Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-09-30
NUMBER SO
The Criminal Calendar.

Hamp Drew, John Dooley and
Chas. Dooley had street fight yes
terday afternoon and were arrested
and placed under bond to appear be-
fore Justice J, M. DeNIoss tomorrow
to stand trial tor disturbing the peace.
Tom Agee, the negro who was ar
rested upon the charge of stealing a
freight car door from a Wab ash car
at Dllton, had his trial before Justice
]. M. DeMoss in KeytesviIle, Wednes-
day, was found guilty and fined $40
and costs. Agee took an appeal to
the October term of circuit court and
gave an appeal bond in the sum of
$Ioo with a. L. WEIGH and D. ".
Bayne as securities.
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The notorious Dan'l Williams, COL,
of Keytesville, who has been in the
county jail as many times as he has
phalanges, pleaded guilty in Justice
D. H. Hancock's court, Wednesday,
to beating an old plug of horse be-
longing to Ad. Lewis, COL, to death,
and was fined $50 and costs. Dan'I
was given a stay of execution upon
the promise that he would pay his
fine and costs as fast as his financial
circumstances would admit of.
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VIM. Cooley, Chas. Dooley, John
Dooley and Chas. Phillips, all delivers
of black diamonds in this vicinity,
came to KeytesvilIe last Tuesday and
swore out warrant before Justice D.
H. Hancock for the arrest of Hamp
Drew and Chas. Littrell, who are also
coal miners, charging Drew and Lit
trell with taking, carrying away and
stealing seven picks, seven wedges,
four shovels and one sledge of the
of the value of SIS, the property
of the four afiants. Drew and Lit
trell were arrested yesterday morning
by Sheriff ]. r. Dempsey, and when
taken before Justice Hancock they
each gave bond in the sum of $500
with J. E. Dempsey and F. NJ. Veatch
as security, respectively, for their ap-
pearance for trial tomorrow.
S. S. Terwiliger and wife, aged 76
and 6S years, respectively, of Prairie
Hill were tried by jury in Justice T.
A. La Grass court at Salisbury yes
terday for assaulting ]. M. Farris, a
Prairie Hill merchant, whom the Ter
wlligers do not like and assaulted him
for walking along the sidewalk in front
of their house, Thursday of tast week.
Mrs. Terwlliger was found guilty and
fined $40 and costs, Mr.. Terwiliger
seems to have played the role of 'as-
5istant assaulter," and was let off with
a fine of S.. Mr.. Farris, in addition
to having his feelings lacerated. was
also given black eye, but is happy IN
he thought that he saved his bucket
Of milk, as he was returning from
milking at the time. Mr.. TerwIliger
dropped a roll of butter in the mud
when he rushed to his spouse's assist
lnce.
Sam Holiday, aged 20 years, was
brought to KeytesvilIe from Brunswick
ast Monday night by Constable ], r.
Harrison, turned over to Sheriff
Dempsey and lodged in jail on a
issued from Justice c.
:. FInch's court at Brunswick, Hol-
day being unable to give bond in
he sum of $500 for his appearance
or trial before Justice Finch today.
Holiday is charged upon the affidavit
Mrs. Oliver Martin, with attempting
} burglarize Oliver Martins house
etween four and five O'Clock a week
go last Sunday morning. This was
lie same morning Oh which several
ther residences in Brunswick were
1tered and an attempt made to en-
II several others for burglarous pur-
oses. Holiday has brother, C. W.
Holiday, in the jewelry business at
runswick, whose place of business
in the poa-office. The showcase
G. w. Holidays establishment
as looted of several watches some
ne last April under rather suspicious
The thife was so