The Hugo Husonian (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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BOY UNDER ARREST
r
MODEL YOUTH WAS BRINGING
PARENTS CHRISTMAS PRES-
ENT WHEN ARRESTED AT VI-
NITA
Incident Causes Sensation At Tulsa
And Also Causes Severe Denuncia-
tory Article
TULSA, Dec. 27.—Under the cap-
lion of a "Damnable Outrage." The
World of Wednesday morning: print-
ed the following sensational story:
"A young man who is attending col-
lege in the east came home to spend
the holidays with his parents in Tul-
sa. They were among the best peo-
ple in this city. He is a bright ■%a 1
ambitious boy. just budding into
manhood, with a wholesome, manly
character. He is the type of f. boy
that will make the big active men of
the future. He has no bad habits. He
loves and adores his parents and is a
chum and pal with his father. He
is the kind of a boy to be proud of.
Coming home for his holiday vacation
he thought it would be a pleasant
surprise to bring his father a bottle
of good whiskey for Christmas toddy
and his mother a bottle for the mince
pies. He never touches liquor him-
self. His parents are mighty fine
people. His father is the sort of mac
to contribute $250 to Kendall college.
There wasn't a bad thought in the
boy's mind. He was doing what he
felt every freeborn American citizen
had a right to do. At Vinita he got
off the train for supper. When he
returned to his seat in the coach he
found his grip broken open and a
fearless minion of some branch of
the Federal government standing ov-
er it. Asked if he owned the grip, he
said yes. Without further ado this
contemptible misrepresentative of the
law yanked him from the train and
lidded for the jail. The boy's proud
parents were at the train to welcome
tiim home", but no boy came. Along
:n the morning he got in touch with
ttem over the long distance tele-
phone and a much worried father and
a dfBtracted mother, after much wor-
ry and trouble, succeeded in getting
bim out on bail. Later on he may
have to face a federal court and a
possible sentence to the peniteniten-
tiary.
"This is typical of hundreds of other
outrages. And yet people seem sur
prised that these alleged law enforce-
ment gents are shot down by bootleg-
gers. Is it. any wonder that there
shouud be shooting and killing when
the men commissioned with the pow-
er and autthority of the law have no
more sense of discrimination be-
tween the rights and liberty of pri-
vate citizens and the pernicious and
open violators of law as a business?
They, too, no doubt, have their trou-
bles. but they know how to make
their own negotiations, even though
they have to fatten the purse of every'
"gink." on the "under ground'' route.
Passengers on almost every train
ooming into Eastern Oklahoma are
subjected to this sort of inquisator-
iaJ inspection. Frequently when they
arrive at their destination, if it hap-
pens to be in this part of the state,
they are pursued to their homes, held
up and searched. In the name of
justice, common sense and decency,
how much longer are these outrages
to be permitted?"
OFFICERS DISCHARGED
BY GRAND JURY
(Continued from page 1.)
ed in connection with the Porum mur-
ders. The report of the grand jury
in full is as follows:
The grand jurors for the November
term of the district court of Musko-
gee county, Oklahoma, do respectful-
ly report to the Honorable R. C. Al-
len, judge of the district court, as
hereinafter set forth:
We desire to thank Judge Allen for
the kind and courteous treatment ac-
corded us by his honor, and to ex-
press our appreciation of the fearless
manner in which he has instructed us
with reference to our duties as grand
jurors.
We have to say first:
That evidence has come before us
relative to tin- conduct of W. R. Robi-
ton, sheriff of Muskogee coun'y, Ok-
lahoma. concerning the enforcement
of the prohibitory and gambling law,
and we find that he has instructed
his deputies not to serve certain
search warrants issued out of the dis-
trict and county courts of Muskogee
county, and has repeatedly calle< J
deputies and reprimanded thei .or
doing their duty as public officers of
the law.
We find that the guards at the jail
serving under Sheriff Robison have
used as a beverage some quantities of
intoxicating liquors, confiscated by
and for the state and kept in the pos-
session of the sheriff at the county
jail, and this was permitted.
In the matter of the disappearance
of the car load of liquor from the
county jail on week before last, we
have to say that the proof we have
been able to establish with reference
to the same is not satisfactory, and
that we do not now intend by this re-
port to say that we believe that the
liquor was disposed of according to
taw. If it were disposed cf it was un-
der unusual circumstances, at an un-
usual hour of night, and is not to our
satisfaction explained.
