The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-10-13
ORIMIHAL COURT PROCEEpIHes.

CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Criminal court convened, last Monday,
and il still In session, and will be for
more than . week longer. There are not
20 many bad cases to try - usual, but
withal the docket IL . long one, and the
"bench' and "bar'' have been hard at
WORE.
When cour convened, Monday, all the
his deputies took the required oath, and
then the iuries were called and excuses
from service granted - follows: J.. @.
Webb mi Jas. Peake, from the grand
jury. aud J.. A. r. Chamberlain, J. L.
Groves and r. NJ. Webb from the petit
jury.
Judge Ryland then charged the grand
jury, which 10 composed Of the following
"good and lawful" citizens: W.T.Glover,
foreman; T. R. Taylor, Slaughter Camp
bell, Louis H. Lake, T. J. Fowler, J. E.
Webb, Elmer Youngs, Edward Handy,
John G. Worthington, George Hutchinson.
David Groves, Jr., and D. H. Gordy.
In the case Of the state vs.. Mahlon Hall,
embezzlement, the plea not guilty was
| withdrawn and motion made to quash
Indictment; motion sustained.
State VI. Robert Hammond, robbery
and grand larceny, enters plea not guilty
and motion made to require state to elect
which count It will proceed TO try.
billiard Moses, who was bound over to
await the action of the grand Jury ON the
charge of rape, was reported dead, and
the cause was dismissed.
On Tuesday, the grand jury presented
the following indictments:
State w. Henry Winson, grand larceny.
State VI. Lee Twiner, larceny from
dwelling.
State vs.. Thos. Cassell, assault and
battery; nolle entered.
State vs.. Henry Winson, grand larceny ;
r. A. Hicklin appointed t. defend.
State W. Leo Twiner. larceny from
dwelling. Plea Of not guilty entered.
Charles Lyons appointed to defend.
STATE vs. Stephen Barker, contempt;
fined US by the court.
Theodore Ottschafiel, Of Germany, ad-
mitted - . citizen.
The grand jury returned the following
indictments. Wednesday:
VIM. Turner, burglary second degree
and grand larceny.
A. Martin and J. Henry, robbery and
grand larceny.
Edward BurnaW, burglary second
degree and grand larccny.
Harry Stafford, petit larceny, second
o1ense.
A. Martin and J. Henry, a~rraigned on
charge Of robbery and grand larceny
plea of not guilty.
Edward Burnaw, charged with burglary
and grand larceny, arraigned. U. @
Phetzing appointed to defend. Plea moi
guilty.
WIN. Turner arraigned on same charge
Plea not guilty.
State W. M. Callison and J. Bauerlei
nolle entered and defts discharged.
On Thursday, the grand jury returned
these indictments:
George Edwards, assault with intent t.
kill.
State W. Chris. Echoff, obstructinf
public road; motion filed to quash th,
Indictment.
Chas. w. Dunkel, who was charget
with burglary and grand larceny. Wal
, tried by Jury and acquitted. 1t will b
remembered that he wa one Of the par
ties arrested At Boonvills last October OF
the charge Of burglarizing the stores o
VIM. Stevenson. w. B. Bolton and d. w
B. Tevis.
State VI. Geo. Edwards; defendant ar
raigued on charge OF assault with intenl
to kill, and plea Of not guilty.
State w. Harry Stafford; forfeitur
taken against defendant, and Matt Stat
ford and b. w. Marcum, security, will
leave to set aside. Capias ordered return
able forthwith.