Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-12
mar Jim Farris, speaker of the last house
and al alleged gubernatoriai possibility
previous TO The election. was defeated for

previous to The election. was defeated for
the legislature in Laclede county.
Here is a hit of political pleasantly from
a Missouri Democratic paper whose editor
rarely INDUCES in such levity: The De-
mocracy has put itself in good shape for
the battle in 1890. and all that needs to bc
done is TO remain steadfast and await, that
contest. The victory will be ours"
ss
MaGnanimous George Trigc deCorates the
front page of his Richmond CONSERVATION
with q four-coiumn rooster big enough 10
have appropriately sigualized his own cleo
ton as railroad commissioner rather than
that of the fellow who beat him out of the
coveted nomination at the Springfield con-
ven!ion.
The local result in Springfield and Greene
county indicated the widespread prevalence
Of the belief there that the only good
tpoliticaN Indians are the dead ones. The
"MohawkS" were caught with their war
paint on and We're mercilessiy slaughtered
and scalped. The Leader-Democrat breaks
forth in lamentation thus: 'Vandalii.
this state, is having scarlet fever. The
Democratic portion of Greene county YIN
pathiZes with Vandalia. The truth is we
are in splendid condition 10 sympathize
with anybody in affection"
Some OF the papers are urging that the
legislature abolish the entrance and tuition
fees in all departments at the state uni
versity. Should this be done" insists one
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least 1aH students would be enrolled next
year. In the universities of neighbo-ing
states education is absolutely free. Way
should Missouri, one OF the richest COM
monwealths in the Union. insist upon
charging her students tuition in an insti-
tuition that stands at the head of the public
school system?"
Little Louis Hoskins. of this city,
caused a bigger laugh in a ST. Joseph the
alter last Saturday" the Hopkins Journal
says. than was ever called forth by any
of the popular comedians who appear in
that city. His neither took him to a mat
Tree, and Louis was deeply interested in
the performance. Ore scene happened to
lie on the solemn order. the actors tip-toe-
ins and speaking only in stage whispers.
The stiffness was so intense that a pin
could have been heard TO drop. but Louis
missed the tragic lines of the star actor,
and yelled at the top of his voice, What
did you saw" This of course brought
| down the house. and tie pathetic scene was
cut short.
Mayor McCluskey. of Maryvilie. a hale
and hearty veteran of the civil war. takes
little stock in the yarns of the yellow
howlers as to the unprecedented hardships
undergone by our soldiers during the
trouble with Spain. Said he the otLer
night just after his return from a tour OF
| the Pacific coast: 81 am G. years old. /
served in the Union army Jour years.
While away / never was hcmesick. I lay
on the ground with my knapsack for a pill
low seven weeks with typhoid fever. and
every day from one to ten of my comrades
died and were carried by where 1 lay.
! Cared for? Yes. I was cared for. ! never
had my face washed all of that time. Yes.
1 am a vigorous man fo- my age. and feel
very well after my long Western trip"
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4 decision has been rendered by the su-
preme court in the case of the state VS..
Grugin, appealed from the Macon county
circuit court, which establishes a new
point of law in Missouri. The burden of
the opinion. written by Judge Sherwood,
is that words do amount to a provocation
in law. 1. e.. a reasonable provocation. to
be submitted to the determination of the
jury. and If found by them to exist. then
the crime Is lowered to the grade of man
slaughter In the case at bar Grugin was
informed that his daughter. Alma. aged
16. had been assaulted by his s%on-in-law.
jeff HadIey. while under the imposed
paired to Hadley's home and asked him
why he had committed such a foul crime.
whereupon Hadley replied: I'm do as
- please about it." The court, referring
TO these words. saws: "This insolent and
defiant reply amounted to an affirmation
of Hadley's guilt. So long as human ma
ture remains as God made It such audit
cious and atrocious avowals will be met
as met by defendant. 1t should be held.
therefore,, that tHe WORDS IN question
should have been left to the jury to say
whether. in the circumstances detailed In
the evidence, they constituted a reason
able provocation. and if so found, then
defendant was guilty of no higher offense
than manslaughter in the fourth degree"
Accordingly. the judgment of the lower
court. finding Grugin guilty of murder in
the second degree and imposing a sentence
of fifteen years in the penitentiary, was
reversed and the case remanded for trial.
Judge Burgess concurred in toto. while
Judge CAN'T took exception to that part of
the opinion relating to words being re-
garded a reasonable provocation by either
court or jury.
A Vote Of Confidence,