The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-04
THE END OF THE TERM.
Last Day of the District Court
for January Term,
But April Term Begins Again
on Monday.
Work Of the Term Summed UP and
the Cases to Be Taken Up at
the Coming Term.

District Judge Hazen has planned a
holiday for himself today, the first one
for months But last evening he said
he did not think it would be much of a
success, as he had already consented
to hold court this morning in cOnse-
quence of the eager pleadings Of some
of the attorneys.
The judge was going to celebrate be
cause this was the last day of the jan
uary term of the district court. The
April term begins next Monday and
the judge thought himself entitled to
a days respite. He has been sitting
continuously since last September.
Judge Hazen is hopeful of finishing
the next term of court by July TO- He
says that the docket is the nghtest it
has ever been since he has been judge
though the figures show that there are
474 cases docketed for trial to 467 for last
term. However, a number of those
placed on next terms docket have all
ready been disposed of.
The winter session is the poorest one
for work on account of the short days,
poor roads, and inability of people to
get about. The docket for last term
was large and the murder cases took
up much time, causing a number of
trials to be continued. If Judge Hazen
can dispose Of the coming sessions bus
mess by July 10 he viii be accomplish
ing quite a feat, as his court had to
remain in session all summer last year.
Monday viii be motion day as usual
and on Tuesday the jury viii come and
the criminal cases. viii be begun There
are SO Of them on the docket, but some
have already been settled, some of the
defendants have not been arrested. and
some viii plead guilty. 50 that Judge
HaZen thinks the criminal cases should
be finished in twenty to thirty days
County Attorney Stafford says there is
not a case which need consume more
than two days
The grand jury ran the number Of
cases up considerably. The defendants
in the grave robbery cases may. how
ever. get a change Of venue and this
would strip the docket of many of its
features. If the application for a
change is denied. the trials viii come
up during this term.
The first assignment Of criminal
cases is as follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL z.
State VS.. James Arterbridge. petit
larceny.
State VS.. Joseph Coates forgery.
State VS.. ex-Poicemen Johnston and
Hobson, burglary and larceny
This is the Fred Durein beer steal
ing case. EIobson is under bond but
y OA444SlOL mas never DEeL arrested lie
left soon after being discharged from
the police force. and was last heard
Of in Kansas City.
State VS.. Joe kellam. petit larceny
Kellam, the venerable 1ointist IS
charged with stealing barrel Of beer
from the Santa F'e freight depot.
WEDNESDAY
State vs.. Childs. grand larceny
State VS.. Benjamin Butler, burg
larry.
state VS.. John Hutchinson, burg
larry.
State VS.. Mcdonald and Bowden. burg
larry.
Butler is Major HudsOn's burglar
while the last three are accused of
rifling the Howard store
THURSDAY
State VS.. Henry Jordan, robbery.
state vs.. Charles Rote, grand lar
ceny-
state vs.. Marcus z. Lowe, felonious
assault
Last fall Lowe nearly killed George
w. Reed. Jr.. at the fair grounds by
striking him with a neck yoke. His
case was continued last term at his re-
quest
State VS.. Charles Hahn three counts.
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses He is said to have given worth
less checks for cattle, representing
himself to be buyer for Wolfe.