Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-22
COURT PRocEEDlNos.

Cont convened YESTERDAY morning at $50.
Tho first case called was that of the state
against J. c. Stevens. The charge was
Grand larceny. The indictment charged
that on the night Of the 18th Of September,
the defendant stole gold watch from John
Rose at his room on Douglas avenue, IN the
city of Wichita. County Attorney Frank
Dale represented tine state and W. Il. Stan
lev and J. W. c. Jones defended the prison
er. The latter is shrewd, keen looking
follow. and said he was brought up III Lou
isville, Ky. The facts III the case as devei-
oped by the evidence, are about as follows
About 10 O'Clock on the hgh. Vi
September 18th. the prosecuting witness
Rose, who said he is butcher and
works in shop near the fremont house on
Douglas avenue, was at the lunch counter oil
a combined saloon and restaurant on Doug
las avenue; that he was not beast!y sober;
that the prisoner was there and SAID that ne
was hungry and hadno money. Dr. hessier
was there also and told HIM 10 20 ID ana ee'
something to eat and he would pay ior II.
When he had done eating he SAID tnat now
that his hunger was appeased, that IL ne had
a bed he would be all right. Rose, VINO II
appears took lunch at the same time ana sa'
near the prisoner, offered TO take nm 10 MS
| room and let him sleep with MN: nose
| said he had looked at his watch while they
sat at the lunch counter, and OF course kne"
that he had the watch at the tifhe;
They Immediately went to Roses room ana
went to bed. The prisoner appeared I'M
easy, talked of trains and SO on, and got uP,
in about half an hour after retiring, lunOieo
around Roses clothes and went OUT. nose
turned the catch on the door ana no one
else got into the room during the tieh.,
| When Rose got up next morning ne louha
that his watch was gone and that MS watei
KEY, ten cents and quarter lay on tht
floor. He went down town ana ioqna Ins
prisoner near the Santa re aepc', ne '9'u
him that he had been robbed OF 80 anu
gold watch the night before. ne uese li
the watch as being just such walcs ~
Rose had lost When arrested ne sa.o u,
had slept in the coal shed at the fremont
house. Or course NOBODY peiie.ea 'il'l' , Wv II
prisoner had money or WATCH II ne haa ~
would not have slept IN con- p siieu, o anu g.
was evident that he left Mr.. hose room 10
the purpose of getting away with MS vaiua
Dies. Ihree "i'hesse -, :, 80,
a watch Rose had and thought worn
about $50. AS the wa1eh was Io. s'.o
found it was difhcult matter 70 ue.e,'iiiii'
its value and II he had not 'oio aoout ,Ssii'::
J q watch OF that description ~, II uouo.'"n
he could be convicted. ne ue'eiu aal
counsel made Determined enoi' ~ s S.ao :;
appear that the walcn was ilD' WIZ
J order to get their client on ior Pe'" 'ai
ceny. Mr.. Dale watcher "e Ia
closely, and iortihed every POM ''..'n Th
making pretty clear cast ioi VIC S'''s. : :; :,
jury after beng Out niteeii ili'ilu.es am =,
to the court with verdict Of sun.y "a gram
larceny as charged IN tile il,uic'nicn. 70 +.
J When the court asked tne Prlsoner II "a. y
had anything to say why Judgment snoui
not be pronounced against nun appear
greatly moved. lie SAID ne had W,ie an
two children at ioPeha' tiiat ne saaeu nu' -
ing about himself but begged ior mercy
account OF his family; lie sa'a !n"t me ne Ina
, worked at the WINDSOR h0t e. IN M open ,.m
! dis Honor sald that NJ io -
out that ne hau ho' zen -, IA
| man heretofore he wouid meet MN i.perai',
! but if he found on investigator ina. ne va
! a bad egg he would pun nm out Vi Tue wa
| of further mischief ior some .'ihe' u
withholds sentence penoihs inquiry "oo'
the man.
At the conclusion Oh th's ,I,ai' IL !;
) Rhodes, the man VINO was n'eh'ioheo
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