Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

NllntFH Ices lHNt1llBhNE Nlillt
ted In the Indian Territory.
While this Illogical and unprecedent-
ed dual System thus increases the eX-
pensos Of administering the law in an
aggregate that staggers belief to those
who have watched its operations, Its
existence at the same time criDples the
effectiveness for the suppression OF
crime of every officer in either jurisdic-
ton. II does so in lnnumerable ways,
and can be made plain. If q crime
be committed which Is within the juris-
dlction Of the territory courts, and n
marshal Of the Paris, Fort Smith or
Wichita court be In the locality of its
commission at the time, there is neth-
cr obligation nor incentive for him to
pursue the criminal though he be in
position to do SO the most effectively.
for the reason that the offense IL not
within the jurisdlc lion of the court
whose process he serves, and whatever
he might voluntarily do would be at
the risk OF losing his time aud expenses.
so. Vice versa, II an offense be COM
mitted which Is In the Jurisdiction OF
Paris Fort Smith or Wichita. train
robbery or murder, an officer of the
courts In the territory be nearest to the
oIensc and have the best opportunity
Of arrcstng the criminal, neither obli-
cation nor Incentive exists for him to
exert himself in apprehendng the
-" S's -Ip5'' 'uF ny uolhE so, ne not
only takes the risk of losing his time
and expenses incurred. and the danger
Of attempting the arrest. but also OF
subjeGtlng himself to possible trial in
other courts for some act wherein he
has exceeded his authority and tres
passed upon the other Jurisdiction.
Ihus 1t Is that under the present sys-
tein the force OF men required to do the
work must necessarily be doubled, the
expense OF such force increases in
corresponding ratios while TO tho aytant
that the jurisdiction over tho same Tor.
ritUry Is divided into factions. the men
enforcing the law In these fnctlonal
parts have their efficiency in all WAYS
crippled and impaired. Harmonious nc-
ton against every grade Of crinno Il,
impossible. when the head Of Tho go
utive force and ali tho mon unI.r ~,
act within the Limited Gnli Of {mri.,5t
tion, and are compelled nj the sane
time tn he ever scrupuious Last tbair
acts trench upon a ,iiTrn,'.,, i,.,, tiiSIr
uon and thev h" ent,ia~, e, JurIsulc-
and penalties of tho IAN, " 'He polhs
Anotbar s,,,,,,a.t,,,' Va,
nov tle present system increases the
are tbjr i"uIeI a. adminlstration, There
states CONT in 10 Va nVIuiig United
nm i,n,,as. az we InIlan territory.
,,,,,s, $3.50 instance when witness
courts Is, ,rei,ni ~ any one oil these
Scbnrao,, pIopaoiy seventy miles,
must tr,,'aJ GIa'ulte Whleh a witness
SIT i"Nei IN gong To Paris, Fort
NILS a.. -, m'eI IN IS frequently $50
tnnt ,ho NJ men IL is remembered
tnnco H., iI must taNel this dis
az, Vt,ht,S ''!ts rom iafls, Fort Smith
retnrnj,,s, ~ serNe the witness, and in
tsItns,s -, 20 ms court ana that the
in,, must travel the distance in GO
difsar " a'u coming IRON 2ourt-if the
nj
miles Is multiplied by four. an Idea 10
, NIL tIe uiIterence Of the cost of
,l'Itnnss III tuc case OF single
tbis VOW. ncarng in mind that
cn,n,,i.st',,s9s must ne taken before n
smith cn,,rt Oh tne Paris or Fort
$3.50 eOuIl, ana must then be carried
Of tbes" S si JURY az one or the other
he reGr, p,dees, ana then Will probably
trin heSnre 10 nlhNe more than one
Of Ia, 49, the case is hnnlly disposed
tbot ons' nnu that the officer viii in
ouco t NY 10 serve MN more than
sbo,,i5 ''r ullerthGe between 20 and $50
dar ~ W. huitlplled by $ or " In or
wav or r,,i. ut the difference In the
tv0 cn,os ''ie"se IN the expense OF the
IN is hni,o,., .,.
sbnuid SSleNcn that " the government
IT, ov ,Ii,p ay bonus of $4,000 year to
ana Si,.a 10 y. tarls ana Fort Smith each
tIon 49, 49,, men courts OF the jurisdic-
TerrIto,,, they now exercise in the