The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-10
ASKS TO SERVE oUi SENTENCE.
JAlLER WON'T ADMIT HIM.
GOES TO SEE TRIAL JUDGE
Where In All Probability Amiesble
Arrangements viii Be Made-A
Story Of More Than Passing
Interest at This Time.

1t very often happens that people
endeayor to break out of jail. and
keep from getting in Jail, and rare
indeed is the case when a man comes
to Jail and gives himself up and
makes an effort to get in prison, and
even goes 30 far as to invoke the
power of the law to get himself in
prison.
Sometimes II happens that a man
or woman gets into such strait.
ened circumstances that either he or
she will steal an article OF clothing
or piece OF bread so as to be
placed in Jail or prison to keep from
starving. but not often This was not
case of this nature at all, but en-
tircly different. This man, Lee Shields,
day or so ago came to the Jail and
stated to the jailer that he wanted
to give himself up TO serve out
sentence that had been imposed upon
him something over two years ago
by the court at Ada. Jailer Nichols
refused the request of the man on
account of the fact that he did
not have a commitment and he could
not place any one In Jail without a
commitment, and referred him to the
marshals office. The marshars Office
could not act In the matter on ac.
count OF not having a commitment
from the judge. The case Is a peculiar
one and is about as follows:
Lee Shields, who at one time lived
in Benton. Texas, came TO the ter
ritory in the fall OF .90I, and got in
with bad lot OF men. The result
OF the bad company In which the man
fell in with brought him to gambling
and afterwards to keeping and main
tanning a gaming house in one of the
nearby cities. In September, 1904,
Shields was arrested on the charge
Of running a gaming house and
convicted before Judge Dickerson.
Shields not wishing to go to jail
at that time had his case appealed and
in the meantime between the appeal
and the hearing of the case on ap-
peal, Shields skipped out and went
back to Texas so as to earn the
money with which to pay his fine.
The fine and costs amounted to
$1,000 or more and with the fine
was jail sentence of seven months.
Shields bond was forfeited to the
government and never turned over
by his bondsmen.
Shields went back to Texas and
engaged in farming. in which bus
mess he has been fairly successful
Throughout the entire time that he
has been away from this section OF
country Shields has been living In
mortal dread OF the arrival OF dep
uty marshal to arrest him and bring
him back here and throw him In
prison Finally Shields succeeded In
making enough money to pay on the
fine. and decided to face the charge
Shields enlisted the advice OF the
clerk OF the district court in his
county In Texas. Mr.. Kay, who Wis
tied Judge Dickerson in behalf OF
Shields but could do nothing In as
much as Shields was considered a
fugitive from justice, and the judge
advised Kay to return to Texas and
tell Shields to give himself up and
then the matter would be disposed
of in the proper manner.
Shields desires to pay up the line
and costs and get his Jail sentence
suspended so he may go back to his
family, which consists OF wife and
five children.
Shields could do nothing here, ant
from here he went TO the place where
Judge Dickerson was residing ant
gave himself up and in all probabilit,
will arrange the matter satisfac
torily.
This was the case as detailed ant
peculiar one II is, indeed. Shields
has quit his bad habits and wants tc