Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-18
DISTRICT CO uRr.

| Onaiso Was pIoIoIIeu IOr very brlVlai
| offense.
Green vs.. Green. divorce granted.
| Norman Gilbert was granted a d.
vorce from his wife, Alice Gilbert, on
| ground of abandonment.
The only conviction for the term was
in the case Of State VS.. William Jones,
alias "Kiowa." The defendant took
a stray mare from Scott Moomaw's
pasture in Valley township, claiming
at the time that it was his property.
He and Charley Mega rrah took the
mare to Alva. sold her for SIS and di-
vided the money. Jones was convict
ed of grand larceny. Sheriff Gauo took
! great deal of interest in the prosecu-
ton of this case and did more to Sc
cure conviction than the county at
torney did. The defendant was repre-
sented by j. N. Tincher and A. L.. No
bic. The follOwir jury sat III the case:
"A Hood ID Gordon
Jno Forshce BIZ Talbot
IF Cot d Montgomery
| Jno w Bunk vannaman
" Wright William
Henry Hoover VIM higgins
State VS.. McGarrah, continued for
| the term.
Daniel w. Edwards pleaded guilty to
the charge of seduction and was SEN
fenced to four years and five months in
the penitentlary. The original charge
was statutory rape for which the mini
n 10 a I.
imum penalty is u years. But the
county attorney, through sympathy.
reduced the charge TO seduction, the
maximum penalty for which is five
years in the penitentiary. Before Ed.
wards was sentenced he invoked the
mercy of the court. He said he had
done wrong, but did it through igno
rance; that he was brought up In a
state where an act of that kind would
not be criminal. He promised to lead
different life after serving his SEN
tence. Judge Gillett was not moved
to tears by Edwards appeal. He told
the prisoner that his duty was an un-
pleasant one but he thought that suffi.
reduction Of the charge, and consider
ing that he, the prisoner, is married
| man with family, man of experience
In the world. Of more than ordinary in.
telllgence, the youth of the girl and her
present condition, he did not thing the
prisoner was deservant of further len
lency. Edwards was somewhat affect
ed but received his sentence with com.
posture.
The first civil case of the term was
called Friday afternoon. 1t was Stew
art & Hargis VS. Fred Nader. Mr.. Ma.
der is farmer in Valley township and
be had taken cattle up which he claim.
ed had damaged his crops. The plain.
tiffs instituted an action in repIeyIn.
The jury found in favor of Nader in
the sum of $50. He claimed $3.50 but
offered to compromise for $25 before
going to trial. The following jury sat
in the case:
Chas Adams G Cushenbery
JAS Elgin IN Chadwick
Fl E Durham EB Arthur
WI McAdOo EKennedy
I c Stewart CLsmsrt
w Cant VIM Wheat
The case Of M. F. Stewart VS.. School
district No. Sc was tried on Saturday
and Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff for the full amount. This
case was tried twice by jury before
Justice Morris in August. There was
hung jury in the first trial and yer.
dict for the defendant in the second.
If the juries in the justice court had
understood the law as applicable to the
case it would have never reached the
district court. The facts in the case
were given in these columns when it
was tried In the justice court. M.F.
Stewart was issued warrant by the
| district to cover expenses in sending
his children out of the district to anOth-
| Ell school under new law providing
that it could be done when the voters
of district decide not to hold a term
in their own district. The jury in the
district court were out less than ten
minutes. They arrived at verdict on
the first ballot. G.. M. Martin andHon.
G. w. Mckay were Stewards attorneys
in the justice court but Judge Mckay
could not be here at the trial in the
| district court and +. r. Ellis assisted
IN his place. The jury was composed
Of the following men:
| VIM Higgins Henry Hoover
| Chas Adams B F Talbot
3 Cushenbery II Durham
Arthur W. McAdoo
G L Smart Kennedy
| Sam Wilson ] A Bradney
Court adjourned on Saturday until
| November 18th when a special term
will be held.
Judge Glllett and Stenographer Han.
Ion left for Kingman on the afternoon
| train.
| Much of the civil business went over
| to the next term.
| Notice Mrs. Cooks 'sad'' for speciaI
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