Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-12-13

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attorney for the accused.
Fred Rowland, the young paint
or who appropriated e27 from a
commode drawer ct the home Of
Mrs. r. NJ. Swain. was sen, 10 the
peniteniiary for 10 months. Row.
land, who is a pretty frank look
ing young fellow, drank some al.
cohol while decorating Mrs. SWANS
house and, while nobody was
about, took the money from a mis-.
sionary box in the drawer. He
claimed to have been "hali drunk"
at tho time.
B. f. MCPHERSON was sentenced
to serve go days in prison and pay
a fine OF s25 upon confessing that
he introduced liquor. He was also
fined $40 and costs for gambling.
e. o. Brown was fined $40 and
costs for the same offense.
A nolle prosequi was entered in
the case OF Charles Rogers charged
with stealing a COW.
The bar committee presented
report very favorable in their
recommendation that Preston
Fogle be admitted TO practice law
in the courts OF the territory and
the oath was administered by CLERK
Chandler.
Henry Looney, the negro who
80 brutally murdered his defense
less wife near Centralia a couple Of
months ago, saved his worthless
life by pleading guilty. He shot
the woman then followed her TO
the door-ysrd and pumped lead
into her PROSTATE form just be-
cause, as be Gays, she irritated
him and made him jealous. A
jury was empanelled and they re-
turned a verdict Of guilty without
capital punishment. Judge Gill
in passing sentence made the brute
realize, in a measure, the awfu!Bess
of his crime and said that here.
after bs was practically dead to
the world and would be known
henceforlh while on this earth
simply by a number. Sentences o.
life Imprisonment was then i'm.
posed.
TUESDAY.
| Ed Shaler confessed TO having
stolen a saddle And was sent to the
penitentiary at Columbus for one
year.
A demurrer inteIposed to the
indictment charging 0l Clappel
with assault TO kill in having triec
to take the life Of w. D. Middaugt
was overrnled.
Wm.. Mayes was appointed .
notary public upon motion OF L. f
Parker, jr
The grand jury reported indict.
ments against John Burns, lar.
ceny; Nero Harrison, seduction,
Willie ]. Carr and VIM. Bruner,
larceny.
Willie j. Carr and Billie Brunel
pleaded guilty to stealing 4Ss
pounds OF cotton and were sent L
the Columbus pen for one yea
each.
Trial upon the Indictment
charging e. Walford Frost will
stealing cattle was continued an,
he was released on a 1920 bond
Hugh Title, Oscar Roberts
Keever Hyatt and oliver Scot
entered pleas Of not guilty Of th
charge CT having burglarized Bal
entine's store in this city.
A demurrer was filed to the IL
diotment charging J. Burns wit
manning was overruled. Burns,
is alleged, shot j. Lay in the IL
inAicling a wound which neoess
tated amputation.
a Attorney Kornegay argued
motion for a new trial in the cal
!. Of j. y. Potter who was convict'
I Of larceny. Numerous authorlti
b were quoted and the questions i
4 vOlved were exhaustively di
j. cussed, Judge Gill ordered a ne
g trial.
y Colonel Blue, appearing for Jo
Martin, asked for a postponeme
l. Of the trial because Of the absen
d OF witness whose testimoI
0 might be OF the utmost impol
anoe. The continuance W
q granted. Martin is the mi
:. charged with manslaugtsr in ha
ing so beaten bis wife that sI
y gave premature birth TO a chill
!. both mother and babe dying a she
a time after. Colonel Blue ask
. for a reduction Of the bail fro
Z 5000 TO $4,000 which the COZ
denied. In making the requ'