Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-02-09
UNITED STATES COURT.
Proceedings in Detail Since
Last Weeks Report,
THURSDAY.
SENTENCES.

ton boys cow and calf.
Tom Simmons, introducing and
selling liquor; order to transfer to
Wagner set aside, plea not guilty
Withdrawn and defendant plead
guilty; sent to penitentiary at Fl,
Leavenworth for a year and q
month and fined s25
James Corbin, larceny of a hog;
defendant valves time in which tc
file motion for a new trial; sen.
tencpd to Fit. LeavenwOrth for one
year and one month.
Lewis Riley, Nowata, with
draws plea of not guilty of murder
and enters plea of guilty of man.
slaughter; sentenced to year and
day at Fl. Leavenworth and
fined S100. This is the case of the
two men getting dead drunk and
when Riley woke up sober he
found his companion dead-killed
with a knife.
Chas. Hicks, colored, plead
guilty this afternoon to burglary
aud larceny and got two years at
Fl Leavenworth.
Harrison Williams, of Chelsea,
plead guilty to disturbing the
peace and carrying weapon. His
wife was also indicted for the same
oliense. The man was fined s25
and costs; the costs to be RENTED
on payment Of fine. Dismissed as
to the woman.
Charley Ironside was convicted
fhis evening of selling intoxicants
Ccider) to one of the Chouteaus,
johnson Blackfeather and another
party. The jury was out but a
short time in reaching a verdict.
Chas. Irunside was sentenced to
two years at Ft. Leavenworth and
500 fine.
FRIDAY.
Robt II. Kern. attorney for the
Cherokee freedmen, offered in the
court this morning and secured a
change of venue TO South Me-
Alester, in the case in which S. J.
Clover Of this city Is suing him fl
portion OF the fee in the freed
men case before the court OF
claims. The application was sup
ported by the afiidayits of Allen
Lynch and Dennis Hicks Of lNinita.
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An interesting question was de
cidrd by Judge Springer the other
day which arose on demurrer to a
bill in chancery in the case Of Da-
vid Daugherty and James NJ. Bell,
Executors VS.. David Vann. The
bill in Effect alleged that one
Ls,siter, a citizeu of the Cherokee
nation. died in 1888, leaving his
improvements on the public do
man to his executors in trust tC
pay over the proceeds to his moth.
er, who was a citizen of the United
States. The defendants obtained
possession and 1t is alleged had
Withheld the proceeds add con-
verted them to their own use, The
court held that the bill stated a
cause of action and the bill On its
face entitled the plaintiffs to an
accounting from the defendants.
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Lewis Farbro, from the western
part of the Cherokee nation,
charged with the murder Of Lee
Smith on the Valley railroad i'll
February, 1897, was put on trial
this afternoon. The government
is represented byDistrict Attorney
2. L. Soper, Assistant Attorney y
Lumau +. Parker, and tie law
firm of Blue * Wilson, and the
defense il represented by MellCtte
Il Smith. 4 good portion OF the af-
ternoon was taken up in empsn-
neIing a jury. The defend ant Is
young man probably not over 80
years IF age, and is accompanied
in the court room by his aged
mother. Farbro and Smith were
working as section hands on the
railroad aud IN an alteration
Smith was killed with a foot adj.
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The manner OF dealing with the
cider sellers is now being consid-
-red. Since the conviction Of
Charley Ironside, CONSERVATION
has invaded the ranks of the deal
ers in contraband, for they see the
possibilities of taking their chances
with the present jury, in the
temper which the officials
now disclose. 1t has been
suggested that pleas of guilty
might be accepted from those in
.Iicted and that on promise that