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k ! y& uU'f2- 5- - r 1 M si J& jM J6& J&?' -- r , s l. a. jrSj " O 1 " O J 1. f. Story on PageS 70th Year - No. 119 ( ioml Morning! is Saturtlav Feh. 4. 1978 14 Pages - 15 Cents I Insight Many opt to defend themselves Their own court efforts cut costs By Sandra Zee Mlsscsrian staff writer You're scheduled to appear in Municipal Court for a traffic violation, a shoplifting charge or for breaking an animal ordinance. Yea know you're innocent, but you can't afford a lawyer. What do you do? Some people plead guilty anyway, pay their fines and leave. But many people decide to fight it out After all, who says you can't fight QtyHafl? Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov estimates that he hears at least 600 trials a year, and 70 percent of them are handled by defendants without lawyers, some very successfully. People plead their own cases for a variety of reasons, he said, diiefly money. Lawyers are expensive and a defendant must be practically pen-niless to get a court- appoint- ed attorney. The next best thing for the defendant to do is to handle the case himself . " I think if people feel they'll get a fair shake," Dannov said, ' they'll take the time to defend themselves. That's good because I don't think the city's always right. When people feel that the police 3 or whoever's involved have acted improperly, then they ought to contest that " It's not the city's court, it's not the Police Department's court and it's not the prosecutor's court; it's the people's court," Dannov said. " They should be given the most opportunity to present what they desire to present" On Jan. 19, Gertrude Ledoux, Fulton, appeared in court to defend herself against -- a moving violation charge in Columbia. She handled fhV'case, without a lawyer, and she won. Mrs. Ledoux brought with her into court two photographs of her car as evidence, her daughter to act as a witness and her husband for moral support Other than that, she made no special preparations for She trial. " I just knew what happened," she said, " and I went over in my mind what I was going to say. I felt in my heart I was innocent of the whole thing. " As God is my judge I knew I was innocent" The law provides that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. It was up ( See JUDGES, Page 11) Ira towm today 10 sun. Preventive medicine clinic, University Memorial Union, $ 10 fee. 7 pan. Quincy Fielding Jr. Choral Ensemble, St Paul AME Church, 501 E. FifthSt 7 pjn. Missouri vs. Oklahoma wrestling, Heames Center. 7: 39 p. m. " Saturday, Sunday, Monday," Stephens College Playhouse, $ 3 public and $ 1 JO students. Movie listings oa Page 13 Chairs are arranged Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Lile observe the movement of the auction crowd By Margaret Feltcn Missourian staff writer " Honest Charlie" is the biggest storyteller. He says the " Fayette Widow" is looking for a man. " She's pretty, got money, a chauffeur and a 400- ac- re ( ISO- hectar- e) farm, but she don't have a man." He talks while she blushes, but no one pays much attention. The rumors and stories are part of the routine for the " regulars" at the auction. Velma Simmons, McDonald's Trailer Court, is at the door of the Home Arts Building on the Boone County Fairgrounds every Tuesday and Friday before 8 ajn. She doesn't have anything to buy or selL At noon the sunlit auction hall fills with old boots, rickety chairs, farmers in overalls and women wearing scarves. The calling should start at 4 p. m. but it rarely does. Regular auction- goe- rs enjoy s fat cigar more than a good bargain. Most come to " till an af-ternoon" and to keep up with who is " feeling poorly." Others come just to antagonize one another. " You knock- knee- d, false- face- d, deformed old reprobate," Doc Hendricks calls " Honest Charlie," and follows the insult with a jab to the second- han- d dealer's midsection. The rest of the regulars cluck and shake their heads. It's not assault, just friendship. The recent wave of flu and cold weather has separated the regulars from the auction drop- in- s. Floyd Kemper, head auctioneer, said business suffers when the auction has to move inside during the winter. TheKemper auctions on Tuesdays and Fridays have been a tradition for nearly 25 years. On the first Thursday of every month there is an antique auction. The crowd that attends has remained basically the same over the