Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-09-01
ARTHUR MCQUEEN BOUND
OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT
considerable portion Of the bus

hiislueFdDle pOrLlon OI Jne Dus-
hior3o. section of the county
was~S }syy several hours
on Monday on ~ 'lsls while farm
ers, merchants, professional men and
citizens in general attended the pre-
liminary hearing of Arthur Mcqueen
of near Triplett, who was charged
with felonious assault as a result Of
a difficulty which took place on Au-
gust 8, between Mcqueen and John
Kahler, also of Triplett, and in
which Kahler ives severely slashed in
the left side of the neck by knife
in the hands of Mcqueen.
The preliminary hearing was held
before Justice Joe L. Kendrick, at the
City hall Monday afternoon, and was
attended by the largest crowd seen
at hearing of this kind in Bruns-
wick in many years. The hall was
crowded to capacity, and the keenest
interest was manifested in the pro-
ceedings throughout the hearing.
AS stated in the Brunswicker two
weeks ago, the difficulty between the
two men took place at the Kahler
Bros. farm east Of Triplett, where
a company threshing machine, owned
by ten farmers, in the neighborhood,
was in operating, threshing timothy.
According to the testimony at the
hearing Monday, this machine had
been placed in charge of Sam Brown
ing, as manager, and Browning also
hauled the water for the engine. It
seemed, however, that when the job
of threshing at the Kahler farm was
begun, nothing was said to Browning
about managing the machine, neither
was anything said to Browning about
hauling the water.
Upon hearing that the machine was
in operation at the Kahler farm with
out the consent or management Of
Mr.. Browning, H. ]. Virts, Sam
Browning and Arthur Mcqueen went
to the Kahler farm to investigate.
John Kahler was asked what he ex-
pected to pay for the threshing, and
he replied, is was said, "25 cents, the
customary price for threshing tim
tothy." This seemed to be satisfae-
tory, and inquiry was then made as TO
why Mr.. Browning had not been con-
suited in regard to managing the ma
chine and hauling the water. John
Kahier replied, according to the tes-
tinony, that there was enough water
already hauled, but that Browning
could get ap on the wagon and draw
his pay for all he lKahler) cared.
1t seems that the argument grew
more heated from this point, and that
finally Mcqueen, according to wit
inesses, and told Kahler he ought to be
more reasonable in his talk. This
started the trouble between Kahler
and Mcqueen. John Kahler and
Herman Boude, a young boy living
on the Kahler farm, testified that
Mcqueen was the aggressor, while the
testimony of H. J., Virts, Sam Brown
ing; Joe Duffeld and Mcqueen HIM
self indicated that Kahler struck, or
attempted to strike the first blow.
Charles Scott and Clarence johnson
two colored men with the threshing
outfit, also were placed on the stand,
but testified that they did not see the
fight between Kahler and Mcqueen.
The hearing was late in getting
under way, owing to the late arrival
of some attorneys, and the taking of
testimony was not concluded until al
most 6 o'clock. The defendant was
represented by Attorney Roy B. Nc
Kittrick, of Salisbury and Attorney F.
C. Sasse Of Brunswick assisted Prose
cutting Attorney BrummaIl in behalf
of the state.
At the close of the testimony, Jus
tice Kendrick held the defendant for
trial at the September term of cir
cult court, and placed his bond at one
thousand dollars. The bond was sign
ed by twelve Of fifteen of the infuen-
tial farmers of the neighborhood in
which Mcqueen hyes-Brunswicker.