bad
been in the confederate army. While
at my old home near Kearney I heard
that Quantrell was in Jackson county,
so I decided to enlist under his flag. I
met Bill Oreeg, Quantrell's first lieu-
young men ;
nnd if kind words are not
...H.niont in break the habit, wo womu
recommend Parents to a judicious use
f elm branch. Miss iH.wden has our
tenant, in Clay county, and with him
ro.vrd across the Missouri liver to Ibis
county and joined Quantrell at the
Webn placo on Blackwnter ford of the
Sni just a few miles from here. This
was in May, 180:1. I will never forget
tbe first timo I ever saw Quantrell. He
was nearly six feel in height, rather
thin, his hair and mustache was sandy
and ho was full of life and a jolly
fellow. He had none of iho air of the
bravado or the desperado about him.
Wo all loved him at first sight and
every man unuer nis commanu wus
tried and true. He was a demon in
battle nnd did not know what it was to
bu afraid."
"Who was the bravest man in the
guerrilla band?" somo o:io asked.
"Tbat would be dillicult to answer.
For a time a traitor could bavo earned
$50,000 by betraying Quantrell. Every
man was bravo and had absolute confi
dence in the gallant leader. I was
with him in Keutucky when he met bis
death in tbe fight just south of Louis
ville The light oecuied after Lee's
surrender and after tho defeat of our
leader the guerrilla uand broke up and
tbe few survivors returned to Missouri
soil."
KTK VOR EYE TOOTH FOU TOOTH.
It was on the morning of March 'JO,
18ti2, that QunntreH's men met at Lit
tlo Blue church. Without wailing to
discuss any plans for future movements
against tho federals, the guerrilla chief
ordered his men to forage for break
fast. During the progress of a meal a
farmer living In the neighborhood rode
up to Quantrell and handed huu a
order. The steel-eyed guerrilla read
the order which meant certain death to
him or any of his men if captured, and
without a word of comment finished h
breakfast. As soon as the meal was
" ed the men assembled on their
- -ss In the grove where the picnic
v :s held this week.
Comrad-V said the chief calmly.
"Lisien to this order."
After it was read the gucrrila chief
looked about him and said:
"If there is a man in this command
who does not want to follow mo let
him rule away. I propose to give an
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
We will kiil the federals, just as they
intend to exterminate us."
Of the sixiy-two men who surrounded
the leader twenty rode awav. Thew
- j
were men from Johnson county, who
had jqined tbe band the day be
fore. A few weeks later they re
turned and pleaded with Quantrell to
allow them to join his command. They
were received without question and
every one of the twenty proved as true
as steel to the chief.
It was on that March morning in
1862 that tbe Quantrell band started
out on its career of recklessness and
slaughter that will live as one of tbe
most terrible chapters in the history of
warfare.
e- OKIOLNAL OH.AMIZATION.
Quantrell was a resident of Ohio,"
said John Vaughn, one of tbe veterans
who was in attendance. "He was on his
way across the plains to California and
was attacked by Kansas Jawhawkers.
During the engagement his brother was
killed and his properly was taken from
him. At the moment his brother was
killed Quantrell determined to have
revenge. He pleaded for bis life and in
duced the Jayhawers to allow him to
join tbe band. Tbe party rode across
tbe Missouri line and invaded this
county. The plunderers, accompanied
by .Quantrell, decided to attack tbe
Walker farm bouse, just two miles
from this picnic ground, for tbe pur
pose of freeing tbe negroes there.
While the plans were being made
Quantrell notified tbe neighbors.
When tho attack was mado Quantrell
got bis revenge. He turned on tliej
Kansans, and with the assistance ot
Walker and several neighbors killed
the men who wanted to free negroes.
From that day Quantrell was the leader
of the Quantrell guerrillas. There were
but eight in the original band. There
are but two survivors, William Jones
of Blue Springs and myself."
Tlu company was formally organized
August 14, 18C2, at the Widow In
graham's farm In tbe southern part of
Jackson county. After the organiza
tion the band moved toward Inde
pendence and engaged in several
skirmishes. Cole and Jim Younger
were in all ihe battles. The first elec
tion of ollicers was held at David
George's farm. The ollicers elected
were: First lieutenant, William Ilal
lar; second lieutenant, Georgo Todd;
orderly sergeant, William Gregg. Hal
lar was killed while asleep in camp
near Grand river. George Todd, the
best shoi in tho command, was killed in
1804 while lighting ou the old Lexing
ton road.
