The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-21
FARMER TAKES SOME HOT
SHOTS AT HIS ACCUSERS

Stubbs force me to do so, and in just
ice to myself and MY friends, as we'll
as the people of the city Of Chicka-
sha, that they may decide, who is
wrong and who is right.
am notified to appear before the
police committee to answer to charges
Of neglect Of duty, charges made by
Hopkins. / went before the police
committee to answer said charges and
Hopkins did not appear before the
police committee to sustain his charges
and nothing was done at this meeting
and thought nothing else in regard
to the matter until one night when |
vas told by the mayor. that was
dlscharged for neglect Of duty
No one knows better than do that
was innocent Of this charge made
against me. at once demanded that
: have trial, to prove that was not
guilty as charged by Hopkins, but |
, could not get any satisfaction, only !
was discharged and that was all there
was to it.
! then employed an attorney, to see
: if the council would not give me a
square deal, and allow me to prove
? my innocence and at the same time
allow Hopkins to make complaint in
accordance with justice to any citi-
t zen and in keeping with the law. Ms
attorney found that the council had
repealed the ordinance that gave the
city right to try any officer for in
subordination and misconduct to his
Office. by attornev found that this
I ordinance as above stated had been
: repealed; I wonder why the ordinance
2 was repealed? / then asked that the
4 council rescind their action in regard
: to ne and allow the parties or party
making these charges to make sons
like man and swear TO the charge
under oath, and bring into the eoun
eli any proof to suesain the same. Tn
council could see that / was correc
!. in nv request and Granted me thi
privilege for which | thank them.
then asked Hopkins to make hi
!, charges which he refused to do unde
!. oath. However, he finally said tina
: made the charge as stated, but whe
he was asked to make the charge
6 under oath, he would not do SO.
+ GUESS NOT, a burned child is afrai
: Of the fire. do not know why Hor
kins wishes to do this injustice to m,
when he knows that they are falls
and as SNEAKING as can be, us,iss
= it was my testimony before the I
= S. grand jury in the case Of tn
: United States vs. Dave Hopkins, 70
perjury in which the grand jur
found an indictment against him
= have been under Hopkins 70
= nearly two years and he has neve
= at any time intimated to me othe
: than that my work was satisfactor,
= had always considered him m
9 friend, as I have been his, but whe
it comes to swearing a lie, before an
body Of justice for any man, ca
not do it, and my testimony befor
the grand jury, is the truth, the who
8 truth and nothing but the truth,
= help me God. And further, If Dav
Hopkins thinks I will testify oths
y than the truth in order to shield hi
"a and to hold the job On the police fore
ne is far from knowing me.
L i. ! am at loss to know why StubE
{. wishes to do me the injustice, and a
= s tack me through the press as he Ia
done, He goes so far as to stat
that be is obliged to come to tow
at lesst three times each week t.
night to assist me in my business.
u: is my opinion that Mr.. Stubbs HI
4. not come to town any time to wor
= as his presence was not needed at al
= There is not a man that can trutl
= fully say that have not done m
q duty as a policeman, nor can any OF
n. say that have abused my Office
ne any manner, whatever, or took d
:. rectly or indirectly one cent, that b
longed to the city. | only ask, Acs
Hopkins and Stubs say as much
Stubbs has received ten dollars 3,
month for a horse, and to my ov
K. knowledge he has never owned
Of horse since he has been on the poll,
ia force. It goes to show that lit
nd gratis grow to large ones. The pc
sIv pie Of Chickasha. should give mo-
IS attention to sons officers the city Ia
.se and I am sure that some would opl
their eyes.
1 believe in justice and truth, al
at will be found acting in that cha
nd mel, even if | have nothing but co
bread and soup to exist on. Look IN
your policemen and see who has Do
,ck their duty and then let the hanlm
the fall On him who is the wrong doer.