Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-11-23

Same VS.. VIM. Graham, grand lar
ceny; defendant valves formal arrai gn-
ment, pleads guilty, and his punish
ment is assessed at two years in the
penitentiary. Graham is the young
man who robbed Fred Witherspoon, a
Moberly lad, of $4S while on board a
Wabash freight train near Dalton the
10Th of last July.
Same VS.. Dorsey Beeler, contempt
of court; defendant pleads guilty and
is fined $1o. Stay of execution grant
ed on payment of costs. Beeler is
the party who attempted to brlbe one
or two of the jurors who tried the case
of Chapman Bros. against F. E. Her
ring at the last May term of circuit
court.
Same against Joshua Minor, under
parol; defendant discharged from
parol.
Same against Dan Fuller,
charged with attempted bribery; grand
jury returns a true bill. Dan Fuller
is the party who attempted to bribe
Fred Witherspoon, the boy who was
robbed of $4S by Will Graham, not
to appear against Graham.
Same VS.. B. F. Littler, libel-ap-
peal; appeal dismissed by agreement
at defendants cost. This is the case
in which Littler was charged with
libeling Mrs. N. B. Welch by writing
her vile letter under date of Jan. g.,
1900, for which offense he was tried
by jury IN Justice G. w. Cunnln g.
hams court at Brunswick, on chan ge
of venue from Justice VIM. P. Jared's
court at Keytesville, found guilty and
sentenced to the county jail for SIX
months and fined $Ioo. Littler ap-
pealed to the circuit court with the
result given above.
Same VS.. Henry Boone, COL, charged
with felonious assault; the grand jury
returns a true bill. Boone is the col
ored youth who stabbed Horace Red
ding,apl itss sas;ss;ssc ssss;sssc i y
week ago Tuesday night.
Same VS.. VIM. Graham. 1t appear
ing to the court that SCI OF the money
alleged to have been stolen by the de-
fendant was found upon his person
and is now in the custody of L. A
Embree, constable, 1t is ordered by
the court that the said Embree pay
the same over to Fred Witherspoon,
the prosecuting witness herein, and
take his receipt therefor.
Same VS.. Henry Ere eman, No. IS,
selling liquor illegally, defendant
pleads guilty and is fined $40.
Same VS.. same, No. I6; defendant
pleads guilty and is fined $50.
Same VS.. same, Nos. 17-29, same;
continued by agreement. Freeman
is dispenser of liquid refreshment
at Dalton.
Same VS.. Sam Wren, grand
larceny--horse. stealing; motion to
forfeit recognizance filed and motion,
| with cause, continued at defendants
cost. Wren is the young man who is
charged with stealing horse belong
ing to Chas. Whittall from a hitch
rack in Mendon the 2oth of August,
1899. The trial was continued on
account of the defendants alleged
illness.
Same VS.. Burk (Tobe) Burrus, for
gerry; defendant valves formal arraign-
ment. pleads guilty and is sentenced
to two years IN the penitentIary. Bur-
rus is the life insurance agent who
forged the name Of Peter Gladbach.
Jr., of Salt Greek township to a prom.
issory note for $65.3O the aosh oi
last July.
Same VS.. J. R. Mcclure, grand lar
ceny-horse. stealing; defendant valves
formal arraignment, pleads guilty and
being over 16 and under IS years Of
age, his punishment is fixed at two
years in the penitentiary, which is
commuted by Judge Butler to IL
months in the Reform School for Boys
at Boonville. Mcclure is the youth
who stole horse from O. G.. Math-