Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-30
A HEAVY DOCKET
kangaroo KOurt Has a Busy Day Dis.
pensing Justice and Correcting
Errors in The Conduct Of
Citizens.

Ahe kangaroo KOurt spent a hnsv
uay saturday patching up family
troubles and other things.
The first arrest Of the day was when
X. M. White was landed at Union
station as he stepped off Of the train
IRON Fulton. He was handcuffed and
brought down town, where he admit.
ed being broke and ''put upp his
watch as bond for his appearance be.
lore the court at 2 O'Clock. When Mr.
white was placed under arrest he was
! company with several preachers
VINO had been attending the memorial
services OF DR.. W. Robertson in Full
ton and the reverend cleryermen
naturally appeared surprised at
Whites arrest.
The following cases were handled;
IL. e. Watts, Of Moberly, passenger
agent for the Wabash, giving too
good service on the north end" 81
and cigars.
W, j. Mason, swearing in open
court, SO cents.
Mr.. Middleton, Of st. Louis, 81.
Frand Kelso, general principles, 81.
Mr.. Wells, of st. Louis, attempting
to tell the truth, 50.
l.. B. Barnett, s2.19 and cigars. The
10 cents part was RENTED.
Sheriff Quincy James, for marrying
while in office, 81, attorney fees and
cigars.
County Judges J. e. Sims and J.. A.
Lewis, for being Democrats, So each.
Joseph Boyd, 81.
Bob johnson, for being a successful
cattleman, 80 and costs.
Bob Hisey, fast driving, 81.
Sam Morris, giving overweight, 81
and box Of cigars.
@. G. Hall, Renfro Gibbs, Frank
Pearl and Howard Buckley were given
different sentences.
Estill Meyers was locked up an
hour for violating the curfew ordi.
nance.
The sheriff of Montgomery county
was charged with vagrancy and fined
81 and costs, consisting Of drinks fof
the crowd.
W. II. KEENAN,, practiclng law with
out a license, 81.
Joe Moore, Jr., posing as a married
man to avoid bachelors tax, 75c.
Hale Talbot, 70 cents for contempt
Of court.
Willard Potts, VIM. Morris, James
Gregg and VIM. Vivlon, 81 each.
Hon. George Robertson, charged
with being a Democrat, plead guilty
and fined 81.
II. NJ. White, charged with whip.
ping his wife, proven guilty on wife's
evidence, and fined $3.50. The 300
was for not whipping her oftener.
c. M. Baskett was cleared OF a
charge OF editing the worst Demo
cratic paper in the State, under in
struction OF the court, II Mr.. Basket
paid each of the following jurywomen
so cents as jury fees: Mrs. r. NJ.
White, Mrs. VIM. Brown, Mrs. Sam.
uel Northern, Mrs. NJ. N. Nelson and
Miss Rose Porter. The ladies lmme.
diately invested the fee money In
chewing gum.
John Orear was the only man who
beat the court; he gave a check fol
his fine and changed the name of the
bank to ''Sand Bank"
DIR. Redman, of Fulton, was fineC
% for living in Fulton, when h,
could have lived In Calwood or Nc
| Credie.
Hop" Kemp was let down cas-!
with a fine of % cents.
Arthur Crawford, charged witt
playing pitch and pool, was fined 81.
F. P. Van Ness acted as Judge an
j. W. Mason and A. S. Houston as at
torneys. VIM. Coons was sheriff an
the following are some who acted a
policemen;
H. +. G. Tucker, j. w. Woodbridge
Robert johnson, E. B. Keath an
others.
The court is still in session tryin
to catch up with the docket and wi
probably turn the proceeds of II
court over to the Carnival company.