The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-27
JUDGE MASON
DELIVERS TALK
TO JURY ON WHAT HAS BEEN
DONE SINCE STATEHOOD.
WORK OF COURT REVIEWED
Since rs OrganizationJuro j. NJ.
London Made Timely Re
sponse 20 the Remaskr
Made by the Judge.

At The close OF the sessions OF the
criminal side of the county cour. ycs
tcrday afternoon, and n dIsmissur
the jury upon the further attend
auce at This term OF the court Judge
Mason took occasion TO address the
jury ou what had been accomplished
by the county court i'm securing law
ANA order since the advent of state
hood.
40 the conclusion Of Judge Ma
sons address Joe NJ London. q mem
hcr OF the jury responded
The following is the address OF
Judge Mason and the response by
Mr. London as a member of the ju.
ry.
Judge Mason said:
Gentlemen of the Jury: We have
reached a place where this court
can dispense with the services Of
the eighteen men who are now serv-
ing this county as well as the four
men who have served with YOU as
jurors for the past sixteen days.
This court desires to express 70
you his highest appreciation Of your
work for the citizens and people OF
this county, and for the earnest
efforts YOU have made in aiding
the court in the enforcement of the
law.
II believe you have done your
duty iearlcssly and without fear or
favor as the law requires at your
hands. trust that you will go
away from here believing that Off
GERS have done the same thing.
"lt has been a strenuous time. !
have lived in this county since 1890
and have been connected with the
courts OF this district for the last
eight or nine years, and | believe
without egotism, ! am justified in
saying to you and the citizens OF
Carter county that more business
has been done in the last sixteen
days than In any other sixteen days
I'm any other court with which have
been connected
"Snce the 1Gth day Of November
there have been filed in this court
two hundred and forty misdemeanor
cases, and we have practically end
ed our number 237 today, with but
| con pa3at.vely few opJtinuances,
with a great many pleas of guilty
and with more than an ordinary
number Of convictions, and | trust
that citizens of Carter county are
satisfied with the actions Of the Of
ficcrs OF this court.
q desire TO convey to you and the
citizens Of the county MY hearty ap
probation OF your services and sup
port
Mr.. London said:
81 want as citizen and one o.
the jurors, and in behalf Of this in
ry, to say that we as citizens, from
the town and country, also appreciate
the courteous treatment that w
have experienced IN our meeting
here with YOU, and to assure you
and through you the public, that an!
efforts We have made, and ! beliey'
speak the voice Of the entire jury
has been done altogether in behal
OF and on the side Of law and order
and for the betterment Of conditions
in our county and town
"As private citizens We appreciate
the efforts that have been made b!
this court and the results 1t shows
"You speak OF the strenuous lie
It has been strenuous to us, but
wish to assure my fellow citizens
as one of the jurors, that in al
our deliberations we have endeayore'
only TO give square deal, as W
saw It from the law and the ey'
dence, knowing no one more thar
another.
Again thank you, Judge, and tn
officers of this court for your eonI
teous treatment"