At the second election of ollicers
J llallar quarreled with Quantrell and
left tho command. Todd refused to bo
promoted nnd William Gregg was
electod first lieutenant. Ferd Scott,
elected third lieutenant, was killed at
the battle of Westport at the same
time William Suholl fell. -
"Bill Anderson and Todd were very
much alike," said G. C. Parr of Blue
Springs. "They were mild and quiet
like a child when he was hghting. He
would become as wild as a maniao if
the subject of federals was brought up.
Ins mother and sisters bad been mur
dered by soldiers and he thirsted for
the blood of northerners."
MONUMENT TO I1UAVE WOMEN.
Speeches were made by Captain
Thomas Todd, who fought in the
regular line ot the confederate army,
William Gregg and Frank James. The
latter stated tbat he believed that a
monument should be erected to the
brave women of Missouri.
"As poor as I am I will start the
subscription list with $50," said the old
guerilla, "and I know another man
who will give another hundred." Tbe
matter will probably be taken up in
the camp.
THOSE l'UESENT.
William Gregg, deputy sheriff, Kan
sas City ; Ben Morrow, farmer, Lake
City; Joe Vaughan, farmer, Oak
Grove; Eobert Jack, farmer, Atherton ;
Gabriel Parr, farmer, Blue Springs; J.
J. and Hiram George, farmers, Uak
Grove; John Barnhill, salesman, Kan
sas City; Frank James, St. Louis;
Sim Whitsett, farmer, Lee's Summit;
Levi Potts, farmer, Bine Springs:
Marlin Hider, minister, Chapel Hill;
Thomas Webb, farmer, Independence;
George Scholl, farmer, Iligb Ridge,
Mo.; Frank Greer, lawyer, Grain
Valley; Hiram Guess, Jfarmer, Hamil
ton; Jack Graham, farmer, Hiler;
Frank Smith, farmer, Blue Springs; L
J. Brown, farmer, Bates City; Wil
liam Grcer,5banker,Lexingr,on; W. S
Durrett, Marshall; Charles Duncan
merchant, Oak Grove; J. C. Ervin,
Marshall; John Tucker, farmer, Hiler
llfilWKIDIL
ound Guilty of the Murder of
President McKinley.
Resolutions of Respect.
To the Noble Grand, Ollicers and
Brethren ot Wellington Lodge No
81, I. O. O. F. Wellington, Mo.
lour committee to whom was re
terred the duty of reporting appro
priate resolutions expressive of the
kind, friendly and fraternal feeling of
tbe members of this lodge for our de
ceased brother, James A. Thorp and
the esteem in ' which he was held
respectfully and fraternally report the
following preamble And resolutions
and ask tbat the same be adopted.
Brother James A. Thorp was born in
Lafayette county, Missouri, on tbe 23rd
day of April, 1853, and died at bis
farm a few miles south of Wellington
on the 14th day of July, 1901. He
was never married. On the 2'Jih day
of December, 1900, be was duly
initiated into and became a member of
Wellington Lodge No. 81, 1. O. O. F.
and so remained unfil bis untimely re
moral by death. Brother James A.
SHORTEST MURDER TRIAL ON RECORD-
Personel of the Trial Jurv Emma
Goldman out of Jail.
The jury that tried Czolgosz, the '
assassin of President McKinley, at
Buffalo, New York, this week, was
out just thirty minutes when a ver
dict of guilty was returned, which
means death In the electrical chair to
the lawless follower of Emma Gold
man.
The defense v;is merely per
functoryin fact there was no de
fense at all.- The trial was the short
est on record, loss than two (lavs hav
ing been consumed in taking the tes
timony and hearing the arguments.
The accused wanted to plead guilty.
He remains Indifferent and see ins re
signed to his fate.
The makeup of the jury before
which Czolgosz was tried may be found
of interest. It is appended:
Frederick V. Lauer, plumber.
Richard J. Garwood, builder.
Hy. W. Wendt, manufacturer.
Silas Carmer, farmer.