years: Boone County farmers and their wives, with a lawyer and University philosophy professor thrown in for color. The regulars don't come to buy, but some hate to go home empty- handed- . Dick Nacy, a Jef-ferson City lawyer, bought 55 pairs of women's shoes for $ 86.25 last Sunday. " I don't know how Til get it home but I'll take it" he said. The shoes tat didn't fit his wife, daughter or mother- in- la- w, Nacy sold to friends for $ 1.75 a pair. He had come to the auction to buy one pair of men's black shoes. Nacy said the best buys can be made in elec-tronic equipment, appliances and furniture. He said he bought a dictating machine, which retails - for more than $ 309, with a bid of $ 1.50. Not only are the people the same, so is the merchandise. Many articles are back for their second or third time on the auction block. Pete McBain, a second- han- d dealer for 18 years, tapped a cobwebbed Kenmore sewing machine. " Put a bid on it and got caught," be ( See AUCTIONEERING, Page 11) Prisoner may go free as Illinois dawdles ByJohnMoticka SiEsscorian staff writer When Ron Shivers walked out of the Menard, HL, state prison last Nov. 9 on a work- releas- e program, be kept on going all the way to Columbia . Shivers, in the Illinois jail for armed robbery, was participating in a program that let him leave the jail every day to work, then return at night When Illinois authorities realized Shivers was gone, they issued a warrant for his arrest That was Nov. 11. Shivers was picked up by Boone County- - sheriffs deputies Nov. 27. He has been in the Boone County Jail ever since, fed and clothed by the state of Missouri, waiting for someone from Illinois to come and get him. If they do not come by Feb. 13, Magistrate Court Judge Temple Morgett says, he will set Shivers free. Morgett issued a fugitive order Jan. 13, giving Illinois authorities 30 days to pick up their prisoner. If they do not show up, Shivers' & 500 bond could be suspended and he would be released. Originally, Shivers was brought to Boone County Magistrate Court to sign extradition papers. The papers said he was wanted by Illinois authorities on a parole and probation violation. Shivers refused to sign, saying he never was on parole. So Shivers was arrested for " fleeing from justice," and the fugitive order was issued. Now, according to Boone County warrant officer Gary Voss, Illinois authorities must send a request to its governor, who must send a request to the Missouri governor, who must issue a state warrant " If we don't hear something pretty soon," Voss says, " we're going to let him go." In the meantime, Shivers' expenses are picked up by Missouri. According to Warden Bill Etheridge, when Boone County holds a prisoner for another Missouri county, Boone County is reimbursed at the rate of $ 8 per day. That rate was established by the Boone County Court, and does not include medical and other extraordinary ex-penses. But with an out- of- sta- te prisoner, there is no reimbursement. At $ 8 per day, Shivers will have run up a bill of $ 632 by Feb. 13. Shivers is originally from Columbia, so be has been able to visit with his family and friends while here. And, Morgett says, when Shivers gets back to Illinois, a judge may decide to give him credit for the time he has spent here. " I don't like the idea of states leaving prisoners with us. I get tired of it" Morgett says. Etheridge says Boone County retrieves its out- of- st- ate prisoners " right away, usually within a week." Coming Sunday B H I News 8 Money manager 1 In Sunday's Bfissourian I Harold Boldt, new city I finance director, discusses 1 & e reorganization of feis 1 department. Two men who I work with Boldt, comptroller I Nat Scavone and risk management supervisor David C. Epps, also discuss I tfeeir roles. God sent me The word " siloam" in Hebrew means sent. And the Rev. Luke Stewart says he was sent to Columbia to establish the Siloam Mission Assembly. In Sunday's People section read why Stewart left his home, job, . family and friends in St Louis to establish his church here. Vibrations Frontiersmen A raw toad every morning? That's what one of the bearded, buckskin- cla- d, beaver- eatin- g Fort Osage Muzzlelcaders says makes his day. Each year the group gathers to swap guns and stories about tfee lives of the early mountainmen. This week Vibrations meets with me fantasy frontiersmen. Sports I High- score- r j Last week high- scori- ng guard I Harold