Missouri Outlaw History (Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia: extermination, diet, pronounced)

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The Evening Missourian (Columbia) July 18, 1919

EWELL WATSON TO PENITENTIARY TODAY

Ewell Watson, who was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary for the murder of his brother-in-law, Albert Sutton, was taken to Jefferson City this afternoon by Sheriff Fred T Whitesides.




St. Louis Republic April 5, 1901 Pg3

BUSINESSMAN HELD UP

Macon, Mo., Apr 4---George Mears, a young businessman, was attacked Wednesday night by a thug, who smashed him over the head with a slungshot and relieved him of $17. He was found an hour afterwards and was unconscious all night.

A Slungshot

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That would hurt.

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Morgan County Democrat (Versailles Mo) August 26, 1904 Pg2

Roy Crities, aged 24, was shot and killed at Main and Francis streets, St. Joseph, Mo., and his pal, C.W., alias " Indian " Hudson, perhaps wounded, in a battle with Geriah Collins, watchman, who had been assaulted by the pair on the 21st.




The Farmers' Union (Memphis Mo) December 13, 1894, Pg4

Governor Stone of Missouri has offered an additional reward of $300 for the capture of Joseph Ryan, who killed Rev. Corey in Clark county, November 24, making the total $550 for his capture and arrest.

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On October 30, 1865, Deputy U.S. Marshal L.A. Hudson, who was staying at the St. George Hotel in Weston, Missouri, could not find his hat which he had placed on a hat rack in the dining room. He bought a new hat and told Mr. Bayse, the landlord, that the value of his old hat was equivalent to his hotel bill and started off toward the railroad depot.
Mr. Bayse grabbed his new hat and told him he could have it back when he paid his bill. Hudson demanded the return of his hat and drew his revolver and fired, just missing Mr. Bayse. He then arrested Bayse.
A posse comitatus was summoned and Hudson was arrested, charged with assault with intent to kill. He was released after posting $1,000 bail. Bayse went back to operating his hotel.





In 1892, Melville G Moore, a former bookkeeper in Kansas City, and son of Rev. John Moore of England, was arrested for forging checks and swindling high society people across the country.

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The Weekly Intelligencer (Lexington Mo) May 7, 1892

THE TANEY COURT TRAGEDY

Springfield, Mo., May 4.---Attorney General Wood and the Taney court grand jury are still trying to find the Williams-Bright murderers, but no indictment has been returned.
The friends of Williams claim that his death was deliberately planned by the leaders of the mob; that the killing of the officer was the chief purpose of the organizers of the lynching party and that they used the friends of Mrs. Bright as instruments for the accomplishment of their bloody design.



Murder and Revenge

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Potosi Journal October 24, 1894 Pg2

George Dixon, an ex-policeman, was shot and killed at Sedalia the other night by S.T. Lupe, a cattle dealer. Dixon's wife was employed by Lupe as bookkeeper, and the husband was suspicious of her relations with her employer.




Columbia Evening Missourian July 15, 1921

Mrs. Annie Lee, Nellie Adams and her 12-year-old sister, all gypsies, were charged with the theft of a $1,000 diamond ring from jeweler T.L. Floyd in Columbia.




Iron County Register October 29, 1914 Pg7

Buffalo, Mo.,--William Campbell, a young farmer, was shot and killed near hear. Shortly after the shooting, Alfred Isaacs, also a farmer, was arrested and charged with the crime. It is said that they quarreled over alleged attentions Isaacs paid to Campbell's sister.

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St. Louis Republic April 5, 1901 Pg3

GIVES FIVE YEARS FOR THEFT

Troy, Mo., Apr 4---Alvin Kelley, who was charged with stealing a horse from John Uftegrove of Elsberry, Mo., and brought here and lodged in jail, was tried here Thursday and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.




Iron County Register October 22, 1914 Pg7

Clayton.---Charles McIntyre was arrested by Marshal Fred Dohm on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. McIntyre, who is charged with passing a worthless check for $17.50 on William Soehngen, a saloonkeeper of Brentwood, was lodged in jail here.

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Ripley County Democrat (Doniphan Mo) January 8, 1909

City Marshal Frank Cain of Higbee was fatally wounded and Deputy Elmer Magruder instantly killed at 10 o'clock Saturday in the city hall here, by one of three men whom Cain had arrested on a charge of robbing the Wabash railway station at Salisbury that morning when they held up the night operator.

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The Farmington Times October 16, 1913 Pg3

AGED CONVICT GETS PAROLE

Jefferson City.---H.H. Thomas, aged 71, was released from the penitentiary by Gov. Major on a sick parole. Thomas was sentenced to serve six years for forgery.

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St. Louis Republic April 6, 1901 Pg5

SENTENCED FOR THEFTS

Matthew, alias "Mum" Sullivan, who was indicted on three charges of horse stealing, pleaded guilty in Judge Wood's court Friday morning and was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary.
Edward Newman, who was arrested with Sullivan, pleaded guilty to three charges of petit larceny and was sentenced to serve two years in the Work house.




Columbia Evening Missourian July 15, 1921

CITY MARSHAL PUT IN JAIL

Piedmont, Mo., Jul 15---Deputy Marshal James Turner was shot and probably fatally wounded by City Marshal Creasy on the main street of town following an argument.
Creasy had struck an attorney named Daniels and Daniels swore out a warrant against Creasy. Turner tried to arrest Creasy on the street and a fight broke out. Creasy drew his revolver and fired four times at Turner.
Turner is reported to be dying in the hospital. Creasy is in the city jail.

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In 1904, Carey Snyder, son of R.M. Snyder, a banker, and a pal held up and robbed O.M. Stevens and his wife of $5,000 worth of diamonds on a Kansas City street.



December 7, 1895
Logan Wood and Jasper Foreman were indicted by the grand jury of Butler county for the murder of John Porter at Poplar Bluff several weeks ago.



August 8, 1891
James L Hull, a farmer in Pettis county, made a brutal attempt to murder his divorced wife and her stepson, C.C. Gentry, at their home, four miles west of Sedalia the other day. Hull was discharged from the insane asylum at Nevada a few months ago, after less than a year's incarceration.



November 17, 1865
Several robberies were committed in Platte county on the night of the 8th, some of them at Platte City and some at Weston. It is thought the robberies were all committed by the same party, numbering some eight or ten.



Steelville, Mo., June 11, 1904
Sam Sanders, a young farmer living on his father's farm, near Wilson Mill, shot his young wife three times, killing her instantly.



Hamilton, Mo., December 15, 1897
James A Linville, a wealthy farmer, living two miles northwest of Cowgill, and James Yearby, a former employee of his, were arrested for stealing cows.

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Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) April 4, 1903 Pg2

WOMAN ACCUSED OF CRIME

Mrs. Florence Gay, of Jamesport, is under arrest for writing obscene letters to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bertie Stout, of Trenton.
Two sisters, a sister-in-law, a brother and a brother-in-law are mixed up in the family feud. Mrs. Gay's husband is wealthy. His wife is 40, while he is 70 years old. It is claimed that Mrs. Gay dictated the obscene letter to a young sister.



Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) April 4, 1903 Pg2

RAILWAY MAIL CLERK ARRESTED

Robert G Seitz, aged 22, a railway mail clerk, was arrested on a charge of delaying the delivery of a letter mailed in Forest City to a firm in St. Joseph, removing a special delivery stamp and at the same time defacing the letter in order to destroy the date of its posting.