The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-11

With is not more hazardous than
placing so much power in the hands
of 50 thoroughly an incompetent
person. There is no telling what he
might do. In case No. $40, Kendall /
Boot & Shoe Co. vs.. Tishomingo /
County Cooperative Store, No. sal, I
Donnell Manufacturing Co. VS.. same I
and No. goo, Willsville /
Tobacco Co. VS.. same defendants, j
some of the defendants.
There were other counsel represent
ing other defendants. Under the
Arkansas law adopted here, when
the plaintiff is a nonresident he can
be required to give a cost bond. At
the March, 1895 term Of the court, the
court made angorder in each of the
cases named, requiring the plaintiff
TO file a bond for cost. BY agree
ment all three of the cases were re-
ferred to the master in chancery,
and his decision was 10 be final. One
case only was to be tried and the
others we're to abide the judgment in
that case. At the October term No.
$40 was set down before the master
for trial. The bond for the cost was
filed in that case. insisted before
Judge Kilgore on the bond for cost
being fled in No. Sal, also, or on
having that case dismissed. The
cost did not amount TO a great deal,
but the law entitled me TO a bond or
a dismissal. He refused, stating that
he would require the bond when the
case was called for trial. / explained
to him that only one case was 10 be
called for trial and il that went ad-
versly to the plaintiff that they
would allow the other case TO be dis
missed. Still he refused, saying that
he would make the order at the
proper time. We tried No. $40, the
plaintiffs lost and no cost bond was
ever made in No. s41, and the plain
tits allowed it to be dismissed. The
defendants were denied an absolute
right given under the statute. This
is not an isolated case, numerous
companion cases can be found.
He knows very little law and i:
actually unable TO learn any. This
is plainly manifest, not only to law
yers, but to every one who attend:
the court. He is completely undei
the domination of A. &. Cruce, Unitet
States attorney. overheard a coun
tryman remark at Pauls Valley Will,
court was in session there, that al
Cruce was to tell Judge Kilgore the
sun was as cold as an ice house tina
Judge Eilgore would believe it,"
One day while court was in session
here last term. in the case of tn,
United States VS.. Cbas. Brown, tn,
lawyer for the defendant was a-gu
ing motion TO quash the indictment
MIR. Grace for some reason was no
taking part in the case, but was sit
ting in the court room. Judge Xii
gore tried very hard to get an ex
preston out of Mr.. Cruce and final,
came out and asked him his views
Mr. Cruce simply stated that if n,
tCrucel was Judge he would sustain
the motion. Judge Kilgore at one
sustained the motion.
In criminal cases il is not so bad
: IL is safer for him to follow Mr.
Cruce. If he did not there is no tell
ing what he would do. IL would D.
: like a seven months old child tryinj
to walk. or three year old chill,
handling a loaded pistol, he Nigh
shoot it of but which way the bulIe
would 20 would be the question.
: Mr.. ,Cruce handles him in civi
cases Just the same. The conse
quence is that Mr.. Cruce is on on
side of every important civil case. Ii
: the case that Mr.. Davis complaine,
! of when the hearing was at Ryan
Mr.. Cruce was on the other sid,
from MIR. Davis. Mr.. Davis wa
done up completely. He filed hi
charges and afterwards when tn,
case came up here he had Mr.
Cruce on his side and then il all wen
: in his favor. In the case of tn
Chickasaw Asphalt Co. VS.. Ma
Smith ct al in a contempt hearing
e concerning the possession of al
, asphalt mine pending in the cour
here; on the first hearing A. c. Cruc
represented Nat Smith, and tn,
= plaintiffs were promptly ordered I,
vacate and Nat Smith TO take posses
t sion, on the next hearing Mr.. a. c
! Cruce represented the Chickasay
D Asphalt Co. and then Smith and bi
= crowd were told to vacate and thl
plaintiffs told TO take possession
( The general expression throughou
= the district is that Cruce has hin