Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-12-01

l1shed in the COURIER last week, the
following business was transacted
at the regular November, 1899, term
of circuit court:
CRIMINAL CASES.
State of Missouri vs.. n. B. WEIGH,
appeal. on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons; defendant failing to
appear, prosecuting attorney files mo-
ton to forfeit reeognizance, which
motion, together with the cause, Is
continued.
Same VS.. same, appeal, on charge
of disturbing the peace; same.
Same VS.. B, F. Littler, felonlouS
assault; continued upon the applica-
ton of prosecuting attorney; defend
ant recognized In the sum OF $500,
with B. F. Welch and Thos. Llttler
as securities, to appear for trial at the
next May term of this court b. r.
Littler is the young man who was IN
dicted by the grand jury last week
for waylaying N. B. WEIGH, near Pee
Dee. and striking him with a club
about two weeks ago. fracturlng his
skull, breaking his jaw-bone and rem
dering him unconscious for about 40
hours. The case was continued be-
cause Mr.. Welch, the prosecuting
witness, was physically unable to at
tend this term Of court.
Same VS.. Frank EndeIie, ST., VIM.
Enderle and Frank Enderle, IT,, ar
son: trial by jury, and verdict of not
guilty. Frank Enderle and his two
sons, William and Frank, r. were
charged with setting fte to rick OF
hay on the premises of Peter Witt.
three miles southwest Of Salisbury, the
night of July II, 1899. The evidence
against them was purely circumstan-
tia, and the jury did not regard it
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strong enough TO convict
Same vs.. Alex Johnson. col, feloni-
Gus assault; defendant withdraws plea
of not guilty, enters plea of guilty, and
his punishment is fixed, by the court
at two years in the penitentiary.
Johnson is the negro who stabbed
VIM. Brown. another darkey, with a
knife in Missouri township September
50, 1899.
Same VS.. Ed Forrest, carrying con-
cealed weapons; defendant pleads
guilty and is fined $50 and costs.
Same VS.. Thos. Hall, COL, felonlous
assault; defendant withdraws plea Of
not guilty, enters plea ofguilty, and his
punishment is fixed, by the court, at
two years in the penitentiary. Hall is
the negro who drew a pistol on Da-
vid E Johnson, near ShannondaIe,
November 5, 1890.
Same VS.. Geo. Bess, col. grand
larceny; defendant wlthdraws plea of
not guilty, enters plea of guilty and
his punishment is fixed, by the court,
at two years and eight months in the
penltentiary. Bess is the KeytesviIle
negro who stole a horse from Maui
rice Taylor in KeytesviIle the night Of
August rs, 1899.
Same VS.. Sam Wren. grand larce-
ny; continued on the application of
and at the cost of defendant. Wren
is the young men, living I IL miles
northwest of Keytesville, who was in
dicted by the grand jury last week for
stealing horse belonging to c. H.
WhittaIl from the hitchrack in Men
don the night OF August 20, 1899.
In the case of the state VS.. Benia-
min Richmond, who was tried by a |
jury and fined $Ioo and costs for fe-
loniously shooting into the house of
his father-in-law, J. W. Snoddy, near
Prairie Hill, the night of Sept. 22.
1898, the defendant was given q stay
of execution for three months and if |
at the end of that time his fine and
costs are not paid, capias execution is
to issue.
CIVIL CASES.
B. F. Moore VS.. Ella Moredock ct
al. suit to set aside will; transferred to