The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-06

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%. r. Hatton, J. l.. Yanies.
The grand jury has returned indictments
against the following parties:
State VS. James Massey, grand larceny.
State vs. John King and Elijah Wilson,
dealing three card monte.
State VS. George Allen, grand larceny.
State Va Frank Simpson, grand larceny.
State Us John Jennings, grand larceny.
State vs. John O'Hare, grand larceny.
Stale vs. F. NJ. Chatwocd, robbery
State vs. \. b. Harris. felonious assault
and battery.
Edward Wood. the foreman, vas dis
charged from service on the jury on account
of sickness. J. Z. Pierce xas selected a.
foreman. TO Criichiow wAr put on the
jury to gill vacancy.
The frs, case for trial Was the state ".
James Massey. The facts expected to be
proven by the State being that about Eve
or six months ago, . daughter of Mr..
Hamburger rode horse belonging To her
father TO the school house and while the
hor-e Was hitched, Massey came along and
represented him-elf as having been .ent
for the horse and taking the animal rude il
on to another neighborhood. where he tried
to sell il, when the theft was discovered
and the horse recovered. The boy was ar
rested aud has lain in Jail for five months. /
and L. but thirteen wears Of age.
The defense showed that the boy had
been working for Hamburger, who lives
near Smithion, and took the horse TO ride ,
up to ST. Clair county, where his home
formerly was, and vas gune two weeks, and
when on his way back the horse was taken !
from him 1t Windsor. lie told whose
horse it was and where he Was going. The
boy If an orphan and has worked for his
board and clothes for two years, and he had
no intention Of keeping or uniawiulIy dis
posing Of the hor-e, but merely took h.for
the PurPo-e If going home, without
letting anyone know where he was going.
The jury brought in verdict that the
defendant was guilty ~ charged. and asked
the court to be a. lenlent a. possible. The
court said that the jury would have to
sssess the punishment and put it in the YER
dict. The jury then retired and afterwards
brought in verdict fixing the penalty at
two years in the P-niientiary, aud asking
the court to lie AS lenient as possible. The
court gave the boy one day in the county
Jail.
The jury in the case were:
4. q. Pemberton. Scoit Murphy,
Lafayette Driskeil, John KelI.rman,
James Kemp, job Harmed,
J. F. Boyles, w. :. Allen,
Wm. Hogan, J. J. Walkup.
L. A. Fowler, 10. Y.nies.
The case OF King aud Wilson, three card
monte men is on trial now.
SECOND DAY.
The cout convened at ten o'clock this
morning, and the grand jury having no fur
Their business, were discharged.
All parties indicted pleaded not guilty.
John Jenning, who pleaded not guilty
her .tofore, came into court and inside plea
Of guilty. He will he sentenced hereafter.
The case against John OIare, charge Of !.
grand larceny, was nollied.
The case Of the three card monte men.
Wilson l. King, was OF { ial yesterday. ,
The defense showed that the game WAS not
played with the regular playing carj-, but
three pieces Of pssieboard were used upon
Dne of which was written, This is the win.
ming card"
The prosecution contenaed that il WAS
not necessary 10 play the game with the
usual cards. but any cards would constitute
The Offense
The jury returned verdict Of not guilty. q
The jury in the case we're: n
Dennis Curran, Robi. Laiender, 5
Richard Taylor. w. NcClarry,
0. r. Hst,en, Russell Jennings,
A. q. Pemberton, J. T. Kemp,
J. F. Boyles, w. T. Allen, :
VIM. Hogan, Thomas 4. Fowler.
The case of the Frank Simpson was l,o-i- /,
poned until the seventh Of August. i
There being no more CAGES ready for trial q
the court adjourned until to morrow.
Worse than Lasarus.