The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-02
DISTRICT COURT WORK.
Several pleas Of Guilty Entertained d
and Several Motions Heard-Wm.
Binks Given Sixty Days
in Jail.

The court has been making some.
what slow progress within the last
few days in hearing cases as but
few OF the attorneys were ready and
in some instances the government
was not ready. However. several
cases were heard and several pleas
Of guilty entertained VIM Binks. tho
negro charged with impersonating an
officer of the United States, and by
that means securing considerable
money from ignorant negroes. stating
that he could get them on the rolls
changed his plea of not guilty and
withdrew his motion of continuance
and ert'I.1 a plea uf guilty. The
court sentenced Blngs to pay a fine
OF ten dollars and spend sixty days
in Jail. The second case against the
negro was dismissed.
Late yesterday afternoon arguments
were heard in the criminal prosecu-
tion against l.. =. Hudson, charged
with concealing the death OF an In.
dian, and after arguments the de-
murrer to the indictment was sus-
tanned, to which the governmental at.
torneys took exceptions and in all
probability the case will be appealed.
This is an unusual proceeding on tne
part # the government.
The other matters disposed of were
as follows:
Cairo Christian, weapon, entered a
plea of guilty and was fined $50.
Harvey Sanders, introducing; the
defendant pleaded guilty and wEs sen
fenced to pay fine of twenty-five
dollars and remain sixty days in
Jail.
Chas Brown. assault - murder;
continued by the government.
]. l.. Smith, disposing of property
under lien; demurrer to indictmen,
overruled.
Joe Henry. assault to kill, col;in-
ued on motion II the defendant.
]. B. Harrell. liquor motion for a
continuance overrued.
w. II. Roderick and H. L. Roder
ick, introducing. A plea of guilty was
entertained by each of the defendants
and fine cf twenty-five dollars was
imposed in each case. Also n sentence
of thirty days In Jail.
Lum Williams, introducing; plea OF
guilty entered. defendant was fined
twenty-five dollars and given sixty
days in jail.
Frank Lucey, embezzlement, case
dismissed.
J. b. Harreld. liquor. The defendant
pleaded guilty and was sentenced tc
pay fine of ten dollars and lay IN
Jail for a period of sixty days.
Jas. T. Ragsdale. embezzlement
continued by agreement
Wench Morris, perjury, continued
by the government.
Joe Barnett, pretending to be Unit
ed States officer, plea OF guilty en-
tered and n sentence of sixty days
} in Jail imposed.
Joe Barnett, charged with false pre-
theses, case dismissed.
w. T. Caple, introducing, continued
J VIM. Roberts, ct al, introducing
continued by defendants.
John Mullenix, introducing, waived
arraignment and pleaded not guilty
Case continued by defendant.
John Burge, introducing, plea o
guilty entered and defendant sen
fenced to pay a fine of ten dollars
| and serve thirty days in Jail.
Names Clay was sentenced to pa!
fine of $50 for weapon and stay II
, Jail until fine. and costs are paid.
The following civil cases were dis
posed of:
j. S. Mullen VS.. }. a. Davidson
Judgment for plaintiff. Claims 70
damages waived and possession o
premises given to plaintiff.
John Crisp VS.. Sam Ransom ct al
Case dismissed.
w. j. Wilson, Joe Bastine and Pau
Jundt VS. the G.. G. & s. F. railroad
three separate cases involving the de
livery Of Notwithstanding drinks. De
PENDANTS waived rights to propert!
and cases dismissed.
Tom Frensley VS.. ]. C. Morgesol
ct al. Judgment by default for plain
tif against S. r. Morgeson, and cast