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Show To be JIitncedH'hiNhy King Thieves Willing. St. Louis, 6. Tho Qtobe-JJcmocrat Troy, Mo., special says that Henry Reicit , couvictcd of the murder of hia wife, and Meredith W alters, convicted of the murder of Miss Colloway, a young lady who wouldn't receive his attentions, wero brought before tho court today and sentenced to be hanged on Friday, Dec. 31st. Col. E. R. Chapman, head of the stamp bureau, arrived hero to-day to aid in tho whisky cases which will be tried during the next term of tho U. is, court. Colonel Chapman states that government already possesses more testimony than it is necessary to produce, especially in cases where the parties I ave plead guilty, It is staled that overtures have been niado in behalf of the guilty parties offering to surrender all Lhoy possess on condition con-dition that government will not press tho criminal part of the procecdinga. Government has promptly refused to consider them. |