Robertson scored his 2,090th career point for 8 Lincoln University's g basketball team, in this B Sunday's sports section read about the man coach Don Corbett calls one of the best " all- aroun- d" guards in the 1 nation. I Father was assessor House fire kills Columbia man By C. Claire Weber Missosrlan staff writer A fire Friday night at 502 Lyons St took the life of Hugh Points, 66, a 1934 University graduate and the son of a long- tim- e Columbia city assessor. Hubert Davis, 504 Lyons St, said Points lived alone in the house that burned. Fire Marshall George Hughes said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined but he suspected the chair the victim was sitting in was set afire by " careless smoking." The fire caused about $ 1,000 damage. Fire damage was confined to a chair in the living room and to draperies nearby. There was " very limited" smoke damage to the rest of the house, Hughes said. Davis said he notified police of the fire after a friend called hhn aad asked whether Davis' boose was burning. Davis looked outside snd saw smoke pouring from the neighboring house. Firemen arrived at the scene shortly before 10: 30 pjn. and quickly ex-tinguished the fire. Points was born in 1912 and graduated from toe University School of Journalism in 1934. After working for the state in Jefferson City, he was an officer in the U. S. Navy and was stationed in Japan. Points later moved to California, where he was an advertising salesman for the Santa Barbara News- Pres- s. Points' father, William Emmett Points, was Colombia city assessor for more than a quarter century. W. E. Points was elected la 1925 and re-elected 13 successive times lasifl his resignation in 1962. The elder Pci& te died in 1973 at the age c8S. Hugh Points later moved to CohaaMa and lived with bis mother, Mfea. Hafl Pohtts, at9& LyonsStMra. P0i& s& ai ' New Year's night
Object Description
Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1978-02-04 |
Description | Vol. 70, No. 119 |
Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
Language | English |
Date.Search | 1978-02-04 |
Type | Newspapers |
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Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
Publisher.Digital | University of Missour Library Systems |
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County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
Title | Full Page |
Date.Search | 1978-02-04 |
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Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri School of Journalism |
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Item.Transcript | k ! y& uU'f2- 5- - r 1 M si J& jM J6& J&?' -- r , s l. a. jrSj " O 1 " O J 1. f. Story on PageS 70th Year - No. 119 ( ioml Morning! is Saturtlav Feh. 4. 1978 14 Pages - 15 Cents I Insight Many opt to defend themselves Their own court efforts cut costs By Sandra Zee Mlsscsrian staff writer You're scheduled to appear in Municipal Court for a traffic violation, a shoplifting charge or for breaking an animal ordinance. Yea know you're innocent, but you can't afford a lawyer. What do you do? Some people plead guilty anyway, pay their fines and leave. But many people decide to fight it out After all, who says you can't fight QtyHafl? Municipal Court Judge Fred Dannov estimates that he hears at least 600 trials a year, and 70 percent of them are handled by defendants without lawyers, some very successfully. People plead their own cases for a variety of reasons, he said, diiefly money. Lawyers are expensive and a defendant must be practically pen-niless to get a court- appoint- ed attorney. The next best thing for the defendant to do is to handle the case himself . " I think if people feel they'll get a fair shake," Dannov said, ' they'll take the time to defend themselves. That's good because I don't think the city's always right. When people feel that the police 3 or whoever's involved have acted improperly, then they ought to contest that " It's not the city's court, it's not the Police Department's court and it's not the prosecutor's court; it's the people's court," Dannov said. " They should be given the most opportunity to present what they desire to present" On Jan. 19, Gertrude Ledoux, Fulton, appeared in court to defend herself against -- a moving violation charge in Columbia. She handled fhV'case, without a lawyer, and she won. Mrs. Ledoux brought with her into court two