Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-23
PARTIAL COURT REPORT,

the case OF the charge 0f assault
with in'en, TO kill pending against
Frank Ra,lingourd wss continued.
Nearly The entire afternoon was
consumed in the taking Of evil
dencs. Then Judge Gill tlabnr
ately charged the jury go Justly
that neither side could cffer ON.
jeolion. Attorney j. II. Faulds,
OF Muskugee, for The defense, made
an elaborate argument in the face
of bad case. He reviewed the
testimony, pleaded Tor justice and
mercy and at the close of bis elu.
quent appeal many listeners who
had predicted hasly conviction
were in doubt. The jury returned
a verdict Of not guilty, but much
to compel this verdict in addition
to Mr. Faulds' masteriul argument
wac attributed TO the bad impress
sion the prosecuting witness, ex.
marshal OF Chelsea, Harrison
Williams, made on the stand by
his assertion that che always got
what he went alter" when further
evidence showed that he got sew.
eral weeks in bed when he went
after Ra,lingourd.
Joe +. Mitchell, the wholesale
chicken and box car lhiel, whose
little children were sent to the
Whitaker Orpnaus home upon bis
arrest six weeks ago, appeared in
court. He pleaded guilty before
the commissioner aud grand jury
but now his attorney. Mr.. Neville,
demands trial. Mitchell is GER
tainly unfortunate as bis confes.
sions are admissible as evidence
and there seems to be no chance
of anything but conviction. Mr..
Soper urged that his plea should
stand, but he declined. A conyic.
tion means, in all courts of the
country, longer sentence than il
he saved expense by pleading
guilty,
Fred Moore, a negro recently re.
leased from the reform schpol was
sent to the "pen" for five years
for stealing jewelry and clothing
amounting to s103.50in value from
the home Of d. w. Muir at Mus.
kogee.
John Dooley, Of Sallisaw, is a
hard working young fellow Of good
reputation. He fell by the way.
side by making himself a good fel.
low with some companions who
sent him after liquor. Then one
of them turned on him and told
the marshal all about it. He
pleaded guilty and Judge Gill re.
fused to make a criminal out oil
him until he ascertained more
about his character. Letters were
sent to 5allisaw and If Dooley's
statements are corruborated Judge
Gill will certainly send him back
to work on the farm he left when
arrested.
Will Carter is negro kid who
stole a pair Of pants at Eufaula,
The Indictment stated that the
pants were worth 81. Carter said
they were worth only "ihree dol
lars and six bits" and because OF
the odd quarter Mr. Soper laugh
ingly refused to argue the point
with the boy. Garter, Percy Neal
and Con Milan, fellow negroes,
implicated in the same offsnse,
were sent to Jail by Judge Gill foi
80 days each.
Bogie Sanders pleaded not gull
ty to having assaulted John II.
Johnson at Ruby, by shooting and
wounding him last November.
Albert Scott, Of ColIinsville, will
wear stripes and do his peniten.
tiary graft for I5 months for intro.
ducing and selling liquor.
j. B. Lucas, Of Checolah, sold
booze under the label Of Rochester
Tonic. Mr.. Soper got alter him
and Lucas paid fine Of $3.50 anc
will serve six months m tie ForI
Smith Jail.
Judge Gill must necessarily take
great deal Tor granted when it il
incorporated in the assertions o.
attorneys. Last term, because o
a petition Of a grea, many colorec
men Of the city and assertions by
attorneys he suspended sentence
when Charles Miller. an acknowl.
edged hog thief, pleaded guilty
Judge Gill was soon to learn that
he was being imposed upoL ant
today called Miller before hin
and sentenced him to serve yea
in the "pen."
The grand jury returned nin'
indictments and ignored tb'
charges Of selling and introducing
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