Description
Horse Killed.—A negro man in the employ of Mr. Jas. (James) Leavel accidentally killed a valuable horse belonging to that gentleman on Wednesday evening. The negro was riding the horse to water, when a pistol in his pocket accidentally went off, the ball striking the horse in the back of the neck, killing it instantly. The horse was valued at about $175 or $200. The negro isn’t worth a “cuss.”
(Researcher's note: In 1867 the Editor of the Platte County Reveille was Thomas W. Park. Park was born in Madison County, Kentucky, in 1842 and came to Platte County with his mother Mary (Park) Gaylord. Thomas W. Park served as a Private and Lieutenant in Confederate General Sterling Price’s Division of the Southern Army. After returning from the Civil War, he started publishing the Reveille in Platte City, Missouri. The Reveille ran until June 2, 1871, when it was consolidated with the Platte County Landmark.)Date(s) of Creation
6/21/1867