Having these things under consid-
eration and expecting to report to
the court this matter in the form of
an accusation, we asked for the resig-
nation of the sheriff, and received the
same, which has now been accepted
by the county commissioners of Mus-
kogee county, and W. R. Robison, be-
ing no longer sheriff of Muskogee
county, we ti not now return an ac-
cusation against him, asking for his
resignation, as that has been obviat-
ed.
For th? conduct regarding the dis
appearance of the liquor, their gen-
eral conduct with reference to their
duties as jail guards and deputy
sheriffs, and for their demeanor in
giving testimony before the grand
iurv with reference to the subjects
under inquiry, we recommend the
immediate discharge of the follow-
ing men:
H. H. Brown, county jailer Billy
Barker, guard at the jail; W. L. Ru-
pert, guard at the jail; Tom Doyle,
guard at the jail; R. B. Ramsey,
guard at the jail; — Forney, night
jailer.
And we recommend that they be
not reappointed, reinstated, or given
any official capacity.
With reference to the police depart-
ment, we have to submit the follow-
ing:
That evidence came under our in-
vestigation that E. I. Williams, po-
lice judge, has frequented places
where gambling and liquor selling
were openly carried in.and during the
tessions of the grand jury was drunk
and unable to perform the duties of
his office, and, pending our ii
tion of his, the said E. I. Williams'
conduct the Commissioner of Public
Safety John W. Boen, presented this
grand jury with the written resigna-
tion of the said E. I. Williams, police
judge of the city of Muskogee, togeth
er with his, John W. Boen's immedi
ate and unqualified acceptance of the
same as commissioner of publ.
safety. '
His resignation obviating the ne-
cessity for his removal, the grand
jury does not now return into this
court a written accusation against
him the said E. I. Williams, concern-
ing the charges hereinbefore set out.
We have investigated the conduct
of the police department, and find
that we have sufficient to warrant
the removal of:
John Doyle, Bud Widener, B. G.
Hughes, Ed Davidson and W. L. Rob-
bins. police patrolmen under the com-
missioner of public safety.
John W. Boen, commissioner of
public safety, was before the grand
jury and apprised of the evidence
and proof in the possession of the
grand jury concerning the miscon-
duct of the men above mentioned,
and he, John W. Boen, as commission-
ei cf public safety, gave the grand
jury his solemn assurance and word
cf honor that he as commissioner of
public safety, would discharge, re-
lieve, and not reinstate the officers
above named. Under this assurance,
the grand jury feels that needless ex-
pense has been savetf, and the same
result accomplished as would have
been accomplished by returning ac-
cusations into open court, and, there-
fore, accusations are not returned
into open court against the men
above mentioned.
We believe that the practice of of-
ficers of raiding gambling places and
liquor joints, and failing to take the
;nmates of the place in person to the
rearest justice of the peace, and
there having the bonds fixed in per-
nio by the justice of the peace, and
the bonds actually and in person ac-
cepted. received and approved by
the justice of the peace, is a repre-
hensible one, and we believe that all
arresting officers should take all pris-
oners either to the county jail and
leave them there until the justice of
thf peace in actually in his office or
until he is actually present, or should
take them actually in person before
the justice of the peace, there to have |
the bond taken, accepted, received
and approved by the justice of the
peace; and that no arresting officer
should himself fix and approve, or
attempt to fix and approve any bonds
whatsoever. We find that this has
Deen the practice, and that it Bhoulu
be abolished, even to the extent of
the officers of this county recom-
mending to the legislature a special
statute on the subject.
F. C. ZFNNER,
Foreman.
. BOARD
WILL BE ELECTED
!
ELECTION ON JANUARY FIF-
TEENTH FIRST OF KIND SINCE
STATEHOOD AND AROUSES IN-
TEREST
President Bryan Only One of Old Of-
ficers Not Recalled By Vote cf Peo-
ple's Power League
The election of members to the
state board of agriculture at Stillwat-
er. January 15, 1193 is an innovation
in Oklahoma affairs, as all of the old
board members save G. W. Bryan,
who is president and elected at large
by the entire state of Oklahoma each
tour years, is the only one not to be
re-called under the commandment of
the people's power league, which re
called the stata board of agriculture
by initiative petition at the election
November 5, 1912.
The newly chosen members to the
tanners institute at Stillwater the
tifteenth of the coming month were
chosen on the 18 of December at the
• arious county meetings, all chosen
by direct vote of the farmers who
met in the various county seats on
that date and selected delegates.
The contest in January is to select
a sufficient number of members to
stay with the Russell or recall fac-
tion, or to stand by President Bryan
who has been very popular with the
old board.
The election in January is looked
forward to as one of the big features
of the oncoming state campaign, but,
so far, no one has much to say con-
cerning same.
