INDIAN BURNERS RECEIVE LONG SENTENCES.
Muskogee, I. T. In the United Stated court here, Nelson M. Jones, the ex-deputy United States marshal who was held directly responsible for the burning of the two Seminole Indian boys near Maude, Oklahoma in January 1898 and was convicted of taking part in that crime, has been sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary at Jefferson City.
Mathes, another member of the mob, was given ten years in the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Craig who was convicted of killing Deputy Marshal Heinrichs at Tahlequah I. T. last March, was sentenced to be hanged July 26.
Supreme Court. The following cases were filed today on petition in error:
Henry Herbein vs. A. E. Moore and Frank Rinehart; suit for tax deed; appeal from district court.
Ed L. Dunn vs. Annie L. Jokish and W. H. Jokish; appeal from Pottawatomie county.
C. H. Core vs. T. A. Smith, J. A. Farquharson, Frank Mittasch, John J. Donohue, S. P. Atherton, W. E. Lice, Al Norris and T. L. Keiss; appeal from district court.
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