Gold Murder Case Recalls Lincoln County Tragedy
In a detailed retelling, the local column revisits the 1838 murder case of Florence and the trial history of Fanny and Ellick, tracing venue changes, appeals, and the 1839 Supreme Court reversal that spared Ellick. It recounts the mob-era tensions, the Pike and Warren county trials, and the harsh aftermath for farm families in early Lincoln County.
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Waiera
Lincoln County
Warren County
Supreme Court
William Florence
Auburn
William
Thomas
Wm. C. Prewitt
Philadelphia
Florence
Aaron
Ile
Prewitt
Fanny
Ellick
Burton Palmer
Mill Creek
Lews Koster
Mr. Palmer
Sitton
Ben
John Hammond
Prowett
Carty Welle
Edward Oates
United States
Lincoln
Ezra Hunt
Gilchrist Porter
Francois Parker
Col. Hutt
Lewie Castleman
Richard Wommack
James Porter
Levi Crown
Ber
Pike County
Warrenton
Napton
Tompkins
Warren County Circuit Court
County improvement habits and a ford repair suggested
The article notes widespread building in the county and urges farmers to extend improvements to the farm boundaries. It cites cheap lumber and easy finances as drivers. It warns about the Culvre ford on Millwood Road where the stream has shifted, undermining a bank and creating a dangerous pool. Dam the current run to redirect water and restore a proper channel.
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Millwood Road
Boots and Shoes Sale at WoonngLk & Gonpon’s
Local shop WoonngLk and Gonpon advertise cheap boots and shoes and note a shipment of 50 bushels Timothy seed received by B crews.
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WoonngLk & Gonpon’s
Timothy
Crews. Wy
Court notes permit rapid divorces risk two spouses
The clr court plans to grant several divorces with decrees often issued at the first term. Defendants may later attempt to set aside decrees after remarriage, raising the risk of someone ending with two spouses. Also advertised are stock dress goods at Wooroth & Gordon and flour or meal delivery by Norton & Harlam’s store with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Clr
Wooroth & Gordon's
Booms Mudd In Miiwood Weathered by October Events
A terse notice records a birth and a marriage in October. Barward A. son of Edward M. and TRAIL-October 17, to the wife of L. B. Trail, a son. The fragmentary item confirms family changes and dates in a local notice.
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Booms, Mudd
Miiwood
Barward A. Eon
Edward M. and
Trail
L. B. Trail
Ree
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Troy Herald
Local and County News
John R. Knox
Colorado
Woolfolk &Gordon
BD. &. Crows
Lawrence T. Myers
Frank L. Wilson
Notaries Publilo
Gov
Hardin
B.S
Ifo
W. 8. Cooper
Old
Alexandria
Texes Immigration Association
John Bykora
Woolfolk & Gordon
Parker, Weeks & Co
St. Charles
N. Kay
Mexico
Williamsburg
Callaway County
Charles
T. J. Goole
Cottleville
I. FP. Bohd
Wentzville
J. Bird
Allen
Mechaniceville
W. M. Goode
Wright City
J. M. O'Bryan
Jonesburg
Wm. Sitton
L. B. Sitton
Monroe Township
Hane Smith
Geo. A. Palmer
Mia
Richard Fentem
Thadeus Sanford
William Whiteside
Tentine
New York Life
Circuit Court
Lincoln County Court
St. Louis
Hannibal & Keokuk
W. E. Storer
Geo. F. Turlal
Samuel A. Mead
Mary B. Mead
Adaline W. Teasley
Daniel J. Teasley
Emma J. Brown
Thomas F. Brown
Mattle J. Gilbert
James A. Gilbert
Mary F. Lewis
William Lewis
Monroe Thomason
Creech
Alexander
McKee
Norton
Thomason
Larkin Creech
Reicke
Illnese
Hartman
McDonald
Jefferson City
Sam Woods
Daniel Dorsey
Hankerson
Millwood Township
See
Philip Sitton
North Carolina
Bitton
Stephen A. Stephens
Lawrence B. Sitton
Mr. Sitton
Gilet
Trey Mille
Troy Mille
A. E. Noel
Eon Dentis Phas Roy
Troy
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Withrow
Harners Establishment
P. PF. Stewart
O. M. Avery
Stewart & Avery
Geo. W. Colbert
Attornex-At-Law
Missouri
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
Henry
J. B. Allen
Winda
TAB. Martin
Norton & Martin Attorneys
Atlaw & Collectors
Elventi Controversien
E. N. Bonfils
Attonsey Ar Law
Goares
Coles
R. C. Magruder
Ap-Au-Gris
Josias Creech
Thes County
TrosnEr
Lily Hof Ore
Nts Suarestea
Dunn
Roy Mu
Ciro
B. W. Wheeler
Migsoirt
Judical
Dirkhead
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