The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-10
SAUCY STEELE.
he Freely Expresses His Opin-
ion Of Recorder Rauck
and His Court.
An Exciting Scene In the City Tenn
pie of Justice Yesterday
Afternoon.

As will be noticed by reference to the
police court report, published in another
column, Mollie West, courtezan not un-
known TO fame, was among the list of the
victims arraigned before the bar Of justice
in the police court yesterday morning.
Mollie, who has been absent from
the city for ten days, having during
that time been holding forth in
Kansas City, arrived on train No. 2
from that place Thursday evening.
She was accompanied by gray" who left
the train with her and proceeded with her
up town. No sooner, however, had the
twain made their appearance on the
streets than they were gobbled by q vigl-
liant COP end marched to the cooler. The
gray" who pleaded ignorance, was re-
leased, but Mollie, who was not an entire
locked up in the ladies' psrlOr. She Sc
cured the services OF an attorney, and pro.
posed to make it lively for those who had
trxduced her.
After several continuances, the case
came up in the police court yes
terday afternoon. City Attorney Shaw
in the interim had made thorough inves-
tigation of the case, and found that there
was more or less complaint against the
West woman made by the residents residing
in the vicinity of her home, but he
was unable to find sufficient evidence on
which to sustain the charges preferred, and
would therefore dismiss the case. The re-
corder, who imagined that his privileges
and authority had been disregarded and
interfered with, seriously objected to this
course of procedure, and stated that If the
case was to be dismissed he was the
proper party to dismiss it; that he
could be advised by the city attorney, but
that that official had no right to dismiss a
case. He desired the case 10 60 to trial.
Accordingly the recorder assembled the
bench and called the case. City Attorney
Shaw had in the meantime left the court
room, feeling that his services we're no
longer needed. The witnesses for the city
were mostly absent, o f6cers Wentzelman
and Meyers alone being present. The re-
corder was about to swear these
witnesses, when Mr.. Steele made a
statement TO the effect that he de-
sired trial; that this case had thrice been
called and had as often been continued by
the prosecution, he therefore demanded .
Jury and hoped that the trial would be i'm
mediately proceeded with.
HIf YOU want jury said the recorder,
".his case will be continued until o'clock
Monday morning. Court is adjourned I'M
I'll that time"
as court adjourned ?" inquired Attorney
Steele, and upon being informed that it
was, remarked that it was "a b of .
court"
al foe that man $40 for contempt of
court" roared the irate recorder, land ii
he don't pay it lock him up"
But little attention was paid to the man.
date of the court, and as Mr.. Steele ap-
preached the recorder in q menacing
manner, the reporters present drew forth
their ote-books, expecting to have bloody
tragedy to record. Mr.. Steele contented
himself with the remark, Fine and be
id, you lop-ear." and the recorder picked
up his books and returned to his Office
with disgust written all oyer his classic
features
The fair % defendant, upon being in.
formed that her case had been continued
until Monday, burst into tears and stated
that as she could not give bond she would
have to lie 10 Jail until Monday. Subse-
queutly, Officer Wentzelman, the prosecut-
ing witness, and the recorder, had . con-
sultation, and the prisoner was discha get.
The BAzoo does not propose to enter
into discussion of any of the legal points
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