Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-12-13
A BRUTAL MURDERER
Henry LOOnsy Saved His Miserable
Life by Pleading Guilty-BOOt
Miller Was Sent to Prison.
Disposition Of other
Cases

voted to the taking of evidence in
the trial of Boot Miller charged
with firing four rife shots at Jacob
Nading July IA last in the Big
Creek country. Miller was con-
victed Of aggravated assault and
was sent TO Jail for $50 days and
made to pay a fine Of $3.50.
The following disposition Of
cases was made; Geo. Habish,
larceny and embeEz!ement, contin.
ued; Ed. Harding, assault to kill,
set for trial Dec. 10; Henry Long
was sent TO the Columbus, o., pen
itentiary for two years for selling
liquor; Will Ross, same charge,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to one year at Columbus; II. G.
Hinckley and N. @. Hines, remov.
ing mortgaged property transferred
to Wewoka for trial; Eugene Hall,
liquor, two years in the peniten-
tiary; Toney Laney, liquor, 80
days in Muskogee Jail.
THURSDAY.
Charl,s Miller was convicted Of
stealing hogs from Tues Sanders.
prias Phoebsck, assault to kill,
pleaded gpiity and sentenced to
one year ir the penitentiary. John
Bird, liquor. six months in Fort
Smith prison. Bond Of Judy Smith,
liquor, Of $3.50 was forfeited. Trial
OF Riley dwards, the boy charged
with breaking into the Sapulpa
postofiioe, was set for Dec. 10. w.
j. Kuhn, Chelsea druggist, selling
liquor, jury returned verdict Of
not guilty. Andrew Alberty, ac-
oused OF stealing COW from d. NJ.
Ward, acquitted.
FRIDAY.
John Siarn and Bud Williams,
charged with stealing a calf from
Sam zeno. Williams pleaded
guilty, sentenced one year in the
pen. Starn stood trial, was con-
yioled aud sent up for FIVE years.
W. II. Vanu. receiving stolen
property, dismissed. Charles
Sickells, assault to kill, continued
Tor the term. Napoleon Gibson
who stole a msre from ]. N. Mel.
vim was found guilty and sent Ia
the Ohio prison for FIVE years.
SATURDAY.
When the District court re.
sumed session Saturday AFTERNOON
the jury in the case of Bearlolel
Davis charged with stealing a COW
returned verdict Of not guilty.
The trial Of Wm. Rdens for as.
saulting DR.. FOrtner was trans
ferred TO Miami for trial.
Homer Mitchell entered a plel
Of not guilty and the court calle'
Boot Miller, convicted of aggra
waited assault, for sentence. Boo
was consigned to the Fort Smitl
prison for 800 days and a fine 0
$3.50 was assessed against him
This penalty is just five days les
than the maximum allowed b,
law.
Grant Stone who confessed him
self guilty of having introduce
liquor was ordered jailed for 6
days aud to pay fine Of S25.
j. @. Hogan was sppointe
guaidia Of Jesse starn, a minor
MONDAY.
When court met the grand jur
reported a number Of indictments
but as all the accused are at larg
the Chieilain refrains from givin
/ warning by publishing thei
names.
, The Indictment against Mon
! Martin for larceny was stricke
from the docket because OF th
, death OF the accused.
/ Oscar Jack, charged with slea
!, ing a hog from Cornelius PER-,
man, was very much represented
: He had engaged two different a
torneys but the matter was straigh
ened out and his case continued.
: The bond in the case OF Henr
: Burdick charged with larceny W.
forfeited and an alias warrant wi
: Issued for his arrest.
a Judge Gill granted a decree
? ? absolute divorce to Martha Brow
from her husband George BrOwl
: Attorney Wilson represented h
: plaintiff,
Fuller Alberty was convicted b
= jury Tor introducing liquor an
I. after their return pleaded guilty
i a charge Of selling liquor. Sci
. tenoe was deferred.
The trial Of Bert White an
d James Holmes was commence,
b The prisoners are ehagged vii