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■.■feMPQKU WEEKLY OAZFTTc IThursday, august co, igss;Knoblocw Out on Bond..'Burlington, Aug. 15.—-The door • o’ the little red brick jail, nostled . tv.'stoug the trees in the shade of . the' Coffey- comity courthouse.. Was opened Friday afternoon for ■John Knoblock, charged with the ' j.yuurder of his wife more than two -months ago.. -Thfc strain of a week in jail, :-xuo-5t Of the time as a solitary prisoner, told upon ill? young ;farmer whose ruddy complexioti and rough hands showed he was Accustomed to hat'd work in the fields. ‘ He was glad to get out, And said so.Knoblock‘s preliminary lK.vr-. ing, when Justice of xhfi Peace J. H, Rudrauff would determine i£ •the husband of the slain woman • should go to trial, has been postponed from Tuesday, August IS, j until Wednesday. September 9.. When arrested a week ago Raoblock insisted he did not want to raise the $40,000 bond required of him. hut would remain '.is jail if his hearing could he held in a week or 10 days.“Maybe it will satisfy some of those who have been hounding .me, he told bis attorneys. His . -counsel agreed and no effort was .made to meet the bail.• Friday morning County Attorney Ray Pierson called Owen Samuel of Emporia, attorney for the accused farmer, and asked that the preliminary be postponed because the state had not prepared its c3se. Samuel said he would agree if the bond was reduced to $25,000 and the county attorney accepted-Samuel went to Burlington Friday afternoon, where lie met relatives and friends of Knoblock and the hearing was set over and the bond made in a conference with Justice Rudrauff.The bondsmen, who included Knoblock’s father and liis father-is-liv, John Mozingo. qualified j for S4B.OOO. which was $21,000) more than was required. Those iwho signed the bonds and the ] amounts for which they qualified | frilow:-Jofet* T. Mozingo.......S 8,008}Charles Knoblock ...... 0.000 :Jacob Huehni .....1.1,000 iJacob Ji. Sharr........ 0,000 jEva Sharr ............ 3.000iIt. L. Brown ............ 3.000 jHelen 11. Brown ....... 2,000 ;M. V. Sanders......... 1.000;TV. TV. Sanders ...1.000 jHorlnda Grim stay ...... 4,000;George J2. King........ 2.000 jJohn L. Kel'crman .....1,000 j■ 1 _ . l. - t- ^ ■The change in the hearing and : Kn ©block's release calm? as a com- ‘ piste surprise to the Imprisoned lt;man. He was taken from the jail by Deputy Sheriff Olingcr to the courthouse, where he greeted his relatives, friends ami attorney. ■This was sure a surprise to me.” Knoblock saifi to Ills at (or- ; ney.So more than It was to me,” . (replied the lawyer.Well. I ain’t sorry. Knoblock ; ttaid and ho turned to look out of a window. Knoblock was silent most of his time in the room. He smiled occasionally but tears ; came in his eyes once while tils ■ attorney was reading tlie papers j in which Knoblock was accused ; and his bond was explained. It : appeared for u minute (hat he i would break down. hut lie i brushed tlm imrs from his eyes j and his features became set. \ After the bond was signed, he left! the court hour?, wont to the jail j for a few personal effects which ; hb carried In n paper sack, and went home with Ills father.Knoblock, wen ring hi no over- j ails nud a Id no shirt, bar. the i appearance of (i man who does, hard work. Ills linir. thicklv , streaked with gray. Is much ; greyer siticn the murder of his : wife, according to his friends and j relatives.The preliminary hearing in September give? promise of great } interest in Burling! o:i and many I nsrsons expect, to attend. Twenty- . cne witnesses. Including Sherman ' i Blnckey j Stephenson. negro who ; was charged with the murder hut } Ir.tcr released, have been subpoenaed by the defense. About i ac many will be examined by tin? j state's attorneys. Coiinfy Attorney i 3'ivTson. who will be assisted by ; Joe Ralston. jThe hearing probably win last j nt least two days and it is doubtful If it wilt be over In time for trial ,fn th0 September term of the dir- • frlet court, should Knoblock be i hound over. So great is the In- ! terest in the case (hut many have , formed opinions, and It undoubt- j ediy tvjlj be difficult to obtain ri fury. ;
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Emporia Weekly Gazette
Emporia, Kansas, US
Thu, Aug 20, 1925
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