The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-01-10
THREE IMPORTANT
DECISIONS RENDERED
Judge Gill Holds That Courts Cannot
Interfere With Granting Of Leas-
eS by Secretary Hitchcock

Judge J. A. oiil fas lust handed
down decisions Ia three Important
and to lawfen. sneosaluely interest.
ing cases Tie arst case. ana the OTIS
about mhtrh mnas sniarest settled
eas tiAt II George a WALKER. guar.
dian q tsoidle Waller q minuf,
against tise Chsfokee uil 4 6as CON-
panl Tlle plslnfgd sought T. res.
train TIE Defendant from drilling on
her aiiQtment Ia section 81 gl-la
The oil company "a luue 10 vas
given . iease ga tts entire section M
y secrstaFy liiicbaock and has since.
ite'aims complied eith ths terms of
uils leass a. " dessia9ment ard TIE
payment . royalties TIE pIalnflH.
however eauteud thai tils eefetafg
had 90 poeef @ make ills ieae ana
lf eas un thh p4lat tiat tls case
hinged
1udge ea decided ia fAsof q tie.
defendant ut ll8as that aadef ne
ias, and following tie decis.aa ln fhs|
rase of tie Chcnokes kAtloa - Hitch.
eoek. ~ s ~. TIE secfetaf4 is hf
statute ana uudef tie Chesokee .au
fiaaei ia tbafse ana eontfu q na
leAses ia tie Cittfokee NAftan. Ard
tsAt TIE eoafts cannot Interfere ~
such isNssz. H.asse 81 the secretary.
unless . violation e tlas srus ui TIE
ssssa - 1.s.as 5s.iiss.s :. sss fszassas tuI
at TIE oii comeaay las bFnaFlli la
; good sell % The Waller allulmsnl,
ard pass tie usual 10 psr ueht fegaity
10 tiie ailottee
ln tie ezso ofIau n0tts IS Geo.
Fs WrlEl1 1udgs enI decided thar
lie Indian agent naf hls agents havs
80 power fu collect tribal taa - cat.
- faised In tile Chsfakee Naf#an and
not grazing ou pablle lands poits
proved tlsat the tno eattie 81 which
Inspector Wright attempted Is collect
tie trlta Ar bad teeH raised 81 him.
aud that he lad a ieass o. tie .and on
ahich fheT sefe Eufiug noits
however because he deceived ihe
agent IS q TIE status e tie cattle
aas oriefsi q pay fhs costs lu tite
eaae
Tie tlaal case 1seGaed hf as dfe
as tiai & the Flfst NaileHa 1.nk
of Claramom w 6aii Nafes Thn
aas 1ecldea .u faeof - -hs raiuuf
Hdcnf lle desa ids tsaf tl.e
80 80 raneless tgqufng tlle trn.icf
s. mortgages roU ae westeH 6 NE
northern District alan tae ta
thB atte imposed tae aat iiF
mortgages seeing tfat tEe Hsfee
aea nsaH an1 uat NE fI et
fff meff.aese % efarn 81 1880
statute shaacd ilat cas- h
us Do faa3 aiih tohe oua iit
aa and thal ilea 8iaee whose
aoHFaass wtfe FursnF iea tn
fHt ntftaarn district s'oala fase pre
eieuco .afhe payment oi tiieH claims
Mares 5 ptmlne0t prof Crcek
luckman. fscsutiY aHed sHd m r.
fora vas mase o. pay DTS claims his
cattle having ileep ela faf 8lL2li lL
4hz Fnst National hans % elafemore
secured Al ofdW preventing tbe pay
mant 81 tie monny q q M kers &
COMPANY aud the staek fsfa bank
81 kansas glty snd the NnIta Na.
fnnal haua. elalmlHs tl.at tle mort-
cages oi the latter sefe nef recorded
S. the northern district ana CHAT
therefore tle mortgages recorded ln
tas distNet shouid 81 paid Hnf
Tic fap8ft % Master n ehancerg
AM Eteheu g8Iaminoaa aeen-
ment ehlsh vas approved 81 the
eoafi found tlnt tie following elalms
uere goet against Aayes and that
tllsy aioela bs raid in the following
order
First Natioual hAisk vinIta. ssT7s
la
First rational baus. Clafsmafs. fi,-
saia.
Cti1ehs tans, Pryor Greek 81 So q
/ } G. llegan seisl @
MARY II Mayts, alfiO.0o
gnHa National tank s4M0l
e. n. Keys A Go. stock Yards bank