The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18

first to address the court.
After a dozen lawyers had made mo-
tions, Mr.. Patrick walked up to tie clerks
desk and addressing the court, said: III
your honor please, | have a matter wish
to bring before the court. j will make ii
in the form of a motion. My client, X. &.
Pate, wishes TO
WITHDRAW THE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
in the case No. 81, as docketed
The Court-What is the charge?
Mr.. Establishing lottery.
Mr.. Patrick then walked over to table
where Pate was sitting engaged in writing,
and speaking to Pate i'm a whisper, the
latter arose and with his attorney went to
the front of the bench, when Mr.. Patrick
said:
"Your honor, Mr.. Pate wishes to make
statement"
Pate in a trembling voice filled with
emotion read the following from paper
If the court pleases. | some days ago
pleaded TO setting up and keeping a
gambling house in the city OF st. Louis,
and believed, and had sufficient reason to
believe, when did SO, that all cases against
HE, of whatever kind. would be
soN
but on that point there seems to be some
Misunderstanding and that the cases
against the EMPLOYERS would he continued
generally, but on that point there also
seems to be some misunderstanding. Any
how, that was charged with establishing
a lottery and il is proposed to put ME Oh
trial, and feeling from the character of
some of the witnesses and the infiamed
condition of public sentiment respecting
the prosecution, that il is impossible for
me to get a wholly impartial trial, though
| know il should be impossible to show
that had any connection with establish
ing or maintaining said lottery by
THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES
of standing or reputation, | therefore de-
sire to withdraw my plea of not guilty,
enter plea Of guilty and put myself on
the mercy of the court.
Mr.. Patrick-ln this connection would
state that think the court should take
into consideration what Mr. Pate's posi-
ton has been all through i'm these matters,
and deal with him lightly.
The court-Has the circuit attorney any
recommendations to make?
Col. Normile-The court knows as we'll
as | do the situation. said said when
Mr.. Lohndoif pleaded guilty | would
make no recommendation, and have none
to make now 1t would not be right for
me TO do So.
The COURT will lay these matters over
until court day-Monday l shall
call these matters up. j intend then, if
am able, to give every man a hearing"
Pate intimated that he had been prom.
ised by the states attorneys that when he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to Jail
for six months all other cases, including
the lottery casts, would be dismissed against
him. Col. Normile was asked ii he
MADE ANY SUCH PROMISE
and most emphatically said he did not.
He had not spoken either to Mr.. Pate or
any of his attorneys upon the subject.
Pate was asked If ii was true that he
was promised when he pleaded guilty TO
gambling that the lottery cares against
him would he dismissed
IL don't care" said he, ito discuss the
matter i'm the papers, as it can do me no
good"
SWELL, the story is told as coming from
You that you feel greatly aggrieved at the
state for not dismissing the lottery cases, as
YOU claim they promised to do SO, with the
understanding you pleaded guilty to gam
bling aid took six months in Jail. Will
you say whether YOU made such state
ment to anybody"
81 will not talk abOnt the matter, as l
don't wish to
CARRY on A CONTROVERSY
in the newspapers with the states attor-
ney."
Sol. Normile denies making any such
agreement. Will you say whether he
promised you that the lottery cases would
be dismissed ?"
Il will state this and no more. Col.
Normile did not make any promises what
soever."
What do you mean by pleading guilty? ?"
the reporter asked Pate.
81 mean just what said to the court.
Besides | would rather be in Jail than
stand the worry and bother of three cases.
They are enough to drive man distracted.
Besides, here are a lot of employees held
pending the results of these trials. As
soon as they are disposed of these men can
look for employment. Most of them are
under bond and cannot leave here"
"Do you believe you will receive light
six months n jail?"
81 plead guilty as did in the gambling
cases without an understanding and have
no way of knowing what the court will
assess my punishment at, but taking all
things into consideration, think the SEN
tence will be light"
"But Col. Normile refused to make any
eyes, know; but he did not protest