The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-19

ne crlmlDal court c0nvene1 al
o'clock this morning. Thejury which
retired last Saturday at noon to agree
upon a verdict in the case OF the state
VS.. Henry Zissier, charged with steal
/ ing horse belonging to Cyrus New,
kirk, brought in a sealed verdict
Saturday night. The verdict
was opened. The defendant
was adju1ged guilty and sentenced to
the penitentiary for a term OF two
years. Zissler did not deny stealing
the animal, but claimed that he Wa,
crazy and, therefote, not accountable.
The jury differed with him.
A jury was impanneled for the
J case of the state against Frank Cox,
a 14.year-old boy, charged with at.
tempting to rape Cora Lee Hampton,
the five-ycar Old daughter of j. d.
Hampton on, the Odd of last August.
1t was claimed that he met
a small party of little chill.
dren on a public road near
the child's home and selling her, at
tempted 10 outrage her in the presence
of her little brother, about year and
half older than herself. The chill
dren appeared in court to-day against
him. The boys home is certainly not
a very pleasant one for him. He told
his attorney, Mr.. Lsmm, that he was
not guilty, but if he could get into
the reform school where he could
have plenty to eat and a chance to 60
to school, he would be willing TO tell
the court that he was guilty. The
sheriff says the boy seems to be anx-
ious to 60 to the reform school and
requested him to use his influence
with the court to get such an order.
While making the request he adj
mitted that he attempted to commit
the rape, but denied that he accom-.
plished it, The trial will occupy The
remainder of to-day.
The grand jury returned 6 indict.
ments this morning. Three against
M. G. White and wife. One for
striking Sallie Oldham an orphan girl.
adopted by them, with an iron stove
hook and stick of wood another
for beating her with buggy whip
and the third for failing to provide
her with proper clothing, schoolins
etc. The other three indie m ,nts
were against Melton Igo for ma
liciously shooting three cattle be-
longing to l. w. Griffith.
The case of the State VS. VIM.
Patterson was dismissed.
NJ. G. White and wife were ar
raigned last evening on each of the
three indictments against rhem for
maltreating their adopted daughter.
They entered plea of n OF guilty and
gave bonds of $500 in each of the
three cases.
Martin Igo who was indicted yes
terday for shooting cattle was ar
raigned yesterday afternoon and en-.
tered denial of the charge. He
gave bonds of $500 in each of the
three cases pending.
In the case of Frank Cox, the IA
year.oldi boy charged with attempting
to commit rape on Cora Lee Hamp.
ton, 5-year-old girl, after being out
all night, came in this morning hay
ing failed to agree. The failure of
the jury to agree in this case excited
general surprise as the lad had CON.
fessed to the sheriff and other parties
that he made the attempt, but did not
accomplish bis purpose. The jury
certainly misunderstood the testi-
mony.
The case of the state VS. Samuel
Boon charged with attempting to
commit rape upon a little girl
named Edwards, near Ionia couple |
of months ago. The hearing of the |
testimony occupied the greater part of |
the day, the jury retiring at $3.50 |
this afternoon.
The grand jury this morning re-
turned the papers in the case of the
state VS.. James M. Davidson, charged |
with committing rape upon Mary
Breden, endorsed "no blll." and he
was therefore released. The prisoner
had preliminary trial before Justice
Halstead about six weeks ago, and
was by him bound over to await The
action of the grand jury. Davidson
could not give bail and has been in
all ever since
The trial of Samuel A. Boon on a
charge OF attempting to commit rape
upon an S-year-old girl, named Effie
was concluded at $3.50 and
he jury retired, but were gone only
fifteen or twenty minutes when they
returned with verdict adjudging the
defendant guilty and fixing the pun
shment at five years in the peniten-