The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-11
JUDGE VESTS CHARGES
That Gentleman Alleges That Judge
KIlaore Is Totally Incompetent aud
Should Be Removed.

lngJOn, u -
Sir-It is serious step to make /
charges against n judicial officer of /
the United states, but the situation 1
here is such that justice to the peo-
pie and the good name of the present
administration at Washington de-
mands that you should be informed
of the condition of affairs in this
Jurisdiction.
The charges will be based upon
total incompetency, and ] make that
charge against Judge c. b. Kilgore,
of the Southern District of the Indian
Territory.
When Mr.. W. o. Davis of Gaines
vile, Tex, made his charges against
Judge Kilgore, | was not prepared
to join him for the reason that Judge
Kilgore had not been given a suf-
ficient trial. / knew that Judge Kill
gore had never been considered a
fine lawyer, that coupled with the
fact that he had been out of the
active practice of the law for several
years, and that the practice and
questions arising heca were not only
new to him, but new 10 all lawyers
not living in this jurisdiction and
that the particular procedure in
question was new TO Mr. Davis him
self, caused me to Sic with Judge
Kilgore; that is l thousDt he ought
to have more time. edsides Mr..
Davis also attacked the Master in
Chancery, Mr.. Edwin Hobby, who,
in my judgment, was far superior as
a judicial officer to any one l had
/. come in contact with liz the Indian
= Territory since 1892, and asaI could
not we'll come to the rescure of one
without the other, l went to the
rescue of Judge KIgore and Mr..
Hobby.
| do not regret my course, although h
being now fully convinced that Judge
Kilgore is wholly incompetent to ill
: the position he occupies, I still be-
lieve that it would have been unjust
to him to have so early called him &c
account.
} On the 7th day of March, 1896, C.
If A. Burns, deputy L. s. marshal fol
/ the Eastern District ofTexas, arrest
= ed one Wash Taylor in the town a
= Tishomingo and carried him to Ard
III more before Judge J. c. Gibbons
)t United States commissioner for sale
IF court, upon a charge OF larceny O.
horSaS Tho diStopoa from, T;gh~.
mingo L Ardmore is about thirty
five miles. 1t seems that Wash Tay
= lOr was under bond to appear in tn,
lu United States court in the IndiaI
" Territory, Southern District, at Ard
.e more, on the sam eday, charged witt
larceny of hogs. When this case wa
called for trial in the last mentione;
court on that day the facts wer,
ia made known to the court. United
~ States Marshal Stowe was directe,
III by the court to go and bring Taylo
ar into court. He went to COMMISSIONS
n. Gibbons office and stated what b,
ut had been directed to do. Commits
lv sioner Gibbons refused to let hin
III have tie prisoner and told him I,
be- tell Judge Kilgore that he Gibbons
So would wire the officers at Paris, Tex
- as, and if they directed the surren
der of Taylor, that he would do so
Judge Kilgore upon the receipt O
s. this information stated that he knew
Is what the reply would be and orall,
; from the bench directed Marsha
D. Stowe to go and bring Taylor an,
III take enough men to bring him if ]
took posse of fifty men. Some on,
"a suggested that the court had bette
,r give the marshal some write,
~ authority for his protection, where
a. upon the following order was writ
n ten, signed and sealed:
c. A. BURNS:
You are hereby commanded to bring IN
ot body of Wash Taylor before me instantel
IN and in this you will fail not under the pen
~ alties Of contempt.
c. B. KuGoRR,
"a United States District Judge. Southern Di
=. vision, Indian Territory.
Armed with this the marshal wen
% before Commissioner Gibbons an,
ot informed him what Judge Kilgor
le had said including the posse. Com
D. missioner Gibbons stated that he
himself, could summons a posse o
as good fighting men as either Mar
, shal Stowe or Judge Kilgore coul,
$ muster. Things looked squally for
u while, but finally Commissioner Glib
bons cooled down and allowed tn,
). marshal to take Taylor. Taylor wa
!. tried, acquitted and returned to tn,
"A Paris deputy.