The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-07
After Being Out Twenty-Three
Hours Jurors Reach Decision De.
fendaut Innocent Of Crime Of
Numbering Lamneck
POLK CASE NEXT
CALLED FOR TRIAL
Defendant Charged with Attempt
to Kill Sheriff Bailey; Material
Witness Missing, Says Ven
able; Other Cases Set

/ The jury in the case OF the State VS..
Jess Taylor, charged with the murder
Of Gus Lamneck, after having had the
case under advisemenl Tor twenty
three hours, returned a verdict of
mot guilty.
This case. after occupying the atten-
tion of the court for the greater part
of two days, was given to the jury at
2:25 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
the jury reported a verdict at 2:25
o'clock today
Following the examination of
number Of witnesses in the case Of
State VS.. Holder, resumed from yes
terday's proceedings. the case was ar
gued by the attorneys for the state
and defense and submitted to the jury.
Jury returned a verdict at 1925
O'Clock this morning acquitting the
defendant.
State VS.. Fender Polk, charged with
assault to kill, committed upon Sheriff
Bailey, called, state announced ready
for trial, motion filed by defendants
attorneys, Holding and Herr. to quash
the jury panel, alleging irregularities.
Pending argument Of motion, exam
nation of witnesses, etc. court ex-
cused jury until o'clock, when the
motion was overruled.
A jury was ordered empanneled in
case Of State VS.. Polk Attorney Ven
able. for the county, stated that one
OF the material witnesses for the state
was absent. that he had been appre-
hended by the federal authorities and
given chance to leave town; that the
state did not know this until within
the past few minutes; that it was
thought the state could locate the wit
ness and that it would use due dill
gence to do this. United States Com
missioner Hamilton stated to the court
that he did not know the man in ques-
tion was witness in this court: that
he meant no disrespect to the court by
his action in the matter The court
assured Mr.. Hamilton that he believed
he was innocent of intentional scotch
ing of the wheels of justice. and the
matter of calling and examining the
jury was taken up.
In the matter Of the setting of the
docket this morning in the district
court, the proceedings were as fol-
lows:
State VS. Hugh Polk, state an
nounced not ready: State VS.. S. NJ.
Handy. state announced not ready.
The county attorney stated that prose-
cutting witnesses. Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Daniels, had absented themselves from
the county and that the sheriff's Off
GERS were unable to locate them. Ad-
rian Melton. attorney for the defense,
asked that the case be dismissed and
his client discharged from custody,
alleged that witnesses missing were
seen in chickasha Monday. The case
was ordered passed for the present,
State VS.. Alva Arta. state and de-
tense announced ready for trial: State
VS.. Tom Drain. passed for the present.
State VS.. A. B. Wright, charged with
statutory rape committed upon the
person of his ward, May Williams. two
years ago. when she was but fourteen
years of age; set for trial Monday,
October ls.
Court Clerk Newman and assistant.
Mrs Watkins. ordered to draw venire
of forty jurors to answer Monday, 0c-
tober rs.
The trial of the State of Oklahoma
VS.. Frank Holder. was taken up yes
terday afternoon Immediately follow
ing the giving over to the jury of the
State VS.. Jess Taylor and the follow.
ing jurors impannelled Grant Lewis.
! J. r. Mosely, A. L. Anderson, F. K,
Hardy, j. w. Mounds. John l.. Smith,
Il. N. Church. Walter Rice, ]. II. Hart
man, Ben Hampton, J. S. Ikard, WIN
Henderson.
Holder is charged with receiving
stolen property in buying feed which