The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-30
SAND HILL CIRCUIT.
story OF Judge rarspey's Court Party In
Western oklahoma.

HAof1 or duube ihFhFegs bourt fhFiN IN
Western oklahoma.
Special to Daily Leader
TAtoeA, O. T., Sept 90 The Tars.
ney court is water bound Talo.
ga Is located in bend OF the
South Canadian river. on the south
side. Imagine a quarter moon and
you have the kind of bend the river
makes, the points to the south and
TalogR on the inner OF south side.
This stream, which, for nine months
OF the year is a waste of glistening
sands, ever changing with the restless
currents of the winds, the mere skele-
ton OF q river, Is now a raging foam
ing torrent three fourths OF a mile
wide and deep enough TO swim horss
in almost any part of il. And yet DUR
ing the dry season IL is by no means
safe The sand is often more deadly
than the water. Swallowed by this
monster are the bones of thousands Of
cattle, and woe to the unwary trav.
eler whose feet sink into its soft and
yielding surface As court is billed"
to be pulled off, at Grand, the county
seat OF Day county, sixty miles dis
tant, tomorrow, a desperate attempt
was made to effect a crossing this
! morning. In endeavoring 20 effect
such an milan named Red Eye was
drowned, after which the effort was
given up. Unless there is a decided
fall by n 9lt court for Day county will
stand adjourned by the act OF God
| through the instrument Of the devil
the South Canadian.
Court has concluded It's labors here.
| Not a case remains on the docket, for
| the first time in the history OF the
county. Two important felony cases
were tried by Jury One on the terri
torial side--.Iames Holcomb, defen.
dant--for the killing Of Joseph
Bousher. County Attorney Springs
ton, Col. David Nation and Col John
Stone prosecuted, while Roy Hoffman
and Ed Black defended. The jury
returned n verdict of guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree, and
the defendant was sentenced to the
Lansing penitentiary for three years.
On the federal side w. A. Huffman,
ex postmaster, was convicted Of em-
bezzlement, Roy Hoffman prosecuting
and Frank Glitch and Col. John Stone
defending He was sentenced to one
year in the Leavenworth penitentiary.
Everyone speaks in the highest
terms OF Judge Tarsney A commit.
! Aft VI AtaAthk NlAiffAAEf representing
| the best element OF all parties, called
on him yesterday and thanked him for
the able, economical and satisfactory
manner in which business had been
discharged for the people. They said
for the first time in u county a crimi.
nal had been punished by the law
for his misdeeds; that they felt now
there was some other Aecurity besides
the Winchester; that their disputes
had been settled and the entire cost to
the county was less than $500
Mrs TarsRey and Misc Hoffman, the
! ladies OF the camp are general favor
ites, and they are accorded that re-
| spectful admiration which II always
manifest in the spirit of the west.
| They are the first women who have
! ever extended the courtesy OF visit
| TO the counties Of western Oklahoma
| Mrs Tarsney has almost recovered
| from her accident received In Guthrie.
Miss Hoffman has learned to be an
expert wing shot, and only the statu-
tory game laws prevent great slaugh-
! ter.
Politics is boiling and il has been
! dihicult To get jurors and witnesses
away from political meetings long
enough TO attend court. Col. John
/ 0LOHG anu JAuEt NllitlAt. unuEthhtN u
mass meeting Thursday night on the
blessings OF the gold standard, and
were replied 10 by Roy Hoffman and
/ Senator ID. T.. Marum the next even
ing. A close canvass discloses only
nine goldbugs IN ID county and the
indications are th, will join all the
others in voting for Callahan and free
! homes.
Pension Examiner Plush O'Laferty.
! Special Agent Frank Reebe and Gus
/ tagus Adolphus Platt, OF The Leader.
are also OF our party. There are
musical instruments and those who
/ know how To use them. whist games
and those who think they know how
/ to play them. And while the river
runs high, as write tins clOudless
I night, the tents are brilliantly lighted
some are reading, some are writing.
some listening TO Judge Tarsney tell
! how much better this Is than congress-,
or relate true Irish story; in the Sub
/ ley or "parlor" tent a bright fire OF
cedar blazes, and our animated game
OF whist is on; down by the wagons a
fiddle pours ont its soul in melody,
accompanied by the low, sweet, insin-
uating Ping-ping Of a banio-a bene-
! diction of the beauty of the night
full moon throws a food of silver radi.
ance over all, and thus dispensing JUS
tiee In country where you can't use
/ your railroad pass Is not so much
hardship, but something OF pleasure,