Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-13
q. S. DISTRICT COURT.
Several Important Trials and . Number o.
Prisoners Sentenced the Penitentiary.

At the converting of the Z. S. district
court yesterday morning the Taylor case
| was resumed with the examination of the
| remaining witnesses for the defense. The
! case was given to the jury about II O'Clock,
and after several hours consideration they
| returned verdict of guilty as charged in
| the indictment. 1t is, however, the inten-
| ton of the defendant to certify the case up
| to the L. S. circuit court.
The next case taken up was the Uni
| ted States VS. AL Linscott, for
stealing horse down in the territory,
there being two counts. He was acquitted
Of the charge.
The man charged with being his accom-
plice was next put upon trial He, as well
as Linscott, was represented by W. A.
Hopkins, of Kiowa. Being found guilty
on both counts, the jury remaining out but
a short time, he was sentenced to two
years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
| Jim jackson, a half breed, who had
stolen horse, plead guilty to larceny, and
was sentenced to one year in the peniten-
| tiary. a colored man Wash
Robinson was next brought before Judge
| Foster. He had stolen a blanket and
shawl abont year ago down in the terri
tory, and being arrested some time after
wards, has spent eleven months in the
| county jail. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and his honor, in consideration of
his long confinement, gave him but sixty
days in the county Jail, renarking, how
ever, that if Robinson was not satisfied he
could increase the time.
Morris Wilson was next brought into
court. He is colored boy and one Of five
WHO'S alleged TO have stolen quite number
of horses from the territory. The principal
witnesses against him were Pamachic Cow
pah. Maniccawyah Cacac and Cuppahhee,
Sac Indians from whom the horses We're
stolen. He was found guilty and sent to
the penitentiary for one year.
In the evening quite an array OF prison
ers were brought down from the Jail and
arranged in front of the judges bench.
Among the number were several Indians,
| soldier. one old gray haired man, a very
youthful looking boy and woman.
David Lemons, accused of the murder Of
Porter Webster, was granted a continu-
ance of his trial until next term.
Thomas Thuber. Rachel Thuber, Samuel
Baldan, all answered to the charge of the
murder of Peter Man.
Frank Tinker, another alleged murderer,
gave bond for $1,000 and had his case con-
tinued.
Samuel Burt pleaded not guilty to lar
ceny-stealing horses down in the Terri
tory
Ed Morgan, also accused Of larceny, gave
bond for 81 500
John Powell, really the best looking one
of all the prisoners, pleaded not guilty to
stealing one sorrel mare July 80.
With him are said to have been
associated the rThomases. there being
in the court two of that name, the father
and the son. The defendants attorney
stated that they We're honest hard-work-
ing men living in Crowley county, while
Mr.. Hagan said that they were some of
the hardest cases brought up from the
Territory, having stolen in all about 200
horses. Their bond as we'll as Powell s
was fixed at l.200 each.
Samuel Dirt. an Indian, pleaded
not guilty to stealing a hefer,
from Samuel Clay and will be given trial
in a few days.
John Dillon, an old man, for introduc-
ing liquor into the territory, pleaded
guilty and was given ninety days in Jail.
j. Law and S. S. Pryeon pleaded not
guilty to stealing horses from w. III.
Musgrove, August 20, and had their bonds
fixed at 5000 each.
Ira Wheeler and his brother Peter
through their attorney entered a plea of
guilty to an assault with intent to kill.
The prisoners were sent back to Jail and
after the transaction of some court bust
ness the session adjourned. The first case
to be taken up this morning is the L. 5.
VS.. John Grindstone, the next L. S. VS..
Thuber.