Goes January Third
Representative-elect Thomas Hun-
ter goes to Oklahoma City the third
of January, that be may be on the
grounds in time for the organization
of the lower house. Mr. Hunter will
arrive in Oklahoma City the 4th and
remain there until the session is clos-
ed.
COTTON CROP BIG
ALL MARKETS STRONG
FORT TOWSON GOT HUNDREDS
OF BALES FROM SEVERAL TEX-
AS COTTON MARKETS
Prediction of Twenty-Thousand Bales
Will Not Fall Short More Than
Thousand Bales
The cotton harvest is practically
over in Choctaw county and the re-
turns are more than expected by the
purchasers of the fleecy staple for
the year of 1912.
Hugo has exceeded the 5000 bale
mark and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the Grant markets has sur
passed that of recent years, having
always totaled more than 3,000 bales.
Fort Towson has added to its list
of bales marketed, notwithstanding
what might be expected, having mark-
eted 234 bales from Texas points.
Boswell and Soper have held their
own with last year and the Hugo
market shows in spite of the decrease
per acre, a very handsome increase
in production.
Weigher Early shows that the large
majority of the cotton is in for the
j ear, the larger number of bales out
being those from Ervin, which will
be enumerated in a few doys.
The Husonian's former prediction
of 20,000 bales will be too small for
the year, but the excess production
will not in dJi of the county reach a
thousand bales.
FEDERAL POSITION
FIRST OF OLD REGIME IN INDIAN
TERRITORY SECTION RESIGNS
FROM A SURE PLACE
Place Under Power of Federal Judge
Campbell and Not Subject to
Change Under Wilson
OKLAHOMAN PARDONED
Prof. Grubbs of Boswell was hef^
en route to bis home after spending
a few dayB in Texas.
Dr. Jones Has Returned to Old Home
At Valliant
iThursday's Paris Advocate.)
Dr. W. A. Jones of Swink. Okla.,
who was convicted of manslaughter
in the district court of Lamar' county
about two years ago, and given five
years in the penitentiary, was par-
doned by Gov. Colquitt and the doc-
tor pass< d through Paris yesterday
enroute to his home at Swink.
I)r. Jones and Bill Swink of Val-
liant, Okla., were charged jointly
with the murder of an infant, and af-
ter Dr. Jones' conviction Swink was
tried and acquitted. The acquittal of
Swink, at whose instance the crime
is alleged to have been committed,
encouraged the friends of Dr. Jones
to start a move for his pardon, and
after he had served one year of his
term sentence they were successful.
Bud Milam says that the feelings
of a man going out are always better
than those of one going in, and that
the Interest of those getting into elec-
tive or appointive office is more ex-
cessive among the young than the
old.
United States Commissioner Bur-
ton Richards, who is spending the
Christmas holidays with his mother
and other relatives at Sherman, a
suburb in Texas, is the first of the
eld regime to tender resignation and
go on his private way, unhampered
by official procedure.
Mr. Richards, while an appointee of
Judge Ralph Campbell of the Eastern
district of Oklahoma, and therefore
not liable to displacement by the turn
in federal affairs, lias long wished to
resign, and it is stated that his resig-
nation has been in the hands of his
superior for the past twelve months.
Commissioner Richards is one of
the pioneer attorney of this section
of Oklahoma, and resided at Benning-
ton, an old town in what is now Bry-
an county long before coming here.
It is understood that G. Earl Shaf-
fer, who was recently the republican
candidate against Judge Glenn for
county judge.will be proffered the ap-
pointment made vacant by Mr. Rich-
ards.
Achesons Have Moved to Hugo
A. A. Acheson, attorney with of-
fices in the Vreeland building, has
returned from Denison, Texas, with
his wife, son and daughter and they
are now at home in the Edwards
property on the east side of the city.
Mr. Acheson has been in Hugo since
he quit the government service as
postoffice inspector, but the family
had to await a time when he could
get a house to live in, the rush of peo-
ple to the premier city making it next
to impossible to get a home.
HOUSEBOII PARTY
PR01ESTSJUCE
PEOPLE WHO SHOT D. PATRICK
AT ARTHUR CITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT MAKE STATEMENT
Pipeline Man Says That He Has No
Idea Who Perforated Him With
Load of Buckshot
According to those who have visit-
ed the Lamar county jail at Paris,
Texas, there was no excuse for the
sbootfest at Arthur City Christmas
night. Since those who were arrest-
ed have been in jail, they and the au-
thorities have been busy. The Paris
Advocate of Friday afternoon says:
"Late developments in the sensa-
tional shooting affair that occurred
at Arthur City Christmas night indi-
cate that the occupants of the house
boat were not alone responsible for
the unfortunate occurrence.
