The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-08
TRY HARRY ST. JOHN
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATOR WILL SOON
APPEAR In COURT.

Attorney Biddison is Sent to the Peni-
Prosecutor-Case of Abortion at Lexing-
ton-Train Robber Captured in the
strip-Story of an Estate Left by Rich
Indian.
Guthrie, o. T, Nov. AT the present
Term of the court at Oklahoma City
probably the case which will attract
The most attention will be the trial OF
Harry C. st. John, the son Of the noted
Prohibition orator, who is charged with
The murder of his wife. St. John is a
noted Republican lawyer and politi-
liam, and was prominent and leading
member OF the last legislature. His
wife was beautiful woman and the
killing created great excitement at the
time A peculiar phase of the case is
hat ST. John, when in the legislature.
was the most pronounced opponent to
the proposed law abolishing capital
punishment. Another important muir
der trial will be that of Wee Atkins for
the murer and criminal assault OF Mrs.
]. F. Mitchell, near Choctaw City, last
June.
The court which opened yesterday
the court has been established, SCI cases
having been filed up to Saturday. This
Is the more noticeable from the fact
that the docket was almost cleared at
the last term, and all these cases have
been commenced since July 1, 1894
There are eight murder cases, all
very important, and over fifty perjury
indictments, involving large tracts OF
land.
One of the most important class of
cases are those charging conspiracy
for the purpose of securing illegal leases
of Indian lands, in which a number of
persons undertook to lease the lands a [
a small price from the Indians without
the consent of the department. They
secured long leases and sublet to other
parties, whom the Indian police, under
instructions from the Indian agent,
General Z. d. Thomas, undertook to
elects. A small sized war was the re-
suit, at one time the police being intim-
:dated and kept from their purpose at
the point of Winchesters in the hands
Of angry settlers. All the parties have
been arrested and the trial will be a
most exciting one, as there are large
number of determined men among them
The courts, in a similar case in the
Wlnnebago reservation near Omaha,
held that the department was clearly
in the right and that the result of these
cases will probably be a Federation Of
that doctrine
There are 23O civil cases on the docket
seVenty-seVen Of which are applica-
tons for divorce, nearly all made by
what are known in Oklahoma is nine
ty day" people-persons who come here
for the especial purpose of getting a.
divorce. for which they can apply after
a residence Of ninety days. Among the
divorce colony are number of promi-
nent people from New York, st. Louis
and Chicago.
ABORTION AT LEXINGTON.
DR.. G. p. Johnson prominent physi-
clan of Lexington, was arrested last
Saturday, charged with performing an
abortion upon the person of Miss Alice
Laughlin beautiful and accomplished
young lady of that city. He waived
examination and was required to give
bond in the sum Of IS 900 for his appear
ance at court.
The crime is said to have been COM
mitted on October %. last, and was
discovered only when the young lady
became threatened with blood poison
Ing and another physician was called
IN He soon discovered there was
something wrong and taxed the young
lady with it. For a, long time she de-
MED il, but finally confessed giving
the name of her betra yer-Jack Gates,
a former saloon keeper of the town
andof the physician who performed the
operation. Medicine was first given to
her, she said, and that failing TO give
the desired relief the physician used
Instruments.
For time the girls life was despair
ed OF and blood poisoning was feared
but she is now better and will recover.
BIDDTSON Is GUILTY.
A. J. BiddisOn, the well known attor-
ney at Pawnee. was yesterday sentenc-
ed to one year in the penftenuary by
Judge Bierer in the Pawnee district
court
Biddison was charged with assault
with intent to kill Prosecutor Huston
IF Pawnee. The trial occupied two
days and some sensational features
were presented. Attorney Harris OF
Perry conducted the prosecution. while
Biddison conducted his own defense.
Both Biddison and Huston are prom
lnent lawyers OF Pawnee and their al
tercatiOn, due to an old feud created
quite a commoticn- Biddison has ap-
pealed.
HUNGER CAUGHT HIM.
White Eagle, o. T. Oct. Sheriff
Frank Worcester arrived here at II
o'clock last night with a posse of depu-
ties in search of Dick Smalley, wanted
for train robbery at Allegan, Mich
Smalley was arrested yesterday near
Round Pond. Q. T.. and while officers
were returning TO that place to place
their prisoner in Jail. he escaped by
jumping through a window from a
Rock Island train. He started eastward
overland for the Santa Fe railroad. a
distance Of forty miles. arriving at this
place only two hours ahead Of the Off
GERS. Worn out and hungry he at
tempted to to conceal himself in a hay
shed near by, where officers located
him at 1 O'Clock this morning while he
was asleep. He was taken back 10
Round Pond today in charge of the
sheriff. Smalley is also charged with
other fhefts near Round Pond. One
thousand dollars was the reward Of
fered.
WHO Is RICH LO?
The Chicago Tribune has the follow
ing: No one here knows of the exist
ence OF any such estate among the In
dams.
Mrs. AShby T. Harger. No. SIS Six
tieth street, the widow Of 4. T Harger
"A writer for the Chicago Times several
years ago. viii soon lay claim 10 a part
of the estate OF John Harger. a half
breed Indian who died recently in the
Indian Territory, leaving fortune Of
nearly 8. son. eco
There il a queer story behind the case |
Of Indian romance and truth stranger
than fiction. Ashby T. Earger had |
been identified with newspaper work |
for many ears in Chicago. He died |
eight years ago at Hot Springs. Ark. |
leaving a wife, n young daughter. and /
an only son, also a newspaper man. |
who died five years later
Little was known OF his early life.
but his wife knew he Went 10 California
IN 1S4S. during the sold fever. and final |
" settled in the Indian Territory. where
he lived several years. He never talk