The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
co. COURT CLOSES
FOR JULY TERM
Civil Work compIeted-Judee Parks
Surprises Friends by Showing His
knowledge of the Bible.

Of The work of the trial of causes was
81, o., completed last night at eight o'clock,
and when Judge Parks discharged the jury.
10 On Monday morning Arthur Huffman
Ia Big Cabin was sentenced to serve a
10 6ot term of 80 days and to pay fine of
SUi $4,000 He decided not to appeal.
Of NJ. " Mcdaniel, whose sentence had
SW been affirmed by the criminal court of
l- appeals began serving his sentence in
Is. Jail.
mt On Monday morning when p. j. Law
2.67 less was called before Judge Parks
a for sentence, after having been con-
,,.tn yicted by jury for trespassing and
: IN cutting down a fence, the defendant
Iun, proceeded to make speech in which
Wp- he stated that he was uneducated and
~ that before sentence was passed upon
,ers him, he left like the man who said he
eby wanted to have word with his Cod.
liza After hearing the statement of the
.Is> Iss>defendant and being in possession of
'ntv all of the facts in the case and being
G OF acquainted with the defendant, amonS
theother things in passing sentence Judge
ton Parks said:
The "P. j. Lawless, If this court was in
line the ministry and called upon at this
and moment to deliver sermon in keep
7asI ing with this occasion ! feel that |
/, es could talk from either of the texts that
nom oorno 70 fba mind IF thic court
the The first text that | would take would
y abe He that turneth away his ear from
~ hearingethe law, even his prayer shall
nois be abomination, or The way of the
seesransgressor is hard, and l think l
~ could give aofew exhortations ON this
~ lins theme And in hell he lifted up his
-eereyes, being in torments, and before
myself a few passing re-
7ar y1narks could be made on either of these
ia tests: Let the wicked forsake his
,in, way or The wicked fee when no man
pursueth; but the righteous are bold
sait as lion
slol You say you are untutored and un-
N learned and that you did not know
,wnthat you were violating the law. Why,
bliCJ. P. Lawless. you are chronic fire..
quenter of the courts of this county,
q and this district. Why sir, the dockets
. iEof the courts of this county would not
b be complete unless your name appear
sl1s ed either on the civil or criminal side
Ito and yet you say you are ignorant of
in the laws of this commonwealth. Sir,
,nu the testimony in this case shows that
lali you openly defed the laws and the
Ion y" courts and that you violated the orders
24 of the district court in committing the
saif crime for which the jury found you
l22l guilty.
~ ih you say you had contracts cover-
ira ing the leases upon which you tres
passed. You know those contracts
oul were void. You plead ignorance when
~ the testimony showed that you were
hi grating upon some ignorant minors
sal and you knew they were minors at
rim the time you were working your game
III of graft. The chickens are coming
! Il home to roost.' to you and your sins
q Ae- finding you out and the time has
pai4eome for you to quit
The defendant was sentenced to pay
ma fine of $4,000 and the costs of prose-
h Icution.