The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16

wrath of the law will be visited upon your
devoted he ads" continued the Court frown-
ing 6eicely. =.
tie bows only breathed when they thought
the Judge was moi looking at them.
"Mr. Constable run the dogs ont and pro-
yided spitoons for tins army OF tobacco
chawers who are DIT sizing their mouths with
the vile weed" said the judge.
The constable hustled around and soon
had lot of cigar boxes filled with earth
in different parts of the room for the use
of the "chswers."
And then they ''chswed" these "ehawers" did,
With Jaws that never rested,
And careful aimed tobacco juice
Each box of earth invested.
THEIR NAMES WERE DENNIS.
MIR. Constable call the parties to this
ere case of state of Missouri VS.. Dennis
Sweeney and Robert Burke
The case was called and the form OF
swearing the jury gone through with. The
witnesses elevated their right hands to-
ward, heaven and cgreed TO tell the truth
ia fear of the wrath to come.
The attorneys. Ed. Shackleford repre-
sentiug the prosecuting attorney OF Cooper
county and w. A. Fast, of Sedalia. stood
for the defendants and business COM
menced:
With legal forms and legal lore
The case was called in court,
And men and boys all crowded round
To listen to the sport
SUMMARY OF THE CASE.
From the evidence it seems that on the
29th day of November early in the night
the defendants Sweeney and Burke rode up
TO the house of Dennis Long and called
him ost and Sweeney commenced to abuse
him and pulled revolver and
threat ned to have him don
angel plumage all because Longs cattle
were in field belonging to c. b. Neal, who
Burke and Sweeney claimed they had in
possession, and their stock was there. Long
testified that Sweeney called him some very
bad names and pulled the pistol, after
which they rode into the field and drove
Longs cattle out. The wife and mother oil
Dennis Long testified, which was substs n
tialIy the same as that of Mr.. Long. Rob-
ert Burke, VIM. Hszelton and Dennis
Sweeney testified. Mr.. Sweeney testified
that he had no pistol, and did not have any
wespop, or did he attempt to draw one.
THE VERDICT.
The sttcrnevs made able addresses to the
iury. after which they retired and found q
verdict acquitting both Sweeney and Burke
Then Burke and Sweeney swore an oath,
Since law had broke the bubble
They never, never, while they lived
Would have another trouble.
JOHN oaLE's DOG.
The great sensation of the day was dog
case. John ORle had dog which he &C
cnssd a ueiehbor named John Jackson OF
atealinp. The information charged that the
dog was feloneously taken, and worth SIS
according to the value put upon Cooper
county pups, in lawful money.
A iury of householders were duly impau.
neled and sworn TO hear and decide If John
Jackson did steal the Ogle family's pet
The same attorneys were in this case as IN
the other.
EIGHT witnesses were sworn and one at q
time put upon the stand and testified.
John Ogle, the legal owner OF the dog.
was first 10 testify. He said the dog II
question was very valuable animal
although small, he was powerful pap te
push squirrels up trees so that crafty man
could shoot them.
Mr.. Fsst-Was the dog In controversy &
good coon dog?
A dog that could get up and dust,
When coons were In The tsicket,
And when q tramp came loafing round,
You never had to ''sic It.
Ople--.Yes. he could hunt coons, al
though never tried him for that.
Fsst-tould he hunt bears?
The witness gave long shrill whistle
and every dog-gone man In the room ex
cept the Justice, set his ears forward.
Ogle-I never hunted bears with him.
Fast-How old is the dog?
Ogle-Six years old this Christmas.
Fast-Is he large dog or a small
dog?
0gIe-Small one, but an awful goO'
dog.
Another long whistle, and the witnes
craned his neck over the crowd and gave
hitch to his pantaloons which were not
very soon BIT.
They didn't f him, no, Stree!
They had too big lap,
And all admitted the, had once
Been made to fit his pap
Ople was told TO stand aside, and as tn
shades of evening were fast coming on, tn
witnesses we're rushed through at double
quick pace.
One of the witnesses testified that the pu
was bench-leg fiste and was utterly worth
Another witness testified that the do
would follow anybody who had gun
Jackson. the man charged with lsrcen
of the pup testified that the dog foiiowe
him home and he had repeatedly clubbe
him away.
He drove him of 10 many times
But still he came again,
His children fed him bread ana meat
And 30 twas all in vain.
THE VERDICT.