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Several days after the murder Sheriff Treu discovered that the front and arms of Hoepner's shirt-that he wore at the time of the murder-was a matted mass of blood, showing conclusively that Hoep- ner had grasped the body tightly in his arms in lifting it into the wagon.
Hoepner had bought the farm on which he lived at the time of the murder about ten years before. He was of a quarrelsome disposition, and his life in the neighborhood had been marked by an uninterrupted series of brawls, quarrels, fights, threats to shoot, &c., with game and wild fruit hunters, and with neighbors about stray stock, land lines and other matters that usually are lightly considered but more often unnoticed. In strange contrast was the character of Frank Mitchell, who, by his upright conduct and manly bearing, had won for himself an enviable place in the esteem of the people. Of him it could be truthfully said:
"None knew him but to love him.
Nor named him but to praise."
The remains were buried at the White school house, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Newcomb, of Beman.
The case was tried at the May term of court and the murderer sentenced to a term of twenty years in the penitentiary.
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The Muehlenbacher Murder.
On Saturday night, March 17, 1894, at the Muehlenbacher home. seven miles southeast of Alma on Illinois Creek, was perpetrated one of the most atrocious and brutal murders ever committed in Wa- baunsee county.
Many years before Louis. Fred and Peter Muehlenbacher, three bachelor brothers, had located on the creek. There was a sis- ter who had married a man by the name of Schepp, but there had been a separation, Margar- itha, with her son, Louis, having for years made their home with the brothers. .
THE MUEHLENBACHER HOME.
Several years prior to the murder Fred was found dead in the tim- ber, and a little more than a year before the tragedy on Illinois Creek Louis was killed by a flying limb while felling a tree in the woods. leaving Peter, Margaritha, the sister, and her son. Lonis, to look after the work of the farm.
The brothers had accumulated quite a large amount of property, consisting of lands, horses and cattle, money invested in mortgages. &c. Of lands they owned something over two thousand acres and the home farm, extending for several miles on either side of Illinois Creek, included some of the richest land and most valuable timber in Wa- baunsee county. Owning as they did nearly all of the best lands on the stream it was as often referred to as the Muehlenbacher branch as Illinois Creek.
Hard work and rigid economy was the rule at the Muehlenbacher farm. Three large stone houses had been built on the farm, but the attractions of the old home place were many, and here the family had remained nntil the terrible tragedy of March 17, 1894.
On the evening of that day as Peter, Louis Schepp, and Frank Walker were seated at the supper table (near the south window. shown
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in cut, a pistol shot was tired on the outside near the front door (shown in ent of log building). A moment later a masked man stepped into the open door and fired a shot at Peter, who had got up from the table as the man entered the room. The shot had struck Peter in the side. inflicting a mortal wound, causing him to fall towards his murderer. whom he grasped by the legs as he fell.
The masked man then fired a shot at Margaritha. missing his aim, but another shot struck Louis as he entered the door leading to the north room-the hall entering his side. inflicting a painful and dangerous wound. Peter, still holding the murder- er's legs in a death grip. was dragged outside the building. MARGARITHA'S HOUSE. where another and last shot was fired, striking the prostrate man in the back of the head and causing immediate death.
There was but little light in the room and the smoke from the shooting was so dense that nothing could be seen. But Louis and his mother had passed into the north room and Louis looking out of the window. raised about ten inches, saw the murderer, who. Lonis thought was reloading his pistol. He was standing nearly in front of the still open door and about twenty feet from the house. Though weak and nervous from excitement and loss of blood, Louis got down his double- barreled shotgun and loading it with a single ball that just fitted the bore, tired under the raised sash at the murderer of his uncle. At the crack of the gun the man fell. but rising immediately to his feet dis- appeared in the darkness.
As soon as the excitement had partially subsided Frank Walker went to George Casey's for help, and Charlie Wenzel came to Alma and informed Sheriff Palenske, who immediately organized a posse to go to the scene of the murder and if possible to get some clue as to the per- petrators of the atrocious crime.
THE FIRST CLUE.
It was 7:30 o'clock when Frank Walker left the Muehlenbacher home on the night of the murder. About 9 o'clock the posse started to the scene of the murder. When the posse started Jerry and James Fields went to the Rock Island depot to watch all passing trains and to get any clue as to the perpetrators of the murder. A half hour later Jerry Fields had settled in his own mind the identity of at least two of the men guilty of the murder of Peter Muehlenbacher, and later developments proved that his suspicions were well-founded.
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SCHOOL-HOUSE AT MCFARLAND.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT WABAUNSEE.
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First School in Dist. 23, Rock Creek.
