State v. Hedeen

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

The appellant, who is a division roadmaster of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company, was convicted in the district court of Allen county for willfully obstructing a public highway. The particular-act of obstruction consisted of fencing up a county road that-was located and opened across the track of the Southern Kansas Railroad Company, afterward the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company. The alleged offense was charged to have been committed on or about the 10th day of February, 1890. The case was tried by the court, a jury being *403waived. The road was…