The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-27
As Applied TO a Number OF
Offenders i'm the Courts
Yesterday.
The Grand Jury Find an Indict'
ment Against the Alleged
Train WreckerS.
The Business of the Term Con-
cluded Yesterday and
Court AdiournS.
Eight Prisoners Sentenced to the
Penitentiary, Among Them
Robert Emmett King.

during the present SESSION. Vi the
criminal court, as is evidenced by the
large number of indictments returned
Yesterday. Several additional indict-
ments were returned against some of
the prominent strikers, some of whom
are already under bond. Among
these are Fred. Page, chairman of the
local executive committee, who is
now under bond in the sum of
$4,000 in various cases. ga true
bilP was also found against
Nevill and Collins, the alleged
train wreckers, who are now under
bond in the sum of $500 each for their
appearance on the oath inst. before
Justice Halstead.
Following is the list of indictments
as they appear ON the records of the
court:
Dave jackson, William Jackson
and John Turley, gambling.
Dan Nevill, disturbing the peace.
John Ferris, Dan Cronan, Dan
Nevill, Isaac Wright, j. j. Buckley,
III. Riley, Thomas Kerr and H. j.
Murrell, disturbing the peace.
Caleb Bledsoe, carrying concealed
weapons.
James Mexican, carrying concealed
weapons.
William Freeland, disturbing the
peace.
Willis Robinson, gambling.
George johnson. George Smith and
Andy Jones, gambling.
Frank Williams and Joe Crook,
permitting gambling device, etc.
III. j. Merrill, - Veasey, Fred.
Page, |. D. Wright, H. Riley, w. C.
Myers, Theodore Kerr and A. II.
Cady, sending threatening letter; two
indictments.
John Wesley, gambling.
Frank Williams and Joe Crook,
gambling.
William Tut, gambling.
George Davis and George Burton,
gambling.
Eugene Perry, disturbing the
peace.
William Pfeifer and A Roback, dis
turbing the peace.
Jake Williams and Smith johnson,
gambling.
The greater part of the time of the
court during the afternoon session
was occupied in the trial of the case
of 81. B. Wise. who is charged with
having obtained a pillow under false
pretenses from Paulus d Robinson
and soon thereafter departed for Kan
sas, but was arrested on his way and
brought back. The case was given
to the jury at late hour last even
ing and no verdict had been rendered
up to the hour of adjournment.
Following is the record of proceed
ings
State VS.. H. B. Wise, confidence
game jury trial cause pending.
Same VS.. Joseph Watterson, riot
defendant arraigned I; formal reading
of indictment waived, plea of not
guilty entered and defendant enters
into recognizance in the sum of $500
for his appearance at next term and
continued.
State VS.. Fred Page, disturbing
the peace, defendant arraigned and
enters plea of not guilty and enters
into recognizance in the sum of 5000
with Pat EcEnroe as surety.
Same VS.. same /; same entry.
Same VS.. II. J. Murrell. disturbing
the peace; two indictments; defend
ant enters into recOgnizance in the
sum of 5000 with Morris Sullivan as
surety, for his appearance next term
and continued.
Same VS.. same, sending threatening
letters two indictments; same entry.
All of the parties indicted for gamb-
ling are colored men. With the ex-
ception of Dave jackson and John
Turley they pleaded guilty and were
fined 81 each aud costs. Jackson and
Turley gave bond for their appear
ancc this morning.
Neville and Collins, indicted for
train wrecking, gave bond in the sum
of 81 900 each and their cases were
continued until next term.
The criminal court, after a session
of sixteen days, concluded the unus-
ually large docket yesterday and ad-
journed early in the afternoon, Judge
Ryland leaving for his home last
evening.
With the exception OF the King
case and the indictment of strikers
the session has not been one of more
than ordinary interest, but a great
deal of business has been transacted.
Eight prisoners have been sentenced
to the penitentiary. Emmett King,