The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-16

COURT IS
ON TODAY
Big Array Of Officials Here Docket
is Heavy Cotteral is Presiding
Judge Cases Include Civil
and Criminal Actions

The U. S. district court for the east
ern district Of Oklahoma opened at 10
o'clock this morning for the regular
term in the district court room, Judge
Cotteral presiding in the absence OF
Judge Campbell At the opening OF
court Judge Cotteral expressed pleas
ure in meeting the members of the bar
at Chickasha for the first time.
B. A. Enloe, Jr., U. s. marshal for
the eastern district, d. f. Dicky and
Walter Enloe, court bailiffs, Giles
Penick, secretary to Judge Cottrell
and number of deputy u S. marshals
and attorneys are in attendance.
The first action was the selection
OF the petit jury Messrs. Madden of
Ardmore, Wilson of Duncan. Frost.
Bixley and Mccoy were excused from
jury duty for various acceptable rea-
sons.
There are eleven introducing
cases on the criminal calendar for
trial today. The trial of all cases set
for this term of court will be handled
as rapidly as possible, as the term
ends November 25
The U. S. grand jury will be in ses-
sion next Monday, November 20, and
will continue sitting until December
2. Foster V. Phipps and w. P. Nc
Ginnis, assistant U. S. attorneys an
ticipate a large volume of business at
this session.
The corridors and U. S. offices Of
the county court are congested with a
mass of witnesses attending court. A
large number of deputies are also in
attendance, being interested in cases
up for trial. The county jail has re-
ceived but six prisoners who will be
tried at this term of court, the greater
number of persons ON trial being out
on bond. This is great relief to the
county jailer who was anticipating a
difficult task in finding room to prop
erly care for the increased number
of prisoners.
Deputy U S. MarshalWorley of Dun
can brought in H. o. Mills and ]. A.
Patton from Waurika for trial at this
term of court.
The criminal calendar will be tried
this week, ending Saturday, Novem-
her 21. The following week the civil
calendar win be taken up, beginning
Monday, November 20.
The criminal cases set for trial to-
morrow, Tuesday, November II, are
the following:
j. C. Randall. introducing.
John Aycock, introducing.
Seth R. Little, introducing.
d. Nj Kilgore, introducing.
zack Trice and Bill Cochran, intro
ducing.
Joe Sanders and Sid Williams, re-
tail liquor dealer.
Tom Isbell. introducing.
w. j. Deering, introducing.
Willie Jones, introducing.
Toots Gordon and Jess McGlothin,
introducing.
Bill Hollaway, retail liquor dealer.
The present term of the federal
court is one of the heaviest Chicka-
sha has seen. 1t was stated yesterday
evening that more than 100 defend
ants in criminal cases are here on
bond from all parts of the district.
Four prisoners we're brought here last
night from the east side and landed
in the county Jail. Also a doubt was
expressed as to wether the term would
be completed until some date in early
December
Many of the hotels and rooming
houses of the city are crowded with
court attaches, witnesses and defend
ants. Withal the assurance Of the
busiest term in many moons is more
than evident. All cases are being tried
in the district court room.