Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-01-13

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ment on the grounds that the city as
sessor's office had been abolished.
T. E. Mackay, administrator of the
estate of r. H. Harris, deceased, VS..
D. c, Basey ct al, suit on note; de-
fendant, Kennedy, withdraws an swer
judgment by default for plaintiff for
for $1,000 and for costs, amount of
note and interest at eight per cent
Charles R. Mason VS.. Henry Eu-
bank, attachment; continued on ap-
plicatlon of and at cost of defendant.
Julius Edie VS.. Victor Stark, dam
ages; judgment for plaintiff as per
stipulation filed.
A. w. Johnson VS.. NJ. Weien ct al,
suit on note; judgment by default
against defendants for $1I6.44, with
interest at eight per cent.
Ethleen Waller VS.. Mary Allega ct
al, specific performance; no trial by
agreement of parties.
Henry Wachter VS.. Peter Witt, suit
on note; judgment by default for plain
tiff on first count for $I87.6 with in
terest at eight per cent; same on Sec
ond count.
c. P. Vandiver VS.. Edward Sachse
ct al, ejectment; judgment by default
for plaintiff for possession of premises
sued for, damages assessed at So,
value of monthly rents and profits fixed
at So, etc.
John C. Finnell ct al VS.. Louis Fin
nell ct al, partition; judgment of parti-
ton as prayed; land ordered sold for
one-half cash, balance in one year at
eight per cent interest. secured by
deed of trust
Hugh Mathews VS.. city of Bruins
wick, appeal; continued by agreement
at defendants cost.
CRIMINAL CASES
State of Missouri VS.. Andrew Miner,
seduction; defendant having married
the prosecuting witness this cause is
dismissed at the cost defendant,
and if not paid capIas execution to
issue therefor. Minor is the young
man who was arrested upon the charge
of seducing Miss Ethel Loudermilk of
near Prairie Hill under promise of
marriage, but married the young lady
he had wronged befoye the grand jury
was called upon to investigate the
charges against him, and thus escaped
prosecution.
Same VS.. VIM. Grinstead, grand lar
ceny; defendant pleads guilty, and his
punishment is fixed at imprisonment
in the county Jail for three months.
Grinstead is the Keytesville young
man, who entered bedroom at the
Brown house in Keytesville last Octo-
Der and appropriated some clothing
belonging to John w. Wisdom of
Cockrell township and T. B. Jordan of
Brunswick, and also a small amount of
money belonging to Mr.. Jordan.
The grand jury returned indictments
against the following parties, who are
either in custody or under bond to
appear for trial, besides several in
dictments against persons who have
not yet been arrested: VIM. EnderIe
for felonious assault with a lap-ring on
Peter Witt, near Salisbury, the first of
last October; Robt. Bruce, COL, of
Brunswick for attempted rape on Sadie
Hubbard, col, at Brunswick the
twenty-fourth of last November.
The most important criminal case
on the docket for the present. term of
circuit court is that Of the state
against J. H. Heisel of Brunswick,
who is under an indictment for muir
der in the first degree for killing City
Marshal Richard Ashby of Brunswick
the seventeenth of June, 1898. Heis-
el's trial is docketed for next Monday.