Misc Newspaper Articles - 1879 Madison County, Mo ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Archives by: Sharon Hackworth ************************************************************************ 1879 The Plaindealer - January 2, 1879 official directory & Societies Circuit Court John H. Nicholson - Judge JD Perkins - Prosecuting Attorney Thos H. Johnson - Clerk County Court Jno. Schulte - Judge at large Christoph Wiengenstein - Judge of 1st district Wm. M. Matkins - of 2nd district T. E. Rousein - Clerk Sessions, 1st Mondays in February, May, August and November. Probate Court D. W. O'Bannon - Judge sessions, 2nd Mondays in February, May, August and November. Congress - 1st District, M. L. Clardy State Senator - J. B. Duchouquette Representative - John R. Turner Assessor - William Oakes Sheriff- Felix Slater Collector - Thomas O' Bannon Treasurer - Richard H. Nall Surveyor - T. J. Downs School Commis'r - D. W. O'Bannon Public Administrator - M. A. Jackson Coroner - Louis J. Villars SOCIETIES Marcus Lodge, 110 A. F. & A. M. Regular meetings Saturday evenings preceding the full moon in each month, at Masonic Hall, over William H. Gosheys? drugstore. Visiting member invited. Madison Lodge, 172, I.O.O.F. meets every Saturday night, at their hall, over Schulte's store. Brethren from abroad are cordially invited to attend. R. Albert R. S. La Motte Lodge, 244, I.O.O.F. meets every Tuesday evening at their hall over the Company Store, Mine La Motte. Mineral Encampment, 688, I.O.O.F. meets every 2nd and 3rd Thursdays in each month, at same place as La Motte Lodge. Hoffnung Lodge, 29 O.D.H.S. meets every Monday night in Offer's Hall Mine La Motte. Royal Purple Society meet every Friday evening in Goff's Hall. Everybody invited to participate. Local news - The Plaindealer Jan. 2, 1879 Ice will be plentiful and cheap next summer. Mr. Baird has built and ice house, which is already partially filled. Hon. Louis Houck of Cape Girardeau has been in this city the past week. Geo. Loyd intends to remain at home in the future. He has enough of Colorado. One of the Chimneys on Dr. Villars' residence burned out Sunday evening. Our neighbor, Mr. Brooks, may safely be termed the modern job. He's billing all over. A 15-pound boy is reported to have taken up his residence at Enoch Smith's last Friday. Fauette Nirong and Caruthers Anthony leave today for the Cape Girardeau Normal School. Miss Nettie Albright removed to the house recently occupied by Mr. E. H. Day, last Monday. R. Albert resigned the marshalship of Fredericktown, and William Dequire was appointed in his stead. Sheriff Slater and Constable Bruce have been on the sick list since day before Christmas a day that tried men's soles. We have received a copy of The Emigrant, published at Glen Allen by T. P. Pigg. The publisher deserves credit for energy and courage. Prof. Scott, Mr. H. S. Hackney, Miss Hattie Donnell and Miss Lora Linn, were the representatives to the Southeast Missouri Teachers Association. Quite a number of our citizens have been putting up ice the past week. WE managed to keep cool with out handling ice since it began snowing. We had the pleasure of forming the acquaintance of Mr. Klein, one of the contractors at Silver Mountain, last week. He, like our self, is a jolly Dutchman. Bro Coleman of the Reynolds County Outlook claims to have a hemorrhage in his pocket. We are not afflicted that way, as our pockets have been entirely empty for some time. If some of our friends desire to "swear off" chewing tobacco, and have a store of the "weed" on hand, they can dispose of it in this office. We will chew it for them free of charge. A slave to the "demon" fell off the footbridge, one night last week, bruising his face fearfully and freezing his foot. A passer-by saved the son of Green Isle from freezing to death, by assisting him to reach shelter. Friederich Lerch, one of the oldest and most industrious German settlers of this county, died at his home in Polk Township last Saturday. His remains were followed to their last resting place, on Sunday, by a large concourse of friends and acquaintances. Wm. Vinyard is home again from the hospital, somewhat improved. It will be remembered, he was sent there for treatment a short time since. Another trip may be required means will be forthcoming from our charitable citizens when called upon. Mr. V. is worthy. Remarkable Murder Case - The Plaindealer - January 2, 1879 A Remarkable Murder Case There is now pending in the Circuit court of this county the case of the State of Missouri against Adam Bollinger, the history of which will “point a moral, or adorn a tale.” The defendant is a Negro, about 35 years old, quite black and powerfully built, and although his physiognomy indicates plainly a low order in the moral seale, yet there is nothing indicative of any marked degree of the murderous instincts in him. He was raised in this county by Mrs. Nancy Bollinger, whose slave he was up to his emancipation. In October 1862, being 18 or 19 years old, he committed the offense with which he is charged, his victim being