photographs of her car as evidence, her daughter to act as a witness and her husband for moral support Other than that, she made no special preparations for She trial. " I just knew what happened," she said, " and I went over in my mind what I was going to say. I felt in my heart I was innocent of the whole thing. " As God is my judge I knew I was innocent" The law provides that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. It was up ( See JUDGES, Page 11) Ira towm today 10 sun. Preventive medicine clinic, University Memorial Union, $ 10 fee. 7 pan. Quincy Fielding Jr. Choral Ensemble, St Paul AME Church, 501 E. FifthSt 7 pjn. Missouri vs. Oklahoma wrestling, Heames Center. 7: 39 p. m. " Saturday, Sunday, Monday," Stephens College Playhouse, $ 3 public and $ 1 JO students. Movie listings oa Page 13 Chairs are arranged Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Lile observe the movement of the auction crowd By Margaret Feltcn Missourian staff writer " Honest Charlie" is the biggest storyteller. He says the " Fayette Widow" is looking for a man. " She's pretty, got money, a chauffeur and a 400- ac- re ( ISO- hectar- e) farm, but she don't have a man." He talks while she blushes, but no one pays much attention. The rumors and stories are part of the routine for the " regulars" at the auction. Velma Simmons, McDonald's Trailer Court, is at the door of the Home Arts Building on the Boone County Fairgrounds every Tuesday and Friday before 8 ajn. She doesn't have anything to buy or selL At noon the sunlit auction hall fills with old boots, rickety chairs, farmers in overalls and women wearing scarves. The calling should start at 4 p. m. but it rarely does. Regular auction- goe- rs enjoy s fat cigar more than a good bargain. Most come to " till an af-ternoon" and to keep up with who is " feeling poorly." Others come just to antagonize one another. " You knock- knee- d, false- face- d, deformed old reprobate," Doc Hendricks calls " Honest Charlie," and follows the insult with a jab to the second- han- d dealer's midsection. The rest of the regulars cluck and shake their heads. It's not assault, just friendship. The recent wave of flu and cold weather has separated the regulars from the auction drop- in- s. Floyd Kemper, head auctioneer, said business suffers when the auction has to move inside during the winter. TheKemper auctions on Tuesdays and Fridays have been a tradition for nearly 25 years. On the first Thursday of every month there is an antique auction. The crowd that attends has remained basically the same over the years: Boone County farmers and their wives, with a lawyer and University philosophy professor thrown in for color. The regulars don't come to buy, but some hate to go home empty- handed- . Dick Nacy, a Jef-ferson City lawyer, bought 55 pairs of women's shoes for $ 86.25 last Sunday. " I don't know how Til get it home but I'll take it" he said. The shoes tat didn't fit his wife, daughter or mother- in- la- w, Nacy sold to friends for $ 1.75 a pair. He had come to the auction to buy one pair of men's black shoes. Nacy said the best buys can be made in elec-tronic equipment, appliances and furniture. He said he bought a dictating machine, which retails - for more than $ 309, with a bid of $ 1.50. Not only are the people the same, so is the merchandise. Many articles are back for their second or third time on the auction block. Pete McBain, a second- han- d dealer for 18 years, tapped a cobwebbed Kenmore sewing machine. " Put a bid on it and got caught," be ( See AUCTIONEERING, Page 11) Prisoner may go free as Illinois dawdles ByJohnMoticka SiEsscorian staff writer When Ron Shivers walked out of the Menard, HL, state prison last Nov. 9 on a work- releas- e program, be kept on going all the way to Columbia . Shivers, in the Illinois jail for armed robbery, was participating in a program that let him leave the jail every day to work, then return at night When Illinois authorities realized Shivers was gone, they issued a warrant for his arrest That was Nov. 11. Shivers was picked up by Boone County- - sheriffs deputies Nov. 27. He has been in the Boone County Jail ever since, fed and clothed by the state of Missouri, waiting for someone from Illinois to come and get him. If they do not come by Feb. 13, Magistrate Court Judge Temple Morgett says, he will set Shivers free. Morgett issued a fugitive order Jan. 13, giving Illinois authorities 30 days to pick