The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-17
Court Proceedings.

The case of the State VS.. Fred Smith
was called Thursday morning. Smith is
charged with entering the barn of n.
D. Brewer, southwest of the city, with
the intention of stealing a pony. He
was found in the barn at ten o'clock at
night by Mr.. Brewers farm hands.
The state proved to certainty that
he was there at said time and that the
pony was loose standing by his side
but as to the intent no strong points
were visible. The defendant stated he
had been drinking Rheinhart's bitterS
and was intoxicated, and went into the
barn to lie down. He is but seventeen
years of age and had been going to
school near Plymouth. His teacher,
Miss Dillon, was in court yesterday
and was deeply interested in the case.
After being out three hours the jury
returned verdict of not guilty and the
defendant was discharged.
The case of w. J. Jones VS.. Jos. Hall
was next called. This controversy is
to settle the ownership of the house sit
uated on Jones' lot, corner of Fourth
and Merchants.
jill. Saunders, who has been under
bond for several months for selling
malt in this city last summer, Fri
day, through his attorney. plead guilty
and forfeited recogniZance.
State VS.. Grant Mcmillan; forfeited
recognizance; witnesses discharged.
Isaac Hulse and Myrt Dye were
brought up from the Jail Friday
and arraigned before his honor
for entering and burglarizing the
houses of ]. D. r. Campbell
and J. A. Mccoy some months
ago. They plead guilty. Sentence
will be given in a few days. Horace
Reed, who was also in com
pany with the two mentioned plead
guilty to petty larceny. He has been
out on bond for some weeks.
1t was announced by the judge that
the warden of the penetentiary was
present with ]. II. Crawford and
wanted to know what disposition to
J make of the case. The case was
| docketed and trial set for May Is.
Dr.. LIZARDS case was next called
He was indicted by the last grand jury
for selling whisky in this city. He had
no counsel and conducted his own case
in very stumbling manner. The evi.
dence by the states witnesses referred
to two counts, and the jury, after be-
| ing out but few minutes, found him
guilty on both counts. The doctor is q
man upwards of forty-five, and was
selling what he termed elixir" but
which the witnesses said was straight
whisky.
The jury in the case of Jones VS.
Hall was sent out at nine and at eleven
returned verdict in favor of the de-
PENDANT. The decision allows Hall the
agreed thirty days notice before he
can be elected from the use of the lot
The case of the State VS.. William
Booth, charged with committing incest
on his eleven-year-old daughter, was
called at 1880. Booth is from Dunlap
and the victim testlfes to his having
committed the offense three different
| times. The girl was the first witness
and the principal one. On account OF
her embarrassment and hesitancy il
was necessary for the counsel on either
side to lead her along in the disgusting
story step by step. and she finally broke
down completely. Mrs. Booth had be
gun divorce proceedings before these
offenses occurred. and the defense is
holding the ground that it is manu-.
featured story, cOncocted by her. Ths
testimony is altogether unfit for pub
LEGATION.
The Booth case was continued al
Saturday afternoon and the testimony
was all of the same style. Booth was
put on the stand and denied in every
particular the charge, but confessed on