Volume 9 , Issue 23

1905 - Supreme Court Cases

Another story appearing in The Oklahoman, dated Oct. 12, 1905, pg 2, was about three Supreme Court cases.

In Supreme Court -- These cases were appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme court in January, 1906:

1. The first being that of L. Puls vs. Robert Casey, from Kingfisher county, wherein Casey secured a judgment against Puls for $200 because of a violation of the contract whereby he sold Puls a saloon at Dover. Casey sued for $1,500 damages, but the jury cut it to $200. From this judgment Puls appeals.

2. From the district court of Kay county is appealed the case of J. T. Lafferty vs. Ellas and Maggie Evans, involving the possession of some town lots in Ponca City. Lafferty sued for the lots, but Judge Hainer gave the defendants judgment against Lafferty for costs, amounting to $225 and gave them the possession of the lots as well. Lafferty charges that Hainer admitted evidence prejudicial to him.

3. A new trial is asked by William Moore and John W. Rose, in their suit against George Z. Allen and J. A. Fowers, involving the ownership of certain property in Mangum, in Greer county. Moore and Rose sued for the possession and $300 back rents.

4. Alleged Rapist Discharged -- In the district court at Tecumseh, is the result of the trial of Sam Miller, the boy charged with assault to commit rape on a three-year-old girl, the prisoner was acquitted by the jury and released from custody. He had waived all objections to the jury and asked for a trial.

5. Divorced at Chandler -- In the district court at Chandler, Judge Burford has granted a divorce to Mrs. Della Smith-Burton, who was married to Jack Burton, a Chandler cobbler while she was convalescing from wounds, received when her mother, Mrs. Agnes Ames, and the hired man, Ben Jackson, were murdered by Tom Woods near Stroud, three years ago. Woods is now serving a life sentence for the murders. Mrs. Burton allowed her husband alimony in the sum of $500 and a span of horses.
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