The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-24
THE LEABO EXAMINATION
The Evidence All in-The De.
Tense Refuse to Offer any
Testimony.

Leabo, charged with procuring an
abortion upon the person of Otie
Cardwell and causing her death, was
in progress to-day before Justice
Blair and Fisher at the criminal court
DOM.
The first witness to-day was @. L.
Murphy, The man who kept the hotel
at Green Ridge, where the deceased
girl was employed several months be-
fore she went to work for DIR. Leabo.
His evidence was the most damaging
to DR.. Leabo yet given. Murphy
was telegraphed for yesterday TO come.
No reason was given in the telegram
for him to come, but this morning he
materialized as a witness
DR.. w. G. Overstreet was sworn
and stated that he was a physician
and surgeon. II was called to see
Otie Cardwell, February 2. l went
with DR.. Dressed. DR.. Leabo called
al my office On the same morning and
wanted me to do all | could to save
Otie Cardwell and he would see that
the bill was paid. | went, but before
/ left her | thought the girl was past
all human help. / was first called
into this case on Sunday night, Feb
ruary 1st. DIR. Leabo was suffering
With a felon on his finger the last
week in January and | understood
that he was under the influence of
morphine and whisky to alleviate the
great pain he was suffering"
d. HI. Spahr, sworn: Live three
miles southwest of Green. Ridge.
Have known Otie Cardwell since she
came to hotel Murphy, at Green
Ridge. Her brother worked for me
and at the request of Murphy told
kRfG 6 ply her Knew the girl when she
worked at DR.. Leabo's. Cites sister is
working at my house. Young An
drews came to my house and informed
her sister that Oie was very sick.
That was on Monday, the day of her
death. / went to Mrs. Andrews in
Sedalia, and saw Otie's sister, who
told me Otie was dead. l met DIR.
Leabo the same evening. He told
me that Otie was dead-said that DR..
Dressed told him. | saw him at the
undertaker's the next day. He told
me that L was causing all the trouble
with him. | remarked that L was
causing the investigation. He
seemed very angry and told him l
would see him later when he was in
better mind. | explained afterward
why was prompting the investigation.
Have lived near Green Ridge five
years. Have known DIR. Leabo ever
since | first came to the Ridge. Think
| first met him at the hotel. Went
there with her brother who worked
for me. She was a servant there. /
have not paid money to employ an
attorney to prosecute this case. Have
not been asked to. / know of no meet.
ing of citizens at the Ridge to prose
cute this case against DIR. LeabO.
The state here rested the case and
the defendant and his attorneys re-
tired and after consulting some time
came in and moved that the defend
and be dismissed as there was not
suficiency of evidence to hold DIR.
Leabo to the grand jury.
The justices Oyerruled the motion
to dismiss the case and the defendant
refused to introduce any evidence and
closed.
The arguments of the attorneys are
being heard this evening at the con-
c'usion of which the justices will make
a decision either dismissing or holding
the defendant. Messrs. Longan and
G. w. Barrett for the state and
Messrs. Sangree & Lamm and P. d.
Hastain for the defence.