Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-11
DISTRICT COURT.

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$500.
City Of Kiowa vs.. Galbraith was dis
missed at cost of city.
Standard Oil company vs.. Gearhart,
dismissed.
Board of county commissioners vs..
Mills, dismissed, Mills having paid the
taxes in controversy. Case against
Gearheart dismissed for same reason.
Seigle-S Sanders Co. VS.. Mary Best,
dismissed as per stipulation.
C. Perry VS.. J. j. Burson, dismissed.
Joseph Burns was granted a divorce
from Mary Burns on the ground that
defendant had husband at the time
plaintiff married her.
The case Of the state ys. Dunbar,
charged with assault and battery, was
begun Wednesday morning before the
following jury:
T. E. Hedgpeth b. F. Talbott
D. Goodson W. e. Marqusrd
Henry Hoover W. T. Wheat
/. N. Chadwick Samuel Wilson
Fred Leonhart SC McLain
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
The jury was out only short time
and it was almost unanimous on the
first ballot. The costs are very high in
this case and we beg to inform the edi-
tor of the Cresset that this is one of the
many items OF county expenditures
that Commissioner Walker can not
overcome by his official vote.
The next case called was that of
State vs. Geo. Larkin and James Talla.
ferro, charged with feloniously setting
out prairie fire in Deerhead township
August 26. 1899. The fire caused great
damage in the community. The com.
plant was made by G. G.. Hanson.
Messers. Taliaferro and Larkin said
that the only connection they had with
the fire was to help to put it out, while
G. G. Hanson and l.. g. Drury claimed
that circumstances prove that they
actually set it out. One of the reasons
assigned for the alleged theft was that
the defendants and others had some ill
feeling for q few of the stock men in
that vicinity on account of their having
control Of 80 much range. This the de-
PENDANTS denied and to maintain their
position, said that they were among the
losers by reason of the fire which would
not have been the case had they start
ed it. The prosecuting witness en-
ployed G.. M. Martin to prosecute the
case and the defendants employed E.
Sample and F. R. Ellis. 1t is said that
County Attorney Griffin was also an at
torney in the case. The jury was COM
posed of the following persons:
Arthur Harvey Robinson
CL Smart VIM higgins
Henry Hoover | N Chad wick
" W I Mceddo e 8 Durham Durham
kenedy Myron Warrington
The case went to the jury before noon
and verdict of not guilty was return
ed at about O'Clock in the afternoon.
Those who heard the evidence in the
case say that there was nothing to war
rant prosecution. Messrs. Taliaferro
and Larkln were warmly congratulated
by their friends when the verdict was
announced.
The case Of State VS. j. F. Anderson
was compromised on Friday and the
public was saved further embarrass-
mont. This is the case in which Mr..
Anderson was charged with bastardy.
He settled by paying the prosecuting
witness $50 and paying the costs. He
still maintains that he is innocent but
says there was probably enough evil
dence manufactured to convict. It was
certainly very unfortunate affair.
The case of State vs. jenkins was call
cd on Monday morning. This case was
tried at the May term, resulting in
hung jury. Jenkins is Pratt county
man. He was charged with branding
calf belonging to John Y Dung. of Turkey
Creek township. The public is familiar
with the status of the case and it need
not be reviewed here. The same attorn-
eys who were in the case at the previous.
trial were in it at this trial. They are
Long & Noble, with County Attorney
Griffin on the side, for the state, and G..
III. Martin and j. G. Ellis, of Pratt, for
the defense.
The jury is as follows:
VIM higgins talbot
James Elgin HE Durham
Jno Forshee W McAdoo
N Chadwick EKennedy
Arthur James z Hewitt
w 81 Grouse CT Smart
The case went to the jury at O'Clock
p. On. yesterday and in less than an
hour verdict of not guilty was return.
ed.
State VS. Raner, the Kiowa horse
stealing case. is now On trial. County
Attorney Griffin is prosecuting single
handed. j. N. TIncber is defending.
with A. l.. Noble acting in an advisory
capacity.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Peoples Party Central Commit.
tee will meet in Medicine Lodge on