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rieufftnt Hill He view :—“Mr. J. H. Al«x-1 anHitler, who Itvea about five miles northe**! p€it here, In Jackson county, Lu breaking a I ;dec« o( newly-cleared laud b few da H sloe# | ^ plowed up “ tox twelve Inches long sod | light inches square, The plow striking It va liurst it open. The contents bad so Ur de* m cayed that when the sir struck them they | gl cram bled to dust, klnough was visible to hlinw that they tend been paper bill* of the I ea denomination of #KK. In the ltd of the j box wan cut in rude letters “August 23,1$18,000. The story In relation to this av is hh follow*, and was given us by Mr. Alex-fiivdcr: Mf. Alex *oder was a federal soldier, I to unU at th • time of the Lawrence raid w»e j m stationed at Osceola. These force* were or- ^ dared to Pleasant Uillto intercept (Joutrell. ^ They met him on the weal bank of LHg creek* Ia 1 mone mid u half mile* from Hi la town, and disput'd him. Quamrelt ordered bin men to I t' rally at bid hills* The fedcrait remained at I ti Pleasant Hill and were ordered to break up i|Into companies, Mr Alexander's company araptured five men, wlimw names were Gen. I ^Gimi, who lived m liroe 11 to 11 valley* llled- I sue and Lisle (Mr. A. says be forgets the other uumc») also .1 boy lb years old, was 1 euplurHJ at the vime lime. The hoy was•;ouri*m irtUlled and shut here next morning plur burning to death some \vona-*n and chtl-1 p dr-n at Lawrence. Lulc turned stale’* evl- I dence and Informed on the oilier*. Gatin, | Lthnfsoe and one other were I ikeu to Clin- jion, courl-mnrllilleil and shot. Lisle was I vtaken to LextdgLon and served the same Iway. When liana was march* d out to he I jshot he said he had buried $18,000* which I r was taken from Lawrence franks, ou the |( bank of a creek at ihe south edge of Jack- I s iii county. He toid Adjl.-Geu* Doyle Ibat I it would never do him (Gann; *ny good and 1 He’d be d— d If It ahuuld do mm (Doyle) any 1 tgood, Mr. Alexander was present when I 1lt; r 11 was shut and beard tills conversation, 11 and iw Gann shot, lie a*ys Gann died I ( like :t brave rusn, refusing to be blinUiolded nr to kneel. Mr. Alexander tall* a straight *tory and we have 00 reason to doubL Its j' correctness. -Many who are now citizen* I lt;here r- member tb^ shooting of the boy and I 1 know the place ware be was burled.” I,
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Lexington Weekly Intelligencer
Lexington, Missouri, US
Sat, Jun 26, 1880
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