Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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186-1, JUNE. 366 PAWPAWS DISLOYAL. ing, but was an admirable gentleman. He had a passion for music, as had all the Jack family. Juno 10Bushwl1ackers make a raid on Ridgely, and their leader, Over-ton, is killed. Fielding is wounded, and, after mak- ing a confession, is shot. On the Federal side, Moses Barnes is killed, and Lieut. Cummins and private John Go-odwin are wounded. Fielding is said to have shown a list of Union men to be killed. and he said that Calhoun Thorntocn had three hundred recruits ready to go south as soon as the Union men were killed. Capt. Fitzgerald is now of the 16th Kansas. June 1.3Bushwhackers make a bloodless ra.id upon Farley. J zme 17The Border Times condemns severely the Sentinel for assuring the people that all is safe and quiet, when bush- whackers are manifesting themselves by frequent outrages. J une 19Bushwhackers robbed Elkanah Risk, John Scott, and Madison Dale. Rev. G. L. Moad made a Sunday-school address, at the Pres- byterian church in Platte City, a procession of children marched through the town. and a co~ntribution of $30 Was taken up. Bushwhackers have a camp three miles north of Pla.tte City. Maj. Clark sends Capt. Johnston after them, but they received notice of his coming and ed. Rain badly needed. . Jmze 20Gen. C. B. Fisk visits Weston to inquire into the situation. He speaks from the balcony of the hotel, and is fol- lowed by A. G. Beller and J. B. Wright. The body of a young man named Bailey is found in Lewis Cal- verts pasture, and his death is charged on bushwhackers. J ((716 22J as. H. Tinsley. while riding on the road. is a.ttacked and robbed by bushwhackers. He has been a Conservative, but now turns Radical. June 23A. F. Cox, editor of the Sentinel. returns after an absence of two weeks, and announces a change in the situation. He admits the county is overrun by bushwhackers, and, with a. sick heart. warns the Pawpaws of the effect of their disloyalty. Capt. Johnston captures two deserters. Thompson and Rags- tlale. and sends them under escort to Weston, b11t they are reseued at Bee Creek by bushwhackers. Prof. A. B. Jones announces that he will leave Platte Citv Female .=eatlen1v. He gathers a large audience. and, in a set speech. heaps opprohrium upon them for not giving his school proper support. The llorrler Tinzes condemns Maj. J. M. (larks mi1ita.Iv gov- ernment of the eonnty. hut eommends the spirit of his proclama- tion calling on the people to rally to the rescue. The tel:-;r1-apli now connects Weston with St. Joseph.