up their prisoner. If they do not show up, Shivers' & 500 bond could be suspended and he would be released. Originally, Shivers was brought to Boone County Magistrate Court to sign extradition papers. The papers said he was wanted by Illinois authorities on a parole and probation violation. Shivers refused to sign, saying he never was on parole. So Shivers was arrested for " fleeing from justice," and the fugitive order was issued. Now, according to Boone County warrant officer Gary Voss, Illinois authorities must send a request to its governor, who must send a request to the Missouri governor, who must issue a state warrant " If we don't hear something pretty soon," Voss says, " we're going to let him go." In the meantime, Shivers' expenses are picked up by Missouri. According to Warden Bill Etheridge, when Boone County holds a prisoner for another Missouri county, Boone County is reimbursed at the rate of $ 8 per day. That rate was established by the Boone County Court, and does not include medical and other extraordinary ex-penses. But with an out- of- sta- te prisoner, there is no reimbursement. At $ 8 per day, Shivers will have run up a bill of $ 632 by Feb. 13. Shivers is originally from Columbia, so be has been able to visit with his family and friends while here. And, Morgett says, when Shivers gets back to Illinois, a judge may decide to give him credit for the time he has spent here. " I don't like the idea of states leaving prisoners with us. I get tired of it" Morgett says. Etheridge says Boone County retrieves its out- of- st- ate prisoners " right away, usually within a week." Coming Sunday B H I News 8 Money manager 1 In Sunday's Bfissourian I Harold Boldt, new city I finance director, discusses 1 & e reorganization of feis 1 department. Two men who I work with Boldt, comptroller I Nat Scavone and risk management supervisor David C. Epps, also discuss I tfeeir roles. God sent me The word " siloam" in Hebrew means sent. And the Rev. Luke Stewart says he was sent to Columbia to establish the Siloam Mission Assembly. In Sunday's People section read why Stewart left his home, job, . family and friends in St Louis to establish his church here. Vibrations Frontiersmen A raw toad every morning? That's what one of the bearded, buckskin- cla- d, beaver- eatin- g Fort Osage Muzzlelcaders says makes his day. Each year the group gathers to swap guns and stories about tfee lives of the early mountainmen. This week Vibrations meets with me fantasy frontiersmen. Sports I High- score- r j Last week high- scori- ng guard I Harold Robertson scored his 2,090th career point for 8 Lincoln University's g basketball team, in this B Sunday's sports section read about the man coach Don Corbett calls one of the best " all- aroun- d" guards in the 1 nation. I Father was assessor House fire kills Columbia man By C. Claire Weber Missosrlan staff writer A fire Friday night at 502 Lyons St took the life of Hugh Points, 66, a 1934 University graduate and the son of a long- tim- e Columbia city assessor. Hubert Davis, 504 Lyons St, said Points lived alone in the house that burned. Fire Marshall George Hughes said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined but he suspected the chair the victim was sitting in was set afire by " careless smoking." The fire caused about $ 1,000 damage. Fire damage was confined to a chair in the living room and to draperies nearby. There was " very limited" smoke damage to the rest of the house, Hughes said. Davis said he notified police of the fire after a friend called hhn aad asked whether Davis' boose was burning. Davis looked outside snd saw smoke pouring from the neighboring house. Firemen arrived at the scene shortly before 10: 30 pjn. and quickly ex-tinguished the fire. Points was born in 1912 and graduated from toe University School of Journalism in 1934. After working for the state in Jefferson City, he was an officer in the U. S. Navy and was stationed in Japan. Points later moved to California, where he was an advertising salesman for the Santa Barbara News- Pres- s. Points' father, William Emmett Points, was Colombia city assessor for more than a quarter century. W. E. Points was elected la 1925 and re-elected 13 successive times lasifl his resignation in 1962. The elder Pci& te died in 1973 at the age c8S. Hugh Points later moved to CohaaMa and lived with bis mother, Mfea. Hafl Pohtts, at9& LyonsStMra. P0i& s& ai ' New Year's night |