The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-11
CRIMINAL COURT.
The Opening Day of q Busy Term,
Daring Which Justice to Crimi-
mails VIII Be Ground Out.

The regular April term of the criminal
court convened this morning, Judge
Ryland taking his seat on the bench about
half past ten O'Clock. The grand and
petit juries were called. John g. Allen
ury on account of his being over the statu-
tory age. A. ID. Jaynes and several others
were excused from serving on either of the
juries for good cause.
Captain Bridges gave notice that oil par
ties had agreed that the matter of the ap-
plication Of Frank Mentally, charged with
the murder of Washington c. Hyde. should
be taken up and heard at half past one.
Upon the assembling of the court for the
afternoon session, the grand jury was called,
sworn and charged. Judge Ryland espe-
cially called the attention Of the jury to a
letter which he had received from some un-
known party, setting forth a number of
criminal matters which should be investi-
gated in this CITY, such as Sunday liquor
selling, false returns of property for taxa
ton, and soforth. The Judge expressed his
opinion of writer's of anonymous letters
generally, but acknowledged the pertinancy
of some of the observations con-
tanned in the missive, and
charged the jury specially with regard
thereto. His honor also called the atten-
ton of the jury to the coming election
and the betting which would be done to-
morrow and which had already been done.
He also mentioned quack doctors, and ad-
monished the jury to indict such as were in
the city. He also mentioned the statute pro-
viding for fire-escapes, the game law, fish
law SEEMING law, and the statute directing the
investigation of the official acts of officers
having charge of public money.
The application of Frank McNally for a
change of venue was heard this afternoon,
and the change granted to Lafayette
county.
A petition signed by the members of
the bar generally was to have been pre-
sented to Judge Ryland, requesting him
to adjourn court for the election, which
takes place tomorrow.
The following proceedings were had in
this court to-day:
The case of the State VS.. John J. Harri-
gan and John Pierce, compromising a
felony, was ordered stricken from the dock
ct, with leave to re-dOcket.
The same entry was ordered in the case
of the State VS.. Everett B. Combs, for car
rylhg concealed weapons.
In the case of the State VS.. H. B. Belt,
charged with embezzlement, a pluries
capias was ordered, and the cause contin-
ued.
Frank McNally, charged with murder in
the first degree, entered, with his snreties
Frank Craycroft, X. NJ. Fraker, X. j. Shy,
and w. B, Riley, into recognizance in the
sum of $4,000, for his appearance at the
October term of the Lafayette county
criminal court.
The case of Everett B. Combs, murder in
the first degree, was, on account of the sick
ness of the defendant, continued until the
next term, and the witnesses required to
enter into their recOgnizances for their APP
pearance at that time.
In the case of Charles Nichols, charged
with grand larceny, forfeiture of recogni-
zance was ordered against the prisoner and
his sureties, and scire facias was ordered to
issue. This case was called for trial this
afternoon, when it appeared that B. G..
Blair, the prosecuting witness, was not
forthcoming. An attachment was ordered
issued and the case was continued until to-
morrow morning. On motion of VIM. b.
Steele, attorney for defendant, the forfeit
ure taken this morning was set aside, and
Nichols allowed to enter into new recog-
nizance for his appearance from day to
day, with VIM. Baker and NJ. V. Il. Page
as sureties.
There being no further business, the
court adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock.