The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-06-27
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Constable Bleyins, of Knoxville town
Ray county, was here Tuesday.
There will be an adjourned term OF the
probate court, beginning next Monday.
Dave Heathman is operating a Reming-
type writer in the circuit clerks office.
Sheriff Mitchell says it was the busiest
term of court for him since he has been in
office.
Deputy Sheriff Jackson, of Higginsville,
was here Tuesday, attending criminal
court.
In the criminal court Saturday, u GER
titled copy of the indictment was present
ed to Isaac ID. Felts.
Constable Evans, of AuIlville, brought
Charles Hoover, an insane man, to the
county Jail last week.
Prosecuting Attorney Graham, OF Car
roll county, was here Tuesday, in the
William C., Jones case.
Isaac Felts mixes very little with the
other prisoners, and spends much time
reading his testament.
Chris Young, the condemned murderer,
was given a little turn about the Jail Mon
day, and seemed to fully enjoy the exer-
else.
William Canning, q native of Scotland,
26 years old, was made a citizen of the
United States at Tuesdays session of the
crimina court.
A bill of exceptions was filed in the
criminal court Tuesday, in the case OF
John Keith, convicted of selling liquor
without license
Sheriff Mitchell makes a 'bully officer"
as one of his friends remarked Thursday
afternoon, but he can't ring the court
house bell with entire success and rhythm.
Pickett Il Huddles, of Ivanhoe, Va, yes
terday sent Isaac Felts a New Testament.
Felts has received a letter from his wife
to read the bible and let bad books alone.
is. R~osenbloom, awaiting trial for OBJ
tanning money and goods by false pre-
lenses, was released from custody yester-
day, a st. Louis friend signing the bond.
Deputy Sheriff j. p. Woodland, OF Car
roll county, N j. M. Byers, holding a
like office in Ray county, were here Tues
day, as witnesses in the Jones grand lar
oeny case.
Virgil M. Conkling, one of the leading
attorneys OF Carrollton, and a pleasant
and learned gentleman, will likely defend
Felts in his trial for completely in the
killing OF Azariah Higgins.
Judge Joseph Smith suggests tha the
crowd OF loungers in the cool shade be-
tween the court house and clerks office
might amuse themselves and do much
good pushing a lawn mower, but he doesn't
desire to be the first one to start.
Mi. Pickett, a brOther-in-law of Isaac
Felts, charged with the murder of A. Hig
gins, has written a letter from his hom,
at Ivanhoe, Va, advising the young MAJ
to do right and take q lesson from tn
circumstances surrounding him. The let
ter is a good one, and comes from one O
Felts's hest friends.
George Haddix was not at home Thurs
day, when Deputy Sheriff Hale went t
kill the stock afflicted with CHAMBERS, an
the officer returned without executin
} that part of his commission. The tw
, horses, suffering with chronic glapder.
) were Appraised At $50 each, and the tw
mules, with the acute form of the diseas,
:, were held to be worth s. each.
Deputy Sheriff Hale went to the residenc
Of George Haddix, ak miles southwest {
Waverly, Thursday, TO- kin the two muie
and mare suffering with CHAMBERS. Som
time ago MI, haddix bought a couple
ponies from a lot OF Texas horses, bein
driven through the neighborhood, and
is supposed these communicated the dis
ease. Farmers should take care TO guar
8 against such as this.