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The Fr ontier
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FRANK WELTON, CONVICTED
OF WIFE MURDER, DISCHARGED
Supreme Court Reverses Decision In
Case of Terisita Man Charged With
Implication With Common
Law Wife.
West Plains (Mo.) Daily Quill: The
supreme court of Missouri yesterday
reversed the decision of the Carter
county circuit court in the case of
Frank Welton, farmer of Teresita,
Mo., charged with being implicated in
the murder of his young wife, Pearl
Welton, at Teresita in January, 1919,
for whose murder Carrie Hofland
Welton of O’Neill, Neb., Frank Wel
ton’s former common law wife, is now
serving a ten-year sentence in the
Missouri penitentiary.
When Welton was tried at Van
Buren last April, the Hofland woman,
confessed murder of Welton’s wife,
testified that Welton helped her in the
murder. Welton was convicted of
complicity in the crime, and his pun
ishment fixed at fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
The supreme court yesterday found
that there was no substantial evidence
to show that Welton had any part in
the murder, and not only reversed the
decision, but ordered Welton discharg
ed from the custody of the law, which
frees him forever from the charge.
The murder of Welton’s young wife
at their Teresita home in Shannon
county, three miles northeast of Mt.
View in Howell county, was one of
the most sensational ever committed
in this secton of the Ozarks.
The woman was choked to death
and throw in the cistern. When
neighbors and officers arrived on the
scene Welton and Mrs. Hofland were
present. They said that the woman
had committed suicide by jumping
into the cistern with her three-months
old baby in her arms. Mrs. Hofland,
who had come to the Welton home
from Nebraska only a few days prior
to the murder, was introduced as
Welton's sister.
Later, however, it developed that
Mrs. Welton had lived with Welton
thirteen years as his common law
wife at O’Neill, Neb., and that she had
followed him to Teresita. To conceal
his past life Welton told his wife that
the Nebraska woman was his sister.
When placed under arrest the day
following the murder Mrs. Holland
suffered a nervous collapse and made
a confession in which she said that;
while Welton was absent from his
home cutting wood in the timber, she
had informed his wife that she (Carrie
Hofland) was Welton’s wife, where
upon she and the young wife engaged
in a quarrel, during which she choked
Mrs. Welton to death. She said she «
then took Mrs. Welton’s body and
threw it in the cistern, and that a lit
tle later when the baby kept crying
she took it and dropped it in the cis
tern also. When Welton came to the
house a moment later, she told him .
his wife had committed suicide by
jumping in the cistern with her baby.
Welton rescued the baby before it
drowned.
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There wag n strong feeling against
the Nebraska woman among the peo
ple round Teresita following her con
fession She was removed to the
Shannon county jail at Eminence, but
later was brought to West Plains for
safe keeping in the jail here while
awaiting trial.
Mrs. Hofland was convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Welton when she was
tried at Eminence in June, 1919. She
changed her story of the murder more
than once, finally declaring at Wel
ten’s trial that she had nothing what
ever to do with the crime. She said
that she left the house afer the quar
rel wth Mrs. Welton and when she re
turned a short time later Mrs. Wel
ton’s body was in the cistern and tliat
she helped Welton get it out. She
said she did not know how the young
woman came to her death.
Welton was indicted on a charge of
complicity in his wife’s murder by a
Shannon county grand jury just after
Mrs. Hofland’s trial. He was granted
a change of venue to Carter county,
where he was tried first in November,
1919, when the jury failed to agree on
a verdict.
Welton, who has been at liberty on
bond, has been living on his Teresita
farm at Mt. View. He is now under
arrest in Howell county for an alleged
felonious assault on James Kerby, a
West Plains insurance man, whom he
attacked during a dispute which took
place when the two men met in Mt.
View a few months ago. He will be
given a hearing at the December term
(First publication Dec. 16.)
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a chattel mortgage, dated May 3,
1920, and duly filed to record in the
office of the county clerk, of Holt
County, Nebraska, given by George
C. Peters to George W. Bradt, upon
the following described chattel prop
erty to-wit: One gray mule, 5 years
old; one bay mule, 5 years old; one
Jack, 11 years old; one Jersey cow, 6
years old; one bull calf, 11 months old;
one new set double Concord harness;
one John Deere lister; one steel Mo
line harrow with 3 sections and one
Moline disc, to secure the payment of
one promissory note of even date,
given by the said George C. Peters to
the said George W. Bradt, for the sum
of $455.00 payable December 1, 1920,
with 10 per cent interest from date,
upon which there is now due the sum
of $483.00; the undersigned mortgagee
will sell at public auction the said chat
tel property at the Barn and Feed Yards
of J. B. Ryan, situated near the corner
of Fifth and Douglas Streets, in the
City of O’Neill, Nebraska, on Satur
day, January 8, 1920, at the Hour of
2 P. M., to satisfy said debt, interest
and costs of sale.
Dated O’Neill, Nebraska, this 16th
day of December, 1920.
GEORGE W. BRADT,
28-3 Mortgagee.
of ITowell county circuit court, which
convenes io West Plains next Monday.
Welton was defended on the murder
CANDY”
for Xmas
23c pound
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES BASED ON
11c SUGAR.
