Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-06-07
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me cirsuit Court ProssedInss-Two Criminal
Cases Tried.


Your correspondent believes this weeks
''gris," Will be found unusually readable
give you fret the court news. Circus court
convened May 2sth. Not 40 many lawyers
present as usual. in only one case was the
preslding judges ruling questioned and ex-
ceptions taken. That was in admitting the
testimony Of a convict condemned for murder
and serving a sentence. This was fought Bit
ierly by tho attorneys who argued that the tes-
timony OF conviet--a person dead TO law aud
to society-cannot be admitted unless pardon
ed by the executive.
Tho nrst case tried was that Of tho nation
against srraky Miller, son Of Lewis Miller,
for nseault with intent 10 Kill John Hendricks
The weapon. a. produced In court as part Of
the evidence, was very savagetg looking
object-the handle Of an old rusty Barlow
with less than half inch OF the blade That
was the dangerous weapon" The defend
ant was acquitted.
The second case was the nation against Call
vim and Albert scraper for assault with in
tent TO kiil by shooting John stover, a con-
Wet. serving a sentence for killing another OF
the scrnpers. Judge Bengo ruled TO admit the
prisoners testimony In his own behalf Tho
seraper boys were acquitted. These two we're
the only cases tried.
Case OF Jack Hicks for assault 70 Kill one
Andy Carter. doth colorodl was continued to
September term.
Andy Irons, assaults noile pressed by collie
itor. This cleared the criminal docket.
The RIP Lindsey ~ 600 damage case against
the nation, beeanso OF aome cattle sold by a
sheriff, was frat on the civil docket. with
drawn by plaintiff aud renewed, to come up
next term. New papers we're gotten out and
served upon Chief Mayes
| Jim Hendricks vs.Kate Terriil, alias Paris,
for rights to an Improvement, continued By
consent Of both parties
| Wade vs.. Jim merrill, for rights 10 an i'm
| provementi case dismissed by court because
no certificate Of service by the sheriff appeared.
This cleared the docket, and court adjourned
til the nsSt regular September term
This court, with the daily sessions Of the
citizenship court and the regular routine OF
the nations business, has brought quite a
crowd to the capital the past week. and q
moro orderly, we'll behaved gathering was
never seen anywhere in any state Let those
at = distance take note Of this.
We now pick up the town news Our little
burg is assuming quite city airs Besides the
gay, fanelful decorations Of the wandering ar
tist's brush, as heretofore noticed, two dsiiv-
/
stony streots, and now II you don't live too
fur out in the country your pound Of starch
and quart OF vinegar viii be sent to your door
or course other merchants Will feel compelled
TO follow suit
The butcher shop has changed hands from
r. b. Ross to John Bullet. who proposes TO
keep the very best that he can procure
As u Is customary TO notice each weeks
first things" we now chronicle and give
Mrs EiGert the credit Of the irst string beans.
The hrst huckioberrios were brought In more
than a week ago. but 1 did not learn thereof
until 9n Saturday last az Gid Morgan's saw
and ste the nrst. The crop 10 bounilful
| most singular, unusual and painful acoi-
don't occurred on the 2eth. young eolored
man was out with his team after wood. when
his team started up auleklyi he grabbed at
the llnes 10 stop them but in some inexpllos-
BILE manner the line wrapped round his thumb
and that member Was jerked on about one inch
from the end, leaving the Joint intact. The
boy came six miles TO town TO have It dressed.
lie said It didn't hurt any.
The same day two wagons were ltanding on
the street. From one OF them an explosion
was heard aud cloud Of smoke seen to ascend
The occupant was John Charles, carpenter
from Benton county, who is we'll known
around VinitA lie had just bought quarter
OF pound Of powder and put II into an un-
stopped bottle. lie lit his pipe and threw
down the burning match which must have
gone straight into the powder bottle and ex.
ploded.
Fret new prairie hay wns brought In on the
s1ih. Grass Is hne everywhere.
Henry Barnes Is building new house on
the hill above the spring on the site OF the old
Dobson Reese house. a boy OF eight or ten
years Of age IN climbing over the new building
fell about twelve feet. sinking his head and
face on rock. lie broke his nose and bruised
his head but Is now doing we'll.
Tho Tahlequah base ball team went TO Mus
kosoe, Saturday. on = challenge against the
Muskogoe team. The TGhlequah boys returned
sunday, being beaten by q score OF q to ..
one Of the boys. Clin Russell. got his hand
badly hurt
There were three or four social hops aud Ice
cream parties the past week. Tho ladies'
cemetery committee held two ice cream soelals
and realized about 5000.
Papers and eorrospondeuts tell OF a bad blow
along the line from Evansville north aud west,
on May 2Gth The mail hack running from
hero 70 Sloan Springs was caught In tho
storm aud blown over but no damage done.
DR.. "Dlek" Fite Is having his house On
lArgod upwardly by raising tho roof sAt
building the second story right up under IL.
DR.. Barlow Fits went to Nuskogee, sAtur'
day, aud has not returned. Rumor whisper
In town shat no has gone TO get married. No
knowing, deponent saith not.
A party were singing, with gultar accompa
niment, the other day, and "they say"
huge tArantula was charmed out OF his hidinl
place. At any rate the beast came, wai
captured and Is now on exhibition.
A yisit 10 the shops. brick Kiln and building
shows rapid progress. The walls In place.
sre up twelve feet high. The nrst kiln Is nov
all In the walls. The extreme wet weather o
the past three weeks has very much retarde'
work on the brick yard, aud consequsntl!
work on the building stops now nearly Weel
waiting on the seoond klln which was fred on
the 2sth OF May. The contractors are nov
putting on extra hands and viii crowd th
brick making as rapidly as possible.
nyou want to see something odd and unus
uai TO Us backwoods fsllows) just como Q
TahleqRAh and stop over Sunday; at5 m
20 20 the chamber Of the lower house IN IN
capitol building, take back seat and wal
Developments How great the contrast iron
last winter about the time Of that shAmefu
bribery Transaction when a few noble patriots
; stood by the chief, sustaining his good veto o
( that corrupt land lease business You vii
see about dozen worshipers, zach with th
, church OF England prayer book. Sot havin
any regularly ordained rector, Capt. smit
onelaies as leader, aud 90 one who doosn'
, know anything about it. he seems TO All th
1 bill nrst rate. The ssryiee Ia all road froT
. the book, aud with frequent short overture
. on the organ. is certainly unique and impres
, sive. Yesterday they organized s4ndA
school aud Will now hold regular woeki
. services.
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