The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-05-20

0Oft Tune the sner10 ana DIS deputy
ppeared With the prisoner, the coun-l
enanoe Of the latter entirely calm and
Upon the order of the
'ourt the sheriff at once repaired to the
ury-room. returning in . lev minutes
With the weary. jaded and solemn
ooking twelve. The foreman passed
slip Of paper to the judge. the latter
,assed it to the clerk, amidst . most
olemn and oppressive stilloess. The
:lerk unfolded the paper and read in q
Hear. distinct voice: I'VE, the jury,
ind the defendant guilty of murder in
he 6st degree. in manner and form
u charged in the indictment" The
ury were polled, each in hin turn AN.
'wering: This is my verdict" As BY
common impulse every eye sought the
prisoners countenance, calm and i'm.
as . rock, his features BE-
trayed no token of the tnmultuous
emotion which must have filled his
breast. The jury were discharged. the
prisoner remanded to jail. the crowd
vacated the room. and thirty minutes
later all was quiet. where, for nearly
= seek past, had reigned the most in-
tense interest and excitement.
Sentenced to Death.
On Saturday q motion for . new
trial was argued bv Mr.. Cosgrove. but
it was overrule,l by Judge Miller. and
West was sentenced to be hung on
March 18th.
The case was taken to the Supreme
Court upon writ of error, and on
March Is supersedeas was granted
staying his execution till Friday, May
is. and setting the third Monday in
April for hearing Of the case. The
following is a verbatim copy Of the
orders Of the courts and
THE DEATH WARRANT.
COOPER COUNTY CIRCUIT CURT.
vs. Murder in frs, degree.
John I. West.
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now here file afidxvif> IN support 81 and scsi1s
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new ira, ia thr ssu-e, shEn sasd m",i:n ior
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all and singular the premises heing seen. and l.,
The court here inly nnder,ioc'i. The same :. nov
fused the said d-ienfant-
Wbereuron IL il forthwith den,su ed Of IN.
.l:ienisn, i 5. hath or knoxe,h snyihi. ( to ..y
Sny r%s amt ' ", 20. ndr
proceed 10 Judgment against him. us" n"sh'ns
turther sahh- nni->, a. nr .i"f'. nam >sd ~ is
Therefor. c"n>lh-r-d ~ Use c"iirf ,h"t Judgment
lore entered ~ 'h~ rr,.,nt t-rm Ut thi. court To-
VA. ON thr VI asS "' r~cr,SrS. H.s. Ter Hur''-f
IN the first degree. 10 ani the same i h-r.'y
rendered against the sail dcf-ndant: wh-r-uapn
% - orderer: and considered ~ the court that the
SAID defnntsnt f-r taken by tue sheriff Tn the
Cooper county Jall. from whence te came Therein
To remain until Friday. the 18th DAY "f March. \.
u. lss. and from thence Ia h-' taken by said
sheriff To- the Iiscs ofexecuton. which shall ~ At
such time AMI place On SAID 2-fh day ut Nsrrh-
ls.s. within the county al Co.I-r. and SsIe 81
designate. AMI there to is hanged By the meek
until he i.. dead; AMI therefore he - rom'nifi-d
IN the custody oi the sheriff of the county Aforesaid
State 81 Missouri, -.
]. II. A. Hutchinson. clerk IL the circuit court
within and for SAID county. do hereby certify that
The foregoing - n true. full and complete tran
script al the Judgment, As Ini,y a> the same aP-
Witness my land and ofi..t,l seal at .sf,~.. N,
the cify OF Boouyile this the eth siay of Nav Is.
H. A. HrrcHixssx. Clerk
stPkENf .othI ot NisSot ki
In the Suprem. Court Of Missouri. k.toter
Term ISIS
state Of Mi.SouriO Defrudsn, in error
T.. Error O. Coo,-.r Circuit Court,
John l. West Plaintiff IN error
$3.50
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su.e n. set for hearing on the Ar, .l,x - m.
NO =, term of Tins cont
state 81 Nis.ouri-Scs.
]. Henry W. Ewing, clerk o! the supreme court
If Missouri. do hereby certify that the above and
u full. frue and complete copy e ;h-
order Of -sid court. entered On record On the 18th
day Of March. ISIS. >isyIne the execution IL tho
and Judgment q! the Cooper circuit
court, m the shove entitled csu-e, from the 18th
daoof Msrrh. ls''. 20 the 18th day 81 MAY. is.y,
once, ihi> iS'n oss "i Narn. is.'-