The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-11
CIRCUIT COURT.
Fred Page and Four Other Strik-
erS Confined i'm the County
Jail Set at Liberty.
Trial of an Old Case Which Calls
to Mind a True but Quite
Sensational Story.
Motions Filed, Entries Made and
Cases Disposed of During
the Day.

Cases Disposed of During
the Day.
Yesterday was quite an interesting
day in the circuit court. 1t had been
rumorei that the FIVE strikers who
were sentenced to ten days imprison-
ment in the county jail, three Of them
on Monday and two ON Tuesday,
would be released, and there was
quite a crowd of spectators in attend
ance to see the martyrs" who had
not been given an opportunity of tes-
tifying before the congressional inves-
tigating committee. There was not
much of show, however, the prison
ers being marched in by a deputy
sheriff and arraigned before the
judge, who informed them that their
sentences OF ten days imprison-
ment had besn committed, and
they were then discharged from
further custody. They Immediately
left the court room and received the
congratulations of friends as they pro-
cSeueu up the street.
There was tacit understanding
between the railroad attorneys and
the counsel for defendants that a rec
concentration or request of cOmmuta-
ton of sentence would be presented to
the court, after the violatOrs
of the injunction should have
served two or three days.
Judge Laughlin, of the railroad
counsel, so statei to the court prior to
the passing of sentence, and said that
it was not the desire of the company
to prosecute any one, but to maintain
the power of the law and the dignity
of the court by enforcing absolute
obedience to its mandates.
The greater part of the time of the
court during the day was taken up
with the trial of the case OF Catharine
G. Wilson ct al. VS.. Margaret G.
Wilson ct al, an equity suit which
has been in court for some time.
There is quite an interesting story
in connection with this case, which
was published iu the BAzoo when the |
suit was instituted some time ago.
Several years ago Brooks Wilson,
well known in this county, died. leav
ing quite large estate, of which the
lady who was at that time supposed |
to be his lawful wife was appointed
administrative. Some time after this |
a lady put in her appearance and
claimed to be the only lawful wife of
the deceased, having been married to
him in Kentucky many years before,
several children being the fruit of the
union. Such convincing proof did
she offer of the truth of her story that |
wife No. 2 agreed to abandon all her
claims to the estate and published a |
notice of her resignation as admins
tratrix. This, however, she recon-
sidered upon the advice of others, and |
engaging w. w. S. Snoddy as her
attorney, or rather he engaging
himself, she proceeded to fight |
the claims of wife No. l.,
and maintained possession of the prop
erty. The present suit is the result,
and is instituted by the first wife to
secure settlement of her husbands
estate, or rather to secure possession.
The evidence is quite voluminous and
was not concluded when the court adj
journed last evening. Following is
the
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
A. Meyer IL Co. VS.. III. w. Wood |
ct al, mechanics lien; settled and dis
missed.
Crystal Ice company, appellant, VS..
Pat Boughan. appeal; defendant files
motion to dismiss appeal.
Home Insurance company, of New
York, VS.. Thomas Moore ct al, suit
on bond; leave to defendant Cloud to |
answer by August l.
A. l.. Goodwin VS.. John Regain and
William Hetchl, appeal; continued by
consent
Missouri Pacific Railway company !
VS.. Fred Page, George Fischer, Pat
Golden, Oscar Dugan and j. +. Teg-
Ter, contempt of court; defendants
brought into court and discharged
from further custody.
George w. Lewis ct al. VS.. Lafay-
cite Alexander and Anna Alexander,
suit in equity; w. WIS. SnOddy with
draws as counsel for defendants; cause
taken up for trial and defendants fail
ing to appear decree granted as pray
ed for.
Rosia Kroft VS.. Charles III. KrOft,
suit for divorce dismissed for want
of prosecution.
Bette Jones VS.. David B. Jones,
divorce cause heard and decree
granted as prayed for.
w. A. Mykrant VS.. G.. F. Spray.