The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-06
FIFTH DISTRICT JUDGE
DESIRES TO MAKE
MOVE
WOULD CHANGE DISTRICTS.
Fight on Him Has Grown too
Bitter to Stand.


of this place. presiding over the Fifth
judicial district, which embraces Car.
aeld county. Of which Enid IS the county
seat and the judges home. trade viii
be made whereby one Of the other Okla
homa judges Will take the county in
exchange for another county The fight
made on Judge Beauchamp by his per-
sonal and political enemies has caused
him to wish to leave this city and
county, and he IS making every effort 20
get into new location. During the
past two years Judge Beauchamp has
been continuously under fire. attacks
being made upon his career IN private
and pu life, and while each time he
has been able TO defeat his enemies, It
has harassed him until he feels a change
is the only thing that win save him.
Charges -in4t Judge Beauchamp
were filed With the department OF JUS
tice at Washington two years ago,
which were investigated by agents sent
TO the territory. Up TO this day, Judge
Beauchamp has never heard from them,
and he has reason to believe the charges
were put in the waste basket.
Shortly after these charges were filed,
the Citizens bank failed In his pri-s
vate affairs the judge had been trans
acting much business with this institu-
tion and had drawn on II for large
sums--in some instances greater than
the banking laws OF the territory per-
mitted-and this caused additional
trouble for It was necessary to ap-
point receiver. and this receiver must
make public reports OF the banks con-
oh a., -
that large loans had been made to the
Judge. but al the time Of the failure he
was not In debt to the wrecked insti-
tuition.
Judge Beauchamp named as receiver
for the bank, young Robert L. Denton,
son Of his former law partner. which
caused a great stir in political circles
and created a storm Of protest from the
angry depositors Of the bank. More
charges were prepared and sent TO
Washington. which added to the judge s
discomfort.
And on top OF all this. Denton. the
receiver Of the bank, fell in love with
the judges daughter and in course Of
time, married her. This gave the enc
niles of the Judge more thunder" and
they played It for all il was worth.
Newspapers opposed to the Judge called
him all sorts OF names. one editor. ]. l..
Isenburg, going 50 FAR as TO finally sub
iect himself TO arrest under the Grim
lnai libel laws.
Judge Beauchamp took the bench he
now occupies after serving Garfield
county term as probate judge, and
just now his records as a county offi-
cial are under fire. Charles j. West. who
would step into the shoes the judge
wears II there is a vacancy In the office
and It were possible 20 secure the ap-
pointment. acting as assistant county
attorney, Is behind a suit against Judge
Beaucharnp to collect money alleged tc
be due the county collected while Beau
champ was IN Office, This suit makes
Il rather difficult for Judge Heauchamr
to hold the dignity necessary in his or
hoial capacity and Is causing hin much
trouble.
The enemies OF Judge Beauchamp hav,
spared neither the judge nor his fam
lily. When Denton. the bank receiver
married Miss Beauchamp. Isenburg
paper. the Enid Wave. reported th'
event IN a humorous way. bringing II
the story Of the bank failure. the re
ceiver and the judge. holding them uI
to the ridicule OF the friends OF tn
paper who were naturally enemies o
the persons taking part in the mar
riage event. The Wave calls Judg
Beauchamp "bigJim," using the Judge
! first name. The article about the wed
ding bore the heading; Ills Chance
Doubled; Handsome Bobby Is Givei
Another Turn al the Wheel Of For
2 tdne." In part. tho article said:
"Oh, young Robert L. rs come up II
the west.
In an the wide prairie his job was th
7 best,
) For his wage Is determined by The grea
court alone
Which made him receiver and then th
courts son.
Young Lochinvar has been quite out
, done-except that perhaps as far a
known there seems 10 have been n
resistance 10 the match.
Last evening while The blue sky TOO
on its dreamiest appearance until
seemed as II an endless mantle beade
, with diamonds had been hung betwee
: earth and heaven the widely adver
tsed silver anniversary was pulled q
at biginm's. AS previously announce
I with detailed program. the anniversar
4 affair was made the occasion OF bsr
tizing Bob into actual membership 1
The family, after years probation j
the office % bank receiver A lare
p tpumber Witnessed ihc soiemnizati0n
this most happy event which places foi
ever fhe les.l seal upon financial tran.
actions that hHve heretofore been COZ
Quoted on a basis Of frleadiy oonndeaS