City of New Kiowa v. Craven

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

On the 28th day of September, 1886, Thomas Craven, the husband of Mrs. Kate Craven, was arrested in the city of New Kiowa, in Barber county, by the city marshal, for being drunk in the streets of the city, and also for using indecent and profane language. He was taken to the city prison by the marshal, in the afternoon of the 28th of September, and confined in the jail until about 9 o'clock the next morning. On the 9th of October, 1886, he died. Subsequently, Mrs. Kate Craven, his widow, was appointed administratrix of his estate, and on…