The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-04
TRIBUTE PAID
TO Mr.. HEGLER
BY JUSTICES
Supreme Court COmmeudS
Him Ior Valuable Services.
TO REDISTRlCT TODAY
Judge Gillette VIII Probably
Go to New Country.

Guthrie. o. T., June s.-One of the i'm
portant features Of the session Of the su-
preme court today was the reappoint-
nent OF B. 2. Hegier Of this city, clerk
Of the court for q term Of four years.
Clerk Besler Is conceded TO be one of
the most efficient officials in the Terri
tory, and in evidence OF this fact the
following order OF the court IN his case is
given:
Now, to-wit, on this third day OF june
A D 1902, the supreme court OF the
Territory Of Oklahoma being in regular
session, # is announced by the Chief Jus
tice Honorable Jno. Il. Buford, that the
term of office Of Benz. F. Hegler. clerk
of said court, has expired by limitation;
and said court having had under ad-
viseulent the reappointment Of his success
sor, have by the unanimous vote Of said
court reappointed the said Benz. F.
HagIeP as clerk Of the supreme court Of
said Territory. Said appointment TO take
effect upon his qualification In the nm
.ner provided by law"
Capt Bent. T. Hegler has been COR
nected with the courts of the Territory Of
Oklahoma since the spring Of 1892, when
be was appointed clerk Of the Second
judicial district by Honorable Jno. Fl.
Burford, Judge, serving IN that capacity
Until the promotion of Judge Burford to
fbe position Of chief Justice of the Ter
xitory. He was then selected as clerk
Of the supreme court, in which capacity
be has served to the present date The
supreme coUTt in reappoiEtng him at
this time to a full term have had IN mind
and under consideration his service that
he has performed IN that capacity, and
looking back over his long term the court
fnGs his services TO be almost faultiess.
And IN addition, such service has been
accompanied by exertioRs of accommoda-
lions on his part, not only to members
Of the court. but to attorneys and Iiti-
gants as well. Cpon such a record of
faithful service the court announces its
determination to reappoint him, believ-
ing that the general wslfare and the
good Of the service is better served at
this time by his reappointment than by
the selection OF any other person now
possible to select. In the matter Of such
selection the court takes pleasure IN the
announcement. not only because the good
the court been best served by such ap-
poinbment. but in addition. rhe court is
pleased to be able to present for such ap-
pointment so able and accommodating a
gentleman.
JNO. II. BURFORD. Chief Justice.
c. F. IRIN. Associate Justice.
BAYARD T HAINER. Asso. Jus.
b +. BURWELL, Associate Justice.
F. z. GILLETTE. Associate Justice.
j. L. PANCOAST. Associate Justice.
JAS. X. BEUCHABIP, Asso. JUS.
The announcement in regard 10 redis-
tricting the territory viii be made tomor-
row 1t is understood that the matter
has been arranged, but the announcement
will not be made today. Predictions are
being freely made tonight that Judge F.
f. Gillette has made no announcement
in regard 10 this matter. A big delegation
is in the city from Alva, asking that one
OF the new judges be stationed there.
Alva has been working persistentiy for
one of the judges and has many reasons
why the supreme court should decide 10
locate a man in that city.
The time Of the court today was taken
up principally- "a disposing of cases. The
eases disposed of are as follows:
No 1888. Albright VS.. Territory OF Ok
lahoma. Payne county; application of ter
ritory 10 file brief sustained.
No. 1154 McAflchaels VS.. Murphy. Ok
lshoma county; motion to resubnlit case
dsEied.
No. l0l2 Liverpool and London Insur-
ance company Us. Richardson. Oklahoma
county: brief stricken from files for i'm
pertinence.
No. u7S. Exendine VS.. Goldstine. Payne
county; motion to dismiss taken with
case on merit.
No. 1904 Mary c. crist vs. a. A. Cosby
ct. al. Canadian county: taken on briefs
No. 1lsS. i. II. Dempsey, ct. al. VS.
c. 5. Watson ct. al. Grant county. dc
murrer sustained; plaintiff given ten days
10 amend.
No llis Simon swartzberg VS.. W. J.
Dickerson, ct. al. Pottawatomie county;
continued for term by stipulauons
No. 1l6e. Chickasha NEhoi iesale- Grocery