The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-30
CIRCUIT COURT.


mOned to appear on the l 18th, equity
cases, or those tried before the Judge
being set for the first three DAYS.
thus saving the county about 5000
in fees and mileage.
The civil docket occupies two weeks
and the same time is set for the Grim
inal, but if all the cases come to trial
it will take at least three weeks to
try the criminal cases.
The case of Burlington VS.. kroff has
been settled out of court. the agree
ment being filed the present week
The change of venue case from Bar
ton county of Fred Palmer against
c. w. Bozarth has been settled, the
stipulation for settlement being filed
Tuesday. This is the case that
brought so many witnesses from La
mar to this court last November and
consumed weeks time in the trial
and resulted in a hung Jury. Palmer
sued DR.. Bezarth for malpractice
claiming the loss of an eve as a re-
suit of unskillful treatment. Each
party pays his own costs by the
terms OF the settlement.
There are exactly forty divorce
suits on the docket for this term.
the majority on the ground of deser-
tinn old hoabaIo-c onI rlI mid =
could find a good selection about the
fourth day of court, the majority be-
ing set for the first of the week. 1t
will be well to remember that Judge
Graves has a rule not to permit any
marriages during the term, having
control of his DEGREES to the end of
the term. The time these unhappy
people have lived together ranges
from six months to thirty years.
The case State Missouri against
Dr. j. l.. Gartrell and his son VIM.
p. Gartrell will come up for trial on
Monday, June 24th. being the first
case on the criminal docket. In case
it is not continued it will take per
haps a week to try it. Both sides
seem to be preparing for trial \
large number of witnesses have been
summoned. The leading police Off
GERS and detectives of Kansas City
will be here, the Gartrells having
been arrested by them.
B. F. Gregory, alias DeGregory
Grum Bum will have his trial on
June 26. He is charged with trying
to buy car load of horses in Butler
without any money, giving. it is
claimed, worthless checks.
Joe White is charged with having
brought stolen horses into the state.
He will be tried July /.
c. A. Moore is charged with sim
liar offense Missouri is as severe on
the man who brings a stolen horse
into the state as If he were stolen in
the state.
There are several other cases at
tracing some attention for various
Offenses.
In the case George Neiswender
against Fl. W Gatlin, Judge Graves
in vacation, appointed Joe T. Smith
as receiver to take charge OF the drug
stock of the firm of Gatlin 4 Neis-
wender of Amsterdam. These gentle
men are partners and can not agree
upon a settlement and Neiswender al
leges in his petition thathis partner is
failing to account for the proceeds of
the sales of the partnership goods,
and applied for the appointment ola
receiver. Sheriff Smith took charge
Tuesday and put David Walker of
Butler in charge till the differences
can be determined by the court
Smith & Denton received kilograms
to the effect that the cases Hubbard
VS.. Fuchs and Falor VS.. Falor had
each been decided in the Supreme
Court in favor OF these gentlemen.
The case Rogers against Mount
Pleasant township will come up in
the United States Circuit Court for
the western division of the western
district of Missouri on the 31st.
Rogers sued TO collect two bonds
formerly given by the township to
the Lexington. Chillicothe and Gulf
Road-which road was never built.
A stubborn fight will be. made
against the payment of these bonds.
The whole proceeding, petition, order
issuing the bonds, the manner OF the
disposal of them after they We're is
sued was declared void by Judge
Graves at the last term of our court.
4 transcript of the suit in this court
covering about 30 pages viii be used
in the trial of the case at Kansas
CITY. This case viii be watched with
much interest and in its solution
NAV be found a preseedent for other
of those old fraudulent bond issues