The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-11-12

$3.50, on July l, 1889.
! He is smooth faced boy less than
rs years ofage. His father and mother
who are well meaning pious people
were present.
The boy pleaded guilty through
his attorney, Lonis Hoffman. who
made feel Dg and sympathetic talk
to the Court asking for mercy.
The Court sentenced the boy to the
reform school for two years.
Henry Zisler. the young man who
stole Cyrus Newkirk's horse on May
IL, 1889, was arraigned. H had no
attorney and no money to employ one.
The court appointed William Par.
merlee. attorney, to defend him.
The only case called this morning
was the 81 of Missouri Va. Ernest
Wells charged with hitting Halleck
Jenney with club on the 10Th day
of October, 1885. This was an affray
that occurred on the night of poll
teal demonstration in Sedalia, and
while Jenney was seriously hurt, the
| case has an element of very bad
blood in it besides the fact of the as
sault.
@ Mr.. Steele attorney for the defend
ant gave notice that some of his i'm.
portant witnesses were absent and be
applied for a continuance.
The grand jury brought in three
! additional indictments this morning
Robert Mshan charged with lar
ceny from dwelling, on the 4th of
July, Albert Newkirk, Ernest Clark,
Tom j. Starges and others went to
Green Ridge to play ball. They
changed their citizens suits for bail
suits before going to the ball ground,
leaving therein some valuables.
While they were absent playing hall
Mahan went through the boys clothes
and appropriated their valuables,
hence the indictme-t.
Frank Cox, assault with intent to
commit rape on child under IL
years of age. The child is Cora Lee
Hampton and resides north of La.
monte.
John Ruby stole s37 and pistol
from Charles Rockwell and James
Hendley on the first day of last April.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
John Ruby, cOlored, MAS arraigned.
He had no attorney and no money to
employ one. The court appointed G.
w. Barnett to defend. Ruby plead
guilty and Mr.. Barnet plead mercy |
for the negro. Sentence deferred.
Frank Cox was arraigned and
through his attorney, Mr.. Lamm,
plead not guilty. Cox is boy about
Is years old. His case is set for
Friday next.
R1bert Mahan, a very large, ath-
letic young man, big enough to |
eat hay, hair parted in
The middle, was arraigned.
He told the court that he had no at.
torney or money to employ one. He
had s,me friends, but that they were
so remote as to be unavailable. Will
liam Parmerlee was appointed attor-
ney to make Mahan's trip to Jefier-
son City as pleasant as possible. His
case will be tried tomorrow.
A continuance was granted in the
case of State VS. Earnest Wells.
State VS. Rus Hopkins, charged
with firing the woods, was dismissed
by the prosecuting attorney.
The trial of Robert Maban a stall
wart young man charged with rifiipgl
the clothes of a party of Sedalia base
ball players at Green Ridge last sum-
mer occupied the attention of the
court during the morning session.
Attorney Parmerlee fought desper-
ately for his client but the
evidence was too strong
and the jury was less than 20 MIN
utes in deciding that he was guilty !
and deserved two years in the peni-
Tertiary. The II o'clock whistles
were blowing and bells ringing as The
jury filed in and ranged themselves in
front of the judge and after announ.
cling that they bal agreed upon a ver-
dict, the prisoner stood up while
the foreman handed the slip of pa.
per announcing his doom to
the clerk who unfolded
it and read, 1--WE, the jury, find the
defendant, Robert Mahan, guilty ss
charged in the indictment, and assess
the punishment at two years in the
penitentiary.
The prisoner smiled and tried to
look cheerful, but he could not con-
ceal the fact that he felt like he had
not been invited to pleasure picnic.
Court was then adjourned and the
prisoner followed the sheriff to the Jail.
IA he sfenned inside be addressed I