The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-13
CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Ryland Greeted by a
Large and Attentive
Audience.
Thomas RObb Fined Heavily FOl
Selling Liquor to
q Minor.
The Cases of the Strikers All
Continued Until the
Next Term.

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day morning, Judge Ryland presiding.
There was very large crowd present
at the opening, among whom were all
the leading strikers who had come to
learn the result of the trial of Fred.
Page and others, charged with oh
structing the trains of the Missouri
Pacific railroad.
The first case of interest called was
that of Mayor Jno. b. Hickman, who
Is charged with receiving a bribe
from Engineer Isaac Graham. Capt.
l.. l.. Bridges appeared for the de-
fen,e and asked that continuance of
the case be granted until to-day on ac-
count of the necessary absence of
Judge w. 5. Shirk, managing attor-
ney for the defense. After a
a lengthy and warm argument of
counsel, the continuance was granted.
The case of the State VS.. Josiah
Barnhardt, for assault, was next called
and dismissed ON motion of the prose-
cutting attorney.
A stir was created IN the court by
the next call of the State VS.. Eugene
Perry, Frank Spann. Fred Page, ct
al. Capt. l.. l.. Bridges appeared
for the defendants and moved to dis
miss the case ON legal technicality
which he claimed rendered the statute
under which the trial was brought
void, and made a lengthy argumt mt
in support of his motion, but the
prosecuting attorney and Judge Ry-
laynd, differing in opinion with Capt.
Bridges, the motion was Overruled
and the defense asked a continuance un-
I'll the next term of court, which, after
Il lengthy argument, was finally
granted, on the ground that the dis
lurbed state of the public mind would
be detrimental to fair and impartial
trial, and the court adjourned to
dinner.
Following is the record of procc' /
ings: .
State VS.. Josiah Barnhardt, disturb
ing peace; dismissed.
State VS.. Eugene Perry, Jack
Collins, Ed. Howe, Patrick Golden,
Frank Spann, Jack Holland, Go.
Fisher, Timothy Sullivan, Fred. Page,
j. III. Fitzgerald, - Hollis, w. II.
Hamilton, Eli Wilmington, unlawfully
obstrusting railroad trains; the de-
PENDANTS iile motion to quash infOrma-
ton; motion taken up and overruled
and cause continued.
State VS.. ThOs. RObb, selling liquor
to a minor cause taken up, heard
and verdict of guilty /; fine s92. 80 and
costs.
State VS.. Joseph Norton and Tho
RObb, same charge; cause heard BY
court and verdict of not guilty found.
State VS.. John RObb, same charge,
three counts, defendant files demurrer,
demurrer Overruled, cause OH first
count taken up for trial before jury
case pending.
State VS.. III. B. Wise, defendant, |
confidence game; arraigned and
pleads not guilty.
State VS.. Thomas Gresham, Seduc- |
ton under promise of marriage dc
PENDANT arraigned, plea of not guilty, |
enters bond in $500 for appearance
The defendants in the case of
Eugene Perry, ct al, charged with |
unlawfully Obstructing the running of
railroad trains, were arraigned and |
entered into recognizance for their APP |
pearance at the next term of court, as
follows: Jack Collins bOndsmau,
Patrick Sullivan; Flank ::
bOndsman, Peter Scally; Ed hOu. b,
bondsmen, John Quinn and J. Z.
Hills George Fisher, bondsman, ].
III. Fisher; Tim Sullivan, bOndsmen,
Jacob Fredenburg, John J. Kelly,
Lucius b. Rhodes Fred Page, bonds
man, I. B. Anderson HI. Fitzgerald,
James Glass; w. HamI-
ton, bOndsmen, James O'Brien and
Patrick Sullivan.
Several Of the defendants, being
unavOidadably absent, they were
given until this morning to give bond, /
their present rccognizance rema;n;r
N force.
SATURDAYS PROCEr SGs.
Court met yesterday at the usual l
lour, Judge Ryland presiding. The {
irst business transacted was the filing I
~ Judge Shirk of an affidavit and i
'etitiOn for a change of venue in the
ase of the State vs.. John B. Rick I
nan, charged with receiving a bride. I
he matter was taken under advise J
nent by the court and Will probably a
esult in the election ofa special Judge t
D try the case, mainly on the ground
t Mayor Hickman having been ar r
eSted on bench warrant issued by n
Judge Ryland Immediately after the !.