The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-02

tice Marvin yesterday NOR. ing at s
and O'Clock, the attent on which The
case excited served to crowd the
court room with a curious
throng. Both of he little girls were
present as witnesses, and there was Nc
little excitement when the prisoner
was marched in by Constable Games
aud took his seat by the side Of his
attorn y, Hon. w. ID. Steele. When
the case was called Mr.. Steele moved
a continuance, ON the ground th.t he
had not had time to prepare proper
defense. After some slight demur-
ing by County Attorney Lamm, the
motion was granted and The case set
for tomorrow afternoon at 1:30
o'clock. The question of bond was
next considered and Justice Marvin
announced that he would place the
bond at $500. What" exclaimed
County Attorney Lamm; "why, sir,
/ shall insist on q bond of $1,000 in a
case of this nature. Are you not
aware, sir, that this offense unde our
statutes is punishable with death ?"
Mr.. Steele had his say as usual,
but the justice very promptly admitted
that he had forgotten that under the
statutes of 1879 the crime Of rape was
made a penal offense, hence after some
deiberation decided that the ofense
was not bailable and renanded
the prisoner to the county
Jail to await his preliminary exam
ination, and he was removed from the
presence of the gaping crowd, which
by this time had swelled to large pro-
portions. crowding the justices Office
and blockading the sidewalk below.
THE ACCUSED
O'Brien is a large, heavy-set man,
of dark complexion, having a face
which, while by no means attractive,
does not bear the imprint of villainy
but there is an appearance of sensu-
ality which is rendered much
more noticeable by the bloated coun-
tenance, which shows the marks of re.
cent and heavy dissipation. He was
asked by the reporter if he wished to
make any statement 10 the public.
He commenced to talk. but he very
suddenly remembered that he had
been instructed by his attorney to
keep quiet, and he at once shut up
like an oyster. When asked if he was
drunk at the time the alleged OUT
rage is said to have been committed.
he replied promptly, +" Yes sir, was
drunk"
Further developments in the case
are eagerly awaited when the prelimi-
nary examination takes place to-mor-
row afternoon.
Bound Over.
In Justice Marvin's court, at l:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Martin
O'Brien the man charged with rap
ing Matilda Kutchinski, a twelve
year-old girl, was arraigned for his
preliminary examination. The great
excitement caused when the outrage
was committed, last Sunday, together
with The general interest in the case,
served to literally
PACK THE COURT ROOM
with prurient curiosity seekers, and
some time before the hour set for the
trial, the room was SO densely Gro .ded
that it was with difficulty that the
prosecuting attorney, who was a little
late in arriving, was able to make
bis way to the bar. The roof of a
frame structure in one corner of the
room, used for coal shed, was pre-
empted by curious spectators. Mn
the tops of benches, and the
iostling and pushing of those in the
crowd caused so much racket, that it
was with considerable trouble that
The constable was enabled to secure
sufficient order and quiet for the trial
10 proceed. Everyone was using his
utmost endeavors to secure a coed
view of the prisoner, who sat within
the railing, and manifested a calm
and even stolid exterior. Beside him
at his counsel, Hon. w. ID. Steele
md Hon. George F. Longan, and all
Ears were strained to listen when
Justice Marvin called the case.
Both sides announced themselves
ready for trial, and the witnesses
we're called to the bar and sworn.
THE PRELIMINARY sKrRMIsH.
Upon the witnesses being sworn,
Mr.. Steele asked for the en-
'orcement of the usual rule, that the
witness be excluded from the room. |
county Alto ney Lamm insisted upon
the little GIRL. who was supposed to
De the prosecuting witness, remaining. !
Mr.Ste lie objected strongly, upon the