Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-03

negro who knocked his brother in
black, Tom Brown. in the head with a
rock three weeks ago.
Same vs. Thomas A. c'Lon'0 Pope,
charged with enticing female under
IS years of age away from the paren-
tai roof for the purpose Of prostitution;
grand jury returns a true bill. De-
fendant valves formal arraignment and
pleads not guilty. Cause set for Fri
day, Dec. 4th, at 10 O'Clock n m.
Pope is the Clark township farmer
who disappeared with Lille Eads, a
I7-year-old neighbor girl, some time
last month, full account was publish
ed in these columns at the time.,
Same VS.. John Martin, charged with
felonious assault; grand jury returns
not a true biil. Defendant discharged
Martin is one of Keytesville's negro
toughs, and was arrested for knocking
Lewis Manuel, colored, in the head
with an iron poker three weeks ago.
Same VS.. John G. Forrest. charged
with murder in the first degree; grand
| jury returns a true bin. Forrest is the
Charlton township constable who shot
and killed James Gaines, colored, on
the 9th of last month. Owing to
want of time to try Forrest this
week his case will be continued
until the next April term.
Same vs.. James M. Fisher seduction
under promise of marriage; trial by
.ury. defendant found guilty and pun
Iishment assessed at fine of $I4o and
10 days in jail. Fisher is the young
man hailing from near Indian Grove
who seduced Mary F. Wilkinson Of
lnear Salisbury under promise of mar
rage, and as a result his victim be-
came a mother. At Fishers trial an
attempt was made on the part of the
defense to prove that the prosecuting
witness was a questionable character
prior to her illicit relations with Fisher,
but as all of the witnesses who gave in
1evIdence detrimental to Miss WiIkin-
sons good name were unlike Caesars
wfe-&bove suspicioo--sn f1c&, we're
lproven to be harlots or ibertines them
selves, their testimony had but little
weight with the jury. A full investiga-
ton of the case proved Fisher to be
either a fool or a knave. If he knew
that Mary F. Wilkinson was criminally
intimate with other men, then the ten
der, love-sick missives he penned her
proved him to be 4 fool. If, on the
other hand, they were written with the
view to accomplishing her ruin, then
knave is the only proper name by
which he should be known among
men.
Same VS.. James Moxley, selling
liquor illegally; trial jury, defendant
found guilty. and his punishment AS
sessed at a fine Of $40. Moxley is
the young man who sold liquor in
lemonade at a picnic near Dawkins
bridge on The 2Ist day Of August,
1896.
Same vs. James r. Fox, robbing
grave; attachment ordered for VIM.
Martin and George Martin, witnesses
for the defendant, made returnable on
the first day Of next term of this court
Same VS.. same, same; continued on
: application of defendan, and at his cost
Fox is the young doctor and druggist
who, while residing at Marceline, pur'
loined the dead body of Miss Leons
Gates from bell cemetery near West
; vilte the night Of the 7th Of March,
1907. When the case was first called
for trial in this county the defendant
took change OF venue to the circuit
court Of Linn county at Linneus, where
he was tried and convicted Of the
crime Of which re was charged and wa.
! sentence to the peniten,iary for three
) years. He took an appeal to the su'
: preme court where the finding of the cir
5 cult court was reversed and the cause
: remanded. II was expected that the