Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-01-24
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular January Term, 1896.

The second week Of the January
term of the Charlton county circuit
court at Salisbury adjourned yesterday
eve. and several cases were left on the
docket, as Judge Rucker goes to Platte
City, Platte county, next Monday to
preside as judge in the case of the
state against Reed, charged with muir
der. Judge w. S. Herndon. of that
judicial circuit. being disqualified to
try the case.
Besides the cases given in our last
issue the following cases had been
passed upon up to yesterday (Thurs-
day. evening:
CRIMINAL cAsRs.
State Of Missouri vs.. Edgar Farris-
ter, change of venue from Carroll
county; continued. Farrister is charg-
ed with slanderng Miss Waite Snider,
Of Carroll county. in June, 1898, by
having circulated false and malicious
reports about her character.
Same vs.. John Reed. (No. ~ sell
ing liquor illegally; plea Of guilty, and
defendant, punishment fixed at a fine
Of $40. Reed is the young man who
ran an illegal whisky joint at Triplett.
for which he was indicted by the grand
jury in January, 1895.
Same VS. same, (No. a) same; same.
Same VS.. same, (No. 81 same; same.
Same W. Joseph Langell, felonious
assault; trial by jury and verdict of not
guilty. Langell is the young man Who
carved Lon Fleetwood with a pocket
knife at Tripless ON the soth-o< last
June. Langell has been in the county
jail ever since until his acquittsl last
Monday. The jury believed Langell
used his knife on Fleetwood in self
defense.
Same VS.. Frank N. Stone, emberrle-
ment, continued on application Of and
at cost Of defendant. Stone once lived
in Keytesville, but more recently at
Salisbury. He is charged with having
emberIled S7oo or $500 from the
Singer Manufacturing Co. while acting
as their agent. Stone now resides at
St. Joseph.
Same VS.. Robert e. Hunter, selling
liquor illegally; noik prOreqsi. Mr..
Hunter is mike druggist.
Same vs.. Joseph Meyers. appeal;
trial By jury, and verdict of not guilty.
Meyers was charged with having dis
turbed the peace Of VIM. d. Fuller at
Mike on the 7th Of last August by
quarreling, challenging and fighting.
Same vs. Luther Jackson, burglary
and larceny; defendant valves formal
arraignment and pleads not guilty.
Plea of not guilty withdrawn. aud plea
of guilty entered. Defendants punish
ment not yet fixed. Jackson viii be
sent to the Boonville Reform school
for burglaries committed at Pee Dee
last fall before he was IS years of age.
Same vs.. Willis Allen ct al, appeal;
trial by jury and verdict of not guilty.
The defendants were Willis Allin. COL,
and his son, Herbert, of Keytesville.
They were charged with having dis
turbed the peace of Mr.. II. c. Hyde.
Of near Keytesville, four or FIVE weeks
ago.
Same VI. Sam1 Hof, defendant in
dicted for felonious assault with intent
to kill; continued on application of and
at cost of state. This is the case grow
ing out of the shooting of Cinda Ewing,
COL, IN the knee by Constable Sam1
Hof, of Bowling Green township. on
the 10th Of last November at Dalton.
Same VS.. Clark Harper (No. ~,
selling liquor illegally; defendant valves
formal arraignment and plead, not
guilty. Withdraws plea Of not guilty
and with consent Of prosecuting attor-
ney pleads guilty to selling liquor with
put license. Punishment fixed at fine
of $40. Mr.. Harper is a Triplett
druggist.
Same vs. same (No. ~, same; same.
Same vs.. VIM. II. May, defendant