M. E. CHURCH. ALMA.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALTAR, Newbury.
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M. E. CHURCH, Kaw Township.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Kaw Township.
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M. E. CHURCH, Paxico.
M. E. CHURCH, Wabaunsee.
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ALTAR IN CHURCH BURNED.
CATHOLIC CHURCH. Burned February 6, 1899.
ALTAR IN THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH, ALMA.
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Mr. Franz Schmidt's Residence.
Parsonage.
Catholic Church, Alma.
The Parsonage.
Rev. Father Hohe.
The Old Church.
Rev. Father Kamp.
Rev. Father Hundhausen. Rev. Father Cihal.
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BAPTIST CHURCH, ESKRIDGE.
M.E.CHURCH AND PARSONAGE, ESKRIDGE.
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M. E. CHURCH, McFarland.
M. E. CHURCH, Maple Hill.
DINING-ROOM, ROCK ISLAND EATING-HOUSE, McFarland.
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HAYING AT MR. CHRIS. LANGVARDT'S, NEAR ALTA VISTA.
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GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH, ALTA VISTA.
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SCHOOL HOUSE AT ESKRIDGE.
M. E. CHURCH, ALTA VISTA.
ROCK ISLAND EATING HOUSE. MCFARLAND.
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At the depot were Frank Simon, Jr., and Julius Benke: the latter for some time slept on a cot in the depot. Jerry Fields inquired of the boys if they had seen anyone going up the railroad track the evening before. Both the boys had seen Chris Carpenter going west on the Rock Island track late in the afternoon, carrying a bundle. This ex- cited Mr. Fields' suspicions, and going to the small frame building just north of the Commercial house, where Chris usually stopped, he found that he had gone-no one knew where.
Having seen Jerry Carpenter in Alma the evening before, Mr. Fields at once telegraphed to McFarland (where Jerry Carpenter had been at work at the coal chute for the Rock Island company), asking if Jerry was there and if not, where he was. In response Mr. Field received a dispatch stating that Jerry had gone away the evening be- fore with the expressed intention of going to Kansas City but that he · had not gone on any east bound train.
This settled in the mind of Jerry Fields the identity of at least two of the murderers of Peter Muehlenbacher. From that time every word said and every move made by either Jerry or Chris Carpenter but added to the proofs that they were two of the parties engaged in the murder and attempted robbery of Peter Muehlenbacher on Illinois Creek. So confident was Jerry Fields of this fact that he insisted on going out to John Allen's (the brother-in-law of the Carpenters) that night and arresting them as participants in the crime. But other counsel prevailed and the arrest was postponed, but in the meantime close watch was kept on the suspected parties, every act of whom but drew closer the web that was closing about them.
On Sunday Jerry Carpenter was at McFarland a very sick man. He hired a substitute at the coal chute-stating that he was sick-to one party that he had the sore eyes and to another that he had the dysentery. On Monday he again appeared in Alma. That night Jerry and Chris were seen through a slit in the window curtain- dressing the gunshot wound received out at Muehlenbacher's. One was heard to say to the other: "We are all right if Tom McClain don't give us away." Jerry went to McFarland on the morning train but it was seen that he didn't go any farther. Before night Jerry and Chris Carpenter and Tom McClain were lodged in the Alma jail.
TOM M'CLAIN'S STATEMENT.
Solitary confinement worked on Tom's nerves and he sought spiritual consolation. Sending for Rev. J. F. Dennis he unbur- dened his mind. He told Rev. Dennis that on Saturday-the day of the murder-that Chris had said to him that there was lots of money to be had out at Muehlenbacher's and that he and Jerry were going to have it and that Chris invited Tom to go along but he stated that he wouldn't go. Tom further said that
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on Sunday morning Chris came by his place and said that he (Chris) and Jerry were out at Muchlenbacher's the night before and that they had a h-l of a time, that they had killed Pete, and Jerry had a hole put through him. But Tom insisted that he had nothing to do with it. Tom sought consolation by singing a few good old Methodist songs with Rev. Dennis.
JERRY'S CONFESSION.
Jerry Carpenter was in the room just across the hall-way and when told that Tom was giving him away Jerry became excited and said he would have something to say about it-that when the time came he would get up in the court room and tell the whole story. Then he told how that he and Chris and Tom had gone out to Muehlenbacher's -that he did the shooting but Tom and Chris were both in the room.
Jerry said he fell just,as Louis had said and that he got up and walked unaided to the fence when Chris and Tom helped him away. Jerry said he never thought of there being a gun in the house and he supposed Louis was past shooting. Jerry was doubtless re-loading his pistol but on this point he refused to say anything.
THE MYSTERIOUS BUNDLE.
