State v. Stein

At the May term, 1883, of the criminal court of Jackson county, defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree for killing one George Fredericks, in Kansas City, on the 9th day of June, 1883. He was arraigned on this indictment on the 16th day of June, 1883, and entered his plea of not guilty, and by agreement of parties, the court set the cause down for trial on the 16th day of July, 1883, at which time, after defendant’s motions for a continuance and change of venue had been overruled, the trial was proceeded with, which resulted in the conviction of defendant for murder in the…