The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-21

introducing IlQuOT 20
Internal revenue, violation Of. 4
Larceny .-............-.- %
Manslaughter Observation-Disclosures
Murder. Observation-Disclosures. B
Perjury. ............... .
Passing counterfeit money. y..-.... l
Robbery. L
Selling unwholesome meat. l
Throwing rock at train .,.... /
United States mail, obstructing of l
Removing mortgaged property. 3
We have examined 173 cases
bound over by United States COM
missioners and of these we return
True bills. 106
NO Dllls. -..-.-....-...... o.
We have found 60 original true
bills, also bills re-referred to grand
jury, 6.
We further state that we have
examined the Jail at this place, and
find it in as good sanitary condition
as can be expected. Where SO many
prisoners are held together we be-
| lieve that the open air exercise in
side the jail walls is greatly condu-
Give to the health of the prisoners,
and think the space amply suffi-
cient for that purpose.
We find that a great many wit
nesses are brought here this term
of court and have to be discharged
because of the lack of time in
which to try the cases on the Grim
inal docket. This is not, in our
opinion, the fault of any depart
ment of this court, for the business
of each department seems to be
dispatched with system and prompt
ness; and it may be said of your
honor that you do not allow the
work to lag for an instant. But
there is simply too much work for
any one court with the limited
time allowed at each term. The
result is an enormous amount of
expenditure bringing witnesses
here in order to be ready for trial
and then having to send them
home without using them. We
feel that it would be a wise move
on the part of Congress to have an
appellate court composed of judges
other than the trial judges of the
three districts, in order that said
trial judges may have more time to
devote to the transaction of the
business of the courts. We believe
that this method, instead of in
creasing the expenses of the courts
in the Indian Territory, would
greatly lessen said expense.
We further suggest that the
prosecuting attorney is in need of
another assistant. Witnesses are
kept here waiting, without an op-
portunity on the part of the attOr-
ney to investigate as to their know
ledge Of the case, and frequently
turn out to be either immaterial
witnesses, or that the case itself
cannot be made out of the testi-
mony. An additional assistant is
needed to go over each of these
cases before court and get ready
for trial. We believe this would
expedite matters and save expense.
We are informed that there are in
the neighbornood of 1000 crimi-
nal cases in the Southern district,
and all these cases must be han
died by the attorney and one as
sistant, with but few days be-
tween the terms cf court at the va
rious places.
Finally, we desire to thank your
honor, as judge of this court, for
your unfailing courtesy to the
grand jury; and we further extend
our thanks to the prosecuting at
torney and his assistant, as well as
the marshal and clerk of this court
all of whom have aided us great
ly in the dispatch of business.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN MCNEIsH, Foreman.
GEORGE HENRY BRUCE, Secy.
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