The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-08
ALLOWED TO PLEAD
Alleged Criminals Have Date
of Their Trial Assigned.
VERY FEW CRIMINAL CASES
viii be Tried at This Term of
District Court.
VERY FEW CRIMINAL CASES

Yesterday Judge Dale convened the
January term OF the district court.
Al of the alleged criminals were
brought into the court room a. aine
! o'clock. and allowed to plead. Then their
cases were assigned on ne er7l docket
( re tudg. made a ruling that the man
who repressn an accus ! person in the
city court must slso represent him in the
district court
Laura Hunter was the first one called
! Judge McCandIess was her attorney. She
! entered plea OF guilty 10 the charge Of
assault and battery. She told the Judge
( that she had been confined in the county
I sail for i've months. and that she was
/ tired Of being locked UP. Judge Dale fined
+ her one dollar and gave her d day in jail.
+ and the cOlored ladys face was wreathed
IN smiles when she was sentenced
The case OF Kate Morke was the next
called. She is charged with being an ac-
/ cessory to the murder OF her daughter
child last May. She entered q plea Of not
! guilty, and asked that her case be contln-
ned another term, which was done, and
her bond fxed at sz0oo. Her daughter
Mary was sentenced 20 twenty years in
( the peuitentiary at the last term Of court.
Gus Miller entered a plea OF not guilty
: 70 the charge OF violating the eight-hOur
law. The case was continued. as there
Is a case O. the same nature in the SUI
+ preme court. and until decision IS given
in this. Judge Dale viii not try Mr. Miller
until he hiss q precedent
The case Of John Wulf. selling intoxi-
oating liquors; sam Hardman, et al. gran
eating liquors. Sam Hartman, et al. grand
larceny; Carrie Nation. Lucy Nilhoite Ju-
Tia Evans. Lydia Muntz. Casky Leedom.
maintaining q nuisance; Ida Livingston.
grand larceny, were dismissed by the
court.
The case Of ]. IT. Woods, accused OF
forging orders for sewing machines, was
set for the 18Th.
John Goodyear VIII have his trial on
the 18th. for assaulting Katie Dawson.
He will also be charged with the same Of
tense on the same day.
" c. Hershberger viii not be tried at
this term OF court. He appealed his case
from the city court He Is charged with
assaulting William Hart.
The case Of Walter Holtzhouser, for dis
turbing the peace. was set for the 18th.
The case Of Joseph Dawson. for threat
ening 70 XIII John Goodyear was contin-
ued and VIII be heard at the next term
OF court
The case Of Christ Ritter. charged with
stealing A tarpaulin from the Santa he
depot. was set for the 18th.
Joseph Dawson viii also be tried at the
next term Of court He Is charged with
assault with intent to kill John Good
year.
J. Garden. who is charged with receiv-
Ing stolen goods. did not appear tn court
ana an officer was sent after him. The
time Cor the hearing OF che case was not
set
John and George Mcouren. who are
charged with trespassing was set for the
18th These men were found guilty IN a
justice court at Clearwater and appealed
their case.
The case Of George Gregg for stealing
harness and Dewitt Corey. charged with
incest. were dismissed The latter has
another complaint OF the same nature -
answer 70 f. the city court and his dau-
Shter is made a party 20 the complaint.
The first case viii he tried the 18th
when the jIry VIII De empaueied. As
soon as the criminal cases are dispt sed
Of the jury viii be be discharged until
March 13. when the civil cases that must
Re tried by jury VIII oe taken UP by the
court.
The court has 4 less number Of criminal
cases at this term Of court than .t has
had Tor soroe years. Several were dis
missed because there was no prosecution
and others because Il vas evident that
another party was the 17Iilty one.
Tho following is list Of the jury for
the tenn:
Joseph Dauson. 2. F. Severeuce, L. O.
Bry an. J. :. Crouch. =. J. DsuEhey, City;
J. u. Butler. Gypsum; 7 II Mccall.
Richard Cogiel Robert Lawrence. CITY,
B. 3. Hammers. Ninn>scl1; Ralph VIII
hanson. Greeley: ~. +. Jett, r. Hodges.
Phil Aherne CITY: Jonn Morton. Waco;
c. Z. Potts city; J. 7 Roy Ohio: J. Rcy-
nOlds. Cant. : ". Hess. II. Myers.
city. I. J. Smith. Kechi; w y. Ginger
0eel Viola; Eliza Aired. Rockford; y J.
Waterbury. George Koch. city; .. +.
Coneland. Greeley. Coco. Z. Litzen0erg.
J. L Brown. \ @. Richards. city; y A.
Baker. Gypsum: Geo. Mattison.. Greeley;
Thcs Cox. II0Nard Frazier. John Noble.
IL J. Freeman VIM kuukie city.