The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-13
Jut 10 Lawrence Hee ieas
In Criminal Cases.
{ )NFESSED A MURDER
Jack Downing Admits that He
Killed Young Snake Wolf
and AS a Penalty Will
Serve a Life
Sentence.

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Judge Lawrence presided in the
United States court when IL conyen-
ed last Monday, a great deal OF the
session being consumed In civil mat
tes, receiving and filing motions,
etc.
The grand jury reported 10 true
bills OF indictment and two dismis-
sails.
G. w. Giigore, Cherokee Bread and
Steve Vann plead not guilty OF hay-
ing introduced liquor
John Jones plead not guilty ON a
charge OF carrying q weapons.
Jack Walker failed 10 answer lar.
ceny charge and his bonds were for
feited.
Bondsmen surrendered Carl Latta
charged with introducing and he was
ordered into custody.
Grant Beavers win answer charge
of larceny at Tahlequah.
James Keeling was fined sl5 and
costs and ten days In jail for stealing
a saddle
Sam Buekskln pleaded not guilty
10 a charge OF larceny
Gull Downing was sent 20 the peni.
tentiar5 for ten years for horse steal
ing.
= Alec Gibbey plead not guilty to a
larceny charge.
Cherokee Bread who had plead gull.
" was sentenced 20 serve three
months and pay Zine Of 900 for in
Producing.
Pie following sentences were pro-
nounced;
Sam Hasten, liquor, % days in jail
and s25 fine
Steve Vann, liquor 20 days In jail,
80 line.
Thomas Rrumaee, liquor % day IN
Jail.
Kenoah Blackbear liquor, 70 days.
d. +. Randolph obtaining money
under false pretenses, years in peni.
tentiau.
John Goskins, perjury, ? years IN
reform school at Boonville. Mo
J. II. Adams and Orlando Knowles
larceny sent 20 reform school for Il
months.
Jack Downing a fullblOod, plead
guilty 10 a charge Of murder. He was
q member OF the kee-t0-wah or Night
Hawk organization and waylaid aud
killed young Snake Wolf because the
latter filed at the land ofiIce and took
his allotments. The Night Hawks
opposed any action by the Indians In
allotments. Judge Lawrence could
not accept the plea as Il would mean
the hanging Of Downing. and the
matter was submitted 10 jury Tues
day afternoon.
TUEsDAY's SESSION
When court convened Tuesday Judge
Lawrence fined Thad Hill slO and
costs for gaming,
The grand jury presented % true
bills Of indictment.
The trial og Duke Daniels and
Louis Bean charged with having stol-
en- some hogs from Judge Clark was
commenced Monday. The jury today
returned a verdict OF not guilty.
Another negro confessed TO having
stolen the hogs and attempted 20 Inn
plicate Daniels and Bean.
Jas HargrOve waived arraignment
and plead not guilty 20 charge OF in.
PRODUCING liquor.
I.onzo Chapman, q boy, entered plea
Of guilty to a charge Of altering a
check. lie was permitted 10 go upen
good behavior
A jury was then impaneled 10 de-
eide tie fate ot Jack Downing who
confessed 90 the killing Of Young
Snake Wolf as already reported. 4
statement was made and the jury re-
turned verdict Of murder without
capital punishment Downing vii
be sent % the penltentiafg for life
A lury listened to tho trial Of sllas
lIardwick charged with larceny for
the stealing OF some coal valued At
about IS cents from the Katy railroad
tie was found guilty but wlll apply
for q new trial.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Yesterday the grnnd jury returned y
indictments Including one against doe