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anpeVBmiglP«eainavbetointb11intvtiPleasant Hill fctevl*w ;—“Mr. J. K. Alar-Binler, who Uvea about live miles northeastof litre, In Jackson county, In breaking * pleca til newly-cl eared UuJ m few days alooaplowed up a box twelve Inches long sodeight Inches aquara, The plow striking It burst, it open. The content* bad so far de* cayed that when the air struck them they crumbled to dust. felnougb wu vtilble to show that they had been paper bills of the denomination of $104). In the ltd of the box ww cut in ru«lu letters “August 23, 1864—118,000. The story in relation to Line U iifollows, and was given ua by Mr. Alexander: Mr, Alexander was a federal soldier, und at I tv time of ihe Lawrence raid was muiHoned at Osceola. Thise force* were ur-dereil to Pleasant li ill to intercept Quatitrell. They met him on the wen bank of Big cratk. one and a half miles from Uila town, and die-p. mi'd him. Quant rail ordered bis man to rally at Snl bills, The fedcrals remained at Pleasant Hill and were ordered to break up | i( llltO companies. Mr Alexnuder's company | ^captured five men, tv limit names were tfeo.Gann, who Jived In Uieentoii valley* llled* I sue Uiid Lisle (Mr. A, Bay a be forgets the' oilier name*) *■ boy lb years old, was captured at the ^ iine lime, I'lie hoy wasvoun-ai irtlalled und nh'»t here next morning I jlor burning to death wuuie wotD^n mid chli- | p dren at LiWP'ncn. Lule turned state's evidence anti Informed on the otherd. Gatin, Itbdsae and one other were I »keu to Clinton, court-murli ailed und Hbot, Llale wantaken to Lexlngion and served tbs sameway. When Uuun wu* marched out to he I ^fcbol he said he had buried $18,000. which | r was taken from Lawrence hanks, ou the hank of u creek sit the south edge of Jack-s u county, lie told Adjl.*Geu. Boyle tbat it would never do him (Gann^ «uy good und 11 he'd be d—d if it sbuuld do uuu (Doyle) any E good, Mr. Alexander was pruent when t (ranl) win shut und beard tills conversation, | [ and «iw Gunn shot, lie says Gann died like a brave m»n, refusing to be blindfolded or to kneel. Mr. Alexander telle a straight triory and we have no reason to doubL Me I correctness. Many who are now citizens I lt;here r- member lbs shooting of the boy and | i know lbe place ware ba was buried/’11CVIVt
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Lexington Weekly Intelligencer
Lexington, Missouri, US
Sat, Jun 26, 1880
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