The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
CRIMINAL COURT.
Several of the Strikers Arraigned
and Their Cases Con-
tinued.
CoIored Illegal Voter Gets Off
Easy Other Pro-
ceedings.

The criminal court met yesterday
morning pursuant to adjournment,
Judge j. E. Ryland presiding. The
principal item of interest during the
day was the cases of several of the
strikers, who were arraigned and
were granted a continuance, entering
into recognizance for their appearance
at the next term.
Judgment was rendered against
the sureties of George Meyer, indicted
for arson, and who forfeited his bond
prior to the last term of court. The
confding victims were Peter Kuhn
and DIR. Carl Schilling, who were
mulcted in the sum of 5000.
The jury in the case Of Monroe
Mcclure, charged with assault and
battery, were out for some time, and
during their absence the defendant
occupied seat near the door and
slumbered peacefully. When the
jury finally returned Mcclure was
awakened and called forward, when
the judge, after discharging the jury,
Informed him that he was at liberty
to 60, remarking "you should be
little careful, Mr.. Mcclure, how you
Use your fists in future; you may not
always find a jury who will acquit you
for knocking a man down merely be-
cause he asked you to take a cigar"
Allen Shaw, the colOred man, ar
rested for illegal voting, at the recent
city election, entered plea of guilty,
but was, on account of his ignorance
and the influence exerted over him by
corrupt politicians, given the light
punishment Of ten days imprisOn-
ment in the county jail. He was
given a good lecture and advised to
remember hereafter that he mi ght go
TO the penitentiary for such little acts
of thoughtlessness.
Following is the record of the days
proceedings:
State VS.. Geo. Meyers. arson in first
degree; continued generally.
Same W. Geo. Meyers, Peter Kuhn
and Carl Schilling, scire facias scire
facias dismissed as to Meyers: iudg-
ment against Kuhn and Schilling for
5000 and execution.
Same VS.. Monroe Mcclure, assault
and battery defendant arraigned and
enters plea of not guilty; jury trial
verdict of not guilty
Same VS.. Fred Page, Geo. Fisher
and Geo. Waterson, riot defendants
Page and Fisher arraigned and enter
plea of not guilty; cause continued
and defendants recognized in the sum
of $500 each, with John II. Fisher as
surety.
Same VS.. Richard Werdeman, APP
peal from justice Of the peace judy
ment of justice affirmed.
Same VS.. Hugh Fitzgerald and
Z. A. Carpenter, criminal libel cause
continued defendants enter into
cognizance with James Glass and E.
G. Cassidy as suffers.
Same VS.. Allen Shaw, colored, ille-
gal voting; defendant arraigned and
enters plea of guilty; sentenced to
ten days Imprisonment in the county
Jail.
Same VS.. Fred Page, Doan Kerr
and and E. HI. Koddice, disturbing
the peace; defendant, Fred Page, ar
raigned; formal reading of indictment
waived; defendant enters into recogn-
lance in sum of 5000.
Richard Hewett, who is charged
with killing his brother more than
twenty years ago, and who has been
in Jail awaiting trial for the past six
yesterday pleaded guilty TO
the charge of manslaughter in the
third degree. Sentence has MT vet
been pronounced. Hewett was in
licted for murder in the first degree
and pleaded not guilty. This plea he
withdrew, or rather amend ,
ID by pleading guilty to manslaughter
Is stated.
The special deputy sheriffs who were
ound playing cards in box car by a
'neaking detective, with one ex- ,
,eption entered "a plea of :
guilty and were fined 81, the
various court officials throwing off |
heir costs. One of the party entered I
/ plea of not guilty and clearly es-
ablished his innocence. The arrest of
he party is characterized as a most
neaking and contemplate act on the /,
,art of the would-be detective. :
The..case of Martin O'Brien, charged :
With assault with intent to ravish.
coupled the greater part of the time
f the court. A jury was empanelled
nd the evidence, which was of the
anne disgusting nature as that A
dduced in the preliminary :.
had not been d
oncluded mn TO the hour ofl =