The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-14
DISTRICT court
DOCKET CLEARED
UP TO present
Only One Conviction Re-
turned by Jury, Records
Indicate, but Slate is
Given a Washing.
RECESS TAKEN AT
1890 THURSDAY
pnor, schedule Permits Court
and Jurors to Get Vacation;
Another Week More.

When court was recessed at 1890
O'Clock Thursday morning by District
Judge Z. c. Logsdon of Marietta, the
records reveal that only one convic-
ton had been secured during the four
days It has been in session a total
OF Al cases had been called.
The greatest work done by the court,
attorneys point out, is that the docket
Is being given thorough cleaning,
"one OF the best II has ever had ~
number of cases that have been CON
tlnued term after term were either
dismissed or otherwise disposed Of
Thursdays docket was unusually
short and was disposed OF in time for
the court and the jurors 70 get rest
during the latter part Of the day. Judge
Logsdon has been holding night ses-
sons in order TO clear some Of the
minor cases.
On Tuesday Bill Kyle pleaded guilty
to a charge OF murder and was SEN
fenced To 10 years in the penitentiary.
Claude Pruitt charged with the murder
of policeman. and w. l.. lowell ne.
gro. charged with the murder of an
other negro. were found not guilty by
jury and released
Tuesdays Docket Cleared.
The docket set for Tuesday was
cleared on schedule time except for
the Claude Fruit murder case. where
IN the Jury did not return verdict
until the following morning. Other
cases disposed OF are as follows:
Sarah Stewart. assault, dismissed for
lack Of evidence; Boyd Jenkins. larceny.
dismissed for lack OF evidence: Recie
Russell, assault to Kill. continued; j.
l.. Jones. incest, reset for Sept. %; W.
4. Lloyd. assault. dismissed Tor lack
OF evidence; Lee Allen, burglary. bond
forfeited; Jim Marrow. receiving stolen
property, dismissed last term; Charles
James. assault, continued: Lester Jones,
assault. continued.
Wednesdays Docket Clear.
With the exception OF the case
against Bob Gardner FOR alleged muir.
der Wednesdays docket was cleared
on schedule time. Following is the dis.
portion of cases.
W. X. Bowman, larceny. passed
Travis Thomas, assault to rape. dis
missed: Ida NJ. Grosellr. abortion. dis
missed last term; l.. u. lIlllar. bogus
check. passed: Calle Wyrick. murder
continued to Sept a6; Art Watkins
assault TO Kill, passed: John sharp. ab
duction. dismissed last term: W. l..
Powell, murder, acquitted; Henry Jones
bogus check, returned TO juvenile
court.
Thursdays Docket.
Thursdays docket was prepared with
u view 10 permit the court to catch M
with hangovers and Is one OF the short
est OF the term. Following are IN,
,ases set FOR the day:
Roy Booth. bogus check Andrew
jackson. burglary; Andrew johnson
and Eb Gibson. larceny; +. J. Frye
murder: w ~. Cochran. Doe Woods
and John Horton. larceny; j. a. Cri
ner, bogus check; Fred Ford, assault tc
XIII; Wilmore Bennett. bogus check
Frank smith. rape: Barton smith. pos
SESSION ot narcotics.
Fridays Docket.
Fridays docket begins with the cas-,
of the state against Pat Whitfield or
charge OF murder. this case havinl
been continued FOR several years. THAI
oi Link Taylor ON charge OF man
slaughter holds second interest hecaus,
OF nature OF the charge.
Other cas-, - ON the docket are Wilbu,
Fields. larceny; y. II. Osborne. falls,
prctense: Tommlc Ells and JOSEPH
Brockman. burglary. Floyd He'll. lar
ceny; Dock Crinor. false pretense
Charles Arnold, assault to rape Jacl
Billingsicy. prac. abortion. J. X. Ire
ton. false protcnse.
The docket is scheduled to conclud'
On Friday, September 80