Telegram-herald., 1886-09-28
THE KENT CIRCUIT
Opening Of the September
Term Yesterday.
THE PRISONERS lEl THEIR Plas.
Frank kuits Nil Oefend the Murderer
BOYD Charles Bsrnkena Gail
estreated The M5rtross
b&siSray Czss.

The September tern ~ the kens c.rcait
CouH opened a. Ia . clock yesterday morn
ing The morning session vas dsfoied 10
ihe call OF ihe oisll calendar muions. re-
arrangement of C4sPs. elc in the AFTERNOON
TIE ciniAl calender was taken 40 ard ihe
prisoners arraizned. those vho have heen
ia iau appearing Ia person and mosi Of
those who have been admitted bali having
ihelr pleas anuoaEcet hs thtir suonisya
The tTsi ole afrsiefed MAS John BOYD.
nhsrEeG win having murdered um Is.
johnson. uI AocsioIl Boyd appeared in
. b. ~ salt oi nlack clothes. 0aiCn dad been
leaned bim ay t5ukllu. tie c.1iit.ts.fleilef.
Who is ia iail a. alIinF uia| iuf
robhins The H4u posiolfos bofa DID Dol
appear a. al. excited or nervous Nilen ar
-4iEned. eul soied 81 Il he ~as ei saeed IL
an ordinary business transaction. hl2 lace.
however. which is nrarlg covered By a long
BLACK beard indicates iha, De sliirTs ffcAi
mental ag9fK Nlfn ihe fcadiee ~ the
information was anlshcd be pieaaed not
guilty. When askrc 81 be had rneaEea
counsel he said thai be bad Dot lhal he
had sent for Frank kuus several times
bar since arriving in Tie Court rsom Ia
szrli-vi tiras- - -srssFcI
lawyer aud bad uo ueans with eLlcb a.
pay tie expenses ~ has defense. Wien
asked i be- had any choice a. - Nno sAo1io
be appointed O. defend him, De inumaird
that he would De pleased 10 have Prank n
kntts as his counsel aud Nj kuiis was sp-
pointed. h ls Doi expected that ihe case
will be tfied ~ this ierm, il being under
stood that al application Tor continaanoe
viii be made today.
Ia 4
John Cole charged with ma, hem biting an
car oE from one Aiii4sm irene iu hght.
ln Walker township. Cole = q tail straight
pom pous looking fellow and De appcared
without q coat lie wore tRo shirts. hos
ever. and had the sleeves 3f toe outside one
rolled az 10 the elbows Ike pleaded guilty
but when asked il he understood ibc nature
Of the uiieDse aud ifs penalty, be- said.
Yes ] think ! 30 and u i1is il the Circuit
Judge Of the County Of Kent } want %
make u statement ~ the case and why
plead guilty. J Am mol euiify 81 Any such
charge bu; ] viii tell VIII, ! plead guilty
he was interrupted by the Judge = ho said.
IA is not necessary 90 ~ iauhef. Mr..
Clerk. you sill enter giica ui uol guiiiy>s
After questioning him a. Ga his pecuniary
condition, J. T. Eddy yas appointed % ue-
fend him.
When the case against Cory =. Moniross
was called. hif. Al ltritt. counsel iar 0c-
fendant announced that ihe ease vas nns
Al issue. Ia is certainly 81 ISSUE. said tie
Judge. bat M McBa5e explained that 4
WAS basfardy case and Vas bot a. ISSUE be-
cause % the n-appearauCe 81 csriain very
important eYideace. end the case vac
passed
Frank hilean. charged Wiih assault ard
battery, who aad appeaied irons tbe Police
Court. changed his plea io guilty. and waa
sentenced 10 pay fine of - and costs or
go 10 jail for 80 Gays. he paia and was ~
leased
Two cases against Charles J Buruhsm
the Byron township farmer Charprs with
assau and battery upon iUo nuie girls Wa
called bui the respondent failed 10 appear.
Norman Cummings and lunan Jrnls9n
who signed tie bonds Tor 81 0o0 were tbeD
called 10 bring the rtsponoent into oouri
bot they did NOS appear aud The bad was
| declared estreaied.
The case against cIsie Van Sinrc'
charged With assault aud battery upon Mics
Della Carre VS. called aud che respondent
was surrendered bv his bonosmsn E "
| Heth. who was released iren further ne.
sponsihiiiiy and Van Sineei Was remanded
10 the custody 81 toe ehouf with in.
structi0ns 10 reltsse upon the filing 0i nev
/ bonds
The disposition of other cases may he
learned by referring O. the court record
| printed in another column.