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Prison krh A kki vkd.—Yesterday afternoon Janies Ht. Clair and T. H. Kelley, the men arrested a few days since In Kansas City, on charge of being engaged in the murder of M. H. Filley and the attempt to rob the First National Hank, arrived in this city by the Chicago train. They were iu charge of Marshal ^ OPDJ and Detective T. J. Wright. A large crowd had assembled at the depot towitness their arrival, and when theprisoners appeared considerable excitement was manifested, and such exclamations as hang them' lynch them,” bring a rope,” etc, were freely uttered. No violence, however, was attempted and the prisoners wereat once lodged in jail.St. Clair was very much agitatedand was iu evident fear that the crowd would carry out their threats and attempt to lynch him. Indeed,he coufcssed as much to the officers, St. Clair is an old penitentiary bird and was an inmate of the State prison several years ago when it was located In this city.The chain of evidence in this present charge against him is very complete, and there seems to be but little doubt that he is one of the men concerned iu the affair, fct. Clair however, is obdurate and sullen and it isvery doubtful whether, on his examination, which takes place in a dayor two, he will admit anything whichwill injure his defeuse.Mayor Drummond, since the mur-of M. H. Hilley, has been ui tiring In bis efforts to trace the guilty parties, and the citizens of this place are greatly indebted to him for his zeal In the cause of iustlce.resbe iciebarapwiexlt;W(F(of8UMtrinHI8UNdrInin\elt;alt;ii01H](t
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Fri, Nov 13, 1868
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