The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-01
And His Sentence Fixed at
Two Years Imprisonment
in the Pen.
His Attorneys Immediately
File q Motion in Arrest
OF Judgment,
Which Was Granted and Fol-
lowed by Steps For an
Appeal.
Special TO the BAzOo.

Speclol To the BAIOO-
LEXINGTON, Mo-, April rs.
The arguments in the case of the State
VS.. Frank McNa!ly, was closed this morn
ing by Geo. p. b. Jackson for the state, in
a speech of ABOUT two hours duration.
The jury was then placed in charge of the
sheriff, who escorted them to their rcOm
where they remained until o'clock in the
afternoon. having been out five hours.
when they returned to the court room and
delivered the following as their verdict
"We,the jury find the defendant guilty of
manslaus hter In the fourth degree, and fix
his punishment at two years at hard labor
in the peni.en,iary."
! immediately upon hearing tine verdict
the attorneys for the defense filed motion
Tor an arrest of judgment, and asked leave
to file bill IF exceptions. The motion
was granted by Judge Ryland and the de-
PENDANT was recognized in the sum OF s., 900
to appear at the November term of the
state supreme court at Jefferson City, W.
B. Rily, K. j. shy and r. NJ. Fraker be-
coming his securities.
The finding of this verdict was not only
q surprise to the defendant and his counsel,
but even to the attorneys for the prosecu
ton as we'll as to the citizens OF this city
who have been in attendance during the
trial of the case.
Soon afuer the verdict had been rendered
Mrs McNally wife Of the defendant, w no with
her two little babes, has been attending
the trial, arrived in the conrt room, and on
being informed of the verdict, broke COM
pletely down.
The sympathy Of the citizens Of this COM
manity are with McNally, and quite a
number, although strangers to him, offered
to 20 on his bond. The action of the jury
is the one theme of conversation here to-
night, and is generally characterized as an
unjust one. The jurymen, who were all
from the county, have left the city for
their homes.
Under the instructions of the court the
jury to find verdict of guilty had to be of
the opinion, beyond any reasonable doubt,
that the defendant, Mentally, fired the fatal
shot at the deceased. and that it was not
done by accident as set up by the defense.
There was no evidence introduced by
the state, except circumstantial, to the
effect that the shot was fired on purpose
On the other hand McNally testified that
the deceased had hold OF The barrel of his
pistol, which was a self cocker, and was
struggling for its possession, during which
time the pistol went of. the ball taking effect
immediately under the left arm. McNaily',
evidence was Supported by DIR. King, who
testified that Hyde must have had his arm
in raised position, as described by Nc
Naily, or else thej ball would have gone
through his arm.
McNally and his wife and children will
leave in the morning for Kansas City,
their present home.
The Sedslians who we're Witnesses in the
case returned home last night.
A Country Wedding.
A pleasant affair occurred at the country
residence of Mr.. VIM. Henderson,
four miles west of this city, yesterday even
ing, at halfpass l o'clock, the occasion
being the marriage of his oldest daughter.
Mrs Mary A. TO Mr.. Antonio Cartier.
Squire Rife performed the pleasing cere-
mony in his usual happy style, in the
presence OF . large number of the friends
Of the contracting parties.
After the ceremony the party were in
vited to the dining room where . magni6
cent feast Vas partsken OF.
SHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold by rs on . guarantee. II cures
consumption. For sale bv Bard i Miller.