The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-12
BIG DOCKET FOR
FEDERAL JURORS
Judge Neblett of Santa Fe
Opens Court Here Mon
day Morning
TWO ARE ACQUITTED
Jury Fails to Find Enough
Evidence to Convict Men
of Illegal Possession

with full complement Of Of
r.crs, the April term of the federal
court for the eastern district Of
oklahoma convened Monday morn
ing. and the cases assigned for trial
indicate there will be business
enough to keep the court busy until
about MAY 1st. The time Of the
court from now until and including
NpriI 90, and possibly a day or two
later. will be occupied with the us
tI,l rrist OF criminal cases arising
la this district.
Judge Colin Neblot OF the New
Mexico district will preside In the
absence Of Judge Il. l.. Williams
who is conducting a special term at
uuskogeo. Judge Neblett has been
IN New York holding court for the
sast several weeks. He Is one Of
those pleasant, approachablc judges,
t,to. while maintaining the dignity
~ federal court, is judge only
when on the bench. OFF the bench
No urcters to he treated IA inst an
ordinary human being.
other court offisiIls in attendance
ror Muskogcc are. G.. w. Miller.
United States attorney; John Harley
G 4. Summers and &. G. IydiCk as
ystauts. \. II. Caldwell. chief deputy
marshal. u. T. Byrd, deputy mar
shall. ;. n. rilgrcen and Ellis Quiet,
deputy clerks. Charley Diffcndaffcr,
court reporter. Local bailiffs are t..
j.. Erwin and Gus Fink. With w.
VI. Ellis and Henry Dowery, local
deputy marshals, this completes the
court roster
Representative Jury Panel
An unusually good looking and rep
r,scntativc panel of jurymon will as
49, the court In dispensing Justice.
h is composed of the following:
= l.. Adams, John W. Murphy,
Uoldenville; Franklin II. Albright,
Hugh wilkinson. Nowata: e. &.
Amy Walter T.. Brigauce, y. l..
cary. c. W. Davis -. W Froer.
Robert W. Hamilton, L. NJ. Hick-
man. clyde W. Huling, W. w. Jcnk-
ms. j. j. Gessncr. \. l.. Kerhow,
Okmulgec; Ira Anderson. T.. Il. Bart
lett Ross Eakin, O. X. Moning, G..
4. smith, John w. Young Sapulpa;
r. d. Barnes, T.. Il. Bell, Bartles-
VILE: James Cameron. Honryetta;
A. G.. Corey, L. l.. Jones, NJ. G.
Flournoy, Geo. ID. Smith, Bristow;
John Davis, Frank Franklin, Henry
c Miller, Ninita: l.. NJ. Day. 5. X.
Koch. J. T. Loughney W. J.. Mayos,
Joseph Rygel. Muskogc.c G. II.
Evans, Morris; Il. c. Gag D, Pauls
Valley; Chas. Il. Hanson. Haskell;
j. F. Lemaster, Howard Searoy II.
W. Sudcllff, Wagner; w. II. Bag
ley, j. II. Bankston, Geo. ). Berry,
r. j. Carter, A. " Davenport, =. r..
Elliott, T.. j. Ossenback. II. l..
Stewart, Geo. T.. Williamson, Tulsa.
OF the "a cases comprising the
criminal assignment, ~ are for vio-
lations of the liquor laws, Court of
fCials are of the opinion that "Choc'
beer and corn whiskey sure get men
into trouble,
only two cases were tried before
n jury yesterday and both were re-
leased and both cases were for Vio-
lations of the liquor laws. Grove
Clark charged with owning a etill
was released and Nelson Clark,
negro living near Ada who was
charged on three counts. manufact-
uring "choc" beer, possession and
selling, was also released. The third
count against him was dismissed by
Judge Neblett and the jury found
him not guilty In the other two.
Fine One on Plea of Guilty.
Bert Duncan, charged with posses
sion OF corn whisky pleaded guilty
and was fit2d $500. A charge of
proiiteCring against c. j. Halpcrn
OF Hugo was dismissed on the mo-
ton of c. W. Miller, district attorney.
Halpern was charged with having
removed the stamped prices on
shoes and then boosted the price
several dollars.
When the case Of Stewart
Williams, negro, charged with hav.
ing violuted the prohibition act was
called for trial. Williams was not on
nand. His case was continued over
10 the McAlester term of court whom
10 was learned that he was confined
IN the Okmulgcc county Jail.
Charles McSoud of jerks, pleaded
guilty TO selling jamaica ginger and
was later dismissed. MCSoud who is
an Assyrian said that he worked in
grocery store at Jcnks and one day
SOLD bottle of Jake" to a stranger
VINO later proved to be government
oIlcer. McSud denied having sold
Tor beverage purpose. 1t was,
ne GAINED, the first bottle of the
uluS he had ever sold. Judge Neb-
,Gtt dismissed the charge against
NcSoud and then warned him to
.eaye Jake" alone and let the drug
stores handle il.
, Court will convene at o'clock
tuesday morning.