Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-02-13

In favor of the defendant OF Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Clay claimed money
due from Cole under a lease. Mr.. Cole
claimed to have paid what he owed
and alleged that Clay was seeking to
collect what other parties owed. He
claimed to have leased land to others as
Mr.. Clay's agent. G.. M. Martin and
Ellis u Ellis represented Mr.. Clay. No.
BILE q Tincher represented MIR. Cole.
The following jury sat in the case:
John Pimm, Thos. Richardson,
Chas. Robbins, E. Fritz Alder,
John Brown, f. M. Smart,
A. F. Mccoy, J. S. Anderson,
w. II. Watts, D. NJ. Moreland,
@. S. Hartley, Chas. Aldrich.
The State VS.. VIM. Ward, charged
abduction was settled satisfactory out
of court and the county attorney dis
missed the prosecution.
The Trice case was taken up on Fri
day morning and the following jury
was sworn:
II Kaufman B r Herold
VIM jarvis w Fl Cook
G d Sample FB Nurse
+ M Lukens Thos Richardson
w M Watts A Trotter
Fritz Alder CD Berry
The case went to the jury Saturday
forenoon and in the middle of the af-
ternoon a verdict was returned finding
the defendant guilty of assault and bat.
terry. Sentence has not yet been passed.
The highest penalty for this Offense is
one year in Jail and $500 fine. Tie low
est penalty is nominal fine.
This is the second time the case has
been tried in the district court and the
costs are very heavy. Mr.. Trice was
arrested on the charge of felonious as
sault with intent TO kill Ebert Rule.
Owing to the prominence of the parties
the case has been discussed considera-
bly and the public is familiar with the
facts. Messrs. Rule and Trlce have
had some differences for several years
and the difficulties were brought to a
climax last summer by Trice's striking
Rule with bali bat. Previous to the
assault, however, Rule had shot Trice's
dog. At the time of the fight, it was
said that Mr.. Rule was seriously lpjur-
ed but he recovered without sustaining
any permanent injury. Let us hope
that this will end all their difficulties.
These men cannot afford to perpeIuate
such strife and doubtless will not.
They are both merchants at Sharon and
prOmine Mt business men of the county
and but for this unfortunate occurrence
neither would have an enemy.
The case was prosecuted by Ellis s.
Ellis and County Attorney Griffin. G.
M. Martin, E. Sample and Noble &
Tincher defended. The case was con-
tested thoroughly by both sides.
The next case was that OF State VS..
M. S. Hammer. Mr.. Harmon and an
other young man, Lee FoltZ, are the
men who have been held in Jail on the
charge of attempting to convert five
dollar bills into ten dollar bills. 1t is
alleged that Harmon attempted to
pass one of these bills at E. w. Noah's
store. formerly Herold's, and that Foltz
attempted to pass one at Weltner's.
The boys demanded separate trials and
lannon's was set first.
The following jury was impaneled
Saturday afternoon:
John Pimm wv Brown
n + Mccoy FL E Spangler
w 0 Thompson S r William
) l. GODDARD Geo Hendrickson
G E Golf RID Gaddie
A l. Duncan VIM Ellison
The defense in these cases was that
the boys received and passed the raised
bills unknowingly and if it were net for
the chain of circumstances against
them their defense would be very plaus.
Ible. Testimony was introduced show.
ing that young Harmon has an excel
lent reputation in the community IN
which he lived, being Pond Greek,
Ok. His father was in attendance al
the trial. Hon. VIM. Garrison was al.
so here assisting the young man. Mr..
Garrison is close friend to the old
gentleman and he says better family
cannot be found. He does not believe
the young man is guilty and insists thai
he has been made the victim of expert
c0unterfeIters.
G. u Martin has been employed ts
asslst the county aftorney ia the prose
cntion. Ellis 8 Ellis. a. L. Herr and
Randolph Hinnen defended. Que Of
the features Of tho case Was the cross