When Julius Benke and Frank Simon saw Chris Carpenter he was going west on the Rock Island track with a bundle. One of the three men who passed Albert Dieball's and John Diehl's had with him the mysterious bundle. Before leaving McFarland Jerry had the same bundle claiming it to be a pair of pants he wanted altered. It is sus- pected that this bundle contained the masks. pistols, &c .. used at Muehlenbacher's.
When JJerry Carpenter left McFarland he had on a dark suit of clothes but a light suit when he returned. In Chris' trunk was found a pair of pants, wet and soggy-made so perhaps in washing out blood stains.
One of the masks was found a mile north of Muehlenbacher's on Sunday morning by Herman Schroeder. A few days after a coat was found near the same place. Tom McClain had lost a coat about which he seemed uneasy but he denied the ownership of the coat. though he said the coat found was something like the one he had lost.
The reward of $500 offered by the sister, Margaritha, was paid to Messrs J. H. McMahan, J. B. Fields and D. M. Gardner, each of whom did excellent work in securing the early arrest of the guilty parties connected with the murder.
*NOTE .- The room was so filled with smoke from the revolver in the hands of Jerry that nothing could be seen.
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OLD OFFENDERS.
Jerry and Chris Carpenter served two years in the Kansas peni- tentiary, having been sent up from Marion county for grand larceny.
Over a thousand dollars worth of goods, burglarized from a store in Marion, were found in the shanty occupied by Chris. But Jerry had skipped out and after a long chase was captured at Hot Springs in Arkansas.
After the Muehlenbacher murder a large number of keys, saws, files, coldchisels, glass cutters and fuse were found in Chris' valise, and at the barn where he kept his horses several lap robes and other prop- erty, identified as long missing articles belonging to citizens of Alma.
County Attorney Jones was ably assisted in the prosecution by Messrs Barnes, Cornell and McClure. Messrs Case & Nicolson de- fended. Chris and Jerry were given life sentences, while McClain was acquitted. Finding public sentiment strong against him he went to Oklahoma. Chris died at Lansing after serving the state tive years in the coal mines.
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The Fooks-Miller Feud.
On the morning of October 5, 1881, the quiet law-abiding citizens of Washington township were startled by the news of a tragedy. the like of which was never known before among a people whose inclina- tions have ever been foreigu to the fostering of quarrels and bickerings -- to say nothing of difficulties in the settlement of which, human life would be placed in jeopardy.
On the north half of section 18, township 12, range 9, lived two neigh- bors. George Miller and Matt Fooks-the former a quiet, stolid Ger- man, and the latter an Englishman, who, during his residence in the neighborhood, had acquired the reputation of being pugilistic, and, as some asserted, quarrelsome.
At any rate, there was friction between the heads of the two families. Their farms were adjoining and there was trouble about Fooks' cattle breaking into Miller's enclosure. On the morning referred to the cattle had made another raid and Miller was driving them out. What occurred in the timber near the line fence was but little more than conjecture.
About 9 o'clock Fooks rode by the Moege farm, where Mr. Moege, sr., and sons were butchering a hog. Fooks was much excited and telling Mr. Moege he had killed Miller rode off towards Alma. It was nearly noon when he rode into town and surrendered himself to Sheriff Gardner, stating that he had a difficulty with George Miller about his (Fooks) cattle that had broken into Miller's enclosure, and that in the dispute that followed, Miller struck him with a club, and that he drew his revolver and fired several shots at Miller, two of which he thought had taken effect in Miller's. body.
In a short time several of Fooks' neighbors arrived in Alma and claimed that a cold-blooded murder had been perpetrated, and that the killing was premeditated and without just provocation.
Drs. Green and Buehner went out and made a post-mortum exam- ination, finding that one bullet had passed through the lungs and heart, lodging in the back, and that another had entered the side, fracturing the spinal column. Either shot would have been fatal. The inquest was held by Squire Finck. The body was found fifty yards over the line in Miller's timber, and rendered a plea of self-de- fense untenable. Fooks was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to six years imprisonment. He was taken to Lansing September 24, 1882, but secured a pardon after serving about half his time.
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A Big Flood.
The night of June 28, 1858, will long be remembered by the old settlers of Wabaunsee county. The flood-gates of heaven were opened and the rain came down in torrents. Asa rule the people had built their houses on low ground; generally near some good spring of clear, sparkling water, little thingking of the danger from turbulent floods that came so soon.
