Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-03
THOMAS COURT.
THURSDAY.

government will attempt to prove
he died few days afterward. No
one saw the blow struck, the wife
of deceased however, testified to
hearing the lick from the house,
and when she went out her hus-
band was lying on the ground and
trying to rise.
Rice & Lindsey, attorne US, of
BentonvIlle, Arkansas, to-day filed
a petition with the court for in-
voluntary bankruptcy for tn e
Lynch Bros, at Tulsa, debtors of
a Bentonville bank.
Beginning the 9TH of November
Judge Thomas will give till the
twelfth to probate matters and
kindred litigation.
Judge Thomas and Springer
have arranged for holding court in
the northern district at the differ
ent places as follows:
Judge Thomas will continue the
present term at Vinita till Novem-
Der u.
Judge Springer will open court
at Miami on the 7th of November
and continue till the 18th.
On the 14th of November Judge
Springer will begin at Wagner,
aud Judge Thomas the same day
at Muscogee, and each will con-
tinue three weeks.
Judge Springer will then come
to Vinita and hold a three weeks
term devoted to civil business.
FRIDAY.
John Smith, Wm. Kuhn and
Chas. Rivers, gaming; plea guilty.
Sentenced to pay a fine of $40
each, and to pay costs of prosecu-
ton.
The argumen in the Wash
Thompson murder case will be
completed by the adjournment of
court this evening and the case
given TO the jury.
SATURDAY
Sam F. Parks was associated
with Judge Denlson in conducting
the defense in the Wash Thomp-
son murder case, tried In the fed
eral court last week. 1t was the
young attorneys first appearance
before jury in noted case, and
it was the universal opinion that
he acquitted himself splendidly.
H. J. Collins, of this city, was
admitted to the bar Saturday.
In admitting Mr.. Collins Judge
Thomas said that lawyer should
not only be as Ceaser's wife was
said 10 be, but should he as Ceazar
said that his wife must be, "above
suspicion" The judge took occa-
sion to denounce pettifoggers be-
ing the lowest OF all mortals.
Frank Brown, indicted for sell
ing whiskey, plead guilty. Brown
resisted arrest at Alton by snatch
ing a pistol from an officer and try
ing TO shoot deputy Pies. Thomp-
son. Judge Thomas sen enced
Brown to the penitentiary one year
and one day and 500 fine and to
paw the costs of prosecution.
This week will 2wind up" the
criminal business of the present
term Of court, as The following
week is to be devoted to probate
and kindred cases.
The jury in the Wash Thomp-
son murder case brought in ver-
dict of acquittal last nj ,yht about
ten O'Clock.
Some idea of the state of the
civil docket at Vinita may be had
when it is stated that not ONE sim
gle civil case has been tiled by
jury in about twenty mont hs, or
at the February term of 1897.
All the members of the petit
jury except those empannel, ed in
the Jess Baker larceny case on trial
this morning were d schargei un-
til Monday morning at ten O'Clock.
MONDAY.
The trial of Jess Baker, larce ny,
continued over from Saturday was
this afternoon and the
jury returned a verdict of acqult-
tai.
John A. Chamnis. charged with
the murder of his brother-in-law
James Arnold, at Salisaw last May,
was taken up this evening. There
were about thirty witnesses sworn
in the case. Judge Huckieberryy
P. L. Soper and assistant prose-
cutting attorney Wilcox, represent
the government, and James S.
Davenport the defense.
TUESDAY.
This morning Judge Thomas
made rule applying to Watt
Starr, late district Judge of the
Cherokee court, IT, compel him to
file the records Of his office with
the federal court at Vinita.
The ChamnF So murder case is IN
progress and not all of the govern.
nents witg; ;sses have yet been ex- /
,mined.
WEDNESDAY.
An unU sual incident occurred in
he couJ room yesterday. \
young n AN named Hill was on the
witness stand giving testimony |
against the defendant in the Cham
ness murder trial. The testimony
was da maging and at the conclu-
sion of the same the prisoner at
he bar raised his finger and shook
i threateningly at the witness.
A witness in the Chamness mur-
her trial named Minnie O'Bryan
got married last night, and when
she was called this morning an
;wer'ed to another name than the
me used in the summons.
The following prisoners SEN