The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-23
LOOKS VERY U0rY.
More CaarEes Against Jadge y. r.
Adams and His Indiaa Ceurt Con-
tInu~ to Come Prom Oklahoma
and Indian Territory.
Especial 10 The Caucasian.

and Indian Territory.
Especial 10 The Caucasian.
Washington. ID. G, April -. Isos.
On yesterday = statement from
Mr.. ". r. BIackmore. OF the legal
firm of cruee l. Blakemore. OF Ard
more. Okla, one Of the mo@s prorni
nent and reliable firms OF attorneys /
In that State. contained most dam
aging information concerning the al
legged bribery Of Adams and his |
court. |
| To-day there come an additional
statement from Ar. ". /. Gilbert.
lawyer OF the Arm OF Gilbert L /
Barnes. of Duncan. Okla. making
further statements as 10 improper
influences which II Is alleged gov
erned the action of the court. Mr..
Gilbert says that he had client
named L. s. Joins. who was entitled
to be placed on the rolls by the
}Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship
Court. and that while his case was
pending before that court lr. Joins
told him that he did not believe
that the court would decide in his
favor unless Adams was seen and
gotten right Mr.. Gilbert says that
, he told his client. Mr.. Joins. that he
would represent him to the best of
his ability in open court, but that he
could not attempt to influence the
court by improper means. He says
I that Mr.. Joins then undertook to find
some way to reach Judge Adams and
get him right, and that he soon
learned that Judge Adams was deep
ly interested In having one Johnson,
the then Governor of the Chickasaw
e Indians, reelected as Governor, and
!, that Adams and the firm of attorn-
e eys, Mansfield. McMurray and Corn
|. Ish, who had the big contract for at
torneys' fees, were working together
n with great earnestness to try to Sc
e cure the Governors reelection
It that Mr. Joins then approached
J. Judge Adams, and learning that he
l. was deeply interested in the result o.
IL the election, offered to charter a spe
e cial train, gather up a large number
% of voters from over the nation ant
take them to the polls to vote as th'
Judge wanted them to vote; ant
g. then he asked him about his cas-
~ pending before the court. He say
II that the Judge told him that the.
would decide the case in his favor
and that he would appreciate any eff
fort that he put forward to secur
Governors Johnson's election.
W Mr.. Joins reported this to Mr.. Gil
~ bert and asked him to go to tn
~ Judge and get him to render the de
Ct cision Judge Adams told Mr.. Gil
bert that Mr.. Joins should have a ia
vorable decision, and Mr.. Gilber
Nc then insisted upon having the de
cision made at once, but Judg
NC Adams put him off and told him
20 would come in due time. Mr.. Join
carried out his part of the agree
ment by taking four carloads of vol
- ers to the polls, and succeeded
turning the election, which was har
fought and close, in favor Of Johr
son. After Johnson's election Judg
ot Adams went bach on his promise
ne Joins and decided the case agains
IT. him, keeping him and his family o
the rolls.
In this connection, it must be r,
u membered that Mansfield, McMurra
ir. and Cornish were employed to kee
he as many names of those Indians o
of the rolls as possible so as to MAX
the share of money and property {
each one who was on the roll grea
I,
OF kept off the rolls the greater fee til
on court would be able to award
9h- their favor.
IN, From several other reliab
$50 sources this writer has also learne
IN that the court went to even create
an extent to try to secure the re-electic
I'll of Governor McCurtain, the Go
an ernor of the Choctaws. Judge Adam
et' actually adjourned court and wei
down to Tilihina, the capital of tt
all Choctaw Nation, and there persona
ne ly used his influence to try to secul
'n- the reelection of the governor, WI
was a friend of these attorneys ar
n. who was interested in their securir
at large fee.
M. In short, it is alleged that the go
ge' ernors of the Choctaw and Chick
M. saw Nations and these attorneys ar
49, the judges were all in a commo
deal to keep thousands of people @
the rolls and to insure large fl
to attorneys.
Every attorney from that countl
VI who practiced before that court, WI
n.y. has spoken to this writer about Il
'o' matter, has said unhesitating
on that it was the general bell
aS that the court was Influenced by In
~ proper considerations, and that SON
" Or all of the members OF the cou
ne received part of the enormous (.
IL which the court awarded to that fir
H. of attorneys.
ew of Course.