The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-22
CRIMINAL COURT.
Another Busy Day Among Grim
mails and Lawyers.

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day:
/ State VS. W. r. Wasson, assault with in
tent To kill, plea of not guilty entered, and
continued by consent. The defendant was
recognized in the sum of five hundred dol
/ lars, with Charles W. Fristoe and Thomas
: WATSON n suretieS.
| The two cases against q. w. Suber, for
obtaining goods under false pretenses, were
disposed of as follows
The bill ignored in both cases and the
defendant was discharged in the first case
at the costs of the prosecuting witness and
in the second at the costs of the state.
The case against Della Goodnight, grand
larceny, was dismissed at the costs of the
prosecuting witness.
John Pittman's case obtaining goods
under false pretenses, was disposed of i'll
the same manner.
The grand jury returned, through their
foreman, John Elliott, the following in
dictmenis
State vs. Everett b. Combs, murder in
the first degree.
State VS.. Moses Tempfoski, larceny and
burglary.
The case against John McGraw, grand
larceny, was commenced this morning and
occupied the afternoon. Billy Steele APP
peared for the defence.
In the case of John Williamson, who
was on trial yesterday for the larceny of
couple Of mules, the jury this morning
returned verdict of guilty, and assessed
the punishment at two years in the peni-
Tertiary Rather high for mules this sea-
son of the year-twelve months Tor each
mule.
| In the case of Moses Tempfoski, the car
robber and burglar, the defendant was
called for, but was not forthcoming. That
gentleman was accordingly called, to-
gether with VIM. Molyneux, /. Wimsky
and Hayman Tempfoski, his sureties.
called and defaulted. An alias capias and
scire facias were ordered.
| In the case Of Daniel Tussey, selling
liquor without license. the defendant lied
motions Tor new trial and in arrest OF
! Judgment, which were Overruled. An ex-
ception was taken, affidavit filed, appeal
PRAYED and granted, and leave given to file
bill of exceptions during the term.
! In the case of John Burns, assault with
intent to kill, the plea of not guilty here
tofore entered was Withdrawn and plea
oi guilty entered. Judge Ryland sentenced
the prisoner to one month in the county
Jail, Burns being under the age OF eighteen
years.
Frank McNally appeared and plead to
! the indictment for murder in the first de-
gree which the grand jury found against him
to-day For plea he said he was not guilty
as charged. VIM. T. Cheney, witness for
the state, was recognized in the sum oil
500 to appear at the next term OF court.
! John johnson, charged with assault
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the sum of $500, VIM. Morrison and Henry
johnson becoming his sureties.
| In the two cases against Madame Sallie
Hicks, Keeping bawdy house, she plead
not guilty, and was recognized In the sum
of $3.50 in each case for her appearance
! from day To day.
John Bostwick and James Bridges sepa-
rately endered pleas of not guilty, and were
admitted to bail in the sum OF $50 each.
| Lee Grant was on trial this afternoon.
This is the eolored youth who acct
dentally shot and killed the
wife Of Henry Stewart, also colored,
with toy pistol. George Longan, esq,
appeared for the defence, while Prosecutor
Heard looked after the interests OF the
state.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner, who
departed from the court with q sniie
reaching back 10 his ears.
Il. y. Morrow, keeping gaming house,
| demurrer filed.
The case of Isaac Stock, for assault with
! intent tn kill, was called for trial, but the
defendant entered plea of guilty as the
first Witness was called ON, and Judge Ry-
/ land assessed his punishment at six
months in the county Jail.
The following indictments were return
I'D by the grand jury:
Frank Mentally, murder in the first de-
gree.
y. b. Harris, ielonious assault.
| Jefferson Bruce, grand larceny
Mollie Williams, keeping bawdy house.
| Jennie Beattie, colored, same offence.
\ large number of indictments were re-
turned against parties not yet arrested
| As the BAzoO went 10 press yesterday the
trial Of Charles Hamilton, charged with
stealing an overcOat from Julius Conrath,
was going on. The prisoners plea was
| that he was insane 1T the time, from the
effects Of protracted spree, apd had no
| knowledge of the commission OF the crime,
and that the taking OF the coat was an in
| nocent mistake committed while in dazed
C 'ndition. The testimony showed, among
other things, that Hamilton put the coat
ON and walked around town with it, al
though it was hot day. Likewise the
coat he took had a very close resemblance
To his own, which was hanging ON
Il hook In the room, which was
occupied by both the accused and
Mr. Conrath. Gen. Bacon Montgomery
was called rs an expert, his long newspa-
per experience-during which he had seen
many eases of delirium tremens-fitting
him to serve in that capacity. He had
seen the prisoner on the day Inc was ar
rested. The General testified that, in his
opinion, Hamilton was suffering from an
undoubted attack of tremens.
DIR. j. Il. Jones was also called and
testified generally, with regard To matters
connected with the subject. L. F. Short,
Col. Snoddy and George f. Longan APP
peared for Hamilton and based the de-