The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-05

wanted Q niue money 70 defray hn expen
- With: Said be VS. going north.
paid hin $5-ssid be had
NO AoxGY 10 PAY HD ExPExs8
With. I objected to paying anything NOR
- no cSen had been delivered.
CR0B-KxAMxED.
paid for the corn after Da.,iel yas n
rested paid il to you. (Addresing Mr.
L.due.
Here ended the evidence in the case
While Terrell vas giving his evidence Dan
iel showed considerable excitement, hi,
countenance looking somewhat confused.
At this time only the mot important
and material evidence i publiahed. The
statement Of The prisoner given the reporter
at the time Of his arrest Vas about the
same - given from the stand during the
trial.
At ten o'clock p. N. on the fourth day
the case was given to the jury after having
about twelve houn argument.
AT MIDNIGHT.
on December llth. 1877, the jury came into
court.
The prisoner kept the same stolid look q
Mr.. Withenpoon. Clerk of the Criminal
Court read the verdict, which was murder
in the 6nt degree.
Judge -Gentlemen IL this your
verdict?
Bowling asent.) Il ID.
Judge Representations you are dis
charged.
The court and crowd dispersed.
A. 40 H. s>s1 Il
the officer he eaid, speaking Of the verdict,
well BY God nobody can stand il better
than can"
On the 18th Of December motion Vas
made for new trial. II Vas overruled.
THE SENTENCE
At one o'clock p. m. Dec. 18th, 1877, the
court room ut Warrensburg was crowded,
including several ladies, who were attracted
there to hear the sentence Of the Court
passed upon the prisoner.
The prisoner, handcufFed, Vas brought
into the Court By Sheriff Emmerson at l:l5.
He walked upright and With . firm step
through the room and was taken within the
bar, looking - bold and defiant - ever.
The sheriff removed the handouts when be
sat down and he whispered to Mr.. Ladue,
his attorney, few moments.
HIS APPEARANCE.
He was dressed during the trial with q !
white paper collar upon his neck, and the |
same dark col0red suit His face Vas I'm. |
shaven and a. he removed his broad |
brimmed hat IL revealed IN uncombed head |
10 the hundreds Of eyes, which were upon |
him.
Judge Rogers took his seat on the bench |
Il lbs.
jackson (addres~ing the Court. In be-
half of the State. / move that the sentence
be passed upon the defendant, in accordance
With the Law and the verdict Of the jury.
The Court.-JOhn William Daniel stand
(The prisoner came to his feet facing the
court, with his left hand in his pocket and
lis right hand holding on to the lapel Of
lis coat.
The Court.-Have you anything 10 say
vhy the judgment Of the court should not
,e pronounced and sentence passed upon
'ou?
DanieI.-(in . firm voicel-No sir, l
ave nothing to say.
He then looked at Mr.. Ladue, his attor.
'ey, Who Vas standing near BY.
Ladue7( addressing the court III your
Ionor please, am requested BY the pris-
uer 70 return his sincere thanks to the
curt and all others Who participated in
his trial, for the uniform kindness and
God feeling which has been manifested to-
vard him
DURING THE TRYING ORDEAL
'hich he has passed, and to say that he
till adheres to the position he has always
coupled since the charge against him Wa
that Of being innocent of the
rime with which he nov stands convicted,
md that relying on further developments
D this case TO vindicaSe that innocence BE-
ore the world, he hes nothing to say Why
he court should not now proceed 70 dis
barge that final duty imposed BY the laws
TIE SENTENCE
The Court-John William Daniel. YOU
tand tried and convicted Of one Of the
most serious crimes known to the laws o.
he land. You have had ample provisions
or, and IN impartial trial-been ably and
defended BY learned and expert
need counsel Who have left nothing undone
o fa,rly represent you before the jury.
REVIEWS THE CASE.
The murder vas committed IN Pettis
ounty; the grand jury of that county in
licted you for the killing of Jesse Miller.
{ was alleged By you, that there vss
'rejudics in that c.unty against you. The
Az wisely provides for such cases. A
hanee Of venue vas granted you and the
ase came TO johnson county where that
,rejudice did not EXIT
THE JURY.
Here, forty citizens we're summoDed out
L which TO select twelve Who could give
,ou an Impartial trial. You had the usual
hallenge, allowed BY Law. The twelve men
'our case, and after patiently listening to
he evidence and the argument for more
han four days, they pronounced you guilty
NURDER IN THE FIRST DECREE.
The evidence shows that you and Jeae
Miller, the deceased, left your homes in
henry county in his wagon togesher-you
sSsS ~ sUoosso so8Ssues yVsA WesS ssOsso VI
'edalia together. and camped together on
night February END, 1877. You
sere seen Friday morning leaving the camp
,oing north-only one penon in the wagon
and that persoa the evidence strongly
hows, Vas you.
The next Ne hear Of you, you are near
'our heme in Henry county With the team
i Jesse Miller and an order for, and claim
Nc his other property on the pretease that
,oo had purchased il
The body Of your victim va found mutt
ated By IN axe-such . weapon, - vs.
,roven You left home With, and you have
'een found guilty By the jury, and do not
ee what other conclusion they could arrive
& from the evidence.
Il only remains for me to perform pais
Ful duty-that ofpaasinE final aenteoce upon
vou. Il i the judgment Of the court that
ron Be taken in custody By the Sheriff Of