50c Pound Chocolate 071*
Cream Drops . Cl it
1 Pound of Mixed 9 9 a
Candy . fcwli
10c Bars Hershey’s Sweet A7f*
Chocolate . U * l*
3—5c Packages Wrigley’s 1 Ar
Juicy Fruit Gum . • Ub
Gordon’s: Fancy Box Chocolates prices
smashed. Gordon’s Chocolate
Covered Cherries in Cream. De
licious red cordial cherries, encased
in a rich cream fondant, and
coated heavily with best grade of
smooth, uniformly blended choco
late. A splendid holiday gift box.
Gordan’s Fruits and Nuts in cream, a
most popular assortment of choco
lates containing following centers:
Cordial Cherres in rich creamy fon
dant. Cordial Pineapple pieces in
fondant. Walnuts in Maple cream
and Pecans in cream. Buy here and
save money.
PAY CASH AND PAY LESS.
1 Pound Fancy Roasted j On
1 Pound of Mixed 9Qi*
Nuts . tUb
1 Pound English 9 Cm
Walnuts . Jwl*
1 Package Pop Corn, Tender, 1 0«
Delicious, Fluffy . » wb
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1 Box Extra Fancy Washington
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White Clover Honey, QAo
1 pound . www
2 Pounds Nutola Oleomargarine C7«
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1 Pound Horse Shoe Air*
Tobacco . O * w
1 Large Package 9Rr*
Dates . tub
1 Package 1 Cn
Jello . IwU
57 STEPS
‘MELVIN’
SELLS FOR LESS
Farm Near Pa^e For Sale
320 acres, 100 acres broke, balance hay
land. This is un-improved, described as
North i/2 of Section 18, Township 29, Range
9. Asking $37.50 per acre, but look it over,
and let me know what it is worth to you, as
I must sell. This is only 6 miles north of
Page.
D. Linahan, Owner
3310 Myrtle Avenue, Omaha, Nebr.
LITTLE LECTURES
■^GINGER JIM
Some men fail at farming,
because talk won’t plow the
ground, plant the seed, nor cul
tivate the crop.
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Buying new attire won’t
cut down expenses but we
can brighten up your coat
and make it look like new
for a mere trifle.
Dry Cleaning
our Specialty.
’Phone 209
We call for and deliver.
O’Neill Sanitary Laundry 11
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charge by former Olreuit Judge W. N.
Evans of West Plains, who also will
represent him at the hearing here next
week.
HIS FAITH.
Cincinnati Enquirer: “A man
should not put his trust in riches,”
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advised the pastor.
“I know it,” agreed Old Moneybags
“But he should have sense enough to
put his riches in trusts.”
THE CRUCIAL TEST.
“George proposed to me last night."
“Did you accept him?”
,TJJ I, ,..
“Of course I did. Any man who
. would propose now with the cost of
' living where it is must love a girl a
lot."
Charles Brown was up from the
Chambers neighborhood on business
Monday.
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Christmas Selections
OUR STORE^IS^MJED TmTYEAR WITH THE CHOICEST
THE MARKET AFFORDS
In Holiday Goods
WE HAVE RINGS OF ALL KINDS, PLAIN, STONE, AND DIAMOND;
CUFF BUTTONS, WATCHES, WATCH FOBS, LOCKETS, SILVER
WARE, VIOLINS AND KODAKS, ANY OF WHICH WOULD
MAKE A BEAUTIFUL AND LASTING PRESENT.
WE ALSO CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF EASTMAN’S KODAKS
Graves’ Jewelry Store
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THAT WILL PLEASE
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Buy Hardware and Furniture for Christmas presents ,
this year. More useful presents in a Hardware
and Furniture Store than all the rest together.
NEW EDISON
I PHONOGRAPHS
We have New Edison Phono
graphs at $41.00, $68.00, $95.00,
$100.00, $167.50, $200.00, $265.00
and $295.00.
SEWING MACHINES, ELEC
TRIC WASHERS, IRONS,
ETC.
White Sewing Machines and
Electric White Sewing Machines,
Maytag Electric Washers in Cyl
inder type and Wood tub and
Swing ringer; Electric Irons;
Copper-Clad Ranges.
FOR THE HOME
MUSIC CABINETS
CEDAR CHESTS
FLOOR LAMPS
TABLE LAMPS
PEDESTALS
SMOKING STANDS
CARPET AND
VACUUMN SWEEPERS
PICTURES
PICTURE FRAMES
STANDS
CLOCKS
VACUUMN BOTTLES
LUNCH BONES
CARVING SETS
SILVER PLATED WARE
POCKET KNIVES
RAZORS
. SAFETY RAZORS
RAZOR STROPS
SCISSORS
FLASH LIGHTS
TOILET SETS
MANICURE SETS
CASSEROLES
PYREX BAKING DISHES
INDIVIDUAL
CUSTARD CUPS
PYREX CASSEROLES
ALUMINUM TEA KETTLES
ROASTERS
WATER PAILS
DOUBLE BOILERS
COMBINATION KETTLES
PUDDING PANS
GEM PANS
SKILLETS AND GRIDDLES
ENAMEL WARE
OF ALL KINDS
WHITE INSIDE AND
WHITE OUTSIDE
FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS
We also have things for the
little folks:
ROCKING HORSES
HORSE CYCLES
KIDDIE CARS
VELOCIPEDES
AUTOMOBILES
COASTER WAGONS
CARTS
ICE AND ROLLER SKATES
AND SOME
SMALL TOYS
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