'The facts in the case, as gleaned
from witnesses and participants on
both sides of the shooting bee are
quite at variance with the first re-
ports obtained. The occupants of the
boat are citizens of Dallas, and con-
sisted of Mr. and Mrs. F. Pietz and
Mrs. Pitz's sister, W. H. Mower and
Tom Westwood. Mr. Pietz is a prom-
inent .plumbing contractor of Dallas,
and Mower and Westwood are his
friends and are said to be also re-
spectable and well-to-do citizens of
Dallas.
"The party had gone to Red river
north of Denison, where they built a
small house boat, stocked it up with
provisions and had started down the
river to Louisiana on a pleasure and
hunting trip. They had also laid in
r. supply of guns and ammunition,
which are supposed to be necessary
adjuncts to a hunting trip. When
they left Denison they had ordered a
case of whiskey shipped to them at
Arthur City.
"The boat reached Arthur City late
in the afternoon on Christmas day,
and after tying up on the Texas side
just above the Frisco railroad bridge,
the men proceeded to the depot and
called for their package of whiskey.
And there, Mr. Pietz states, hi when
the row started. There were several
men assembled about the depot and
along the river bank in the vicinity
of where the house boat was tied
up. and several of them demanded
a portion of the whiskey. They were
assured that the whiskey was for the
private consumption of the pleasure
party, and if they were looking fo
bootleggers they had struck the
wrong people. ThiB angered the
crowd on the river bank and from
that the row started, which resulted
ir a fusllade of shots being fired into
the boat, one load of small shot fired
by the attacking party striking Tom
Westwood in the face.
"It is claimed by citizens of Arthur
City who participated in the shooting,
that Mr. Pietz's pleasure party had
stopped their boat in the way of Mr.
Berry's ferry boat, and when request-
ed to move it they refused. This, how-
ever, is denied by the under ar-
rest, though they say that they were
requested to move their boat further
down the river, and after the shoot-
ing in the early part of the night they
had agreed to move the boat. Mr.
Pretz further states that he went
ashore and asked for an officer to
protect his property and his women
folks, but was told there was no of-
ficer at Arthur City. Some time af-
ter that a party of men came down to
the river and renewed the difficulty,
when the boat party exchanged their
greetings and D. Patrick was perfo-
rated with a load of buckshot It is
said that the shot that wounded Pat-
rick was fired by W. H. Mower.
"The three men, Pietz, Mower and
Westwood were brought to Paris
Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Lain
and party and placed in jail, after
which Dr. Geron was called to the
jail to attend Westwood who was
shot, a number of small shot being
picked out of his face by the sur-
geon. The prisoners wired to friends
in Dallas, telling them of their trouble
and last night Attorney R. M. Scott
called on the men in the county jail,
and after conferring with them the at-
torney had a conference with County
Attorney Chas. Roach in regard to
the case.
"Complaint was filed against the
three men charging them with as-
sault to murder.
Son Came From Dallas
"The young son of F. Pietz, one of
the men arrested, arrived from Dallas
Friday afternoon and will make an
effort to get his father and compan-
ion out of their trouL'e.
D. Patrick, the wounded man who
is in St. Joseph's infirmary, in a
statement said today that he did not
know who shot him. He said that he
and several other pipe line employ-
es had gone to the boat and tried to
buy some whiskey, but the men re-
fused to sell them any. They gave
them a few drinks, when he and his
companion left the boat a crowd ap-
peared on the bank armed with guns
and the shooting commenced on both
sides of him and a load of buckshot
hit him. He did not know who shot
him, in fact he did not know whether
the shot c«.r ie from the boat or on the
river bank. Truth is, he said, he did
not know which side fired first."
MAN NOT IN NEED
Oklahoma City Attorney Filed Pecu-
liar Answer in Case
GUTHRIE, Dec. 28.—Federal Judge
John H. Cotteral refused the writ of
habeas corpus asking for the release
from the federal jail here of Mrs.
Clara Austin of Oklahoma City, who
was one of the 173 doctors and drug
concerns, arrested early in November
on charge of misusing the mails to
solicit criminal medical practice or
to dispose of medicines and instru-
ments concerned with such practice.
Her attorney, Joseph Marks of Ok-
lahoma City, in asking the writ argu-
ed that it was a physical impossibili-
ty for the alleged crime to have been
committed, ss it developed that a
decoy letter written to the defendant
asking assistance, really came from a
man who claimed to be in need of
such services.
