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I THE MARSHALL REPUBLICAN. Vllt. MARSHALL. SALINE COUNTV, MISSOUIU. I)K(!. I.. 189l. vo. 4.1. ULEDSOE RELEASED. Cmt Again! Thomas Bledsoe, Suspected of Murdering Hh Wife. Abandoned and Pris oner Freed. Thomas Wedsoc, n well known town tharacter, who for many years has led a life of dissipation upon what money came into Ms liaails, through the receipt of a pension, 1i arrested Tuesday, suspected of having hturdetcd Ills wife, who died under very pc coliar circumstances Sunday morning at her bomeon College addition. During hisdrutik tn spells, Wedsoc was known to have beaten Mi wife with grvat violence, and such mis treatment t her husband' hands had long alienated the love of the wife and produced dissensions. The neighbors upon the night of tier death, were not informed of her scrl toi condition until just n few hours prior to death and a white powder found itou her Hpjconliriiled the Impression of poisoning, g Sunday morning a post-mortem examina tion was held by County Coroner Ragsdnlc, bib was continued Monday, Tuesday anil Wednesday, hut the developments were not sufficient to found mi incriminating cay; against Illcdsoc. Though evidence was in trodnced showing that the luihaml had btraght laudanum only n few days before anil tie attending physician pronounced her death itt to nn over do of opiates. The stomach m sent to St Loulsjto iMjanalysedjby the City Chemist, but his price being too high, nothing tai done. The verdict of the coroner's jury, was that Mrs. Mattie Illcdsoe came to her death from rtues to them unknown. MUX I NO SHIPMENTS IN 8T00K Messrs. McClelland and Scailiorotigh, of Sslt Springs, were on last week's Chicago Qttie market with one car each. The for atrgot and the latter $4.15. Jas. Welch, Salt Springs, was in Mine week witli (art, but held thera over till Monday of this itch and gut $4.85. Ed Hawkins of Fairvillc, had 011 Chicago Billet Monday two cars of Illack Tolled cat tle of bis own feeding, averaging 15.1,1 lbs, (xd enough to sell at 7.oo. ft'. A. S. Ifyland, Norton, marketed a few ctaicc 80 pound lambs at 5s ,15 and 141 pound tut 1 Ji in St. Louis Tuesday. H. C Terrell had the last of his liitle West- mcattle on the market Unlcy from Saline county, Mo. They weighed 1,148 lbs and sold for $4.70. Mr. Terrell was well pleased with his slimmer feeding, and also the Kan sas City cattle market Thursday's Drovers Telegram. niosit niii iru:s. Oneof the best conslgiimcnts of mules that bus ever been on the market was a carload of twenty head shipped from Marshall, Mo by Marion Sparks and sold yesterday. They ran from strong 16 to 16,'J hands high, avcratjed 1.400 pounds and the heaviest mule "onem" weighed 1585 pounds. They brought $153.50 and were bought by Sparks Ilros. They had Ken fetl and conditioned by Joe Kvaus of Marshall, Mo., one of the experts in the busl. ness and were fat mid prime as silk. Mr. Marlon Sparks Is one of llir most prominent and successful mule dealers in tlicslatcnud country, and he and Mr. Kvatis cc'talnly des ervc a vast amount of credit mid praise for col lecting and conditioning such a superfine con signment for market. -Live Stock Ueporler. A, W. OILMAM. '- A. W. Gilliam, of Slater, one of the otdest of Saline's pioneer settlers, having settled here 48 years ago, died .it his home in Slater Tuesday. Mr. Gilliam had eleven sons and daughters, six of whom are at present living. The grand children numltcr twenty-six. The deceased, aged 94 yean, was prominent in business oflalrs of the county and well ac iiiaiiitcil with people all over Saline. colonel 0, r Borrui;. Col, George V. Uuffiim, the founder of the I.aCro.osc Lumber Company, died at Louisi ana, Monday, oged years. Colonel HufTum was well known In Marshall, having cstab Ished a yard here, and was a man of consider ble wealth. Many rcmemb.-r Colonel lluf film, when here last winter during the trial of the civil action brought by Dulaney llros., of Slater. Marriage Licenses. Louis Sibert, Mt. Leonard, and Iton.i M, Welter, Marshall. Julius llucing and limilie Fischer, Sweet Springs. IJirly L. Davis and Anna IS. Wood, Klin wnoil, Henry Nnrel, lll.ickbiiru, ami Carrie Hums, Wavcrly, LAST WEEK OF CRIMINAL COURT. Cordelia Crawler, Geo. Ltnkford, HearyHarrtt and Laton Wood arc Penitentiary CoovicU. Freed Get 6 Months Jail Sentence. State vs". Owen I'ile, av-ault with attempt to kill; cause continued generally by consent until Wednesday, March 21, 1900. State vs Horace Ilurnett, attempt to bribe state witness; tried by jury; verdict of no guilty. State vs Wm R Freed, assault with attempt lo ravish; tried by jury and found guilty; sen tenced to imprisonment In county jail for 6 months and fined 1 too and costs, State vs Cordelia Crowley, assault with in tent to kill; tried by jury, found guilty ami sentenced to years instate penitentiary. Stale v Geo Lankford (colored) burglary and degree; deft pleads guilty and is senten ced to 3 yrs imprisonment in state penitenti ary. State vs Henry Harris, robbery in the 1st degree; tried by jury; found guilty and sen tenced to 5 years Imprisonment in state pen itcntiary. State vs Laton Wood, arson 4th degree; tried by jury, fonnd guilty and sentenced to j yeans in state penitentiary, being under age of 18 years, deft Is committed to State Re form School for term of a years. State vs Horace Burnett; assault with at tempt to kill; deft pleads guilty to common assault; court assesses punishment at a fine of S5 and costs and grants stay of execution for 90 days. State vs Charles Maysc, assault with at tempt to ravish; deft arraigned: pleads not guilty: cause continued until Mch 21, next; bond fixed at $500. Staje vs Dock Goode, "carrying concealed weapon; deft plead guilty; court assessed punfshutent at fine of $50 aud costs. State v Henry Tooley, carrying concealed weapon; deft plead guilty; court assessed punishment at Cue of $50 mid costs. Court adjourned until Monday, January 8, 1900. State vs J. W. Rollins and W. C. Hagcu, "compounding a misdemeanor," Deft ar raigned, indictment read; both enter a plea of not guilty. Cause contiuued until March 31, 1900 aud bond fixed at $100 each. Doth en ter iuto personal recoguiauce for appearauce. Slate v Willis Alexander, "petit larceny." State dismisses cause. State vs Luclla Henderson, "assault with attempt to kill;', cause continued until Janu ary 8, 190,