The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-23
A CAUSE CELEBRE.
The Trial of Frank IL. Ward and
Other Interesting Events.

Washington, ID. c, Dec. IL
Washington is having its cause
celebre in the trial IF Frank K. Ward.
formerly a prominent citizen, for
murder. The trial. after many post
ponements, hes hecn on ell tie week,
With the usual failure to find jury
viii hnut OPTION. Frank Ward estib-
Iished a large and very pr sperous
dairy business here, with branches all
over The city, AMI was on fair way
to fortune. He brcame warml, in er-
ested in The pre- ,idential campaign of
1884 and bet heavily on the success
OF the republican tics ct. From that
period, after the defeat of Blaine, he
grew rec1 less in his business melhO Is
and his person al h4bits. He became
involved in financial difficulties, was
sold out, al in a BARRON shot a
young Hebrew named Max Adler, in
the neck, with a sma l-caliber pistol,
the ball lodging near the spinal cord,
and producing paralysis from the head
dow ward. Notwithstanding the seri-
Gus nature of the wound young Adler
lived for months, attended by the
best me lical aid that could be secur-
ed. Ward and his friends persuaded
the family of the injured young man
to permit them to call in, in consulta-
ton, DIR. Agnew of Philadelphia, one
of Garfeld's physicians. Some weeks
after the injury an operation was per-
formed, which gave relief to the
patient, ami aiievia ed the severity of
his suffering, but too late to save his
life. That fact will undoubtedly
form an Interesting feature of the de
tense, the claim being that il that
operation had been performed earlier
the life of the victim might have ben
saved. Senator VOORHEES,, who, with
Senator Black burn, Judge Wilson, OF
Star Route trial fame ; James Cole
man, Matt Carpenters former partner
and other able lawyers have been
engaged for The defense, says the trirl
will be one of the mot interesting In
American criminal JURISPRUDENCE.
|
Secretary Blaine, it is said, has
about decided to 60 to Chicago to
deliver an address on Washington's
Birthday. 1t appears to be the pro-
gramme to make the occasion great
political demonstration The old
Seward mansion, in which Mr.. Blaine
resides, is reopening Its hospitable
doors, closed by successive family be-
reavementS. though one of the
plainest houses in Washington in it,
external appearance. its internal
arrangements, as Iemodeled by the
Secretary, are aid TO be of the most
comp ete and commodious character.
Mr.. Blaine will probably take advant-
age af an option and purchase the
house before the expiration of his
lease.
Occasionally one meets Wi b an
Interesting New York Renaissance
floating around in Washington. One
of these turned up the other day. A
discussion was going on in rega d to
the sincerity of the Herald's advocacy
of the election Of Charles A Dams to
the senate, and this reminded vet
eran newspaper man Of an incident If
the time of the elder Bennett In 1867
the legislature of New York was re-
lpublican and had TO elect senator.
Mr.. Bennett suggested the name OF
Horace Greeley, and day after day
doomed his candidacy in his own
peculiar manner. 10 those days the
e iitorial courtesies of modern times
were Dot known to New York editors.
There were no references 20 ''esteemed
contemporaries" as now, but OCCASION
al horsewhippings of editorial rivals
instead The persistency with which
Mr.. Bennett advocated The election of
Greeley perplexed the editorial coun-
Gil, who three times week were
called together to receive the Old
gentleman's directions. At last
DR.. Wallis, the oldest member
of the editorial force, plucked up
courage to ask the question. ''Mr.
Bennett" he said, "msy | ask why
you support MIR. Greeley so strenu-
ously for the senate?" The old man
brought his revolving eye TO bear
upon the doctor. The doctor did his
best to reciprocate by fastening his
single optic, gIittering behind bis
| glasses, on his chief.
why, you damned fool, you,
said Mr.. Bennett, don't you see that
; if l could get Greeley sent to the
( senate it would kill the Tribune"
81 wonder" said the narrator,