GORDY HISTORY TO
GET A
AGREEMENT MADE WITH PUB-
LISHERS FOR A CHANGE IN
ALL ILLUSTRATIONS
Also Agreed That Most CriticiJ
Parts of Book Are to be Re-editl
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27.—It\
understood that the controversy
< isioned over the adoption of Gordyl
achoo! history for the schools of okla'
boma is about to be settled amicably.'
The confederate veterans of the state
took exception to the book becauso
apparently it gave much more of the
northern side of the civil war than
that of the south. There were illus-
trations in the book, too, that were
offensive to the people of the state
who were traditionally southern sym-
pathizers. A committee from the
confederate veterans met with a rep-
i esentative of the house publishing j
the history and it was agreed thai
certain illustrations be eliminate
and the historical data of the ci«
war be a little more equally distribj
ted.
Want Healthy Teachers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27.—Re-
commended by Superintendent Wil-
son and supported by Dr. J. C. Mahr,
state health commissioner, a bill will
be introduced in the legislature pro-
viding that no person shall be per-
mitted to teach in any of the public
fchools of Oklahoma unless he or she
be the holder of a certificate of good
health.
In regard to this matter Supt. Wil-
son says: "I believe that only persons
of good health should be employed
:n the schools for the following rea-
sons:
1st: Teachers of poor health en-
danger the health of the pupils.
2nd: 111 health makes the teacher
irritable which is the direct cause of
a large per cent of the boys and girls
leaving school.
3rd: It is unjust to the teachers
tnemselves to be closely confined
when a rest of a few weeks or a few-
months would restore their usual
strength."
A resolution making this recom-
mendation was, upot motion os
Supt. Wilson, passed by the state
board of education more than a year
ago by unanimous vote and this re-
quirement has been made of all per-
sons employed in the state schools.
CRUCE SAVES SLAYER S LIFE
Sentence of Joseph Cotton Commuted
by Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 28.—Gov-
ernor Cruce has communted the sen-
tence of Joseph Cotton, who was sen-
tenced to be hanged Friday for the
murder of M. K. Harkin, a justice of
the peace of Wagoner county. The
commutation has the condition that
Cotton is not to appeal the case.
Thinks Leap Year a Failure
Claud Biard, the Grant bachelor
druggist, who was here today, says
that the leap year idea is a fraud, and
that the best class of bachelors are
left over after a hard year's cam-
paign. Mr. Biard is of opinion that
girls do not work as hard on the wed-
ding proposition as men do, no mat-
ter what is said to the contrary.
Issued License to Wed
The fallowing mai1riag:e licensee
have been issued: James Fred White,
22, and Miss Alma McDonel, age 20,
both of Fort Towson: Carl F. Mc-
Donel. 24, and Miss Golden Sample.
16, both of Fort Towson; ThomaB
Shelton, age 22, Lebanon, Ark., and
Miss Eula Priest age 19, of Sawyer;
.'ames W. Harris, age 22, and Miss
Kosie Newton, age 18, both of Swink;
Philip J. Havill, age 22, and Mrs.
Addie B. Rogers, age 22, both of Mil-
lerton.
Married at Court House
John Thomas West, age 53, of Guy-
mon, Texas county, and Mrs. Bettie
Webh of Broken bow, McCurtain
county, were united in marriage in.j
the offices of County Judge Glenn
Tuesday morning. The ceremony was
pronounced by the Rev. S. L. Hollo-
way of the First Baptist church.
Albert Biard, wife and baby, have
returned from a Christmas spent
with relatives and triends at Fort
Towson.
County Superintendent Pink Reed
Is attending the teachers meeting of
the state at Oklahoma City and will
be absent until that meeting is closed.
Dr. Chambliss who has been suffer-
ing with a broken arm, is about able
to be out and to attend to his profess-
ional duties.
Thirty movers' wagons in one col-
umn passed through the city this
morning, going south. Drivers said |
'bat tiio clan gathered on the was
:rom Missouri and Arkansas and thai
no two of the wagons were from, thj
same place. S
MONEY TO LOAN.
We have plenty of money to loan on farms with yood titles.
Time, 5 or 7 years. Straight interest and no c< m mission
taken out of the loan. You get all you pay for. Wo make
our own inspections and are in a position to close loans
very promptly if titles are not complicated. All business
transacted at our office. No dealings with foreign loan com-
panies. We can handle every Rood farm loan In Choctaw
and adjoining counties. Call at our office or phone or WTite
SIMMONS ic BRONAUGH, Darrovgh Bldg. frjgo, Ckfa.
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