The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-06-23
CUNNINGHAM DENIED BAIL.
The Supreme Court Refuses to Issue
Witt Of Habeas Corpus and
Release Him on Bond

hi, attorneys, Smith & Marbury aud
Walter l.. Hcn,lcy, for writ of habca,
corpus and his srclcasc from Jail on
bond, The petition was presented to
the Court last Wednesday, morning,
aud the writ was denied
The petition set forth first that the
object Of admitting an accused to bail i,
Ia secure his attendance at trial; that
all persons are bailablc by sufficient
securities, except for capital offcnscs,
when the proof is evident or the pre-
sumption great; and the burden rest,
upon the petitioner or accused to re-
but the evidence relied upon by the
state to prove "thc presumption
great
The petition then recitcs the facts
and circumstances attending the Kill
ng OF John Shcarlock by Jamcs
! birmingham, 10 rrhut thG evidence
relied upon hy the State in refusing
bail to the petitioner. Among the
fact, grcitcd are in substance the fol-
lowing:
That nc,it,,,cr yo,, 1i,oo,I,
from 'hc scene OF the homicide to his
hired hand and said, ~ think | have
hiIicd John Shcallock he tried to Kill
uo.
2 lie immediately notified Con
Stable Burn, and .nrrrpdrrrl I.i,... If
h, him
a. At III. own rau,n., he y,,ou,,,.
A, attended fine coroner. inopcs, and
thorn r,,Io If. .,,tc,,,rt
4 Amer hearing of tbo nyidcnco
,orh Ly ,Tn,,irr. If tho pr,cr you,r
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opor'. testimony. wonld van si,,irg =.
a., tri,l r,urt giye an instruction Gar
r,nrl,, IL, tho .c.n,J I,o,oog,, IT.,
answered very rromnlIy ..yc. sir /
w,nIl 3, ,rbc, u,hy In r,r ,o,,y,
h,ilg,.. ,,os oI II, o,,.r.,,,,.I
sin,rIy h,r,usa III, indictment cro,t,..
, strnny rrosumntion of dcfon5or,..
.uil,
If Goa. stated ir,ho orcnr,o,, IN
presence of the Prosecuting attorncy
and nat uunstioncI th,t Il ,,,ull hn
admitted T. g tho st,tr far rrr,,sos -,
mail th, dccc,srl had m,lc many
very daprrrnu. mud s,rion. tb,cats
og,ip.t tho lfc If nc,;,i,,.r
. The statement of tho ,ccnsod
that deceased attcmrtcJ to ,ho,, him
is horne ,ut nv thc fact that il !. nj.
mittpl that Lcccosod p,dc thrc,ts
og,;ns, hi. Iifo. ,L,, Iocoosol -, ali
times carried n pi.tol. that locc,scd,s
pi.tol w,s half out nf his righ, h;,
norket and TINT his rigb, arm, aud
hand were free from any and ali on.
cumhrapccs.
non tho forcc,ino sto,omont of
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