Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-07-23


the circuit court of Linn county al
Brookfeld- ~
CRIMINAL CASES.
State vs.. S. Svearingen, felouious
assault; defend ant by consent OF Hrese-
cutting attorney allowed to plead guilty
to common assault Something over
a year ago defendant was a merchant
at Gutiridge Mills. He had an nc.
count against r. +. and James Hazel
wood, father and son, for goods sold
them on credit. His debtors drive
up in front OF his store one day riding
n a spring wagon. He dunned them
for the debt they owed. An alteration
of words ensued. Swearingen became
enraged At some of their insolence ~ an
Into his store and returning with a
pisio! in his hand began firing IN tscg
direction as they drove cf, but simply
into the air to irighten them, as ne de-
clared. Upon pleading guilty to cen
mon assault he was fined $40 aud
costs, which ne could not pay and vas
scnt to jail. Z.
! State rs. Ben Gar iener. feloniousas-
siul;; soZ, yas0eogni. Gardener sasin'
dictcd by the grand Jury at tie July,
1906, term OF circuit court at Salisbury
for making a feIonious assault on Oscar
Wiley. alias S,eeplc Jack" in front
OF !. \. &. Philips livery stable in
Keytesvil,e on Iune I6.h, 1896.
Gudencr and Wiley had had some
trouble over settlement of wages due
him CGLrdene) by the said
Wiley, which eliminated IN
Gardener knocking "Steeple jack
dJwn with a club from blow on the
head. The case has been continued
by the state from term to term sc-
count of the absence ofthe prv btia2
-i,pess and deseaiIing Of -ve- snts =
him to attend, the prosecuting attorney
dismissed the case.
State VS.. Samuel Croft, perjury,
Hon. c. Hammond of Brunswick,
counsel for defendant, having been
elected special judge in the absence Of
Judge Rucker, this cause was, 10y
agreement, continued to the next term
of court.
State VS.. Tuo. Leonard, feIonious as
szult; noiLe p,sse1zi. Leonard was
charged with fciouaous assault on wm.
B Cokely, near Trplett. year ago
this month. CokeS seems to have
had no desire TO prosecute the case
rs he failed to pu' in his appearance
during this term OF court.
State VS.. Wm. Collet, selling iotoxi-
eating liquor without license the prose
outing attorney being disqualified 10y
reason of relationship to defendant.
4. W. Johnson was appointed to
prosecute. \ E0iSe rr0SogRi was
entered in this case and the de-
fendant discharged. This is the last
Of several MIrceline fair cases, osigi-
mating 1vcr the alleged illicit sale OF
intoSican;s IN July, 1896.
State VS.. W. ID. Fans'er, srson; ESis
trial, AMI prosecuting attorney enters a
S1Lf t-ases-ri. All the evidence vas
presented at the trial tha; Il was posi-
ble foS the state to procure. and as the
Jury stood ) tor conviction TO 2 for sc-
quir& the state despaircd Of ever being
able to ccayict, and to save Cseless ex-
pense discussed the case and dis
charged the defendant. Fsnsler was
charged with burning his drag store at
Prairie H;ll in July, 1895.
Same rs. Edgar Farresser, cS.nge
of veBge from Carroll county; con-
tinued. Farrester is charged wIch de-
flaming Ire character Of Miss Notie
Snidez, Carroll couaiy yopag lady,
in June, 1898.
Same VS. John ID. SnitA- grand
larceny trial by JUICY, verdict OF not
guilty and defendant discharged.
Smith Is one of the parties ~ho was
charged with the theft of eigA, head of
cattle belonging to J. y. Long of near
N-adon IN Nave-u',e- ISsS