Some of the pioneers had retired for the night, while others had not yet gone to rest. Klockman's, Thowe's and Schwanke's houses went down with the flood and the occupants were compelled to wade in water up to the armpits or swim for their lives. Mr. Klockman was away and Mrs. Klockman found herself struggling for her life in twenty feet of water. Floating down the stream she caught the limbs of a tree that had lodged against another tree, that still resisted the torrent of water. llere she remained till the waters subsided, more dead than alive from the long exposure from the watery element.
Mr. Fred Steinmeyer heard the roaring waters and opening the door-the bottom of which was two feet from the ground-the waters rushed in with such force it would be madness to attempt to get out that way. Pushing the clapboards aside, thus making a hole in the roof, he climbed on top of the house, where with his wife he remained till all danger was past.
Mr. Moettcher, a near neighbor, seeing them on the roof, and be- ing determined to rescue them from their perilous position, mounted his pony and dashed into the seething, roaring waters. Mr. Stein- meyer shouted for him to stay back, that the water was going down, but his voice was unheard. The water was nearly a half mile in width and the roaring noise was terrible. It was ten feet deep in places and six feet deep in the house. Regardless of danger Moettcher urged his pony into the boiling current. But the noble little animal wasn't equal to the occasion. The waves tossed pony and rider about as bub- bles on the crest. The rider went down to rise no more but the pony and two faithful dogs succeeded in making a landing forty rods below.
Three days after the flood Mr. Moettcher's body was found in a drift nearly a half mile below. Near the place under a cedar tree the body was buried.
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Some hogs belonging to Mr. Jos. Schutter had been washed four miles by the swift current. Mr. Antone Schewe was on hand ready to render any needed assistance. He was so excited by the terrible scenes that he had failed to notice the fact that he had but one boot on- the other he was carrying in his hand.
Mr. Fred Palenske's corn crib, stable and chicken house were washed away and only by wading in the deep water was the family saved from drowning, taking refuge on the high ground in what was later used by Mr. Pauly as a feed lot-entirely surrounded by the seething waters.
Mr. Palenske had five hogs weighing 150 or 200 pounds. Seeing nothing of them he supposed they had been swept down stream, as he said, "to New Orleans." But Mr. Zwanziger called and asked if they had looked for tracks in the timber. They hadn't looked, but they would. No tracks were found but some familiar grunts were heard- coming from where? The tree-tops! This may be a Munchausen story, but it is true, nevertheless. The five hogs had been lodged in a big drift, where they had remained for two days, 38 feet from the ground. Corn was brought and the hogs came down-with a thud, and all in a heap. But no bones were broken and though stunned, after a few moments rest the five hogs ate their corn with a relish born of a two days fast in the tree-tops!
The few settlers on Illinois creek and West Branch were also driven out by the flood-some of them escaping from their houses and reaching a place of safety just in time to see the lights go out-extin- guished by the rising waters. Much of their stock and fencing were gone but no lives were lost-for which all were thankful.
The waters of the Dragoon and Mission creek were the highest ever known. but, while, in some cases, the houses were surrounded by water, none were washed away and comparatively little damage was done. Some fields of corn in the low bottoms were partly washed out but after the flood much of the corn straightened up and good crops were raised.
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AN OLD-TIME FENCE, MORE FREQUENTLY SEEN THAN ANY OTHER, IN THE EARLY SIXTIES .
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Election Returns.
VOTE OF MARCH 28, 1859.
The first general election in Wabaunsee county, Kansas Territory, was held March 28, 1859, with the following result:
J. M. Hubbard for Probate Judge 111; G. M. Harvey, Clerk of County Court and Board of Supervisors, 111; Jehu Hodgson, Sheriff 109; Moses C. Welch, Register of Deeds, 111; Robert G. Terry, County Attorney, 111; August Brasche, Coroner, 111; Henry Harvey, County Treasurer. 111; G. Zwanziger, County Surveyor, 111; J. E. Platt, County Superintendent, 110; S. F. Ross, Auditor, 111.
Henry Harvey, J. M. Hubbard and G. Zwanziger canvassed the vote. W. S. Griswold, clerk. C. B. Lines was appointed messenger to convey the returns to the Governor.
VOTE OF NOVEMBER 8, 1859.
At an election held November 8, 1859, the following vote was cast: Delegate to Congress: Marcus J. Parrott, 121; Sanders W. Johnson, 8. For Councilman (Senator): J. B. Woodward, 121; H. N. Williams, 8. For Representative: Amasa Bartlett, 129.
For Probate Judge: J. W. Hubbard, 101.
For County Clerk: S. E. Beach, 119. For Sheriff: John Hodgson, 122.
For Register: E. C. D. Lines, 125. For Connty Treasurer: H. W. Selden, 121.
For County Attorney: Woodridge Odlin, * 122. For County Surveyor: G. Zwanziger, 124.
