The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-07
CASES TO BE TRIED.
CLYDE MATTOX THE ONLY NAN TO
BE TRIED FOB MURDER
Quite Number of Civil Suits to En-
gage the Attention of Judge Will.
iamS-Om GERS are Arriving.
Many Lawyers to be in
the City Tonight.

United States court will convene to-
morrow Many of the officers arrived last
night and the balance will arrive some
time today. Among todays arrivals will
be q good many attorneys from all over
the southwest, for their presence is needed
tomorrow morning when the docket viii
be assigned.
Among the officers who came in last
night was Leon De Bost who had in charge
Clyde Nattox. Upon his arrival he drove
directly to the county Jail and turned the
prisoner over to Sheriff Ault Mattox will
be the only man tried at this term
for capital offense, his case being COM
menced since Oklahoma was detached
from the jurisdiction of this court. His
trial will commence Tuesday if be is not
granted continuance and that Is rather
doubtful. He will ask for a continuance
ON the plea of desiring further time to
procure material witness.
II he is convicted and sentenced to
the death penalty the execution will not
be held at Wichita. This is what the
officers say aud their reasons for depriviug
Wichita of that event is that there is too
much sentimentalism here among
the fair ladies. Wichita can
get along without a hanging. even il
there should be one, which is not ID cer-
tainty by any means, for MsttoX is q pretty
lucky fellow.
Among the important civil suits will be
the Buchanan Bridge company, of Belle
fountaine, Ohio, against the board Of
county commissioners OF Cowley county.
This is suit brought fo the recovery of
the price of a bridge that spans the Wal
nut river at Arkansas City. 1t amounts
to something in the ne:ghborhood of q, 900
and the commissioners are resisting the
suit on the grounds that the bridge was
not built according to contract.
The case of II. Walworth as receiver Of
the American Nationsl bank of Arkansas
City against the Missouri Pacific railway
will also attract some interest. The bank
by former receiver shipped six car loads
of horses from Alpine. Tex, to Caldwell.
Kan, in 1892. Through the negligence of
the company's agents the horses were un-
loaded at Belle Piaine aud kept there two
days without sufficient food or water.
That they were knocked about three or
four more days from place to place before
eaching their destination. causing the
bank loss of $1,000 by depreciating the
value of the stock.
The case of Ida B. Mccormick against
the New York Lie Insurance company
will also be tried This will be an interest
ing case the details of which are too long
for recital here.
The j. V. Farwell suit against the Kan,
sas Furniture company, Citizens bank |
garnishee, will be up again. Judge |
Williams gave a decision against |
the Citizens bank some time |
ago. but the case comes back for new !
trial from the court Of appeals. 1t in
wolves $4,000.
The Norwood insurance cases will be |
also tried. These cases axe familiar to I
nearly all the lawyers in Kansas and the |
outcome of them will be watched with in-
terest. Norwood Brothers are the |
plaintiffs and as many as dozen insur-
ance companies are defendants.