The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-15
TURNER'S TRIBULATI0Ns.
The Testimony as Introduced
Before Squire Clark Yes
terday Afternoon.
He IL Found Guilty and FINED $50
and Sentenced to Sixty
Days IN Jail.
He Appeals to tho Criminal Court
Tho Case Against Cmcer
Jefiress Dismissed.
Mayor Evans Takes . Hand and
Suspends Both From the
Force.

MAYOR Evans Takes . Hand and
Suspends Both From the
Force.
As stated in yesterdays BAzoo. the ex
animation of Jim Turner. charged With
stealing SO from james Mocxbee, vas
progressing before Squire Clark as The pa
Der vent 10 pre.e. Intense interest vas
manifested, the court room being crowded.
The testimony of the prosecuting witness.
Mr.. Mockbee. vas published yesterday and
the following 10 the remainder as intro
duced:
T. w. C!oney. s~orn Mr.. Mockbee
vas in the bank Thursday or Friday and
I paid him some money on check, l
think s25; 1 don't rcollect the kind Of
money 1 paid; If Ne paid the check FRI
dsy it would be delivered on Saturday
morning.
Ben johnson, sworn II saw Mockbee in
my saloon last Fridav: he sss there about
half an hour or 80 lac spent little over
dollar; l Jaw . roll Of paper in his pcck-
ct . SO bill: there was silver on one
tide and psper on the other he was not
much drunk; saw the money just a. he
left my saloon; he paid me City cents just
before he went out; loaned him money
TO pay his fine xith; I think he was n.
rested in fifteen minutes after he left.
Cro-s -exsmined He came into nv "a
loon before twelve and played pool. /
don't know whether he played one or two
eames. think be hsd drink before he
played. l don't know what he drank.
A p ar,y playing that loses pays for the
drinks. I don't know how many drinks he
paid for. I gave him change. He gave
me silver. don't know whether he he'd
hi. pocke,book IN his hand when he came
20 the counter or whether he took il out Of
his pocket. After paying me for the pint
Of wh,sky saw tine bills, and hs imme-
diateiy left the saloon. saw both bill.
and silver in his pocke.bcok. l think
Scissor and Ed. Collins we're there at the
time. He didn't have but three drinks 1t
nv house. He vas not much drunk.
think be spent something over doll n
With me. 1 am satisfied he did not spend
over 81 5.
J. G. Thompson, sworn: : Exhibited
check for SIS, date. March 3, 1881. Paid
to me by Sedalia Savings Bunk OIL Satur-
dsy. March 5. Lovrys check.
Mr. Colium, .worn Saw Mockbee lsst
Friday At Zen John-on's abou. IL M; Wa
there half an hour; cav him spend atou,
twenty cents; saw money, greenbacks and
silver, in his pocke,book; we left there
about l o'clock; ssv the money jus, ~
We left from there We went to the Slsr sa-
loon ard took come beer Mockbee psid
for il in oliver; we went out to the door
and Ne vert dosn to where the old darkey
Vas and Turner said, "get out Of the way"
and Jsffress pushed him down and they
then left the negro and arrested Mockbee !;
he was With me from the time he Left Ben
Johnson's, and spent only ten cents.
Cro-s-rxaminej:- First cav Mcckbee 1T
Ben John.on's. He Vas playing pool
Don't know how many eame-. ! only ssw
him pay money once At Bee Johuson's. He
took soda ard l and Sel-or took bier, and
Mockbee paid twenty cents for il. We
went TO the Star saloon. We we're sitting
on come chairs when he paid johnson. Was
not At the counter I; / cant ssy that Mock
bee Vas much drunk. He felt his liquor.
think there Vas not over one hslf-d. Sen
persous nj JoLnson's At the time.
H. Scissor, sworn :-Ssw Moekbee nj
Stewards and Ben John.on's ahou, pm. !
saw him have paper aud silver IN his
pock~tbook. This wss three or four min
utter before he left. Ia Eve minutes after
that cav him under arrest.
Cross-examined:- IL took . cigsr with
Mockbee at yohnson's. think he and
Collum drank. We vent to the counter to-
gether. l don't recollect what they drank.
Mockbse paid for il. He took his pocket
book out and got three or four half dollar
out .nd paid. This was when I saw the
money in his pockeibook. think he had
about seven half dollars IN il. I don't
know whether Mock bee and COllum left be-
fore l did or not. ! saw greenbacks on one
side Of the pocketbook and silver on the
other. When the police hsd Mocs bee he
vas under the influence of drink but did
not etagger in his walk.
Mr.. Vsnausdail, sworn IL keep bar for
Johneon. saw Mockhee At Johuson's on
las, Friday between ii and o'clock.
Three Of us took drink. Mockhee paid.
We then played two or three games of pool
AID Collum and Moekbee came out and I
ven; from there TO the Star saloon snd
Mockbee Vas arrested. saw paper
money in his pocke,bock. H, spent about
eighty cents. We played .e:en games. I
Lost tao sid he lcsi ave.
Crose examined IL xss in the saloon
wheL Mockbee came IN, and I left just BE-
fore he did. don't know what Mockbee
paid. He Lost Eve games. The fr-t drink
we took "a. whisky. / am not certain
Mockbee took whisky. Mockbee opened
his pocketbook and showed his money. /
saw the greenbaeks. Don't know whether
Mockbee vent to the counter at ell.
only saw him pay once. When he came
in he treated Blsckman end me. What re
paid for in games and drinks amounted to
eighty cents. don't think Mockbee ~
drunk, but was under the influence Of
whisky. / can't say whether be VS. drunk
or not. don't regard him A IN a spree