The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-27
COURTS HAD STEADY
GRINDING ALL WEEK
,,u, cases Are Disposed Of Before
Tulsa County Tribunal During
Past Six Days
CATCHING UP WITH DOCKET
Fewer Ci,iI Cases and Less Number
Of Criminal Prosecutions Occupy
Attention OF Court.

Three state courts In continuous
session. with the county court and
tho courts OF justice operating al
most continuously. resulted in Il
.rr,,il number OF cases being filed In
the offices OF the courts during the
mast week. In district court 20
were filed and in superior court only
ID. only about half the usual num-
hr~ Tho deficiency came about
through tho inability OF lawyers to
appear ln court and at the same time
remain In their offices to meet pros
prctIvc clients.
In superior court five OF the cases
were petitions for divorce and ~
such petitions were filed in district
court by plaintiffs seeking legal
separation. Judge l.. i. Martin OF
the superior court granted three di-
y0rr.s and Judges owen owen and
Redmond 3. Cole granted three de-
rrcrs during the week
I'm criminal matters fewer infor-
nations were filed last week than
for many months. There has been a
noticeable decrease OF the minor
fclouIcs. the principal informations
having been filed against defendants
charged with automobile stealing.
The regular March criminal ses-
sion Of the district court. Judge Cole
presiding. will begin May II. with n
docket OF 20 cases set for trial,
among them the trial OF seven de-
fcndunts charged with five mur-
ders.
One Big Damage Suit
only one suit in which the plaintiff
asks damages In alarge amount was
Ned IN district court last week, l..
4 Button asks judgment for S25 600
for injuries received when he was
struck by IA taxiCab at Third and
Boston avenue, while waiting for II
street ear. The defendants are
John X. Boiling and the Tulsa Auto
Livery company.
The largest judgment rendered by
the jury In district court was In the
case OF +, NJ. Gilchriot against Paul
Clinton ct al. In which the plaintiff
was awarded the sum OF 50, 44S.S0,
alleged to he due the plaintiff for oil
we'll drilling operations carried out
by the Gilchrist Drilling company Of
this city. A judgment for $1,000 was
TfluItlfu ny lllt JhIl hiA'i
noon in favor OF tho plaintiff In the
suit OF the law firm OF Abbey &
Tucker against ]. NJ. DIETRICH. In
which $500 was asked by the
plaintiff for legal services rendered
tho defendant.
The marriage license market took
n slump so far as numbers were
concerned during the last seven days
on only one day. April "a, were
there moro than four issued. ON
that day nine couples secured such
documents. The total number for
the week was 81, as compared to "a
issued the week previous.
The past six days have been a busy
Tine for the courts OF Justices haxey
and Gray. seven defendants having
been bound over for trial by the
district court on charges OF grand
larceny. two on the charge OF muir
der. and arraignmerts OF IL de-
iendants charged with various felon-
les held by the two courts.
Million Dollar Road Contract.
The letting OF the million dollar
good roads contract by the county
commissioners last Tuesday marks
the real beginning OF paved high
ways in Tulsa county. Tho one
previous NOllAl dNA VI Alilo h'iiNs
awarded to the G. o. & Howard
Frye company, for the construction
of seven miles OF highways between
Sand Springs and Tulsa and the
east end of Admiral boulevard to
Rose Inn cemetery. brings the total
mileage now under contract to As
miles.
The Frye company reports that
work on the East Admiral road Is
progressing at the rate OF one lineal
loot per minute, due to the use OF
modern road building and surfacing
machinery.
Bids will be received and contracts
avarded on IA total OF approximately
y miles OF hard surfaced roads be-
fore summer. the maximum mileage
which is to be constructed under
tho n,750,0o0 county good roads
bond issue voted In the fall OF 1911.