James S. Stygall, plumber.
William Loton, farmer.
Walter E. Everett, blacksmith.
Benjamin C. Ralph, bank clerk.
Samuel P. Waldow, farmer.
Andrew Smith, produce dealer.
Joachim M. Mertens, boot and shoe
dealer.
Robert J. Adams, contractor.
All of the jurors selected to try
Czolgosz admitted that they had
formed opinions as to his guilt, yet
were considered competent by both
sides.
When the state closed Its case
Judge Lewis, of counsel for the de
fense, expressed surprise at the sud
den termination of proceedings on the
part of the commonwealth. He
stated that the defense had no evi
dence to offer and asked the privi
lege of addressing the jury at onco
which was granted by the court.
After quite a lenghty address,
mai nly eulogistic of the dead president,
Judge Lewis said:
"Gentlemen, I have said all I have
to say; I have said more, perhaps
than I ought to say. You have sworn
to give him a fair trial on the evi
dence. Now, what is the evidence?
Thorp was tbe son of Col. Frank
Thorp, one of the pioneers of this j I say, as it has been presented to you
county who came to this county from it fully substantiates the crime
Virginia at an early day. The family charged.
of which our deceased brother was a
member was greatly respected and be
loved for their generous and largo hos
pitality, their houesty, integrity and
worth as patriotic, law-abidings citi
zens. And now that our beloved abd
worthy brother has been taken from us
On Thursday Czolgosz was sentenced
to be electrocuted in the Auburn peni
tentiary during tho week beginning
October 28.
EMMA GOLDMAN FHEKD.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 24. Emma
Goldman, the anarchist lecturer, was
by the cold hand of death, and that his liberated today after two weeks in
mortal remains have been tenderly ' cm.oniti,m following the assassi
consigned to the tomb with tbo honors nati(m ()f tll0 presl(Jent.
and ceremonies of Oddiellowsbip, it is Attorney Owen, for the city, in
right and becoming that wo should us fonmnl strate Prindiville that
friends and brothers testify as to bis . urt h, fre d
ill
many virtures: therefore be it
Resolved, Tbat in the death of Bio.
James A. Thorp this lodge bas lost a
truo and worthy member, the comniu
nily an upright, honest, nnd kind
neighbor, his bereaved relatives a kind
friend and affectionate brother.
Resolved, That we sincerily sympa-
named as Miss Goldman's coconspira
tors and that there was no evidence
against her.
"Dismissed for want of prosecution;
call the next case," said the justice
briefly, and in a moment Miss Gold
man was shaking hands with her !
anarchist friends who were in court.
thize with the relatives of our deceased , ,.T h;ivc practically no plans for the
brother, i:i their irreparable loss
Resolved, Tbat as a last tribute of
respect, we will clothe the furniture of
tbe lodge in Ihe habiliments of mourn
ing, and wear the usual badge ot
mourning for thirty days.
future at present," she said. "I havo
promised to write articles for three
magazines and journals, but otherwise
my path is unmarked."
In company with Mrs. Abraham
Isciak, wife of the anarchist editor,
copy of the Missouri Republican,! wben not engaged in battle, butlougut
which contained General Halleck's' like crazy men. Anderson would cry
Kesoived, that me secretary core- -IKs lj,ll,,I1Hll, entered a carriage and
quested to enter tbo preamble and reso- was (ll.ivt,n t(, Ul(1 Js.,ak homCi A
lutions upon the records of tho lodge, nvhmi, (.niw(i wtclied ner depart,
to deliver a copy to the family of tho but there was no deiimnsl ration,
decensed, and also to forward a copy ;
to the Lexington Istkluokntkk and
Lexington News for publication.
Fraternally submitted,
J. L. Coksk, 1
J. A. Lockiiart, Com.
II. B. Coksk. J
The public schools at Iligiilnsvllie
are so crowded this year that the
directors have Vjuu forced to fit up
! another room aud employ another
I teacher. Miss Edua Reinhart Is the
! new teacher employed, and she has
Mrs. G. W. Hyde left Wednesday been assigned work In the south
evening for Knubuoster to attend a building. Miss Edna is a g od teacher
meeting of the Ladles Missionary and satisfactory work in the new
society. room is assured.
approval in her good work
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