The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-26
IRA TERRILL SENDS LETTER
TO ALICE ROOSEVELT

Ira n. Terrill imprisoned in Noble
county jail at Perry, has written and
sent the following letter to President
Roosevelt, in which he sets forth at
length the reasons for which he be
ileves he should be released
Theodore Roosevelt washington. d. c.
Mr. President: inform you that
early last spring my daughter Cora 3.
Terrln sent 20 yop an application for
pardon for me rh,s application was
maFe up in part by exhibits which it
was 20 the interest OF certain federal
officers in the department Of justice to
keep from you and Pcyton Gordon kent
the entire application from YOU aud
wrote to my daughter that he would
not let it go before YOU at al Said
Pcyton Gordon alleged a false cause
for holding e from you and ne new
or could have its falsity. Therefore 1
beg Of you 10 call for and examine my
application for pardon and act thsrtoa
as YOU may deem best.
For your information I state to-wit:
First--On January thru 1921 I at
tempted TO make final proof upon a
homestead at Guthrie o ~ ProH
protested ON charge Of slonsdsm.
hearing Of protest before llon John
W. scothorn, special asset FOR United
states During triala aeht was forced
upon me by a drunk man Who shot
and wounded me and was shot and
killed by me The. charge oi sqonerism
was false AGAINST me See Golden ys.
Cole involving noithwest "a sectio1 3
township 17 rang ? cast Cole was
with me from Kansas 10 oklahoma and
the two nigh lgni courts have hald
that Cole was lot a socuer The en-
tire fight took place upon the T. o.
acre in Guthrie o. r. federal reser-
vation II a crime was committed it
was against federal law and oll-homa
territory had no Jurisdiction Of plsce.
Two was indicted by territory
took change Of venue from Logan to
Payne county, went TO trial AT frst ses-
sion Of court in Payne county, plead
self defense Jury failed to agree.
Forced to trial over motion to continue
TO regular term and Irregular and I'M
lawful sitting Of cout, convicted de-
MED new trial. sentenced to life impris-
onmenty appealed gave bond, appeal
was perfected, dcrketed and set for
trial. appeal dismissed without hear
ing in absence Of appellant or his
counsel The same Judge who tried
case in lower court. casting the decid-
ing vote to dismiss appeal execution
ordered by supreme court Of Oklahoma
territory Execution had. and was
incarcerated in the Kansas state peni
Tertiary at Lansing. Kansas, was re
leased there from by habeas corpus
action of the supreme court OF Kansas;
see in re. Ira n Terrin "a Pac p n
was then Kidnapped into Oklahoma
and pat in Jail without process. releas-
ed on bond by ha5eas corpus before
Judge Scott of Oklahoma City, Oklaho
ma territory change Of venue was
taken to LinoGln county Oklahoma. on
motion Of prosecutor. Trial had on
plea of former conviction. jury found
no former conviction. Note here than
supreme court cc Kansas had decided
that J., Ira n Terrill had never been
tried IN Payne county 0. T. state
that there are on hle in the Kansas
state penitentiary two so called com.
mitmsnts issued under seal Of he court
by the clerk Of court Of Payne county,
Oklahoma territory each committing
ne, Ira ~ Terrill, 20 a life time i'm
prisonment One purporting to eman-
ate from the April 1892, term Of dis
trlct court Of Payne county Oklahoma
territory, the other fsom he November
1892 term Of said court Both of these
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