The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
COURT TAKES
RECESS TILL 2O
Report Of Saturdays Closing
Transactions.
DOCKET SHOWS WORK
ImprisOnments, Fines, Trans
fers, COntinuances, NoIIes
and Some Few Excu-
ses Accepted From
LaWbreakers.
DOCKET SHOWS WORK
THURSDAY, JAN. p.

THURSDAY, JAN. q.
II business was disposed Of I'm the
Indian Territory federal courts as it IS
In the states, where most Of the cases
are fought out before 4 jury, the last
indictments found would not be reached
In years. Court has been IN session
four days and the fourth jury trial Is
now In progress But by agreement
between the officials and defendants
more than fifty cases have been dis
posed Of IN one way or another.
Uncle Sam is relentless when il
comes to counterfeiting, postal thefts
and other crimes OF that character, but
In the matter OF petty offenses the
question Of time must be considered.
Thus il sometimes happens that a
man who ought 10 get a year gets 80
days; but still, substantial justice is
the rule
Tie nuisance case from Welch con-
sumed this forenoon and IL IS with
the jury. IL grows out Of maintain
ing a feed lot in the town.
In the case q &. &. Jenkins, ulRlue.
jacket, for selling whisky the jury
failed 10 agree. Subsequently Jen-
kins and also ". ". Haley. from tie
same town, plead guilty on liquor
charges Ia several cases Sentence
was suspended TO tlrst day Of the next
term.
WEDNESDAY GRAND JURY CALL.
II. c. Goodwin. Noah Fuller. Ed.
Dorsey and win Spear each plead
guilty 10 horse stealing and were sen
fenced TO serve three years At Fort
Leayenworth.
Charley Crittenden, liquor, , cases,
plead guilty aud got 30 days IN jail az
Vinita and a fine Of sI5.
Tom Hatfield, liquor; plea Of guilty;
30 DAYS and SIS fine; costs remltted.
i VIII FondrIn. liquor. plea Of guilty
90 days and SIS and costs; costs remit
ted.
4 5. :. Adams, liquor plea guilty
stricken with leave and allowed q
stand on plea.
I VIII Young, liquor; 30 days and sll
tine and costs; both tine aud costs r.
mitted.
sam Davis, liquor, waved arraign
ment aud plead not guilty.
Jim Downing and Lucy White plead
guilty to adultery aud were allowed e
stand on plea subject 10 further orden
Of the court.
L. Il. Mayheld, liquor plead guilty
win Spear liquor plea Of guilty
stricken with leave upon payment o.
costs.
Kate Caker plead not guilty; trans
ferrcd TO Claremore.
The grand jury reported Indictment
Nos. 2s52 to 256i and vas discharge,
fer the term.
CALL OF DOCKET.
Henry Saterfeld. larceny and EN-
heulement; transferred TO Pryo
Greek
I'd Ballard, plead not guilty. con
, tinncd.
u. T. Hall, liquor.
VIII Thompson, larceny aud receiy
ing stolen property, plea not guilty
transferred 10 Sallisaw.
II. T. Thompson. accesSoryto liquor
plea guilty; iinedslo and costs
Tom Tlnsley, disturbing peace
! transferred 10 Claremore.
Nellie Booth. slandef, two motion
overruled aud defendant plead no
! guilty.
J f. ". Cantrell, obtaining pro pert.
] by false pretense; on trial.
FRIDAY. jas. -
| I'd Ballard. accessory to escape o
/ prisoner, plea nf not guilty: Ease con
] tinued
Cap Lane. liquor, nolle pros entene'
. by district attorney IN two eases.
sam Davis. illegal colabitatlon, pie
of guilty; allowed TO stand on plea IN
I'll next term Of court; bond s25o.