The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-12
CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Ryland Mounts the Bench
and Commences to tell the
Law.

Law.
Criminal court was convened a
about IL o'clock to-day by judge
Ryland. A large audience wa
present. One hundred and clever
Jurors, regular and special
were on hand. The court had ordered
a special venire of IS for the Fisher
Swearengen murder case and they
were of the throng.
Mr.. j. n. Daily was excused from
the grand jury OH account of being a
bank president.
John Silken, who was summoned
on the grand jury, resides near Smith
ton, was late in getting in. When
he did arrive Judge Ryland said:
Mr.. Selkin, you are late getting
here what excuse have you for be.
ing tardy
Selkin We'll, George Townsley
told me that court would not NEE,
until ii o'clock and
Court-That is no valid excuse
you should have been here. Mr.
Clerk. enter SD reminder against
Mr.. Selkin, people must obey the
mandates of the court.
Mr.. Selkin walked to his seat scratch
ing his head as if he had heard some.
thing drop.
Peter Kuhn was excused from duty
on account of being sick.
Chas. Kelk summoned on the petit
jury was not present. He is in Colo.
RADIO. 4.
The court ordered that an attach
ment be issued for Mr., Kelk, re.
turnable forthwith.
Mr.. Sheriff, you will fill the places
made vacant on the jury. don't
want you to get any professional
juror. L want men on the jury who
don't want to serve.
The judge then proceeded to charge
the grand jury at great length. He
called their attention to all the laws
regarding crimes and misdemeanors
that have been on the statutes since
Missouri was state and all the late
laws and amendments. He called the
grand jury's attention, in vigorous
words, to the county Jail and the poor
farm and asked them to look as to
how they were managed.
AT 1916 p. m. the court took a
recess until 1:30.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On court being called, lot of city
appeal cases were disposed of.
Milton Fisher, charged with muir.
der was brought into court by sheriff
Smith. He was faultlessly dressed in
light gray suit, cleaniy shaven and
his mustache waxed out, sala French.
He is pale, from long confinement.
Louise S"earengen, who is indicted
with Fisher, was in an ante room at
the court house. She did not make
her appearance in the court room.
w. d. Steele read the app ications
of Miss Swearengen and Milton
Fisher for change of venue from
Pettis sounty on account of the preju.
dice of the people. The affidavit for
the change of venue was substantial.
ed by the oaths of E. B. Quisenberry
and A. L. Haggard.
The court granted the change and
can't the oooo 70 Tohn,oa onp,tu 60
be tried early in December.
City of Sedalia VS.. Gottleib Cohen,
discharging firearms within the city
limits judgment of the city recorder
affirmed for S25.
City of Sedalia We. w. j. Long,
carrying concealed weapons judg-
ment against the defendant and Sc
curities for s25.
City of Sed La VS.. w. j. Long,
disturbing the peace; judgment
against the defendant and securities
for So.
City of Sedalia VS.. James and vii.
liam Ellis, colored, disturbing the
peace dismissed as to James Ellis
and judgment against William Ellis
for 81.
City of Sedalia VS.. Bud Watson,
colored, disturbing the peace; contin-
ued by consent.
City of Sedalia VS.. j. Mulhern, dis
tu-bing the peace judgment against
defendant and securities for s25.
City of SedaIia VS.. Patrick Slavin,
selling liquor on Sunday; continued
by consent.
State VS. III. 81. Dix, renting house
for brothel (; state enters nolle on the
ground that he had sold the property
prior to its occupancy by the obnox-
ious party.
State VS. Lizzie Epos. petit lar.