also a slave, and the property of Judge John J. Mathews. Both the men had wives, the women being the late C. Y. Buford’s slaves, who resided three miles northeast of Fredericktown upon his farm. It is said that the trouble which led the Negro into the fatal deed, arose out of some undue familiarity which Jack the murdered man, and who, it appears, was something of a Lothario, had taken with Adams wife. It is believed to be pretty certain, that for some length of time before the killing, there had been a very bad state of blood between the men. On the evening of October 30, 1862, the men were making their way to the home of their wives at Mr. Buford’s farm. Adam was in company with a slave of Mr? ____ __fong, near Dr. James H. Gosney’s farm, on the road near the bridge; Jack went into this road out of the one which led from his master’s and just ahead of adam, in the direction of Buford’s; Adam saw Jack followed and overtook him in a few steps; some conversation ensued and then an altercation, when Adam sprang upon Jack with an ordinary butcher knife and it is thought stabbed him several times; Jack got away and started to run, at the same time appealing to Adam not to kill him; Adam pursued, and in running Jack feel, when Adam leaped upon the prostrate man and stabbed him to death. Adam then fled and was no more heard of by the authorities till some time in July last, nearly sixteen years after the deed of blood which impelled his flight. His arrest was affected through the instrumentality of the son of the murdered man, who for all that period of time had made it his duty to hunt the murderer of his slain father. Adam was found in St. Louis, where he had been for some time under the assumed name of Jno. Allen, was brought to this county for trial and excepting whilst here during court. Has been confined in the Farmington jail. During the court held in December, the adjourned September term after a continuance was granted, the defendant upon his own application, and by consent of the prosecuting attorney, had the continuance set aside. Here upon the defendant offered to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty, and plead guilty of murder in the second degree. The prosecuting attorney accepted the offer, and upon his statement to the court ordered the plea of guilty of murder in the second degree to be entered, after which the court sentenced the defendant to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years. The defendant then moved an arrest of judgment upon the ground that the plea as entered would not support----(article cut off on the microfilm) and it is not now remembered that any case ever occurred in the State that reached the courts, which would furnish a precedent. We learn that Mr. B. B. Cahoon was employed by the son of the murdered man to prosecute the case, and it is said that he was not altogether satisfied with the course the case had taken, but of this nothing is authoritively known. It is likely to prove a case of some considerable interest as well as of expense. The colored people hereabouts manifest a disposition to prosecute the cause vigorously, doubtless for the purpose of indicating to their white neighbors, that they are a Law and Order observing class of citizens. Note, does anyone have the article that could fill in that line or two that the microfilm cut off? Minnie Hines Returning to Her Old Home a Heartbroken Woman. Mine La Motte items - The Plaindealer -Jan 2, 1879 The following items came in too late for last weeks paper: Mr. Vandewater has not been able to preach nor attend to the post-office, for sometime, owing to feeble health. Sterling Colman is postmaster. On account of too much water they stopped work in one of the new shafts till machinery can be put up. Col. Foster and lady are living with Dr. Sawyer. The crusher is broken , and will lay idle a month or so for general repairs. There is not near so much ice on the reservoir as last winter, but enough for good skating. Rev. Hoffman, of Farmington, preached here last Sunday, both morning and night. In the morning he spoke German and in the evening English. Tom Schalk is with us again and seems to be happy. His happiness cost but ten dollars. I think the dog question ought to be left as it is. It takes much to fee dogs, which might be given to poor people. MARRIED Howard - Simmons - In St. Francois township, December 25, 1878, by Judge Wiegenstein, Mr. William Howard and Miss Marilda Simmons, all of this county. Blanton - Lanpher - December 24, 1878, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Elder Shepherd, Mr. M. Blanton of Libertyville, and Miss Emma Lanpher of this county. Mr. Blanton is connected with the Liberty Mills, a young man of fine culture and a worthy gentleman, while his bride is the daughter of ex-sheriff Geo. W. Lanpher, and one of Madison County's fairest jewels. The Plaindealer invokes heaven's choicest blessings upon them; may their pathway through life be strewn with flowers, and their financial wealth as good as wheat in the mill. Thanks for the double dose of cake.