The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
DISTRICT cor RT.
Oscar Alien Foprd Guilty oG Aiding
Prisoner" E-cspe-A Convict on
Trial-Joe evils Case Continued.
CENTRAL BUSINESS

CENTRAL BJSiNESS.
Ex psrte VIM. ii. Mitchell-Excused as
Juror for the Term.
State vs.. Ellis-Defendant bsing dulv ar.
raigned entered plea Of net guilty.
Statevs johnson Arrangement waived
plea OF not guilty entered
State Va. Schoenwalt-Sdme entry.
TIE CASE or ALLEN.
State Va. O-car Aiien-D, iendant on
trial on tue charge OF aiding prisoner
named Mat VI. Rucker. to escape from the
county jail. The following jury acre en-
pdnneied TO try the case:
W. c trunk, VIM Carver. ". =. Burn
ey, q. W. Seymour, J. NJ. Smiley, Peter
Carroll, james kilgore, J. ii: Prather,
VIM Harris, J. 3. Dutt, n, Edward Keen
an and A. Neibaur, twelve good and law
full men OF the body of the county of Leav-
enworth-plaintifi introduced It's evidence
and rested he case on behalf OF the State
defendant demurred TO the evidence "a not
being sufficient to constitute and prove
Cause Of action against defendant, and NOV
ed the court to discharge the defendant
motion overruled defendant excepted
trial proceeded with-jury having heard
the evidence adduced retired to their room
under the charge of a sworn bailiff.
Allen was the cook employed at the
county Jail at the time OF Hackers escape,
and had sole possession of the kew to the
door leading from the kitchen TO the yard.
The charge against Allen was that he open
ed the kitchen door and permitted Rucker,
who was a hard case, and sentenced TO Con-
fnement at hard labor by the L. $. District
Court, 10 escape. Allen admitted the fact
OF the escape and sand Rucker had offered
him 500 if he would assist him in escsp-
ing, although he afterwards denied that he
made any such statement. The jury, after
being out . short time, returned q verdict
of guilty, and the prisoner was remanded
for sentence.
State VS.. Jobnson-Charge of assault
with intent TO kill the following Jury we're
impanelled: james Franks, Joseph Ora
ham, Samuel Herald. John A Endres,
Daniel Leahey, J.. A. Ramsey, l.. Zimmer-
man.. Samuel Paul, Jacob Law, John {.
Murphy, q. W. Grahsm and William Dun
lap, twelve good and lawful n.en of the
body OF the county of Leavenworth, and the
trial OF this cause was proceeded with. In
this matter johnson, who is at present a
convict At the State penitentiary, is charged
with assaulting his guard, J. L. Smith, last
spring. johnson was sentenced on the 9Th
of November, 1875, 10 five years in the
Kansas State penitentiary, for assaulting q
companion with knife at Fort Davis,
Texas Both men belonged TO Co. B. of
the 18th U. $ Infantry. Johnson has been
rather inclined 10 be insubordinate, and
the prison officials have had consid cradle
trouble with him. The case is still on
trial.
THE CASE AGAINT LEWIS,
The State of Kansas vs. Joseph Lewis,
charged with the shooting Of billiard Green,
last spring, was continued until the next
term Of the court, the defendant to furnish
a new recognizance. The continuance of
the case Was upon the ground that the de-
PENDANTS attorney had left the State, and
there was no one 10 defend him.
SIX MONTHS In THE UNITY JAIL.
Thomas Burke, Who was brought before
the court upon the charge Of grand larceny,
pleaded guilty to petty larceny and was
sentenced to six months confinement in the
county Jail.