The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-06
STATE RESTS CASE.
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had grown son who made nothing,
but hung on the old man for support.
CrOss-Examined by Judge Robinson.
Judge Robinson: Do you know of
any other member of-that court who
Is an absolute pauper now?
Judge Weaver: Oh, Judge, not ex-
actly, but l am verging in that direc-
ton.
Asked how the members of the
court agreed on $75O,0OO as the fee
for the attorneys, Judge Adams went
up from 100000 and Judge Foote
and I came down.
Alfalfa Bill On the Stand.
w. H. Murray, the next witness,
replying to questions from Judge
Strudwick, said he was married to
Chickasaw Indian and entitled on
the rolls. He was a member of the
Constitutional Convention of Okla
homa, and was president of the Con-
vention. Was member of the first
Legislature Of Oklahoma and Speak
er Of the House. He is now presi-
dent of the Oklahoma Farmers I'm
ion. He said he was manager of
Governor Johnson's campaign, and
ran one campaign, but U. S. Joins
had nothing to do with this train.
He had never seen Judge Adams any
where about the polling places, and
never had any talk with either of
] the judges about politics or court
claims. Witness stated that prior to
1901 he practiced law, but since that
time he had engaged in farming, be-
ing known as alfalfa Bill"
| CrOss-examined by Mr.. Justice.
| BY Mr.. Justice: I am on the In
dian roll because I married an In
dian. l am a Chickasaw Indian,
though I am white man and came
from Texas. My wife and four chill
dren are on the rolls. One child is
mott came too late.
The claimants having no right to
be on the rolls are those neither
inter-married nor having Indian
blood. When 1 said We did not al
low Joins to help run the campaign
train because he was Hosia Town.
send Indian, meant that he was al.
lowed on the rolls by United States
Judge Townsend. I have respect fol
Judge Townsend as a man but as a
Judge I have none. His decisions on
Indian claims were adverse to my
interests. ALIGNED with me are the
Indians, the farmers and the bust
ness men. The lawyers generally
side with Judge Townsend. The
term Hosia Townsend Indian is q
term of contempt. 1 should suppose
that Lawyers Mansfield, McMurray
& Cornish felt very kindly to the
Citizenship Court instead of towards
Judge Townsend. My wife is a niece
OF johnson, who was elected gov
ernor of the Chickasaw Indians from
1898 to September, 1902. He raj
for Governor again in August, 1904
and was elected over Richard Nc
Lish. l have heard Johnson sa,
that he had recommended to thu
Citizenship Court that they ALLOW
Mansfield. McMurray and Cornish &
fee of one million eight hundred
thousand dollars. I do not know tina
McCurtin, governor of the Choctaw.
made the same recommendation
The contest between Hunter and Nc
Curtin, resulting in the ousting O.
Hunter, was before the Legislature
have understood at the time of thi.
contest a regiment of United State.
, soldiers was at the Capitol in charg,
OF United States marshal. I d.
not know that Judge Adams or an,
other member of the citizenship
Court was there at that time. Their,
were four polling places in tn,
Chickasaw territory when johnson
, was elected in 1904. Judge Adams
might have been at some one O
them, but know he was not at tn,
polling place I was at.
No one ever heard Of such a thin,