Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-09-14
OUR COURT BUDGET.
A Motley Mess Of Court News Gath
cred In a Hurry.

A Motley Mess Of Court News Gath
cred In a Hurry.
The September term of the dis
trict court is now being held at Col.
umbus with Judge A. II. Skidmore
presiding. Right here we want TO
say that the Republicans made no
mistake in nominating and electing
Andy Skidmore to the bench, and
we feel proud of the satisfaction he
is giving because of the fact that
the NEWS was the first paper to an
nounce his candidacy and advocate
his nomination and election. Dur.
ing the reign of previous Judges
there was much wrangling and
useless waste of time by attorneys
in the court room. Now il is differ.
ent. Judge Skidmore allows no
waste OF time and is firm in his rul-
ings. He is almost u model Judge
and the people who elected him
have no cause to regret il.
There is IA large amount of bust.
ness on the docket the present term
% criminal cases, 30 civil jury
cases aud 80 court trial cases. Up
to Tuesday evening the following
criminal cases had been disposed
of: The cases of the state vs.. Vim.
Jeifries, Frank Carleton. John Casey,
VIM Miller and Thomas Il. ARM
strong were stricken from the dock.
ct and dismissed.
The case of the state vs.. Frank
brennan, charged with burglary
and larceny in the stealing OF II lot
of wheat belonging to Davis Bros.
from car at the Indian Territory
line in January, was tried on
Wednesday of last week and Dren-
nan found guilty. Chas. Patton.
who was interested with brennan
int he wheat stealing business. fail.
ed to appear for trial and his bonds.
men will be sued.
The case of the statcvs. Joe Hum.
bic for violating the prohibitory
law was dismissed by the county
attorney.
In the case of the state vs.. Royal
Phillips bond WAS forfeited and
suit ordered brought against his
bondsmcn.
Frank Kelly, john Murray. John
Wade and Paddy Welch each plead
ed guilty to one count for violating
the prohibitory law.
Vim. Plummer was found guilty
by jury of his peers of violating
the Cubbison anti-ganbling law.
Thos. McManus was found guilty
of violating the prohibitory law Ii
times. This was an appealed case
from Weir City.
Gale Mitchell and Dick Simpson.
who were charged with arson in the
second degree for burning II house
northeast of Columbus, were tried
Tuesday and the jury returned a
verdict convicting Mitchell. Simp.
son was acquitted. Mitchell will
receive a sentence of from seven To
ten years in the peniicntiary.
The divorce grist is up TO its
usual mark this term, there being
II applications TO sever the tie that
binds. The petitions filed in these
cases would make interesting read.
ing, but we are compelled TO forcgo
the pleasure of giving even syn.
opsis Of them. The following batch
appears on the docket. although
some OF them have been disposed of:
Sarah J. Stipp W. +. NJ. Stipp.
| This is a Columbus case.
Loretta Davis VS.. +. ii. Davis.
Columbus.
May +. Armstrong W.. John T.
Armstrong. Baxter.
Maude Stone vs.. Claude Stone.
Galena.
Nancy Goul W. Chris Goul.
Lewis Williams vs.. Ellen vii.
liams. Baxter.
Ouida Phillips VS.. Royal Phil
Ups. Baxter.
Rebecca J. Rogers VS.. James Rog
ers. Weir City.
Julia Tribble W.. ii. {. Tribble.
Weir City.
Vim. ]. Quinn VS.. Fannie NJ.
Quinn. Galena.
Charles Smith VIZ. Fife Smith.
Sheridan township.
Macmillan Berteaux vs. Adrian
Berteaux. Weir City.
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