For County Superintendent: J. H. Gould, 122.
For Coroner: A. Brasche, 125.
VOTE OF DECEMBER 6, 1859.
At an election held December 6, 1859, under the Wyandotte Con- stitution for the election of state, district, county and township officers, the following vote was cast:
For Congress: Martin F. Conway, 121; John A. Ilalderman, 26; · Marcus J. Parrott, 5.
For Governor: Charles Robinson, 128: Samuel Medary, 17.
For Senator: J. M. Hubbard, 109; Robert Reynolds, 17; Wm. Hoven- den, 11;
* Resigned. April, 1861.
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For Representatives: Ernest Hoheneck,* 121; Abner Allen, 101; George W. Churchill, 77: D. M. Adams, 24: Churchill Morris, 24; E. J. Lines, 25; W. HI. Mckinley, 16: Herman Dierker. 16. For Probate Judge: J. M. Hubbard, t 109: Edward Lower, 10; Wood- bridge Odlin, 6; Wm. Hovenden, 8; Simon Dow, 4.
For Clerk of the Court: Edward C. D. Lines, 103; Chas. F. Hotchkiss, 14; S. E. Beach, S.
For County Superintendent: J. H. Gould, 121: Geo. Rulison, 19. For District Judge: Jacob Safford, 93; J. R. McClure, 16; R. A. Wil- son, 14.
The following Justices of the Peace were elected: C. B. Lines and W. F. Cotton for Wabaunsee township: Ernest Hoheneck and Edward Lower, Alma: Allen Hodgson and Simon Dow, Wilming- ton; J. W. Mossman and S. F. Ross, Mission Creek.
Vote canvassed by Wm. Mitchell, G. Zwanziger and Isaiah Harris.
VOTE OF MARCH 6, 1860.
At an election held March 6, 1860, the following was the vote:
For Commissioner: James W. Blain, 183; James B. Ingersoll, 111; G. Zwanziger, 108; D. M. Johnston, 75; F. Hebrank, 79.
For County Assessor: H. M. Selden, 175; Isaiah Harris, 7.
ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1860.
For Territorial Superintendent: John C. Douglas, 88; J. S. Magill, 3. For County Superintendent: J. H. Gould, 81.
For Assessor: HI. J. Loomis, 89.
Wm. Mitchell, Frank Hebrank and J. B. Ingersoll were elected County Commissioners.
For Territorial Representative, C. B. Lines 76 votes.
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1861.
For Governor, Geo. A. Crawford, 93; for Sheriff, Jehu Hodgson, 150; for Register, S. R. Weed, 153; for Treasurer, S. E. Beach, 151. For Clerk of Court, J. V. B. Thompson, 113; Jesse B. Allen, 44. For County Clerk, H. M. Seldeu, 78; G. G. Hall, 73.
For County Surveyor, G. Zwanziger, 163; for Coroner, A. Brasche, 163. For Assessor, D. L. Bates, ¿ 114; H. J. Loomis, 45.
For District Attorney: A. H. Case, 113; L. DcArthur, 34.
For Commissioner: Wm. Mitchell, 115; F. X. Hebrank, 133; J. B. Ingersoll, ¿ 134.
* Mr. Hoheneck removing from the district, W. M. Snow was elected to fill vacancy. Election held April 6, 1861. The following are reported in the statutes of '61 as representatives: E. Hoheneek, Abner Allen und E. J. Lines.
+ Resigned, October 6, 1862. G. G. Hall appointed.
# Bates dying, J. H. Akin was appointed April 6, 1863.
$ Resigned, and H. D. Shepard appointed January 6, 1863.
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For Representatives: J. B. Ingersoll, 105; A. C. Pierce, 125; T. F. Herzog, 146; E. G. Robinson, 60; Thos. Pierce, 20; Geo. W. Freeman, 20; Geo. Montague, 20.
For State Capital: Topeka, 155; Lawrence, 4; Wabaunsec, 3; Manhat- tan, 1; Hendrick's Creek, 1.
ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1862.
For Governor: Thomas Carney, 156; W. R. Wagstaff, 16.
For Congress: A. C. Wilder, 154; M. J. Parrott, 16.
For Senator: S. M. Striekler, 158; L. B. Perry, 12. For Representative: J. B. Ingersoll, 77; D. M. Johnston 93. For Probate Judge: G. G. Hall, 167.
For Clerk of Court: S. R. Weed, 109; J. W. Blain, 60,
For County Superintendent: J. H. Gould, 162.
ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1863.
For Chief Justice: Robert Crozier, 136.
For District Attorney: A. H. Case, 85; C. H. Gilchrist, 51.
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