Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-21

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the next April term. Bowman is the
Illinois man who is charged with steal
ing a horse from B. P. Chapman OF
Mendon in July, 1896. Bowman was
captured in Kansas, but the Illinois
authorities got hold Of him first. and
he was taken back to that state for alb
ducting Martha Mckinney, little
girl of Bloomington, H., and who was
with Bowman at the time he stole Mr..
Chapman's horse. ror abduchng the
little Mckinney girl Bowman was tried,
convicted and sentenced to the peni-
tertiary at Chester, and upon the ex-
piration of his sentence he was placed
under arrest by Sheriff ]. r. Dempsey
and escorted to this county to pay the
penalty for horse-stealing. The Nc
Kinney girl made valuable witness
before the grand jury Tuesday OF last
week, which indicted Bowman. She
minuely described Mr.. Chapman's
missing equine, and which he has never
yet recovered, and also went into other
minute details. The reason the case
was not tired at this January term OF
circuit court was because an affidavit
was presented to the court on the part
of defendant stating that owing to the
absence of important witnesses by
whom the defendant expected to prove
al alibi he was not ready to 60 to
trial. Instead of the case being con-
tinued until the next July term Of cir
court court at Salisbury, it was trans
ferred by agreement Of attorneys to
the next April term at Keytesville.
Same VS.. Edgar Forester; continued
by agreement.
Same VS.. Burl Jones; trial by jury
and verdict of guilty. Punishment as
sessed at two years and six months IN
the penitentiary. This IS the case II
which Burl Jones, at one time n farm
hand of near KeytesviIle, and G. w
! jRuiledge- |. Dalton iveFymzn, -xezs
charged with stealing a thousaut
pounds Of wool from G.. B. Hurt o
near Shannondale the night Of the I6ti
of last June. The wool was taken L
Moberly by means Of a spring wagor
and team hired from S. b. Elliott, wht
runs livery stable at Salisbury, ant
sold to /. Weisberg. A few days afte
the theft and sale Of Mr.. Hurts WOO
Jones was captured in Saline count
and was indicted in conjunction wit
Richard Roe" legal term for Al
unknown party, who was believed t
be connected with Jones in the shad
wool transaction, at the last July tern
Of circuit court at Salisbury. ThrougI
{ the sharp tactics of his attorney Jone
. obtained a continuance Of his case un
ul the present January term of circui
court. In the meantime Prosecuting
/ Attorney Collet gathered what he be
lieved to be sufficient evidence to jus
tify him in the belief that G. w. Rul
ledge was the unknown man. who ha
been indicted under the name c
Richard Roe" hence Rutledge wa
, placed under arrest and lodged in ia
to await trial. Jones is unmarrie
while Rutledge has a wife and thre
or four children.
Same VS.. Henry Brinker; defendar
5 waves formal arraignment and plead
! guilty. Punishment assessed at thre
: years in the penitentiary. Brinker
!. the Keytesville negro who stole pal
OF mules from Henry Bruce, COL, {
FIVE miles west Of Keytesville thre
j weeks ago, took them 10 Triplett an
;. sold them to A. r. Cawthron, 4 mul
dealer at that place.
Same VS.. James Corners, Josep
Henny and Thomas Morton; defend
q ants waive formal arraignment an
= plead rot guilty. Conners, Hem
4 and Morton are the three tramps VIII
burglarized Tracy & Hopper's store
Sumner Of SIoo worth Of goods a fe
weeks ago.
It Same VS.. James Leeper; defendar
s discharged.
e AS we 60 to press this (Fndal
!, morning the No. 3 rape case of Il
state against r. w. Green is bein
x tried, the defendants fate being in Ii