The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-11

defendant.
The court quoted the Modes and
Persians to one of the panel, who was
positive that his opinion was there to
stay.
i One of the panel said he was a
wood chopper and resided south of
Dresden. He had resided in Pettis
county three months, and came from
earstern Virginia. Never heard of
the case under controversy. Jeter \.
Seamands, the wood-cutter, was ac-
cepted As a competent juror.
At noon thirty-twO competent Jurors
had been secured. The court then
took recess to 1:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON Session.
At $50 p. M, the forty men who
were competent as jurors were secured
and excused to appear Friday at /
o'clock.
State VS.. William +. Rice, charged
with carrying concealed weapons, an
appeal fiOm justice court at Dresden.
On the 18th of July, 1892, James
Brown, the prosecuting witness, and
w. F. Rice had difficulty, in which
an innocent girl was involved. In the
course Of the trouble Brown claims
that Rice exhibited a pistol. Rice
claims he did not SO act.
When tried before jury in Justice
Bent Reese's court at Dresden, Rice
was found guilty and fined $50. Rice
appealed to the criminal court.
Prosecuting Attorney Hoffman and
p. ID. Hastain are for the state and
w. ID. Steele for the defendant.
State VS. Thomas Settles; Obstruct-
ing public road and eapias ordered
returnable Immediately.
VIC Hastain of Cedar county was
enrolled As a member of the Pettis
county bar.
William johnson and Abe Newman.
colored, were discharged from Jail
after having served forty three days
each on a conviction of adultery, and
John Kelly was also discharged after
having served an eight days sentence
for petit larceny.
City of Sedalia VS. Annie Ingram.
appellant; appeal; motion to quash,
sustained.
The city cases against Bart jackson,
William Shobe and W. W. Glenn,
the motion to quash was withdrawn.
City VS.. John Blue; application
filed for continuance in these cases.
State VS. Martin Biggs. Jr.; felonious
assault; dismissed for want Of prosccu-
ton.
State VS. w F Rice; carrying con-
eealed weapons; appeal from Dresden
township; tried by jury and acquitted.
State VS. Fred Schach Obstructing
public road; defendant convicted and
fined 81 and costs; defendant saves
all exceptions.
The case of the State rs. George
Cannon was called to-day.
In 1888, this man was hOOllum
about Sedalia. He was terror to the |
police and when Jim GOssage under |
took to arrest him he shot at Gossage
and made his escape.
Subsequently he was arrested for
forgery, having forged a check and
passed it upon Charles Hoffman. In
April, 1889, he was indicted for shoot |
ing Gossage. He pleaded guilty To
forgery and received sentence in the |
penitentiary.
When that time expired Cannon
returned to Sedalia and as Gossage had |
not forgotten the whistle of bullet
passing his ears he took the
shooter in and the matter eliminated |
this morning by the defendant plead |
ing guilty and the court awarded him
ten days in the county Jail.
State rs. Geo. A. Groshong, an in
dictment for assault with intent to kill. |
This case comes from Benton county |
by change of venue.
Geo. A. Groshong assaulted Wilson |
Dennis Nov. |, 1892.
Wilson Dennis is the father-in-law |
of George A. Groshong.
Groshong married daughter of
the defendant and is an old criminal, !
he having been in the penitentiary for
horse stealing. indicted for attempted
rape, for fraudulently voting, ETC., and
there is a family feud in the case.
The day before the assault of Nov.
1, 1892, Dennis shot twice at Gros-
hong and the next day the defendant
met Dennis on the streets of Warsaw,
and made the assault for which he is
now tried.
The jury acquitted erosion and the |
defendant shook jhands with all the |
jury that would wait long enough to
have him grab their hand: