Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-03-05
The Criminal Calendar.

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ton at Indian Grove recently,
which resulted in Brockman get.
ting a black eye and having his
sensibilities lacerated tc such an
extent that he went before Jus.
tice G. w. Cunningham of
Brunswick and filed complaint
in which he oharg ed Joseph with
assault and battery. As Brock.
mans appearance proved be-
yond q doubt that he had been
"battered," a warrant was issued
and Joseph arrested. On being
arraigned before Justice G.. w.
Cunningham Friday, Joseph
pleaded guilty, and his punish.
ment was assessed at a fine of
S15 and costs, which he paid and
went hence.
The "wets" and "drys" are at
it in Brunswick, and now that
the trouble has started it is very
probable that there will be quite
q shaking up of "wet" bones by
the temperance element. Nm.
Browning, who runs a lunch
counter, near the Wabash depot
in Brunswick, made a brutal
assault on s. E. Everly, a black.
smith and agricultural imple-
rnent dealer of Brunswick, in
front of the Brunswick Lumber
& Implement Co.'s place of busi-
ness Tuesday morning by knock
ing Everly down and kicking
him several times. Everly swore
out a warrant before Justice G..
W. Cunningham. Browning's
arrest followed, and his trial has
been set to take place next Tues.
day, March 8. Everly is known
to be ''dry" while Browning is
reputed to be "wet," aud there
by hangs the tale of their diff
Guilty of Tuesday. The local w.
G. T. U. at Brunswick had been
informed that Browning was vio-
lating the local option law, and
they, in company with membe q
of tie city council, including Mr.
EVERY, called on Browning, the
members of the council going at
the request of the ladies, to in.
vestigate the charges against
Browning. They learned moth.
ing definite, however, but Brown.
ing's ire was aroused to such an
extent that he attacked Everly
the next time they met.
Something like a year ago Will
Meyer of near Dalton bought q
couple of horses from j. D. Gun.
ningham of Keytesville, and in
payment therefor gave two notes
aggreeating S1O6, Meyer repre-
senting to Mr.. Cunningham that
his brother, Fred Meyer of near
Brunswick, had signed as securi-
~. After the notes became due,
Mr.. Cunningham found that Will
Meyer had absconded and thai
the holders only recourse was to |
collect the notes from Fred Mey.
er. Fred, however, denied that
he had signed the notes. There
upon Mr.. Cunningham took the
matter up with Prosecuting At.
torney J. +. Montgomery, result
ing in warrant being issued for
Will Meyers arrest on the ohargel
of forgery. The warrant was
turned over to Sheriff A. N.
Harding, who learned that Mey.
er's father. r.in-law lived near
Des Moines, Iowa. The Des
Moines authorities were notified
and succeeded in locating and
arresting the fugitive. The Des
Moines officials were not long in |
locating Meyer, and after he was
apprehended they at once tele.
graphed Sheriff Harding, who
went after the prisoner and
brought him back to stand trial. |
His preliminary was set to take
place before Justice VIM. p
Jared of Keytesville Thursday of |
last week, but the case was dis
missed when Fred Meyer appear
ed and admitted that he authoriz.
ed Will to sign his name to the |