The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1914-05-01
NO VERDICT.
BEFORE FRIDAY

The trial OF Penn r. Benton,
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, for killing VIII Aulger at
Sweet Springs last November was be-
gun In the criminal court OF Saline
county. Judge John A. Rich presid-
ing. on Monday, April 27th.
The first day was occupied In Sc
lecting the jury. The taking OF the
evidence was begun Tuesday after
noon after the attorneys had made
statements OF the case to the jury.
Prosecuting Attorney w. II. Mes
chede explained the case to the Jury
on behalf of the state and n. NJ.
Reynolds made the statement on be-
half OF the defendant.
The jury In the case Is as follows:
Early Moore, Richard Cameron.
Clell Harrison. John I. Hardin, Henry
w. Mertons, VIM. T. Clark, Walter A.
Dennis. James stookey. William
Roberts. John Thorp. George Parks
and Frank Lawless.
The state is represented by Prose-
cutting Attorney w. II. Meschede, as
sisted by A. +. Rector.
The defendant is represented by
X. NJ. Reynolds and Wayne Hayman.
OF Sweet Springs.
The following witnesses testified
on behalf OF the state Tuesday: DIR.
John II. Owen. DR.. J. 4. Conneil.
John Fowler. Ray Hagan, Jesse Wal
born, James Reavis, Ev johnson and
ID. Jackson.
After the completion OF the exam
ination at five o'clock Tuesday even
ing, Prosecuting Attorney Meschede
announced that "the state rests. .
The first witness for the defence not
being present Mr.. Reynolds and Mr..
Hoyman.requested that court adjourn
TIL Wednesday morning. which re-
quest was granted and Judge Rich or.
dered an adjournment till Wednesday
morning.
Court convened at Q o'clock We'd
nesday morning and the examination
OF witnesses on behalf OF the defend
ant was begun, The following Wit
ncsscs were put on the stand wedheS-.
day morning: w. II. Dickson, ffed
stouer. DIR. VIM. Harrison. Dave
smith. ID. Jackson, @. l.. Browning,
Ciarance Wheeler (Col.). J. E. Wal
ker. j. A. Miller. Frank Staples. (The
latter three were the train crew
engineer, brakesman and conductor
OF Missouri Pacific train) and Jesse
walburn.
The defendant was called 10 the
stand Wednesday afternoon and told
the story OF his difficulty with VIII
Aulgar on November 22, 1918, that
led up to the killing. in full. He de-
tailed the circumstances from their
inseption to the end. y
This case will probably not 60 to
the jury before Friday.
The following were summoned
from Sweet Springs as witnesses:
Fred stoner.. John Kinsey. Ike Fow-
Ter. Robt. Fowler. John Harms. Louis
Armstrong, Jas. Hurt, Chas. Grother.
Dave Smith. Dee Jackson, @. L.
Browning. Jude Laird. Clarence
Wheeler tcolD. Chas. u. Hall, Geo.
Benton. Roy Hagan, John Fowler,
Jas. Temple. Fred Aulger. John Kin
sey (col.). Robt. Jurden (col.) Thos.
Adams, Dave Reavis, David Fields
tcol.). Bruce Singleton (col.). Geo.
Aulsur, VIII Barnds, viii Faris.
Robt, Mitchell, DR., Jno. II. Owens. Dr.
l.. Connell. Jas. Reaves.
Clay Calhoun, w. II. Dicker-
son. Frank Staples. sedalia; John
Lindsey, DIR. j. A. Noel, Ev. Johnson
tcolo, NJ. s. Ray, John Mcclure, +.
s. Edwards, Marvin Davis, G. Il.
Scott, Rob. Mitchell, Dick Mitchell,
Chas. Higley, Ed. Gamble, Warren
Hedger, Fred Elsner, John Evans.
Jas. Harris, w. A. Smith, J. j. Smith,.
II .E. Smith. Jo Porter, Curt Hagen.
1. Parkhurst, Walker Parsons, Tom
Treece. John Lindsey, Gus Krause.
Louis krause, John Norman, Robt.
Hicks. Marvin Chappell. Chas. Prig-
more.