The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-26
THE COURTS.
A Seventy Year Old Man Sent to
Jail.
Justice Halstead Sends a Dis
turber Of the Peace I'm.

Justice Halstead Sends a Dis
turber Of the Peace Up.
Charles Smith, living in North Sc
dslia, assumed the responsibility of
sheltering John Williams, q young
but hard case. Williams has been
partaking of Smiths hospitality for
several weeks and although his wick
ed ways have been noticed by the lat
ter nothing bad been said to him until
Thursday night when he was
reprimanded by Smith. About
an hour later Williams ap-
peared at the station and acccst-
ing Officer McGhee, informed him he
desired to swear out q warrant for
Smiths arrest, saying he was carrying
q bucket of coal when he was called
BY Smith, who, be alleged, struck at
him with q long knife. The valiant
officer informed him he could not have
q warrant sworn until z o'clock next
morning. when he could swear to
his hearts content. He seemed
displeased with this information,
but left the officer, stating he would
be on hand. Five minutes later
Smith breathlessly approached
McGhee and informed him that
young fellow named Williams had
raped on his (Smith's) door for adj
miltsnce. He left his bed, and in
his night clothes, opened the door,
when Williams struck at him with a
huge knife. On being questioned he
altered his statement and said he had
donned his overcoat and revealed a
long rent in that article Of, apparel,
which, he stated, had been the result
of q blow directed BY Williams, who
had intended to stab him, but in the
officers opinion, was his own work.
The officer stated be could not be
avenged until z o'clock, when the |
poor mortal also left. The case, as it |
then stood, was q badly mixed |
one but the conundrum was solved |
morning when Williams
was srraigued before Justice Halstead
on the charge Of disturbing the peace,
on which charge he was found guilty |
aud fined 81 and costs, amounting to
and in default of payment he
was sent to Jail.
AN AGED OFFENDER
A few weeks ago, an old man
named o. d. Dewitt, over 20 years
I'D, contracted to chop and haul to
'own large supply of wood. Being
rather hale he did his work well but
IN last Sunday. for some cause, his
Alexander BeDgley, dis
charged him. Early Monday morn
ng be started for town and proceed.
ng to the residence of Messrs. Rose
md Gross. presented bills for the
mount of wood which had been deliv.
red to these parties was worth. Mr.
Ross paid him Sc 80 while Mr.. Rose
landed six dollars to the aged laborer.
This would have settled the matter,
lad not Mr.. Dewitt failed to return
he money to his former employer.
But be had failed to do so and upon
3eDgley becoming aware of the fact a
charging the unfortunate
nan with embezzlement, was
worn out Thursday and
Deputy Constable Wallace, |,
rmed with it, was obliged to take 8 '
ide few miles west of town and Sc
ure the company of Mr.. Dewitt to +,
Justice OBrien's Office where he plead
ct guilty to three charges of embez-
cement. He gave bond to appear
IT trial in the same court yesterday,
'hich he did.
One of the charges, that of obtain
g money from Mr.. Emerich, was ;
ismissed, but he WA found pn,ltv ON ,