The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-04
UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
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CONVENED IN CAIRO YESTERDAY
WITH MANY IMPORTANT CA
SEES ON DOCKET.
MANY OIL WELL OWNERS
CHARGED With Poluting Waters OF
Wabash River--Wiiliamso Co.
Coal Co. njoined--Mound
City Peoples Case

The October term OF the United
States District and Circuit Courts
opeped this morning in the court
room in the Federal building, Judge
Francis Nj. Wright presiding, and the
following court officials on hand:
Mai Laniel Hogan, clerk; A. g. Day
is, deputy clerk; United States Mar
shall Charles r. Hitch; Chief Deputy
John l.. Watts, and Deputy Marshais
{. o. Chestnut, C. n. Lycan ann Ed.
Bacon, erier.
The Assistant U. 5. District at
torney will arrive today. Mrs. Isaac
L.alue is court reporter
There were number of attorneys
from various Southern Illinois places,
several from the oil district in and
near Lawrence county. Among those
present yesterday were l.. NJ. Brat
lev of Carbonate: NJ s. Whitley OF
Harrisburg; P. ]. Kolb of Mt Carmel
George El Martin of Mound City,
ana L. o. Whitnel OF East ST. Louis.
The following is the list Of petit
jurymen:
Allen. Frank, Rantoul.
Andrews, William, Olney.
Burton, Elijah, Wilmington.
Brown, Henry, West Union.
Blake, James NJ, Norris City.
Conner, G. W.. Anna.
Cummins, Fayette, Boaz.
Cooper, Thomas NJ, Martinsyille.
Confer. w. r.. Reeyesville.
Dobell, David G., Ridgeway.
Fields, Otto H., Louisville.
Gilmore. H. H., Farmer City.
Horner, Roy F., Paxton,
Hogg, George. Cartervilie.
Ibert. John, lEelleville
Johnson, Charley E.. York.
Jones, John H.. DuQuoin.
Jinnette, E. H., Anna.
Blinkhardt, Theodore, Red Bud.
Lyons, w. L. c., Centralia.
Lay. Harry. GOlconda.
Lindsay. E. s., Sparta
Norris, George W., Anna
PEBBLES, John w. Harrisburg.
Phelps. Jefferson, Carbonate.
Rixmann. Edward, Hoyleton.
Rutherford, Adam, Nationwide.
Smith. Nathan E.. Albion.
Swain, A. Kansas, R. F. D. Is.
Thomas, John, Shaddock.
Thompson. WILLIAM g., Moweaqua
Verbarg, George, Round Knob.
Wood. Rome, Beecner City.
/ Whitaker ]. A., Ozark
White, w. W., Eleo.
Wood, A. G., Lovington
Proceedings in Court.
The first suit in the District Court
to be called was that of the trustees
o! the Metal Bound Package Co., o.
Mound City. on petition to enforce
stock liability and was continued un
I'll the November term. Angus Leei
was attorney for the trustees. l"t
Lee Ashley plead guilty to boot
! Logging whiskey and was fined sl0I
and costs and given 80 days in thu
| Wabash county jail.
In the case of the United States VS.
the Brinkeroff Oil Co, and about 30l
other oil concerns was entered. Thu
attorneys for 1862 of the companie
were present Ills suit was brough
about by the United States official
because some of the oil from thes.
300 wells in the oil fields is KILN,
tae fish In the lower Wabash and
portion of the Ohio river south o
tH>ie mouth of the Wabash; also the OF
lis making the water unfit for use, an
lit is also claimed the oil Is interior
ng with the operation OF the govern
ment dam below Mt Carmel. Their
Will be 25 or 30 attorneys in thes
cases. They Viii come up on tn,
first Monday in the month at Oar
1 Vile.
One old gentleman who owns on
OF these oil wells was in Cairo yestel
day to answer to the charge, and q