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

GOT THE DRAPw
The "Count" Attacks the Dasooa
Aobefly Correspondent.
1aughable Scene in Q Police Court
List Sunday nosning's RAzoO cont.iuel
. lengthy account Of one Col. Meirs Of
Aeris, nov residing in Moberly, written By
our Moherly correspondent. When thu
BAzoo's MobesIy edition arrived there Sun
day, Col. Meirs or Meris became exceeding
" wroih, snd proposed to ex,ingui.h the
vitality Of the Aforesaid correspondent Al
once. The Moberly .Ms.iaor thus relates
what follow:
Soon after the paper Va received here,
Mr.. Holiday, the correspondent and Col
Meris had . somevhat exciting meeting .,
the Roihwell Hon-e, in which the lat,el
tried to force the former to make retrAc.
ton, which v.s refused. Later still, the
Colonel vent to the drug store Of Mss-rs
Rhodes 4 Priest, where Holiday 10 some.
times found, and inquired il "that dds
of-b- Holiday was in" He vas told
no. and be then vent across the street
Soon after. Holiday came into the drus
store and Meris again crossed the street and
called him out. Holiday refused to e
and hot words followed. when Meris pu,
his hand to his hip pocket ~ IL TO draw q
pistol, but was Immediately covered By &
pistol in the hand Of Holiday. There ~,
about to Be an exhibition Of daylight in
dark places. when officer Shaw arrested
both parties. Both gave bond to appear
this morning before the Recorder. and ouI
police report tells the balance of the story
POLICE COURT.
The police court met this morning 1t nins
o'clock, with several cases on the docket
The case Of the City Of Moberly ~. Nc. J.
Holiday, wss taken up 6rst. Mr.. Ben T.
Hardin, the city attorney. stepped in front
OF the following jurymen, p. Webster, Maj
Merndoo, willism OLeary. F. Hssesty
Ww. Wilson end Frank Ovens. and said
Genslemen Of the jury, Mr.. Nc. J. Holiday
u charged With carrying concealed weapons
and drawing the same on Col. Joseph Meris
on the streets and in the city Of Moberly
on the llth inst. He made few remark
stating What he expected to prove. Mr.. H
Sam Priest, attorney for defendant, then
came forward and gave . statement Of the
Gaze and stated What be expected to prove
Col. joseph Merss vaa then sworn, vhu
commenced telling What he knew about
msitesa.
Col. M~ri.-Gentlemen, always pay my
own way.
Mr.. Priest-I object.
Col. M-Csn't ] tell chat I know, &c.
Judge Boucher-Sst down, Col.
Col. Nj have = right to talk.
City Atiorney-Col-, keep quiet and the
court will instruct you.
Col. M-(Jumping up from the witness
stand.1 Send for the best lawyer in town
will pay 'em.
J. B-Si, down. Col. Meris. 81, down
keep quiet
The city attorney then took the floor and
tried to straighseo things. 80 that the trial
could proceed.
Col. MI want 10 make . statement
We oil have mothers. brothen and sisters -
and then he started OF on Tangent.
u. s. Hall-We object.
Wisnes vas still standing and started to
70 ahead With what be knew.
Fl. P.-We object.
Col. N-You talk too much with your
mouth. Itseems Mr.. Priest can't and won't
keep still. Why don't you let me alone?
n. P-Sil down, slt down.
Col. M-Can't cit down all the time /
an . cripple vss wounded during the va.
He then started to tell what he knew.
Col. M-YOu zee ] saw the BAzOo; the
BAzoO said heard
H. P-I object to the witness telling any
thing bot what he heard.
The city attorney then took the d0or.
u. q. Hall, Who is also defending Holli-
day, arose and argued Law point.
Nv this time all va confusion.
J.B-Order; must have order. gentle.
men.
Col. NM. Marshai, 60 and tell Mr..
Hollis want him to come here.
H. P-I object to witness talking to any
one While he Il ON the stand.
Col. Neris vss than told what they want
ed him to testify to. He said all night.
Col. NJ wanted Holiday to make IN
apology to the lady; don't care for myself;
they can kill me am desperate, DC, &c.
H. P-We object.
Mr.. H-Les me have the witness. He
then told Col. Meris. the witness, n pro-
coed. Col. Meris-The diliculsv took plsce
At the drug store. called him . liar and
he said was another. He said I vs.
armed. I Wa not. I always carry my
hsods in my pockets. ss Was crippled in
the var, &c.
The prosecution turned the witness over
to the defence.
Pries,-where are You from, Col. N. ?
That IL none Of your business ! always
pay nv way. &c.
At this point. Mr.. Hall argued the point.
and said that il Was very essential that they
should end out all about the witness.
Col. NJ believe in God and hereafter.
Mr.. Priest-Whers do You live, Col. NJ. ?
Col. M-None Of your business, where ]
live.
J.B-I shall to 6ne you. Col. Meri-. for
coniemps Of court.
Col. MI am . Southerner. Ny home
il everywhere, bat nov claim Moberiy a.
my home.
NJ. Pris.t-You say you have lived in
Tennessee?
Col. M-Yes; IL you want 10 find ont
where sm from 90 down South and search.
]. Border you must not talk with
Witnesa.
Hollis arrived; witness got up and he
went to talk to him; defence o6iected, and