The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-05-14
L VALLEY COURT.
Judge Thomas is Still Sentencing
whisky Peddlers and Others.
Special to the Aromoreite.

United States court here Saturday
evening Bert Worley was found
guilty OF rape aud the jury recon
mended that be be not given the
death penalty.
The court this morning passed
the following sentences
Jim Alexander fled a motion for
a new trial after a verdict OF man
slaughter. aud this morning be
asked leave Of the court to with
draw IL, which was granted, aud
he court after eulogizing the In
diaus as a race Of people sentenced
him to two and a half years and
his sentence TO begin from today,
aud that be pay the cost Of the
prosecution.
Sam Efer pleaded guilty TO
whisky and was sentenced TO sixty
days in Jail and fined 500 and
costs.
Felix Goodwin, verdict Of man
slaughter; withdrew his motion
for a new trial aud was sentenced
10 two aud a half years imprison-
ment and costs Of prosecution.
Chester Hollis, whisky; pleaded
guilty and was given sixty days
ard hued 500 and costs in each
case and the sentence as to fine and
costs 10 each case to run concur
rent with the first sentence
Robt. Holt, liquor; pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to two
aud a half years Imprisonment aud
fined $3.50 and stands committed
until fine and costs are paid.
The court refused to sentence
Man Hall for the reason that be
was convicted before Judge Town
send and said that Judge Town
send would have to sentence him
X f. Lanfair, trial by jury for
introducing liquor; verdict OF
. guilty, sixty days in Jail aud a fine
! of 500.
Jim Price pleaded guilty to sell
/.
: ing liquor in six cases and was
sentenced to sixty days in Jail and
a fine of 500 in each ease and the
sentence in all cases to run con.
current with the first.
John Stevenson when asked if ht
y had anything to say why sentenc,
should not be passed upon him made
a very pathetic appeal and there
was not a dry eye in the court room
when he had finished. He ad.
! mitted that he had been a bad man
but told that he would not have
!. gone into the business if the courts
and lawyers had not broken hin
e up when he was tried for murder
He was sentenced to two and a hal
d years aud fined $3.50 in the frs.
S case aud one and a half years anC
a fine of $3.50 in the next, and th,
$ same sentence as first in each OF
the other cases, but the imprison
= ment to run concurrent with th,
first. This means that he is fneC
T. $4,000 and serves four years.
p f II, Scrivener in six cases go'
S a like punishment, but was only
e fined $500. Both of them have
{ to pay the costs and stand com.
4 mitted until the fine and costs ART
. paid. In sentencing Scrivener In,
court roasted the good people Of
the community for signing a peti
ton for judicial clemency and sale
That the president was the man tt
, whom petitions should be ad
-, dressed.
Jim Stevenson, plea of guilty tC
liquor; sentenced to four years anC
fined $1,000, and that he pay th,
costs of prosecu; ion and be com.
mitted until the fine and costs ar,
paid.
/ The case of Lyman Mahart!
Il and Pink Bruuer; severance wa.
J. granted and the government con
tinued the case as to Bruner anC
the defense asked for time to file
: motion for continuance as TO Ma
/, herty.
Ir These are the parties charged