Wichita eagle., 1888-09-05
U. S. DISTRICT COURT
NOW IN SESSION IN THIS CITY,
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Of Officers, Witnesses, Jurors and
Others from the Ter
ritOry.

The United States district court for the
district of Kansas convened in the court
room of the county building yesterday
morning at o'clock. Judge c. G. Foster
on the bench. After the courts charge to
the grand jury the docket was read and
the cases arranged for trial. The officers
of the court are as follows:
OFFICERS OF THE COURT.
Judge C. G. Foster, Topeka; J. C. VIII
son, clerk, Topeka; w. C. Jones, marshal.
lola: Geo. f. Sharitt, Topeka, w. C. Perry
United States district attorney, Fit. Scott;
Eugene Hagan, assistant L. 5. attorney,
Topeka: Henry Dillon, baliff, Topeka;
court baliff, Douglas Donelly, Wichita.
GRAND JURORS.
A. J. Clemens, Olathe (foreman); G. A.
Bennett Norwich; w. a. Smith, Wichita
Clerk; J. J. Freeman, Topeka; w. N.
Congdon, Sedgwick; Thos. Anderson,
Salina J. E. Junkin, Sterling; B. H. Fox,
Andover: J. S. Hileman, Edna S. H.
Davis, Hesper; A. B. Caldwell, Arlington;
j. s. Gillespie, Keelville; O. H. Worley,
Oak Valley; Geo. w. Davis, Wellsford;J John
Golobie, II. II. Davis. E. Dumont, Wichita:
PETIT JURORS
The following is list of the petit jurors
summoned to appear before the district
court of the United States for the district
of Kansas, to be held at Wichita, Monday,
September 8, 1883. Those marked were
either not found or were excused for
causel:
Thomas R. Breeze, Lawrence; 4. j.
Smith, Dighton; B. II. Downing, Wichita;
Glen O'Brien, Rago; a. p Coltens, Saline;
James Drake, lola; G. W. Hawk, Parsons;
w. S. Findley, Ottawa: s. j. Coltens, Rush
Center; z. p. Sanders, Mound Valley;
George a. Gilmore, Haven; John Richie,
Galva; a. D. Butts, Nickerson; f. A. Was
ser, Girard: R. w HooIe, st. John; W. 7.
Cannon, Nennescah; T. Z. Ickes, Alexan-
der; Ed G. Gray, Arkansas City;
A F. Allen, Ninland; Morton Al
baugh, Kingman; John Viets, Hepler;
Samuel j. j. Echols, Greensburg; John
Surfis, Topeka; Joshua Butler, lola: John
A. Cragon%, Kingman; J. r. Nelson,
Hayesville; L. 5. Crum, Oswego; 5. l..
Coulter Parsons; J. A. McHenry*. How
ard; w II. Brown, Paola; w. S. Hebron,
Kinsley; F. NJ Robertson, Fredonia;
Chas L. Heron. Ashland: NJ. r. Nudge,
Eskridge; w. 2. Cheney. Groveland; John
A Swenson, Lindborg; J. p. Short. Win
field; J. A Watts, Lawrence; T. +. c.
Dodd%, Fredonia; A. L. Green. Newton; X.
+. Moore, Benton; J. G.. Jones, Leon; W.
p. Olmstead, Anthony; ". A. Stanford,
Marion: Edward Brown. Wakarusa; d.
Crow, Wier City; Clark Gray, Larned;
s c. Elliott, Independence; James Beck,
Wabaunsee; 7. L. Potter, Peabody;
j. L. Waterhouse, Ayers City; a. ID.
Thatcher Topeka; X. ". Hoyt, Lyons;
+. j. Martini Bluff City; c. S. Bixby.
Ossawatomie: J. w. Moore, Durham Park:
Chas T. Clarkson, Ness City; Frank Cox,
Stafford George Gardner, Eldorado; John
Lano9r,# Geuda Springs; James Gross,
Lawrence; c. Lundstrum, Stafford; T. \.
Dolbee, Willow Springs; Ben ;. Hendrl-
son, Winfield; G. II. Lewis, Fontana; j.
c. Starr, Scott City; ". f. Petition,
Dodge City.
There were great many officers, wit
nesses, ETC., in the room. In addition to
these were a large number of citizens at
tracted by curiosity.
The Indians who are in attendance as
witnesses are constant source OF interest
and amusement to our later arrivals from
the east. even some OF IHeUl are IL llUlie
trouble to the police. They, however, sit
around on the shady sides of the buildings.
smoking cigarettes, eating watermelons or
granting to each other How" or How,
John" is his salutation to all strangers
who speak to him. The noble red men are
in camp in number of places about the
city, the principal place being at Fifteenth
street, where ii crosses Chisholm creek.
The majority of them will be here during
the present week.
These sessions of the United States court
are of great Importance TO Wichita, and as
soon as the government building is COM
pleted, court will probably be in session
four months of the year
The two Tobler boys, Jake and 10, (col-
ored) charged with the murder of Cass and
Goodykountz in 1885, We're placed on trial
yestesday. The case will be taken up
again this morning. The prisoners are be-
ing defended by Colonel Sumner, OF Ar
kansas City.