| Newspaper | Cassville Democrat |
|---|---|
| Date | March 6, 1909, Saturday |
| Headline | Keithley Indicted by US Grand Jury |
| Text | W. F. Keithley of Monett, has been arrested on a charge of fraudulently drawing a pension. At the time of the Civil War, Keithley is said to have been a boy 11 years old. He had a cousin by the same name that had been enlisted twice in the army, and this Keithley obtained the necessary papers in some way, that enabled him to draw this pension. He was indicted by the last U. S. Grand jury. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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