Kansas City daily journal., 1895-02-26
QUICK WORK At LIBERTY.
JACKSON COUNTY CRIMINAL CisEs
DISPOSED OF RAPIDLY.
Those Against Bankers Reid and Touimin
and bishop Mcnamara Dismissed
by the state -tatshnw Is
Ready for Trial.

dozen criminal cases from this city
were on the docket of the Clay county
circuit court at Liberty yesterday. and
all of them We're disposed OF during tho
day, ana the only remaining cases from
Jackson county to be tried there are
| those against oN-1usticc Latshaw,
charging him with embozzlcment These
cases are docketed for trial to-day. and
VIII be called as soon to-day as the case
on trial is completed. Last evening both
sides announced themselves ready for
trial. The state will be represented by
Prosecutor Jamison and his assistant,
Judge Botsford
Among the cases disposed OF yester-
day was that against Gibbs c. Whit
man. who assaulted Principal williams,
OF the Chace school, a year ago
The cases against "Bishop" Mcnamara
were dismissed, and the murder cases
against Jerry Pate and his companions
were continued.
When the cases against Gibbs G. Whit
man, charged with assaulting Professor
Nillinms, of the Chace school, on Feb
ruary H. 1891. and also with disturbing
the school. We're called the attorneys for
the defendant made quite an effort to
secure "A continuance until the next
term. Prosecuting Attorney Jamson
made a strong objection to any further
delay and the court indicated that the
I'dSpuS loI ASKING the delay were not
good. 1t was agreed TO take up the
case again at > o'clock. and when 1t was
called at that time the attorneys an
nounced that the defendant desired to
enter plea of guilty to common as
sault, and they asked the court to aC-
cept that plea. which was done.
Attorney Latshaw, for the defense,
pleaded for leniency, stating that the
defendant had five motherless children
to provide for and that the costs already
were over 5000. Prosecuting Attorney
Jamison called the attention of the court
to the fact that, while he was willing
to show all leniency possible he could
not forget that the assault was very
brutal.
Judge Broaddus fined Whitman $50
and three months in jail. In case he
was able to pay the fine and costs at
once the court agreed to remit the Jail
sentence. The fine and costs will
amount to over $500. as there We're about
fifty witnesses from the city out to the
trial yesterday, including over a score
of teachers and school children.
In case Whitman is locked up he will
be sent to the Jackson county jail. as
Judge Broaddus said yesterday that the
Clay county Jail was quite unfit for hab-
itation. Last evening Whitman was In
charge of Sheriff Hymer, but said he
would settle up everything to-day. Ow-
ing to the condition of the jail he was
guarded at the residence of the sheriff
last night.
The cases against Jerry Pate and his
companions in the Fifth ward riot a
year ago We're called, and. by agreement
of all the attorneys. continued for
the term. Prosecutor Jamison asked for
the continuance. and in doing so said
such a step was made necessary by
reason of the recent changes in the
Office.
The cases against "Bishop" V. Nc
Namara, his nephew and agent, We're all
dismissed by Prosecutor Jamison. who
said he was impelled to take that step
by reason of the fact that the strongest
case against the defendant had been
tried and n conviction not secured, and
1t would be practically impossible to
now get conviction at n later date on
Were based ON the same act he would
dismiss the entire number.
The bishop was in the room at the
time and heard the announcement with
out a change of countenance. and soon
after left the building and went to the
house of a friend
The cases against Bankers John Reid
and George w. Toumin, of the defunct
trust companies. were all dismissed, as
had been expected since the supreme
court upheld the decision of Judge
Broaddus that the law did not include
trust companies under the restrictions
placed around banks.
The case against Charles Schaeifer,
who was charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons, was continued owing |
to the sickness of a couple of important |
and that against G. j. Jacobs, |
with obtaining goods from
Hanna, Munger & Co., was |
continued until later in the term.