Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-08

from jistice on account of rape COM
mitted on his-year-old sister-in-law.
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Ed. Lewis. COL, was arraigned in
Justics 81 A. La Grass court at Sails
bury Yesterday charged with stealing
an oyefcoat belonging to a negro
named Brown from the residence of
China Kincheloe. Judge La Grass
thoue the evidence was not sufficient
to hold Lewis for the grand jury, and
he wa discharged.
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Wa Welch of four miles south of
town as been bound over In the sum
| of S 80 to appear in Justice J. M.
DeNoss' court tomorrow to answer to
the clsarge of disturbing the peace of
N, littIeton and family. Littleton
lives ~ house that belongs to Welch,
and tes landlord wanted to get rid of
his tenant, for which he is doubtless
not t blame, but he should have
taken the necessary legal steps to do
so. instead of doing that, however,
William called at Littleton's cabin and
undeFsook to run him off the place by
brandishing a revolver, quarreling,
challenging and threatening to fight,
and bg so doing committed fracture
of ths law, hence Littleton had him
arresled.
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Mayor John H. Heisel of Brunswick
was arrested last Saturday by Sheriff
]. r. Dempsey on a warrant sworn
out before Justice D. H. Hancock
of KeYtesville by Joe Ashby, charging
HeisAl with murder in the first degree
for killing the atlantis father, City Mar
shal Richard Ashby, at Brunswick on
the night of the 18th of last month.
i ga ssndant gave bond in the sum
Tot ,6oo win lis fakhef,
Heisel, as security for his appearance
before the grand jury at the July term
of circuit court at Salisbury next Mon
day week. Heisel is recovering rapid
| ly from the wounds he received in the
leshy part of the abdomen and
through the left lung at the hands OF
City Marshal Ashby.
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Erastus Butler, COL, was lodged in
jail last Monday, having been arrested
the night previous by Sheriff ]. R.
Dempsey and deputy, L. A. Embree,
on a warrant sworn out by H. F.
Meyer, charging him with felonious
assault on Chas. Woods, COL, with a
knife at dusky dance in the neigh
borhood of Shannondale. Butler cut
Woods in the arm. When the pris-
oner was arraigned in Justice ]. M.
DeMoss' court in Keytesville last
Monday, Erastus waived formal ar
raignment and pleaded not guilty. His
bond was fixed at $500 for his ap-
pearance before the grand jury, in de-
fault of which he was lodged in Jail.
Buffers wife was also mixed up in the
fracas, and is, charged with carrying
or brandishing pistol, but she was
not arrested.
While in quest of Erastus Butler,
COL, last Sunday night, who was want
ed tor scarving another son of Ham by
the name OF Chas. Woods at a negro
dance near Shannondale, Deputy Sher-
iff Ashby- of Charlton township ran
across bevy of colored crap-shoot-
ers, all of whom he succeeded in bag
ging. They were Aaron Curry, Lon
Gooch, Joe Fristoe, VIM. Gentry and
John Lewis. They were brought before
Justice ]. M. DeMoss of Keytesville
and pleaded guilty to the charge OF
gambling. Each of the sports was
fined ST. and costs and sentenced to
the county jail for 80 days, but stay
of execution was given as to the Jail
sentence upon the payment of each
fine and costs, which amounted to So.
All paid up except Gentry and Lewis,
and they will take their meals at Hote
de Dempsey for the next 81 days.
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