The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
FOURTH DAY OF TRIAL.
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/ have counter-acts TO represent
about 200 claimants. All were re-
Iected. IL all my clients had been
admitted would have collected pos
sibIy $4,000 more than / got The
general talk of both nations was thar
Judge Adams did not give honest
It is fact that many OF
the lawyers in the principal towns In
Choctaw and Chicasaw nations were
interested in these Indian claims. III
was the continued adverse rulings OF
Judge Adams and the court, and It's
general conduct that caused criticism
of Judge Adams and the court.
Deposition of Charles Won Weeee'
lawyer of Ardmore, Oklahoma:
Know the general character and
reputation of Spencer B. Adams IN
Chickasaw-Choctaw Territories. IL Is
bad. Never heard otherwise in con-
nection with any judicial act Of his.
Deposition of Joseph W. Howell,
of the Interior Department:
Have met Judge Adams. General
reputation of the members OF the
court was bad.
Deposition of W. B. Johnson, OF
Oklahoma:
Judge Adams reputation bad.
Deposition of Joe Johnson, Fort
Smith. Ark:
General character of Judge Adams
as to one particular item.
Judge Long ordered this stricken
out.
Deposition of A. F. Cruise:
Reputation Of Judge Adams bad.
Drew this conclusion from discussion
while court was in session.
This marked the close Of the read
ing Of dispositions.
Deposition of R. H. McNeill, law
yer, Washington, D. c.:
Came from Wilkesboro, N. G.
Know general character of s. B.
Adams in Oklahoma and Washington.
It Is bad.
Cross-Examined.
Came to Washington six years ago
from Jefferson and Wilkesboro, N
&C.; was private secretary to Senator
Pritchard; had Office adjoining Sen
ator Butler, but have never been his
partner. In regard to having been
accused of selling postmasterships
will say: Several years ago there
was a fight on Judge Adams by Con
gresham Blackburn for the head o.
the organization in North Caroline
and the distribution of patronage. Al
though coming from Blackburn:
home. and stood for Adams, Black
burn, who was then Congressman
retaliated by filing complaint agains
me with the Postoffice Department
charging that I had accepted fees t.
get two postmasters, one at Reds
Vile, one at Lexington, appointed.
Ishowed that in one case I was pait
a fee of $40, by Mr.. Glidewell, o
Reidsville, as an attorney, and in tn
other case, Mr.. Zeb. Vance Walser, o
Lexington, paid me $25 for actua
legal services. Later Judge Adam
had me blacklisted, but l am no
lseeking political office. Any one VIII
lcharges me with receiving pay TO
Iprocuring offices is a liar. I did
great deal to get Judge Adams ap
Ipointed as a member of the Chicka
Isaw-Choctaw Court and sent him tn
first telegram announcing his app
pointment as Chief Justice Of tina
court.
Deposition of w. J. Lee:
| Defense proposes to prove tn
character of the Citizenship Court
Prosecution contends that evidence
competent only as to the genera
character of Judge Adams. Lee say
character is pretty bad.
/ Deposition of John J. Hemphill:
Praeticing lawyer of Washington
lex-member Of Congress from Sout
Carolina. Had extensive dealing
with people from Oklahoma and II
dian Territory. Not permitted to to-
| tify as to the character of the Cit
zenship Court, but is permitted to ga
that from general reputation, th
Z character of the members of th
, court was bad. Did not represe1
lany of the claimants before the cour
Mr.. Justice read from the record
of the Chickasaw-Choctaw Court, tW
f long letters addressed to the court /
. Governor Johnston and McCurtil
strongly recommending the paymel
of s1,800,000 to Mansfield, McMurre
and Cornish as fee for services in b
half of the two Indian tribes befol
D the court. The letters were high
: Mandatory of these lawyers, and CO..
t tanned a full and complete history
O their able and great services. (The'
letters, it had been shown by Il
Clerk Rosenwinkle, were dictate
q and typewriter by the law firm al
n forwarded to the Governor for 81
d nature. Miss Bell, the Custodian
;. the Records, had identified the pap
- on which the letters were written
= bearing the water-marks of statione
used by the law frm.)
Large Bank Account.
The following witnesses, connec
ed with Greensboro banks, to she
. Judge Adams deposits and interes
J. bearing certificates, were examin,
= by defendants counsel, in an effo
n to show that after Judge Adams r
o turned from Oklahoma, or in 100
his bank dealings were much great
than before he left: E. L. Side
IS cashier of the Greensboro Loan al
t, Trust Company; c. F. Cline, CASH