Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1866, NOV. 426 G. S. ELGIN. value. This was complete in J anuary, 1879. In November, 1880, he was elected prosecuting attorney, over Wm. Forman, by a vote of 1,315 to 1.219; and two years later he was reelected, without opposition; and in 1884 he was elected again, without opposition, for a third term. He no-w devotes himself assiduously to the practice of la.w, not only in Platte, but in the highest Federal and State forums. His name will be frequently mentioned as we progress with these annals. The railroad from Weston, in the direction of Kansa.s City, is nished to East Leavenworth. Nov. 19H. M. Aller is enrolled as an attorney. Weston "is improving. I. H. Masterson and Adam Durkes are erecting ne brick dwellings. Bingo is putting up a stone dwelling; and a call for a wool factory is heard. G. S. ELGIN KILLED. Nor. ;20Elgin. a nephew of William Tatman. was a deputy sheriff in Clay County. There were ve of the Titus brothers, a.nd Elgin shot and killed two of them, while resisting his oicial authority. Apprehending danger, Elgin ed to the house of his uncle, William Tatman, on the road from Platte City to Weston. The three surviving Titus brothers. with one John Biven, sur- rounded Tat1nans house by night. They had a warrant for the arrest of Elgin. In the morning Elgin came forth from the house, and was shot by Bevin. AN EPISODE IN COUNTY COURT. Nov. 26There was no la.w in force for the election of a new county court, but votes were cast for Noah Beery, Paul Jordan. and Jacob Ha.mm. They were commissioned by the governor. The three came, in the early part of the day, before Judge Aller had appeared at the courtroom, and were swo-rn in by County Clerk D. IV. Moore. They did some business and adjourned. The next day Judge Aller took his seat. But D. W. Moore held the keys of the vault, where the records were stored, and refused to deliver them. The vault was broken open, Moore was sus- pended, and D. P. Lewis. the newly elected clerk, was sworn in. Judge Aller continued to discharge the duties of the court, and D. l. Lewis was his clerk. Ve hear no more of D. IV. Moore. JUDGE V. A. KING. Judge King decided that all indictments for treason before him were void, under the terms of the surrender, and the procla- mations of peace and amnesty. He therefore dismissed them. For this he was impeached and deposed.