The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-07
SUPREME COURT
HEARS CASES
Justices Meet with Chief JUS
tice Burford Presiding.
QUEENANS CASE LATER
Special Session Will Be Held
to Pass Upon 1t
QUEENAN'S CASE LATER

Guthrie, ~. l., Jan. o--1H Inc ohio--
supreme court today the case, appealed
from Pawnee county of r. NJ. Snyder ana
George Olmstead VS.. ]. C. Stribbiing. was
dismissed, thus closing so far as Okiaho-
ma courts are concerned the greatest
history The story of the case is inter
esting Stribbling sold about 1900 heao
of cattle in the Usage nation, together
with certain ranches feed and forage to
Snyder and Oimstead, and was to receive
in return the Coronado cattle ranch with
certain cattle thereon in New Mexico
besides money consideration. Snyder
and Olmstead refused to consumate the
deal. claiming a shortage in both feed
and cattle and Stribbiing sued them Tor
breach of contract, securing verdict
for $1s2 900, the greatest financial verdict
on an Oklahoma record. Snyder and Ohm
stead appealed and the case TO-DAY was
dismissed. Horace speed, United States
attorney, represente Stribbling and y.
S. Mcclure, the Oklahoma delegate to
congress. was the chief attorney for
Snyder and Olmstead.
Action was taken on cases in the su-
pre,ne court today as follows
No. lls7-Janes \. Graham VS.. Elsie
and C. D. Heinrich. Kingfisher county,
Judgment set aside and sentence as of
February 6, 1903.
No. ilGs-Jos5ph Runnels VS.. the Terri
tory. Canadian county, a motion to dis
miss entered and attorneys for the plain
tiff in error given five days to make
showing of appeal.
No lsB-J A. Swartzell VS.. Henry lie
Breton. Canadian county, motion to strike
oyerruled.
No. 135s-Plymouth Cordage company,
A. B. Kelly ct al VS.. j. A. Smith. ct al,
Kingfsier county, motion TO dismiss sus-
tainet
No. 1S57-Plymouth Cordage company,
Newton Wagon company and Maggie
OBrieE; VS. j. A. Smith, Whitman &
Barnes Manufacturing company, ct al,
Kingfsher county, motion TO dismiss sus-
tanned.
No. 1S60-George Garrison VS.. Territory.
Oklahoma county, amendment to appeal
allowed
No. 13Sl-S. ]. Cooper VS. F NJ. Sharp,
Grant county, motion to dismiss sus-
tanned
No 1i57-The petition of Ira Z. Bill
Kingsley, of Wellston, Lincoln county, to
be admitted to the bar because of his
prior admission to the district bar of
Lincoln county was cerIed.
No 1364-R. NJ. Snyder ct al VS.. ]. c.
Stribbnng, Pawnee county, motion to dis
miss sustained.
No. 136e-George w Hutchins vs.. Ed
ward A Wilson, Lincoln county, dis
missed for failure to prosecute.
No. 1372-The town of Wellston VS..
Lewis H Mitchell. Lincoln county, motion
to dismiss sustained
No. 14le-Michael Roach VS.. John B.
Linden Garfield county, demurrer sus-
tanned, because of no jurisdiction.
The entire supreme bench was present
today. Judges Irwin of FL Reno and
Beauchamp oc Enid arriving during the
night. The court was adjourned at noon
until ten in the morning
The following attorneys were admit
ted to the bar today: w T. Williams OF
Shawnee, Richard r. Mitchell of Guthrie;
Edward Kennedy of Lawton; d. j. John
son, Oklahoma City: a w. Thomas,
Shawnee; Eugene Forbes Arapaho; Sid
ney r. Roth. Geary, c. S. Robert. Enid;
+. C. McAdams. Oklahoma City; w. B.
Merrill, Elk City; c. A. NJ. Spencer. Ok
lahoma City: C. p Holt, Shawnee, Chas.
i. Wells. Shawnee. \. Miller Hammett,
Oklahoma City; William T Blard. Ok
lahoma City; r. l.. Carruthers. Ralston:
Patrick James Sarey. Oklahoma City;
James y. Hamill. Lawton; Albert Well
burne, Beaver City; Lester \. Maris.
Ponca City; Loyal ]. Martin. Newkirlz,
james Randolph Tolbert. Hobart. Asa
bel 4. Hinman. Lawton: John J. Davis.
Chandler. and ioel NJ Sardlin. Prague.
Guthrie. Q. T., Jan. 6.-The Oklahoma
supreme court has convened with Chief
Justice Burford presiding Associate
Justice Hainer of Perry. Burwell Of Ok
lahoma City. Gille;t of Anadarko and
Pancoast of .Alva were present. Judge
Irwin of FL Reno and Judge Beauchamp
of Enid were absent
a special term of the Oklahoma county
district court was provided for-the date
10 he announced later The purpose OF
the term is the passing or sentence again
on Thos. Queenan. twice convicted of
wife murder and sentenced to hang. The
of the United States supreme
court sustaining the lower courts was
ordered spread on record Queenan
must. therefore, hang unless the governor
intervenes.
Action as given was taken on the fol- /
lowing cases:
No. 1s0c-Bert Welty VS.. United States. (
Logan county.
No. l$2i-H y. Cochran and Emmct /
Blevins vs. United States, Pawnee coun- 1
~.
No. 1S2S-Iyjia Howland VS.. Territory
Lincoln county
No. 1t9l-Henry Smith and William .
Minis vs Territory. Lincoln county.
No. 1sl5-Sam Hize-holtz VS. Territory. \
Roger Mills county
No I42l-E y Stockbyidge vs.. Terri
tory. Greer county
No. 142e-M. J. Showers and Q. Draper
VS.. Territory. Caddo county
No 1SI9-W. a Wade. J. II. Stein et
Il Us. Edward F. Mitchell. Comanche
county.
No. 1885. II Miller as trustee vs..
The Scottish Rite Union & National In
surance company. Custer county
No. I35s-John Neverman ard George
Phlan VS. The BANK OF Cass county.
Nebraska, Grant county.
No IS66-A. :. Woods and the Woods
Count Bank VS.. Harry Faurot. Wood
ward county.
No. lSi7-SamueI Watt vs. Cora E
Amos, Caddo county.
No. l31s-The Aultman-Taylor company
n. ]. c. Caldwell et al. Custer county.
No. 137s-Lewis Smith VS. Angle Fin
ger. Woods county.
No. 13S1-Albcrt F. Newell and Frank
Y Ross Ns. The Iong-R Bell Lumber COM