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APPEARANCE DAY IN DISTRICT COURT JAKE LEWIS FILED APPLICATION FOR A NEW JUDGE-MANY ENTERED PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY In the district court yesterday afternoon Jake Lewis, charged with murder, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He filed an application with the court asking for another judge. Judge Russell has not acted upon the application. In the case of Hickman Johnnie, Sidney Maytubbee and Henry Maytubbee, charged with severely beating another Choctaw Indian, the charge against Sidney Maytubbee was dismissed and Henry Maytubbee pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was fined $50 and costs. cosas. In the case of Roy and Marvin Mitchell, charged with assault with intent to kill, the case was dismissed as to Marvin Mitchell, and Roy entered a plea of guilty and was fined $50 and costs and allowed sixty days in which to make the payment. Jack Tillison, charged with forgery, withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to one year and one day in the state prison. Tillison is one of the parties who recently escaped from the county jail and was recaptured. R. R. McLish filed a plea in abatement of the indictment against him and the court ordered the hearing of the testimony on the plea. Arraignment day in the court brought many defendants before his honor, and with a few exceptions all entered pleas of not guilty. In the case of the City National Bank vs. W. P. Terrell, the inter plea of W. A. Ledbetter was filed and W. H. Wimberly was appointed receiver.