Wichita eagle., 1886-09-18
u. s. OISTRiCTCOURT.
Deates and Sloane Acquitted-Roman
Nose Found Guilty Of Assault
with Deadly Weapons.
Two Saminoles Create a Sensation il
Court by Pleading Guilty to
Capital Crime.

dence in which had been given the day De
fore, was the first business before the court
after convening yesterday morning ihe
jury afterwards retired and were out but a
few minutes, when they brought in verdict
of not guilty.
The two Semino!es, John Washington and
Simmons. were then arraigned on m indict-
ment charging them with rapinS Mrs.
Joseph Bartell. The penalty for this License
is death, and quite sensation was created
in court when both the prisoners plead gmi-
ty. The nature Of the penalty was explained
to the two men, and again they pleaded as
before They finally said something abou'
the crime being committed through the con
sent of the woman, and the judge entered
plea Of rot guilty, thus allowing them al
least trial.
Roman Nose, Cheyenne chief who had
been confined at Fort LeavenwoTth post ioi
fourteen months, and has served with ms
brother term in penitentiary, was then ar
raigned, charged with assault with deadly
weapon He pleaded not guilty, and Judge
Campbell was assigned as his attorney
William Woodham was next brought into
court, and pleaded not guilty TO assault WITH
deadly weapons.
The jury in the case against James Sloane
was impannelled, when court adjourned.
In the afternoon court commenced prompt
at 2 O'Clock and the case of the United States
against James Sloane, charged with larceny,
Immediately taken up. Leo Whistler was
first called. and said he knew Sloan and
Daughcrty, and that about the l0th OF June,
Ike Daugherty sold him q mare for SD: he
kent her about month, when she got away
and returned to the ranch upon which she
was raised. and was claimed by Robert
Daugherty.
Ike Daugherty, the man charged with
Sloue, was next put upon the stand by Mr.
MacMeechan for the defense. BE said he got
the mare from the prairie, and sold her TO
Whistler. Sloane never had anything to DO
with the theft: Sloane ard he live about ten
miles apart; Sloane was at home at the time
he went to catch the mare, and he rode her
sometimes.
By the time that the examination of Daugh-
erty was completed, Long Jim. Seminole,
another witness for the state, was brought in
and fined S. for keeping the court waiting.
He gave his testimony through an interpre-
tor. and said he knew Sloane and Daugherty.
Sloane was seen riding the mare often, but
he did not see him take the mare away.
Mr.. Perry then said he did not think there
was anything in the case; and the judge dl-
rected that verdict of not guilty be re-
turued.
The case next called was that of Roman
Nose. a Cheyenne chief charged with assault
upon Ben Clark, government scout sta
toned at Fort Reno on the 18th of Septem-
Der, 1884.
No objection being made to the jury they
were all sworn in.
Clark was the first witness for the state.
He had lived at Fort Reno for about ten
years, at Camp Supply eight years, and has
been engaged as a scout and interpreter OF
the United States thirty years; has known
Roman Nose since he came down from Da-
ko,a in -, and has been working upon the
reservation: About two years ago Nj.
Clark was passing from his house to the sut-
tier store and met Roman Nose; he spoke to
him and said he heard he had been threaten
inc his life The latter said he had and
would kill him. Clark told him to do SO now.
The latter then started for the store. After
making few steps, johnson, a private sol
der. sitting on a bench, cried, ''Look out, he
is coming for your with knife" lie turned
uuickly around with revolver in his hand,
aud when Roman saw this he stopped still.
Mr. Clark ordered him to put up his knife,
which he did. The Indian then got upon a
horse and, riding along the street, defied all
the white people, Hearing that he was go
ing to be arrested by the guard he rode
toward them, defying them; but when the
guard appeared he rode away. The knife the
Indian had was butcher knife, used for cut
ting meat and also for scalping.
Cross-sxamination. Old Bull was stand
ing talking to Roman Nose at the time
Old Bull was a mother-in law OF Clark S, his
wife being Cheyenne and sister OF Old Bull
This woman never was Roman Noses wife
he had wife and she had a daughter that
was killed by pistol shot fred by either
Mr.. Clark. Romeo, q Mexican, or som'
soldier who went to arrest the chief. th.
charge being this one and also the one charg
ing him with breaking into a bakery. Mr.
Clark did not have him arrested, but it wa
done by the post commandant.
The grand jury came in and returned nine
teen indictments, making il all one hundrec
and sixteen, the largest ever returned in tn
district; among them are many capital aat
grave otfenses The judge then thanked tn
| jurors for their industry anJ the faithful
manner il which they had discharged thei
duties
| John johnson, private Of the 24tp In
fautI-y, was next called ana said he knew
both Clark and Roman Nose, he was q wit
ness TO the transaction between the two an,
was sitting in front of the post store Tn
two were talking when first he saw them
Clark turned arousd TO go TO the store an
then Roman Nose pulled his knife and wa
slipping up bchind Clark He warne.
the latter, when he turned aroun
with revolver in his hand
When they faced each other they commence
talking Indian. land didn't know allythin
about it,
Cross-examined He made ten short step
the knife was drawn from under bis blsnke,
don't know when he put the knife down
| Government, rested the cas.. Ten minute
inter,niss;on was granted Judge Campbell t
consult with his client. They then re5urne
ard Roman Nose. the defendant. {. ratha
! good looking Indian dressed in nice biac
suit, bright blue necktie aud batron no,
bouquet. was put upon the stand and said