The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-14

/ stdlcu uuc WIS dRtlnst James A. LOr
Tor gr nd lsrc-nv, John DIN, b :rglary
md lsrreny, AID w. T.. Douglss ,r wo' k
ing the confidence game and procuring
MOI ey under I pr.ieaces. The parties
being in Jail we're seIt for, anu w. &.
ID, uslsss was frs: ARA ed The il diet
men. being read TO hun, on instructi' Ms
from his auo"nes w. d. st ,elS, he pie. de 4
not gnil'y, and his case was set for hear
ing next tn sdIy, the witnesses not beir g
residents o. SedalIs.
JOHN DOLAN,"
call, Il Judge Ryland, and Dol N arose aud
came forw ri. His Case is to fresh in the
mind of the ublic to need further exp'a-
naiIIn thar To say ne is the negro whose
arrest 10y Jim Baird for stealing
chickens d sentence ON seven il diet
merits. for that Offen,e, b fore Justice
UBrieD, To an sggr, gate of 125 days in
jail, created such a n,arion lew wtet $
ago.
Dolan wi, a,the same time arra'gned for
breaking in o a smoke hOu 10 the south
ern subj. bs and II All twenty-five pi .ces
of bacon from Fen Staten. A vigorous
searsh was made Tor the meat, but ONLY two
SIN II pi ces were fund, AM as DJIsn
stourly deniel this theU, it was Thought
doubtful if he could b, ccnv cted. But The
m er W never heleSs sent u the grard
iurv, and prepa a..O IS m d. for a yigOr OH,
prescott o By At ORGY Lamn, who v-ry
deli era ely read the indictm mt to the
pr sCner Yesterday.
Have you an attorney gsked Judge
RyIand OF DolsD, as Mr.. l. ,um II llshtd
NO, SIR, rep jnded Dola'.
"Have you m,a ts t. pay r one" coz
tnued the Judge.
Il do not desire any," was the reply.
"What is your pleI to the indictment ?'
County, si'," repliei Dolsn with; ut 4
quiver
The indictment almost DIR p, e from the
hands OF Mr.. LINN as he gazed iC Open
mouthed astCnis hment at Doian's impu-
turbs b e cOuuts nance. Tnen turning to
the iId le, ne said, with an tffsr; to r, cover
his If poss' sion, Il deem il my du y
your honor, to state that this pea Is a to
ge her M exp C ed by me, as 1 have teen
I'D TO belh We by the prisoner and his
fr.euds that the case was not only Ie-
culIar one surrOu' ded by txtenuaIirg cir
cumst IN, *, but t would BE- Geiead.d
IN a manner 10 bring them out 10 a WY To
1--WE Tic " - 'uCI dl TIC " VI
them, and while de ire to see the law en-
forcei and the guilty punished, my con-
science can rot permit me TO take advan-
Isge of any mans own act % his own hurt.
] therefore deem it my duty to say it Is
for this prisoner thst his mind
has been fl cted for 4 ng time, AMI it
does .em to me that a sentence OF sew or
more years of an old man like him on so
trivial a charge, is a very severe punish
ment. AM II III. court will permit i,
will sug est that 'hs charge of
bu-gl,ry b, dismissed and the pl-a oil
gI itv IL grand larc ny ac3epe!."
Jung. Ry!rn1-" The prisoner seems t b.
Iull. aware of what he is doing. de has
pleaded gui'tg to both charges ard The
PIES have beel ent red. Ii is to- late TO
ameud It." Col w. ; Suoidy asked per
mission To mske a : at4pent, Which bel g
era ted, lie rose a>d said he had not ben
employ, d BY tn defendant but the wife OF
he d f.ud mt h td consulted vi b him and
bal made arrangements to defend the case
She had been telezraphed for end woIld b.
here tomorrow from her home in Kansas
CITY with several witnesses whJ would
prove th Il the d. Ind mt bad for a number
OF years baen of unsound mind and thst he
was raised, md fO- many yes owred BY
ne of the best families in Jackson county,
" no W uld test fy 10 his character aud coz
dition, AID und,r ths circumstances 5. he
would like to ssk for suspension Oh sen
{ nee"
Judge Rvlsnd-"The prisoner Will not be
$, ntenced to-day and the sttJrne,s can, IN
the me mt M, have such CONSULTATION aud
, reser such conclusions and suggestions as
they moy desire"
JAMES A. LONG
was next called and an Indictment chsrg-
jig him with grand lsrc-ny in htyine
stolen f,Om Mrs. Guerney 80 IN cash and
two warrsn.s % the value respectively OF
$50 aud SIS, was read to him.
"Have you an Attorney" askei the
Judge.
NO, sir" r, pliel Long.
Have you mea o pay one :?
81 desire node, sir"
what is your answer to he charge"
Guilty, sir" said Long with a smile,
snd another buzz ran through the court.
Sentence in his case was alS1 suspended
ard he was sent back TO Jail with the
Tiers.
The cgse OF the state VS.. James Gosssge
was next c-lled Oh the CHARGE ut felODi5us
IS aul, up one Joe Wharton, whom he
was arresting at the time Of tie alleged
offense. The prlss cu ION ard defeuse an
nouncing emSe!vss resdy for trial, jury
was emp ,nellel and the cause proc eied
with. but not finished vi eu court adjcurl-
ed st evening.