The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-03
DISTRICT COURT
GRINDING TODAY
ON FALL DOCKET
Judge oldflsla Of Oklahoma City on
Bench: Defendants Arraloned
and List of Cases Re.
slsed By Court.
BAKER HEARING TO
GET GOING TUESDAY
Pieadlnos Heard and Sentence I'm
posed: Some Cases Continued
for Term: jury Reports Tor
Duty: 60 Listed.


Of oklahoma city. presiding. the oe
iobcr term OF district court was
opened hero this afternoon.
After aralgnment Of all defend.
ants In the criminal cases and
slight revision of the criminal dock.
ct. court adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon at which time the
Jim Heath case Is slated TO go TO
trial. Heath is charged with the
burglary Of a store at Ninnekah
several months ago.
Corn Gets Two Years.
a. n. Corn who. with Harley N.
White. IS charged with grand lar.
ceny in connection with the theft
Of pair Of harness. pleaded guilty
this morning Acting on Tccommen.
dalton from the prosecuting attor.
ey. Judge OIdfield sentenced the
men to serve two years In the state
penitentiary at McAlester.. Corn.
County Attorney Goff stated In max.
ing his recommendation TO the
court, has agreed to testify for the
prosecution in the ease against
White. ~
The cases aga intt leon Cox and
w. o. Long were Continued for the
term by agreement. Both of these
defendants face statutory charges.
Baker Trial Starts Tomorrow.
In the Encouragement OF the dock.
ct, plans were made to 30 to bat
with the Baker murder case to-
morrow morning. All cases. with the
exception OF the Heath ease, were
continued to the latter part of the
week in order to clear the docket
for the Baker prosecution.
That several days may be required
TO complete the trial Of Baker, and
his wife, charged with the recent
murder of Leon Gilbreath on the
streets of Chickasha Is indicated by
the fact that the defense has sub
pcenaed more than 80 witnesses
while the prosecution has summoned
more than 90 to appear to give tes-
timony in the case.
Attorneys Melton and Melton, the
Bakers counsel announced this
morning that they would be ready
for the trial of the case tomorrow.
The prosecution also announced
ready.
Wade To Trial Friday.
The cases wherein Noah Wade,
an Indian, is charged with assault
with intent to kill Grace Hendon
and Harley Parrish, former city po-
liceman, were reset for trial Friday
morning.
Dispositions of other cases were
made as follows:
Harley M. White, charged with
grand larceny, waived arraignment
and given "a hours in which to plea
Case set for trial Thursday morn
ing.
A. Martinez, charged with dispos-
ing of mortgaged property, waived
arraignment and given "a hours in
which to plead.
A. R. Whitley, charged with
grand larceny, waived arraignment
and given "a hours to enter plea.
Case set for trial Friday.
The cases against j. X fnman
were continued until Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
On motion Of the county attorney,
the case against Dewey Dye, charg-
ed with assault with deadly
weapon was dismissed Dye entered
a plea of guilty when the charge
against him was reduced to assault
He paid fine of $50 and court
costs.
Theatre Hearing Postponed.
Hearing on the temporary injunc
ton petition filed against the Chick
asha Trades Council, the local musi
clans union, ct al, by the Texas
Oklahoma Enterprise corporation
operators of the Rialto Theatre here