Missouri Outlaw History (Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia: poverty, visiting, beer)

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Iron County Register May 27, 1915 Pg2

News was received at St. Louis recently that Postmaster Baynes at Kennedy had been killed by robbers who looted the Kennedy post office.




Iron County Register May 27, 1915 Pg2

Fire was discovered in the Millinery store of Mrs. Lottie Pennock at Glasgow the other night. Persons living over a store in the adjoining building were awakened by the barking of dogs and the smoke. Fire was seen coming out of the door in the Millinery store. Mrs. Pennock was found at the door bound and gagged.




Dick Branson
1890s outlaw

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All From The St. Joseph Observer October 21, 1922 Pg5



Some thief stole a typewriter from the office of Dr. Anna Geis Sunday night.

A.B. Bauman, 1517 Francis, was held up and robbed of $10 by two men at Thirteenth and Francis Sunday night.

Richard West was avenged Monday when Judge Utz sentenced Samuel Bartley to two years in the pen for stealing West's Ford.

Pro Pryor was fined $100 for vagrancy in police court Monday.

W.E. Gardner's general store on West Missouri avenue was broken into and robbed Sunday night.

Thieves robbed the home of J.R. Schaffer, 1119 North Sixth Tuesday of $20, a breastpin and an overcoat.

C.J. White, 628 South Ninth, was held up in front of his home Tuesday night and robbed of $25.

Twenty dollars in money and some instruments were stolen from Dr. Felix Anderson's dentist office Monday.

A thief stole $20 from the Rucker Feed & Fuel Co., on Frederick avenue Monday.

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The State Journal (Jefferson City) June 26, 1874 Pg4

A man named Harry D. Barnett was killed in a very singular manner by a boy named Charley Glenn in a field near Kansas City, on Wednesday.
The two were employed on a dairy farm. Barnett was in the habit of worrying the boy about his work, and on this occasion while they were quarrelling Glenn picked up a stone and threw it at Barnett. The missile struck the unfortunate man on the head, fracturing his skull.
He was knocked senseless, but recovered sufficiently to get on a horse and ride to his house. No special notice was taken of the matter till next morning, when Barnett was found dead in his bed. Glenn made no attempt to escape and is now in jail.





Alba Bank Robbery 1930

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All From The Marble Hill Press April 27, 1911 Pg7


BOY FREED OF MURDER CHARGE

Columbia.-- " Not a true bill " was the endorsement by the Boone county grand jury on the indictment charging Columbus Acuff, a 13-year-old boy, with murder. Acuff stabbed Roy Hawkins, a younger boy during a quarrel.



DEPUTY, 14, TAKES 2 TO CELL

Sedalia.--- Paul Henderson, 14 years old, son of M.T. Henderson, sheriff of Pettis county, who is believed to be the youngest deputy sheriff in Missouri, took two youths, Sylvester Thomas and Prentice Reddick, each 17 years old, to the state training school at Boonville to serve a term of two years each.




JUSTIFIED IN KILLING BROTHER

Springfield.-- Nicholas Pio of Riverton was liberated by authorities when a coroner's jury decided that the slaying of his brother, Constagnio Pio, was in self-defense.
The brothers engaged in a fight at Riverton and Constagnio Pio was stabbed with an umbrella.

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The Rich Hill Tribune January 5, 1905 Pg4

Dr. Todd, who killed R.T. Walls at Richards last May was found guilty of murder in the second degree by the jury and his punishment fixed at 12 years in the penitentiary.





The Mansfield Mirror (Wright Co) July 15, 1915 Pg4

ARRESTED AT MOUNTAIN GROVE

Sheriff W.I. Creer of Hartville was here Thursday with Tyson Duble and Jesse Elgin, two boys whom he had arrested at Mountain Grove on a charge of rape and was taking to the county jail to await trial at the September term of circuit court.





Charles Sidenstricker
1908 murderer

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Odessa Bank Robbery 1920

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The Kansas City Journal January 1, 1898 Pg5

THIEVES SENT TO PRISON

John Johnson pleaded guilty in the criminal court yesterday to stealing clothing from Charles Smith, and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
A.C. Bright pleaded guilty to the forgery of a chech for $20 on the Interstate National Bank and was given five years in the penitentiary.
H. Ellard, who was found guilty of burglary several days ago, was sentenced to six years. Thomas Lewis was sentenced by the court for five years.
The case of Harry Le May, charged with burglary, was set for trial January 3.

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Kansas City Daily Journal December 14, 1896

ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS AUNT

Tipton, Mo., Dec. 13.--- Further developments in the murder of Mrs. Nancy Birdsong leave it still a mystery.
Isam Vaughn was arrested yesterday evening at California, Mo., charged with the crime, but no positive proof of his guilt has been produced, and he strongly maintains his innocence.
He left home the evening previous, about 6 o'clock, saying he was going turkey hunting, and was seen at 9 o'clock at the home of Mr. Pennington, 4 miles south of the scene of the tragedy. He returned home about 1 o'clock Saturday morning.
Vaughn is a nephew of Mrs. Birdsong and was reared by her. He was arrested upon information of his father-in-law, Charles Williams. Bad feelings have existed between Vaughn and Williams for some time. Both have served a term in the penitentiary.




Hume Bank Robbed 1958

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Scott County Kicker (Benton, Mo) September 19, 1903 Pg2

MAIL CARRIER ASSASSINATED

James W. Harrison, Jr., mail carrier, was shot and mortally wounded on the road between Hannibal and New London by an unknown assassin.




University Missourian (Columbia) October 3, 1912

NEGRO PRISONERS ESCAPE

Two of the five negroes who have been sweeping Columbia's streets since the wild west show was here escaped this afternoon. They were convicted of gambling and were sentenced to clean the streets.




Steele Murder Trial 1932 Part 1.

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Part 2.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 4, 1930 Pg21

FARMER, ILL, KILLS WIFE AFTER SHE SHOOTS AT HIM

Fredericktown, Mo., Apr. 4.-- With the body of his wife lying nearby, John Umfleet, 60 years old, a farmer, was found seriously wounded at his farm about seven miles northwest of here late yesterday.

Umfleet, before being removed to a hospital at Bonne Terre, said he had shot and killed his 59-year-old wife, a bride of 8 months, after she had first shot him as he lay sick in his bed. He said a quarrel preceded the shooting.
Umfleet was exonerated by a coroner's jury. The shooting was discovered by relatives who went to the Umfleet home on orders of a physician to remove Umfleet to a hospital for medical treatment. They found the woman dead and Umfleet unconscious.

Umfleet said that after his wife fired a revolver at him he grabbed a shotgun and shot her in the back as she fled from the room.

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Jesse Binkley
1915 highwayman

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The Sedalia Democrat December 15, 1907 Pg9

HIDDEN IN THE HILLS

Aldrich, Mo., Dec 14.--- Nothing has been seen or heard of the three bandits who robbed the bank of Aldrich of $3,000 Thursday afternoon. Posses of armed men are scouring the country in every direction in Polk and Dade counties. It is believed that the robbers are hiding in the hills in the neighborhood of Bona, in the northeastern part of Dade county.