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

sacrifice his honor, his conscience,
and his oath; on the other hand II
he held out against the other jurors,
he stood before the court and his
fellow jurors in the light of a bought
juror; to use n court house express
sion, "as a sinker."
The rule established "a the iail in 1
Ardmnre j. that no prisoner can talk /
Co his attorney except in the hearing /
III a guard The guard must hear all /
that j. said. All ~ this j. known 10
the court. No man dare kick.
some years ago the congress of the |
United States passed law granting
the Dcnisuu and Northern Railway
Co. a charter To build n railrnad
through the Indian Territory 10 Ger
tain parties. These parties did not
feel disposed 10 extend any money on
the scheme. but tiled In vain 10 in
duce other capital 10 increase their
wealth by pushing IL through. No
one could he induced 10 invest ia the
/ scheme. About the time the charter
was TO expire some railruad engineers
were put into the field 10 locate the
I line from the little town uf Dough-
erty. in the Arbuckle mountains. ON
the Santa Re railway eastward.
Right of way contracts were let. and
considerable right 10 way cleared un.
The good people ~ Dougberty elated
with the idea of being railroad cen
ter opened their doors ard stutr> To
the projectors 81 the road. A. long
H. credit ran the road was in high
feather. Jut when pay day came and
no money credit was shut OF and the
scheme quietly wilted. No one re-
ceivcd cent. After while some 81
the creditors ~ the company secured
the appointment of receiver tu take
charge uf its effects. Its effects con
sisted Of an expired railroad charter.
a very respectable amount % iudebi-
educs>eS and leases To some coal land.
, contingent upon the completion cf
; the road To the aforesaid cual field.
, These coal fields have never been
developed. Matters rocked along I'LL
} nearly year without anything being
; done when the Mineral Belt ConStrur-
e tiun ca. was organized and offered.
; with the rcrmi~sion uf the court. tu
r contract with the receiver To build
! and rquip the road for ~ much y
= mile in receivers certificates. The
E court aCuuiesced upon the condition
Z that the Mineral Belt Construction
2 Co. would enter into 4 bond of 500.
I O0O for the faithful performance ui
the contract. The bond was az once
a executed and signed. hut no oncs ex,
E cept members 81 the Mineral Belt
e Construction CO. signed the bond
= The master in chanccry. Mr. Edwin
3. Hobby. pronounced the bond worth b.
{ less. Here was hitch. Mr. &. D.
= Kendrick was the attorney for th,
= Mineral Belt Cunst ruct ion Co. II
= then became necessary Tor the r.
y cciycr 10 have an attorney aud ful
}. Mr.. Chapman. member of the MiI
e eral Belt Construction CO., 10 have 90
n attorney. Mr.. \. G. Cruce. United
e States attorney. appeared ~ the at
tnrucy for the receiver. Me~>r,
]. johnson. Cruce y Cruce appeared o,
,. attorneys for Mr.. Chapman.
J. That You may properly undcrstan,
e the firm Of Johnson. Cruce s. Cruc,
2 was formerly composed ~ w. y
d johnson. 4. &. Cruce and Lee Cruc,.
{ After Mr.. y. &. Cruce was aPpointc,
I United States attorney Mr.. W. J
lCruce of Kentucky moved otu nm,
i took his place ia the firm. All fnu
= continued in the same business oric~
e Another bond with substantially a.,
n same sureties. and no better than III,
j first. was presented and through th,
d, influence Of the new accession Of a
e tOrnieS was approved. One uf IN,
$ sureties qualified To being wortl
$ $50. 900. consisting of rock dug out 81
e the ground and piled up in the hill
:. thirty-fiye miles east ~ Doughcrty oi
{ the line of the projected road. sup
e posed 20 contain eighteen Issr cent q
{ magancSe iron. II this ruCk had th
z United States government stamp -,
n it."16 10 L. it might be disposed uf IL
Z this country. As IL Is Il j. not recciv
e able in the payment of debts ant
e although unguarded no one has eve
D been indicted FOR stealing any ~ II
: The truth j. the bond Is worthless.
Z. Armed with the court approval .
v the bond. this company has been abb
$ To secure a large line Of credit. Tn,
e parties extending the credit hav,
). acted upon the idea that the bone
{ was perfectly good. else a Unitet
n States court would not have approve,