The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-28
DEFENDANT IN JAIL
FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER
WsyIaId and Shot Wife Who Is
Now Recovering in Local
Hospital

A bond for w. ]. Short was fileC
this afternoon but was held by the
clerk of the district court for films
of schedules Of property by the sur
cites, On the bond, which is for $5,00t
are Joseph w, McNeal, G. d. Short
and c. A. Short.
Taking notice. of the plea OF the
defense that when William j Short
snot his former wife it was an act
OF responsibility, Judge Huston in
the district court today fixed bond
at $1,000, remarking that titsis God S
mercy that the woman is not a corpse
and the defendant resting under a
charge Of murder"
The case was set for trial In Thurs
| day, November %.
Short was arraigned in Justice Sow
lnrds court several days ago, and his
bond was fixed at $2 500 BOND was
not given and the justice transferred
the case to the district court, losing
jurisdiction, Re-arraignment was
made today
The county attorney said to the
court that he did not think the man
should be at large: that on the day
Of the preliminary in justice court
he was called out of another and ask
ed over the telephone about bond aud
he indirectly assented to $1,000 He
today asked that it be not less than
$4,000. Mrs. Short is said to be re-
covering but Judge Huston and the
county attorney mentioned the posi-
bility that her wounds might yet prove
fatal. Judge Huston said that the
surgeons work IN prClonging her life
should be taken into account and that
the disposition to kill was in nowise
altered by the probable recovery.
Plea of lrrationaity.
I. c. Whiteley, Of counsel for the
defense, made the plea that the shoot.
ing was under the stress Of circum-
stances probably not fully understood
to the court and that the defendant
was presumably irrational at the time
The court remarked that there was
nothing TO show the irrationality
might not reappear The county at
torney had suggested that It would
be better for the public and the de-
fendant to keep him in Jail
o. Il. Fegan, of the defense. made
application for the $2,500 bond, saying
it could be given He remarked the
close of the hearing that the defend
ant would undertake to give the $5,-
600 bond.
1t is reported that a transfer of the
case will be asked Judge Huston
heard the. two divorce cases I'm which
Mrs. Short and the defendant were
involved Mrs. Short secured a di
vorce and large share Of property
on her cross bill
Columbus Johnson's wife seems to
be much mollified since her throat
got well. Columbus is in Jail for an
attempt on her life with a knife The
county attorney said today that the
wife, who has recovered, is now ask
ing that the case be compromised. 1t
has. however, been set for trial.
Col. Tom Jones has been appointed
to defend Governor Brown colored.
who is accused of numbering Robert
H.. Burkes, colored near Crescent on
July 2S. The trial is set for November
IA
George Reads, but am George. .
George Reads but lam George
said George Reads, when arraigned
today on a charge Of breaking into
and robbing Fl. r. Canfield's store at
Seward on September 27. He will
be tried as George Reads Ed. Black
his partner, had himself listed as Ed
die Black. The trial is to be Novem-
ber II. Neither has a lawyer so far
The county attorney announced that
the case against s. B. Jackson would
be dismissed jackson was formerly
a florist here and in a business dis
pute he was accused of embezzle-
ment
The November term Of district court
will be started November 8. The first
jury will appear November Iys
Joseph Smith, the boy who is said
TO have broken into three places here
was arraigned this morning and his
case set. Columbus Johnson and
Wesley Wade, an alleged forger. were
also put on the docket
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