The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-05-14
in THEDISTMCT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

William Massey, on trial before The
Mahaska County District Court for
the shooting and killing of John Iolli-
yer, colored, at, Buxton Mine No, IA,
a few weeks ago, was found gut.ty
Saturday morning of manslaughter,
sas charged in the indictment brought
against him by the April grand jury
Sentence will be pronounced Tuesday
morning at nine o clock.
The jury retired with the case. at
Sis o'clock Friday afternoon and
reached an agreement after about
eleven hours deliberation. The jury
presented its verdict to the court at
fifteen minutes after four o'clock this
morning.
The court and the officers waited for
the jury until quite late hour Friday
evening, thinking that possibly a YER
dict might lie reached during the even
ing, but all retired, excepting the bail
if on watch. The agreement was
reached some time before four O'Clock
and the court, the clerk, sheriff and
prisoner were Informed. The judge
and the officials reached the court
room and were ready to receive tne
verdict at fifteen minutes past four
O'Clock. sHHts ..'.r s,..ss.
The. verdict for manslaughteri was
brought as a, sort of compromise.
Small doubt seemed to exist in the
minds of the jurymen but that lne
shooting had been of an inexcusable
nature and could not be justified on
the grounds OF sendefense The jury
was well divided on the first ballots
and for a time six OF the men stood
lout for murder in the first degree.
The arguments OF the counsel re-
quircd considerable time. County At
torney John Williams made an ex;
cclient talk George Woodson, who
assisted the state in the trial, made
an argument that was a logical and
careful review of the case and the
conditions out of which the affair grew.
His talk was one that could not nelp
being impressive. o. c. G. Phillips,
for the defense, gave his client mis-
best efforts and he made one of e
strongest and ablest pleas of his bar
career. The arguments were heard
by quite crowd of visitors at the
court room, and a verdict for acquittal
would NOT haYeH been surprising and
was freely forecasted by some of those
L,I hN ovid
The court this morning took up the
non-jury assignment for Saturdays
work and number of matters we're de-
termined. The session was resumed
at 1870 O'Clock and after handling sew
eral matters adjournment was an
nounced to 1880, O'Clock Monday and
fthe court viii spend Sunday at his
home in Sigourney ; ~@ -H'
~ Law and Equity.
B. p Dodd VS.. James Estep, suit
to quiet title. Decree as prayed.
James A. Loughridge VS.. +. A.
Koogler. Default and judgment on a
promissory note.
Cases continued, Charlotte A. Rea-
sor VS.. iona Kittie Hayes, an attach
ment. A petition to quiet title by y.
X. Unsicker Gertrude Cuscoden VS..
Louis C. Ferrlll, an attachment and
the two cases of Otto and William
Mayer VS.. the Oskaloosa Street Car
Co., suits for PERSONAL injury.
Oskaloosa Manufacturing Co. VS.
Sam Ross. Dismissed at plaintiff S
costs.
w. D. Wilson VS.. C, B. & Q. Ry.
Co, a damage suit. Settled at pain
tiff's costs.
The court had fixed Wednesday
morning as the time for pronouncing
sentence upon William Massey, col.
ored, convicted of manslaughter in the
killing of John Tolliper at Buxton!
The case was taken up at nine o'clock
and Mr.. Phillips, attorney for the de-
Tense, moved for new trial and ar
gued the motion to the court at some
length. - w.. -t@ ,'.f - 20
Having heard the arguments of the
counsel the court overruled the. mo
| tion for a new trial and proceeded with
the pronouncing of Judgment. 1t was
the sentence of the court that Will
liam Massey be confined in the pen.