The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-06
DISTRICT COURT
IS GRINDING ON
7 CRIMINAL CASES
Monroe Edwards Being Fried Today
on Charge of Assault With Intent
to Kill; Case 10 outgrowth Of
Fight at Rock Island.
JURY FINDS VERDICT
OF GUILTY, HICKS CASE
Defendant Given Four Years In Pen
On Alleged Burglary OF Kern
Store at Verden; Pilgrim Muir
der Case Tomorrow.

der Case Tomorrow.
Having disposed Of the case against
Elmer Hicks yesterday afternoon in
which disposition the defendant was
given four years in the gate penl
tertiary the district court this morn.
ing took up its grind with Monroe
Edwards, a negro, on trial for alleg-
ed assault with intent to kill.
This case was the outgrowth of an
alteration th1t occurred some time
ago near the Rock Is'and pumping
station in the south end og the Yards
here in which Ed Mckee is alleged
to have suffered severe knife wounds.
Ii appears that controversy arose
between Mckee and Edwards over
horse. Edwards son was implicat
ed in the affairs and in the fight Hhat
followed the white man is alleged to
have been severely cut,
The defense claims that Mckee
knocked the young negro down and
that then Edwards himself took a
hand. was himself downed and with
him being given somewhat Of a work
ing over by Mckee, the young negro
in turn went to his fathers assist
ance.
The jury in the Edwards case is
composed of: NJ. L. Ashbaugh, T. b.
Bailey, r. L. Estes, Silas Berga, II,
II. Dobbins, Arthur Wilson, j. A.
Bumpers. l.. A. KuykeiGllr, j. w.
Byrum, George Hurley G. w. Beard,
E. 7. Bentley.
Find Hicks Guilty.
The case against Elmer Hicks went
to bat yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. Late yesterday evening the
jury returned a verdict Of guilty,
specifying burglary in the second de-
gree and fixing the punishment at
four years in the penitentiary.
The defendant was charged with
the burglary of the Kern Mercantile
firm in Verden several weeks ago.
Hicks also has another charge OF
burglary pending against him. This
trial is set for tomorrow, being the
opening case ON Wednesdays dock
ct. There was no intimation today
as to whether it would 20 to bait or
not.
The jury that found Hicks guilty
was composed Of: J w Jelks, II. T.
Dobbins, l.. C. Hutson, }. b. Bowers
(foreman), r. NJ Cayett, |. =, Will
liams. Mark Williams, II. l.. Estes, j.
G. Holman, ]. ]. Dobry r B. Bailey.
Pilgrim Case Tomorrow.
The case against J. p. Pilgrim,
Rush Springs farmer in which the
defendant is charged with murder
in connection with the killing of a
farmer named Graham and who lived
near Pilgrim, is scheduled to go to
trial tomorrow
There was nothing to Indicate this
morning that the case would not go
to trial In the event it is tried on
schedule time, the probability is that
1T will consume the remainder of the
week, court attaches state.
SO far the court is keeping up with
schedule. One case, that of the
Safe VS.. H. G. Griffin, was continued
Two cther cases were passed because
the defendants had already entered
pleas of guilty They are Reubin
Hooper and Orville Earhart Both
are reported by court officials to be
in the penitentiary at his time.
About so out of 10 jurors summon
ed had reported for duty this morn
ing. All Jurors except those serving
on the Edwards trial were excused
this morning by the court until 1.30