Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1863, MARCH. 3422 A. G. SMITH. MARCH. .l[a..rch- 1Judge Birch is gathering evidence to contest the election of Judge King to Congress. J. M. Basset, of St. Joseph. provost ma.rshal of this district, writes to C01. Jas. A. Price, of Weston, to give protection to the people of Platte against thieves and murderers. .l[arch10Wi1liam Morin, son of Jesse Morin. is dangerously, but not fatally, shot while assisting his father. a deputy sheriff under W. T. Woods, to arrest a ma.n named Basom. Jlarch 11Col. James H. Moss. of Liberty, in reply to the request of J. E. Merryman for protection While a justice is holding court at Barry, writes: I will send some of my men to Barry to act as a guard during the trial. and I will furnish arms to citizens to aid in enforcing the laws. There will be no rescue at Barry. .lI(uch 16Ben. Bowlin haying died, his Widow, Nancy, ad- ministers. Bond,$700. JIm(-h 17A military draft. threatened. causes much alarm. Robbers loot the store of Tufts & Miller. at New Market. Col. E. N. O. Clough, from Leavenworth. with a military guard, passes through Platte City on his Way to Liberty, to procure the dis- charge of certain prisoners. On his return. Deputy Sheriff Morin tries to arrest him for crime. J1 arch 21An extant Conserztttor contains Judge Nortons speech on the Conscription Bill in Congress. Jlarc-72 22Capt. W. T. Carrington and his company of militia are stationed at Platte City. They occupy the Presby- terian church as quarters. Jlarclz 28Guerrillas. at Sibley Landing. capture the steamer Sam Gm/. conscate the goods aboard. and shoot two o-f Col. Penic-l;s men. Dan Carpenter. of Barry, was a loser of goods. APRIL. --{]niI ]\. F. Yocom is electedmayor of Weston, a.nd D. R. Aiitlimiy of Leavenworth. .1 pm .;Col. James A. Price. having been tried by a military ronnnissinn on -liarges preferred. is honorably acquitted. .l]nil I.~Jolm Mi-Daniel having died. \m. Boydston ad- minister-s. Pmml. .ili1.40(). His widow was Elizabeth. and his v-hild: l. .an-y Jane Mr-Donald. n1(l Danl G. Lutes. (See.) A. G. SMITH. .-lpril 1(i-Sa1-ali. rst Wife of A. G. Smith. died. Mr. Smith was lmi-n June 17. 18:20. and died December 30. 1894. He was a son of -lanws Smith and Mary E. Burke. of Nelson County, Va.