The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-16
THE COURTS.
Bacon Caught Tripping and
Gets Tripped.
The Suspected Burglar Shows
a Clean Hand.
O'Brien Gets a Call From a vii
ling Prisoner.
POLICE COURT.

"George Bsc1n," said his honor y'>ter
day as be adjusted his glasses, you a-e
charged with getting drunk and trying TO
clean up the town, this was all we'll enough
so lorg as you confined your operations ID
the save ger BUSHES awarded 10 You by
the CITY bnt the ordin ,nces do not consider
the inhabitants as portion Of the gar
bage."
ut wasn't me your hOnJr, it was ;he
whisky was in me-"
Every weli George. shall fine You .
for allowing the whisky TO get into you
"But I've got no money your honor"
s'The streets are not all clean set and ven
can resume your employment un'er the
supervision If Mr. Trip until it is p iId."
"Sure your horor Its for tripping Se
fired me and its hard We should make me
trip again"
"Trippirg Is your best trade it seems so
you can trip down AIRS and trip out i've
days with Tr;pp. Go or shall fine you
for contempt" So Bacon went in order to
save his bacon.
Jesse Hayne and L. c. Hudson wer the
only other cases, they pleaded guilty &c
plain druuks and were assessed s. each.
HALsTEAD's COURT.
John Jones, tie suspected burglar, who
was DR. ugh: down from Warreusburg ~
Chief o; Pc ice Barnett Monday nigh, was
arraigned before HIS Honor Halstesd yes
Ierday for pr liminary hearing. No evil
dence being introduced 10 imPlicat= him,
and no one icing able to recognize him, ne
was discharg, d. Before gong Jones q Ell
that ne was a miner and smell er, and came
from Joplin, and that he was On his way to
Kansas City.
at was lack of money got me- into
t-oub.e," said Jones. "My finances were
very low when struck Setaia, and was
afraid would get out altogether, SO / cou-
cluded to thy 10 get free rid. / waited
nearly all night to cstch freight tr in.
but fail d, and getting disguised sta ted
up the road. | laid down on the gras, near
the west switch and slept all night, The
night of the robbery L heard nothing OF
the shooting until / got TO Dresden rext
d. y at 10 o'clock. bought ticke; there
for Kans,s City and was pulled at War
rensDurg, and of course you know where |
have been ever since. 1t has teen
pretty hard on me. but as | am
a stranger in these parts | have no fau,t
TO find with the authorities, who were Only
endeayoring 10 do their duty, and | want
to say here that / owe them all who have
had anything TO do with the matter my
sincere thanks for their uniform kind
trestment Ii / am allowed 10 60 free /
shall make use of my ticket, which L sill
have, and 90 at once to Kansas City, AMI
am only sorry the officers got the wrong
ins' cad of the right man.
Mr.. Jones received tie apology of the
court and thanks fer his kindly expressions
and was escorted to the train, on which he
left for Kansas City, by pol .ceman.
o'BRIEN's COURT.
There was a sort OF dryness In Justice
OBriens quarters. yesterday. His honor
was waiting snxiously for the appear ne
of the constable With several parties fo7
whom warrants had been issued but he
failed to ma erialize. In the afternoon,
however, NJ. II. Smith, from the Housto-
MIA reighborhood came in and said he I'M
dsrstood there was a warrant out fer his
arrest.
''Not that know Of, said his honor.
"Well | gusss there Is, said Mr.. Smitr,
producing the document.
did you arrest yourself" inquired the
puzzled Justice, as he took the document
which char. ed III. Smith with assault upon
III. Lsmm.
at looks that way, and now 1 want to
release myself"
His honor proceeded to make out he
necessary bond, wondering if the next
thing Offenders would do would be TO lry
themselves in order to secure their fees.
Mr. Smith signed the bond for his ap
pearance and skipped out until to-day.