The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-17
FED. COURT HITS
STRIDE IN MANY
CASES HANDLED
Joe Henderson, Captured by Bailey
After Gun Fight Pleads Guilty
Sentenced TO Six Months,
Fine 500.
LONG STRING ACCUSED
ARE PLEADING GUILTY
Sentences Passed on Many; Court
10 Recess After Today's Grind
Until Next Monday; Wit.
nesses Are "scoIded."


Joe Henderson. alleged whiskey
distiller, arrested near Farwcll sew
eral months ago after n pitched gun
battle with Bob Bailey. deputy Unit
cd States marshal. pleaded guilty in
federal court here Thursday. Judge
II. l.. Williams sentenced him to
serve SIX months In the Muskogee
Jail arl pay n fine of Si0O.
Clarence Burdett, arrested in con.
nection with the operating of the
same still seized after Deputy Mar
shal Bailey and one of his assist
ants had captured Henderson, also
pleaded guilty. His punishment has
not been assessed by the court
First Case Tried Thursday.
Up to Thursday afternoon. the
courts time on the criminal docket
was consumed in taking pleadings
of guilty. The first criminal case
to go TO trial was completed late
yesterday afternoon. This case was
the one wherein Theo. b. Wood Of
this city Is charged with violating
the pure food and drug act.
The jury found Mr.. Wood guilty
and Judge Williams sentenced him
TO pay 500 fine.
It was alleged In the information
filed against the Chickasha man that
he sold eggs, some of which were
unfit for domestic use.
Many pleadings of guilty to
charges of violating the national
prohibition act have been received
since the court started on its Grim
inal docket Wednesday. Those de-
PENDANTS who confessed their guilt
include: VIII Armstrong, who has
not yet been sentenced by the court;
Green Comden, fined S100; Il. G..
Wadlow, fined $25; s. c. Reed, fined
$50; Hill Phillips, fined 500; Chic
Filson. fined $25; Jim Downey, not
sentenced; Clarence Tudor, not sen.
fenced; Lewis Hale, fined $50; Will
liam Long, fined $25; Noah Sullins,
fined $25; Dan Foast, fined $25 and
sentenced to serve 80 days in the
Grady county jail; ]. w. Hines, fined
s25 Wallace Dixon, fined $25; Nose
Lewis, fined $25; ]. p. Tatum, fined
$25; Charles Dodson, fined $50;
Charles Sheffield, fined $780, Fred
Lasley, fined $40; ]. w. Young
blood, fined $25; Ted Sprouse, fined
$25; j. r. Sprouse, fined $50; W. d.
Walker, fined $50; II. S. Smith, fined
s25 and sentenced to serve 80 days
in the Grady county jail; Robert
Farmer, fined $50; Clayton Roper,
fined $50; l.. E. Fidler, fined $25.
Charles Steinmetz of this city
pleaded guilty to violating the ma
tional prohibition act. He will not
be sentenced until January l.
Alias Warrants Issued.
The court Thursday ordered alias
warrants issued for Alex Musser,
oliver Musser, j. Fl. Fannin, Jack
Compton, Will Womack, Jr., and
Claud Sykes.
These cases were dismissed on
motion of the U. S. district attorney:
VIM. J. Jones, Frank Gasaway, j. l..
Garrett, Harve Clemmons, N. B.
Brookshire, Isaac f. Lemmons and
]. B. Harrell, Jr.
The case United States of Amer
lea VS.. Jack Seay is docketed for
trial today. Seay, a resident OF
Carter county, is charged with coun-
terfeiting. 1t is charged in the in
formation that he passed a bogus
dollar.
Witnesses Are Fined.
Lure of the Chickasha gas field
was too much for two witnesses
who had been summoned to appear
in a case before federal court yes.
terday. They were absent when the
case was called, having been delayed
in their return from sightseeing
trip through the gas field.
Their hardness aroused Judge Will
liams' ire. Attachments were issued
and when the witnesses appeared in
court they were fined $1.0O each
and given ''scoldlng" by the court.
After today's grind, the court will
recess until Monday morning.