Missouri Outlaw History (St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia: department stores, registering, hours)

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The News Boy (Scott Co) February 29, 1896

THE JAIL STILL FILLS UP

Sunday, Sheriff Batts arrived in Benton with Ex-Marshal Wilkerson, of Sikeston, and J.M. Noble, formerly of this county.
Wilkerson is charged with embezzling city funds to the amount of $175 while marshal of Sikeston. Noble is charged with obtaining money under false pretense.
Saturday a man by the name of John L. Sullivan was brought to jail from Blodgett charged with insanity. Joe Albright is also in jail charged with assault to kill a man named Daniels.




Rich Hill Tribune October 20, 1904 Pg7

Three Osage negroes, who were out serenading with guitars Sunday night, are now trying to find out who threw several bricks that smashed their instruments.





The Mansfield Mirror (Wright Co) March 25, 1915

DIED IN SPRINGFIELD

J.C. Robertson, father of Walter Robertson now in jail at Hartville on a robbery charge, was found dead in bed in his room at the Madison Hotel at Springfield.
When found he had apparently been dead about 3 days. It is believed he had committed suicide.
He had written a letter to his son, almost every other line reading " Trust in God."
It is thought that worry over his son's arrest caused him to become temporarily mentally unbalanced.

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R.L. MCDORMAN RELEASED 1907

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All From The St. Joseph Observer September 9, 1922 Pg5



Mrs. F.M. Garrett, 2607 Renick, screamed so loud Wednesday night that a burglar decamped.



Carl Griffith, an army deserter, was arrested here Thursday, and taken back to Fort Leavenworth.


Fifteen gallons of home brew was confiscated on the Ike Jennings farm, near Kenmoore Wednesday.


John Lee of Amazonia told the police Thursday he had seen two men that morning set fire to a motor car near his place and run away.


Joe Letts was arrested Wednesday charged with selling ice that is short in weight. He was fined $10 Thursday.


Charles Beauchamp was fined $25 in police court Thursday for breaking glass in the street.


Frank Vaughn, of Rushville, was held on $10,000 bond Thursday on the charge of assaulting Dorothy Gulich, a 16-year-old Rushville girl.

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The Evening Missourian (Columbia) August 23, 1919

GIRL'S ASSAILANTS TO PRISON

Kirksville, Mo., Aug 23.---George Patterson, a section hand, and William Miller, a fireman at an ice plant, pleaded guilty last night to an attempted assault on Eleanor Clark of Columbia. She is the 11-year-old daughter of Prof. George Clark of the University of Missouri.
Patterson was sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary and Miller to 15 years.
The attempt was made August 15 while the little girl and her brother were waiting for a train at Kirksville.





St. Joseph Observer September 9, 1922 Pg5

While trying to steal Fred Uring's car at 2002 Olive street Monday night, thieves ran it into J.J. Munsey's car parked nearby, and wrecked both.

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Potosi Journal December 5, 1894 Pg3

Ben Weaver and Henry Blackwell, two farmers residing a short distance above St. Joseph, had a quarrel the other afternoon, but afterward peace was patched up and the two started home together. On the way the quarrel was renewed, when Weaver drew a knife and made a vicious slash at Blackwell, completely severing his nose from his face.

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Priest Robbed In Rectory 1972

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The Weekly Intelligencer (Lexington Mo) April 22, 1893 Pg3

Burglars effected an entrance into the grocery store of William Shacklett on Wednesday night and carried away a 50 pound can of lard.


A burglar went into Frank Nicholson's bedroom last Sunday night and relieved him of $800, but left his pants and five cents on the porch.

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Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) July 11, 1903

A JAIL DELIVERY

Even Scott County prisoners believe in having a free day on the Fourth.
When Sheriff Watkins went to the jail Saturday morning, he found that all of the prisoners had gone off to celebrate. There were three, the two men charged with assault to kill Seth Minuick at Morley, and a negro whose time would have expired in a day or two.






Tabbie
1907 sneak thief

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9396..._postdispatch/



I had one like that.
Must be in their blood.

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The State Journal (Jefferson City) May 1, 1874 Pg4

H.C. Alexander, charged with killing a cattle drover in Nodaway County, last June, has just had his trial at Maryville. The jury, instead of hanging the prisoner, hung themselves, eight for acquittal and four for manslaughter.




Ayers Bros. Robbed Again 1891

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The County Paper (Oregon Mo) March 30, 1883 Pg4

James M Vincent, John Bailey, James Bailey and David Bailey have been committed for the murder of Jacob Vincent in Dunkin county on the 8th of February.


L.D. Hyde, a wealthy farmer of Chariton county, was in the circuit court at Keytesville, convicted of stealing a check, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.








University Missourian (Columbia) May 6, 1912

BOOTLEGGER PLEADED GUILTY

George Campbell, a negro, withdrew his original plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to the indictments for violation of the local option law in the Boone County Circuit Court this morning. Judge David H Harris withheld judgment until he investigates Campbell's record.

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Train Depot Robbed Pt. 1 1897

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3515...d_part_1_1897/

Pt. 2

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3515...d_part_2_1897/








July 31, 1903

Evidence has been discovered by Pinkerton detectives that W.C. Buchanan, the missing cashier of the St. Louis Gunning Company, who disappeared a week ago and is charged with taking about $5,000 of the firm's funds, has been in St. Paul, Minnesota and Regina, Canada.
He has purchased a farm for $2,800.

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Chariton Courier June 27, 1884 Pg3

F.M. Goddard, an insurance agent, outraged his sister-in-law at Dadeville and then skipped, but was captured and now languishes in jail, in default of $5,000 bond.





Marble Hill Press January 19, 1911 Pg2

NEGRO HOLDUP SUSPECTS ESCAPE

Moberly.---Charles Grim and George West, two negroes wanted in several Missouri cities on the charge of highway robbery, made their escape and have not been apprehended.





Hunter & Bergmann
The Hole in The Pen 1919

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