The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-29
,URDER TRIAL
I EVERY DAY
|ge Gill Breaks the Record
FOR Speedy Trials OF Cap
itaI Cases at Sallisaw.

VI 10 The Daily chiefsaiu'
.llisaw, /. H., Dec. 22.-ln the
Ted States court at Sallisaw, dur
the present week, Judge Joseph
I'm has broken the record In In
M'errltory judicial circles In try
what Is known as capital cases.
Judge has had a murder trial
Lay sincehis court was convened
lay OF last week.
rst murder case was that Of
Davis, who was indicted by
ieral grand jury for the murder
Is friend, Tom Sanders, on Sep
ADer 3, 1908, near Park hin In the
an Territory A jury was about
called and tile case submitted,
IL, there appearing TO be- no mall
IN the matter, Davis was permit
20 plead guilty TO manslaughter
was sentenced TO q term OF ten
y IN the United States penitenti-
nc Atlanta, Georgia.
ne story OF this ease Is a peculiar
Davis and a number OF friends,
ading Sanders, went 20 a neigh
.ood dance, aud during the night,
some cause, Davis was found way-
4 pistol aud threatening TO shoot.
lumber Of his friends rushed to
ried 10 get him TO give up
In the. excitement Davis
his friend, Tom Sanders, who
N directly In front OF him, inflict-
a wound from which Sanders died
L night. There was no III feeling
geen Davis and Sanders-in fact,
we're the best OF friends and
Davis should thus shoot downhls
friend is a mystery which Davis
10 cannot solve.
second day in court was taken
earring the case Of Henry VIII
narged with the murder Of john
artin. Of Wan. Indian Territory,
nuary a, 1904. This defendant
charged with shooting Johnson
IL through the arm aud Ia the
onen. caasing death. The eyi-
e showed that Wilson, Martin
Others were at tile home Of Martin
he nls,lt Of January y, 1901; that
shots were hear nut IN the yard,
later johnson Martin was found
tally wounded, expiring . few
les afterwards. When Henry
pn was brought before the jury
bnfessed that he Was guilty Of tie
ier, and told the story Of tie kill.
After hearing the confession,
jury returned a verdict Of guilty
murder without capital punish
1t, which means that the defend
Is 10 be confined in the peniten-
! = 81 Atlanta, Ca, for the term Of
1 natural life.
ongreSs. 4 few years ago. passed a
providing that IN capital cases.
I ere the Jury saw lit, 1t could return
erdict 81 guilty and add the words
Without capital punishment" In
ich event II became the duty Of the
irt TO sentence the convicted per-
! 10 prison for lie.
when Henry Wilson WIS told 70 80
3nre the bar Of justice TO receive his
I ence, q strange scene was enacted.
ige GIL lad made the usual state
it TO Wilson; had recited the history
lis crime. and was telling him that
BNer he was dead "a the world;
II when once behind the prison
Is he would only be known IN the
lure by number, and was henceforth
ally dead. As the judge pronunced
word dead" the large church bell
nearby steeple began 70 toll for a
4 sing funeral procession, and con
ueed TO toll until Judge GIN had
shed telling the prisoner Of what
future would be, aud had assigned
/ 70 a term Of his natural life IN
United States prison az Atlanta
had said; Take your seat; that is
the great bell ceased 10 toll. The
le vas sad, indeed, and little did
sexton know that while he was
iig Tor the funeral without he was
stically toliing for the funeral Of
~ Wilson a. we'll
mo next day of court Nas taken up
he ease Of the United States Ys.
liam Youngblood Youngblood
charged with having malicionsly
wlliully aided and abetted one
lie Benge ln the murder Of
Baldrldge. a Cherokee Indian, At
nee.
ne testimony IN this ease showed
iIoolle penge and lilne Baldfldgo
at place where man bY the
q Toy Seaboldt lived, and that
Is q conspiracy for The murder
HIdaa.. that Ilenue Fnlsad 4 rase