The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-16
MURDER ACTIONS
To Be TRIED At
JAN. COURT TERM
District Court Docket Lists Four
Murder Trials; Vance. Lambert
and Chapman Brothers De-
PENDANTS. Says Listing.
ASHTON HEARING IS SET
FOR TRIAL FEBRUARY S
Morrison Case Also pooketed: Theft
Charges TO BE Heard; Term
Starts Jan. and Is Sohed-
uled to End on Feb. 8.

Four murder cases are assigned
for trial during the January tern
OF district court here.
Joe Vance. Tulsa oil man. ct al.
defendants N two OF the eases. filed
In connection with the death OF q
negro girl and young negro allied
by shots alleged TO have been fired
during negro dance and festival
near Verden. northwest OF ChIcka.
sha Trial of tho Vance murder
cases Is set for February s.
Charles Lamber. oil mill foreman.
charged with murder of his former
intimate friend. Walter Thompson.
striking Rock Island shopman. Is
scheduled TO go TO trial ON Febru.
AIRY .. Thompson died from gun.
shot wounds received when he and
Lambert met ON the streets Of
Chickasha two months ago. The
shooting occurred at the corner OF
Fourth street and Chlckasha avenue
In the heart OF the city's business
section. Thompson died soon after
being taken to the hospital.
l.. W. Chapman ct al. are charged
with murder In connection with the
death OF Roy Fitzpatrick, who died
In local hospital following a fight
which Is alleged to have started at
a rural dance near Amber. The
two Chapman brothers live near
Amber Their trial is set for Feb.
ruary Z.
The January term OF district court
begins here January 2 and Is sched.
uled to end February .. Judge VIII
Linn will preside. Thirty.two Grim
inal cases in addition to the four
murder cases are assigned for trial.
Many civil actions are on the docket
for trial before February 8.
Ashton Cases On Docket.
The six embezzlement cases pend
ing against Orin Ashton are on the
assignment for February 5. Trial
of the Harrie u. Morrison case, also
an embezzlement charge, Is on that
days assignment
Following are the cases assigned
for trial on February G: State of
oklahoma VS.. Tom Wasson ct al.
charged with theft of domestic
fowls state of Oklahoma VS.. J. j.
Wasson ct al, charged with theft
Of domestic fowls; Lewis Kinds,
with receiving stolen prop
erty; Sam Boswell, charged with
theft of an automobile; Jodie Hay
hurst, charged with compounding
felony; w. r. Watkins. charged with
uttering bogus check; Columbus
Weaver charged with theft of
chickens.
Myers Cases Are Listed.
Listed among the cases assigned
for February 7 are the following:
State Of Oklahoma VS.. Jacy Myers
and Mary Myers, charged with re.
ceiving stolen property; s;tate of
Oklahoma VS.. Jack Myers, charged
with receiving stplgn property;
state of Oklahoma Tvs. Mrs. Jack
Myers. charged with receiving stolen
Robert Hail., charged with
theft of domestic fowls; Charlie
OHGitl piul SCu WILL dltcIhpb w
ape.
Assigned with the Vance cases for
rial February are. State Of
Oklahoma VS.. William Huffman,
charged with assault with intent to
kill; Ed Ulrich ct al, charged with
robbery; Sam Lock, charged with
Bert Fox, charged with
grand larceny; Barney Taylor,
charged with grand larceny; Roy
Murphy and Mrs. Roy Murphy,
charged with uttering forged check.
State Of Oklahoma vs. Dan Will
Jams, charged with second degree
rape; H. Huseman, charged with
second degree rape; M. Butler,
charged with second degree rape;
9. M. Elrod charged with burglary;
Eli Roberts, charged with attempted
arson; and Carl Cambell, charged
with second degree rape, are the
he cases assigned for trial Feb
'uary 8.