The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-24
WINE AND FALSE swEAR..e.
The Juriss in the Gases ct the stats vs. Peri
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The Juries IN the Cases Ct thu Htate VI. Psrrier
and KiHnsvan Both Hang.
state VI. Thomas Kinnevan was the
case called Wednesday afternoon. The
charge is that of false swearing. Not
perjury, but falsely swearing in ''sign-
ing up for whisky to the druggists of
the city. He was indicted by the last
grand jury for falsely swearing three
different times in one day. This, I'M
der the Murray law, places him in the
same position under the law as if he
had sold liquors without permit.
Therefore he is liable to fine and i'm
prisonment for the offense. The case
consumed the time of the court until
eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon.
The jury on the Perrier case came in
at 2:S0 yesteday afternoon and were still
disagreeing, nine to three. The disa-
greement was on some of the evidence
given by the state in its witness Cook.
A discussion arose when it was pro-
posed to have it read to the jury. The
wrangie was cut short by the judge or
derinR them back to their room.
The Kinnevan jury was ready to
1
ment. They were questioned as to the |
nature of the difference of opinion and
sent back to their room to do some
more voting. For want of jury the
court took recess.
| The Perrier jury came in at
four o'clock and were discharged,
having disagreed. nine were for con-
Viction and three AGAINST
The case of the state VS.. Strout was
next called.
The jury in the case of Kinnevan
was discharged Thursday afternoon
after being out six hours, having disa-
greed. standing ten for conviction and
; two for acquittal, Messrs. Jardinier and
Marcy being for acquittal.
The case of the State VS.. Strout oc-
cupied most of the day and was mostly
very tedious. Strout is charged with
, breaking into the shoe shop of Zueng
ling, on Third and Commercial, on or
! about the 1st of March, and carrying
. away pair of boots and pair of
l shoes. The principal witness for the
o state was Hulse, who is awaiting SEN
= tence for grand larceny. He testified
d that Bert told him he stole them and
> showed him where they were hidden.
J When Hulse went out with the deputy
i he failed to find them. The defense
. proved that Strout was at home at the
y time charged in the information, and
/ that he was at home at the time he
u was taking him (Hulse) to where the
4 shoes were concealed. The defense al
q so proved that the night of March 1st
was very bad night to be out. The
Is record at the Normal showed that
y 62-1O0 of an inch of rain fell that night
n The case was given to the jury at $3.50
Is The other cases disposed of are as
follows:
Childers & Stoddard VS.. John Perrier
Sc continued.
n VIM. Moore VS.. F. Smith; settled.
O. E. n. Seely VS.. Southern Kansas rail
n way; defendant offers to confess judg
70 ment for $50 and costs up to $50 a. m
40 May 18th.
W S. E. Northington VS.. C. G. Marti1
ne ct al; settled; appeal dismissed.
n ChaS. E. Varney VS.. q. S. Browndis
&c missed at cost of plaintiff.
III Susan E. Brown vs.. Jos r. Best; e
ne al; continued.
K A. G. Noyes VS.. F. E. Smith ct al.
X continued.
The case of the State VS.. Stregle wa
m called at four O'Clock.
n The case of the State VS.. John Sire
ly gle occupied the attention of the cour
re Saturday morning. Stregle is charged il
ne the information with stealing corn fron
Id a box Car in Olpe. E. E. Watkins pun
e. chased a car of corn in Atchison il
n March. 1t arrived in Olpe on Frida
ng and was inspected by him. Finding
ut to be all right he began to haul it home
NJ Saturday morning the haulers notice
er that hole had been bored in the bot
y: tom of the car and quantity of corr
NJ had been taken. A search warran
he was at once issued and the corn wa
ad found under cover on Stregle's prem
he ises, which correspondent in qualit
Se and kind with that stolen. 1t was
# mixture of white, calico and yello'
as corn. Stregle was put under arrest an
he is being tried for the theft.