The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-18

THE GRAND JURY.
A New Jail is Recommended
Big Batch of Indictments.

After the BAzoo had gone to press
FRIDAY afternoon the following csses
were disposed OF in the criminal court
and the Following Indictments handed
in by the grand jury:
Ed. NJ. Logslon, Enforcement,
continued until next term and defend
ant released on $500 bond.
John Hamilton, coIored. who forged
a SIS check, pleaded guilty to for.
gerry in the fourth degree. He was
remanded to Jail to await sentence.
Edward Harris, colored, withdrew
a plea of not guilty. On account of
his age, he was fined thirty Gays in
Jail.
j. HI. Dorman, assault, defendant
was discharged, The grand jury not
being able to find an indictment
against him.
Joe Sargent, two cases of confidence
game, trial set for Monday.
d. D. Shield, larceny.
Louis Mills, two cases, larceny an a
dwelling and grand larceny.
Isaac Gastineau, who was arrested
Thursday morning for stealing some
clothing from a boarding house was
indicted for burglary and larceny.
Addison Mock. burglary and lar
ceny.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The grand jury finished its labors
Yesterday morning and adjourned. Be-
fore adjourning they made reports on
the condition of the conrt house coun-
ty Jail and county poor farm. The
reports stated that the Jail was kept
as clean and in as good condition as
possible with the meager capacity of
the building. 1t was also recon-
mended that a new jail be built.
1t was recommended that a farm
be purchased within 4 or 5 miles Of
Sedalia and some new buildings be
erected as the old ones were a disgrace
to the county.
The report on the court house
recommended that some new shade
trees be planted and the roof re-
paired also, that the building be
kept cleaner than it is now.
Judge Ryland in letter to the
county court, written on the back of
the report of the grand jury, called
their attention II the report of the
jail especially and recommended that
some immediate action be taken.
The grand jury handed in q batch
of indictments yesterday morning
before their adjournment, but they
were ones in which the law breakers
had not been arrested and only those
that had been served were given to the
press. The following are those that
have been arrested:
Jessie Browning, keeping bawdy
house.
Daniel David, leasing house to be
used as bawdy house.
Zimmerman & Son, lottery adver-
Using.
Geo. W. Townsley, lottery adver-
Using.
Phil. Werner, hunting on the Sab
bath day.
The following are the cases disposed
of by the judge.
Marion Ford, larceny; pleaded
guilty to petit larceny which was &C
cepted by the court. Fined one day
in county Jail.
Isaac Gastineau, burglary and
larceny; pleaded guilty to burglary
and state dismissed the charge of lar.
ceny. Remanded to jail to wait
sentence.
Addison Mock, burglary; bond
forfeited ON account of the absence
of defendant. Case continued until
next term.
w. s. Epperson, disturbing peace
an appeal from justice. Justice flies
transcript.
Louis Mills, larceny, two cases
pleaded guilty.
Chas. nj. Joker, confidence game
case on trial. Court adjourned before
the argument.
The Joker case will be taken up
Monday morning. After that is
finished then Joe Sargent the
swindler, will be tried under the
charge of confidence game.