The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28
till II o'clock. / did not leave the

I'LL IL O'CLOCK. i 0lO not leave the
house till next morning
On cross examination Mr. thinner
man repeated his story substantially
and il remained mistaken.
j. C. Wileor s,rorp: live in Sc
dalia have lived there ten years.
Ira Zimmerman is nv son-in-law. In
September. 1880. he lived at my
house, remember the night John
Bowman's laundry was burned. That
day was AT my store and went home
about 10 O'Clock that night. Mr..
Zimmerman, mis- wife and NV wife
were there. He was reading book
aloud. remained in the room about
a half hour, then went down to the
basement where | slept. Iwent to
bed about / l o'clock.
On cross examination Mr.. Wilcox
memory proved very defective. and
Attorney Lamm, after persistent
effort, disclosed the fact that the
witness could not remember any other
single incident in his family life
before or after the night Of Septem-
her 8. Mr.. Lamm insisted on Know
ing. however, who was running for
president in 1890, but the witness.
after struggle. had TO give ii up and
he was excused.
Mrs. j. e. Witcor Sro.u: Am the
mother of Mrs. Ira Zimmerman. |
recall the night of the fire. Mr.. Tim
norman was at home and VIA, reading
Il; II o'clock that night.
On cross examination witness said
they knew nothing of the fire till next
morning about nine O'Clock, but had
talked about it afterwards.
Mrs. Ira +. Zimmerman sro,n: Mrs..
Ximmerman's evidence was that her
husband came home about $50 on
the night Of the fire. September 8.
1890, where he sat up till IL o'clock
reading a book called 1.-The Twin
Hells." At this hour he got pitcher
Of water. and then went to bed and
was at home all the remainder of the
night. Mrs. Zimmerman was not
cross examined.
At 9 p. m. the defence announced
it would rest the case.
The attorneys for the state request
ed continuance of the second case
and it was continued generally. the
defendants bond of g.. 900 being also
continued, with his father as bonds
man. The witnesses in both cases
were then discharged.
Judge Ryland limited the argu-
ments to one hour and thirty minutes
a side. At $50 p. IN. Mr.. Lamm
read the Instructions for the state to
the jury. He was followed by Mr..
Steele for the defense.
The arguments were commenced by
Prosecuting Attorney Louis Hof-
man. who consumed half hour in
BRIEFLY stating the case for the state.
Attorney w. ID. Steele followed
Hoffman, he was followed by Attor-
neys Rector and Hastain both for the
defense.
Geo. W. Barnett closed for the
state.
Frequently during the speeches the
defendant, his wife and his father, all
of whom sat near their counsel, wept
copiously.
At 6:30,the jury retired and at 3
o'clock having failed to arrive at a
verdict, they were discharged till
Monday morning, when they will
make their report. 1t is expected
that the jury will fail to agree.
Marshall has plenty of churches
and tour saloons.
The Marshallites are looking for
the north and south road.
Marshall is a thriving town but
business seems at present very dull.
Ira Zimmerman's father was an
interested listener to the evidence in
his sons case.
Judge Ryland looks in better
health than when he held criminal
court in Pettis county.
The roads about Marshall are bet
ter than around most country towns,
but still they could be better.
-Seialia Wa well represented in
Marshall pthe past week attending
court a. attorneys and witnesses.
Frank Moore, formerly a reportcr
ON the Ga;ettc. but now of the st. Joe