The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-03-25
Missouri Pacific Ry.. Co. W.. John r. rter.

court or T. oper county, but was
transferred ly change OF venue 10
Muniteau county, Were II was tried
lat We k, and IesulIed in verdict
for Porier in the sum of Sl2. 200.
Ii Was a prec, eding by the railroad
to secure the right of way along the
river front. and over property iu this
city owned by Purter, a arge portion
of which WIS lsed by him In connec.
ton with his terry. In a preliminary
stage Of The proceedings, he commis-
i mrs to assess damages, allowed
P"rt q CERTAIN sum and both the
PLAIN iff and defendants Fl ed excep-
TINS 10 report of the commissioners.
These exceptions were sustained by
the court, which act ON of ihe court
placed ihe parties in conditfo, to
suomit to the issues involved 10 the
cOnside lou OF jury. The railroad
applied { r a change of venue and a
lar.e numb-r OF witnesses from Cop
.r and lloS sri cpunies We're sum
mon d t. stify IN the case Port
asked damages for The taxing and ap
pr1pri tim of re Il eta t ued 10y him
for fer y purposes. The case wa hot
l. co t. sted with the re ut above
st It'd. a..
0 OF those who heard the argu-
m >aid ey Were V ry en'er.a.n-
ing He sad Judge Shirk. WHO is a
good SPEAKER, re med o b. al his EST,
in iulgpd III sv.rsl p ct &C lquotations
Ia the eur OF bis tdk, M was EVIL
de..t y in hign h pes OF f vorahle
V, rdicl for l. cl enI. He ma Ie some
f C tious remarks md war ed the jury
of he gre ing m t., | arn. & and
legal acumen OF Judge Drallen, who
wa. Ia fpl.ow him with the closing
sr-umrnt. ID att N, hnwever, our
info mat say, came back at lin
In fine sSe, With his u-ual
str ng argumen S, interspeIsrd wI'h
n o. casional anecd &c ily ~ay of IL
lus .ati ~. mi glrg la has 'nmitab G
way. goo Proportion of hum Il WI b
his soun. r.a-onIng AID logical can
customs, much TO Ire entert inment
of his u, arers a d The cuDIic ion of
the jury la be alt of as client. Oh Tx
id ,ome hing about ID z b, tween
the devil and the deep se which
Dratieu r, tort d 'ha If here was y
on N e"r h who ougt to f. ar tn :
deAil mr. had anO ne,, that ersoi
was Ia lro al at:,r. ey. In referring
to ohirks. i~rtc,r flights, e ,ai he
was MT vel, yer ed IN lit Failure,
as when &c (Shmk) was study ng
the poets, he (H.aH.nj W S
driving xe, f ia 6oons | t. the
Q.age b., S ami ia ling 20 ds 10
M r, seemed to ST TX he jury, a,
well rs OF .r LeIers, very iorcs' ly,
aud b z nal ru'i g utleman y Sh rk |
wOuld b We enjoyed at at uch ss
any one ii n- had no come to tear
taat The a lum IL PRISE ted and he |
ciaca lrg ot tine OK whp by Mr. |
Dratfeu would drive the jury from the |
sid uf tie il oai.
1t is il Cos rove MAJ very
rn.g arsune.n for his clint. as did
cha, kelf nj for the ra.IO d. Shrk |
AMI DE-. fen. huM ever. each mixing
the clos NJ speech FIR his cI en', we're
n pO-ii Ons which Ui'en furnish an
'pp rtupity a d ttmpta N to a
lawy~r IN asssi his ant ~. mt snd his
,ause W tn e. ers weopon avail bls in
he lar .e"n'iuct IF a Gaze, and
hey succe ed in max nc en- er-
alnmen out OF cause which would
l>ually prs u only dry nd pr sale
ettur.s. We have not head wheih-
r the Gaze will rest h re or be APP
pea ed. B f.nv il A ,yerriser.