The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-21
HIGH PRAISE FOR JUDGE IRWIN
Rendered by Certain Of His New
Eound Friends in Oklahoma.

FL Reno, .. L, May 20.-(SpecIaI.)- Tine
! regular term of the United States and
! district courts opened in this city last
Monday, Judge c. r. Irwin on the bench
| The grand jury was empaneled and sworn
| in Tuesday morning. Those who expected
| TO see a ''Mizzuree'' grand stand play
when Judge Irin charged the jury were
/ agreeab'y disappointed. The judges
charge was free from spite work; it was
clear and in strict conformity with the
law.
There are thirty criminal and about
sixty civil cases on the docket. The fol-
lowing are the main criminal cases to be
tried: Fred Jones, who is charged with
the murder of Policeman Jackson at Okla
homa City. will be tried here on a change
Fred Horn, who is charged with killing
old man Trip over in Washita county,
and who has been tried and sentenced for
life in the penitentiary at Lansing. will
be tried at this term of court. The officers
OF the late Stock Exchange bank, who
were charged with receiving money when
the bank was in a failing condition, may
be brought to trial c. o. Blake. the de-
PENDANTS attorney, filed demurrer
against the Indictment, on the ground
that the grand jury, which some time ago
returned the indictments, was not legally
drawn.
Kingfisher, o. T., May 20-(SpeciaL)-
Judge Clinton F. Irwin, presiding judge
of the Second judicial district, which en-
braces kingfsher county, has just COM
pleted the April term of the district court
Of Kingfsher county. His court as opened
in Kingfisher on April "a and continued
until May L. when it was adjourned IN
I'll June 3. Judge Irwin had scarcely be
gun his work here in the preliminary or
ganization Of the court. such as instruct
ing the grand jury. etc, before he had
made the impression that he was a ripe
jurist, and no stranger in his new field
In the beginning there was some who were
inclined to form an Objectionable opinion
of him. and premature judgment was
passed upon him by others: but all who
attended the court and watched the man
ner in which business was dispatched, viii
acquiesce IN the saying: That ne Is well
posted in law; that he IS second TO no man
on the bench here in this territory in his
acquaintance with the legal procedure:
that he is affable. Logical and possessed
of such disposition as to win the ad-
riration of all who have business before
him
Following are the criminal cases Of
which final dispatch was made:
Territorial-George ". Harris. forgery
dismissed; Louis Garrett, forgery. guilty.
one year; Charles Grimstead. forgery. plea
guilty. one year; Louis Garrett, forgery,
nore two cases..
FederaI-William Lee. resisting Officer
dismissed; r Thompson. defrauding
postof7ce. dismissed: Mildred Mason,
f-aU5ulently obtaining pension, dismissed:
Waiter White, selling whislsey 70 indians
dismissed: Ed Coleman. same. dismissed.
The Jury costs OF the term, OF which the
county Is liable is $3.50 The previous
term Of the court cost this county Just
three times this amount and the county
attorney says that this term Of the court
cost the county less than any n the his
tory Of The county.
William 5. whirlov was by the court
appointed United States commissioner Of
the district court OF Kinefsher county.
Mr.. v. s. Hunter. clerk Of the dis
trict court. came from Illinois. with Judge
Irwin He is classed among the best court
clerks vest OF the Mississippi river.