The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-13
THAT LIBEL SUIT
Third Day Of Trial in Which
Ex-Judse Adams was Suing
for Alleged Libel.
SEVERAL DISPOSITIONS READ

Fort Smith Lawyer Says Judge Ad,
ans Helped to Dust One Of the
Indian Governors-That $3.50, OOO
Fee Awarded Mansfield. McsIur-
ray & Cornish by Citizenship Cours
| defense Seek to Show Adams
Suddenly Rich-What Judge Ad-
ANS swore at Preliminary Hear.
ing.
tBy Andrew Joyner. in Raleigh
News and Observer
Deposition OF b. F. Hackett, OF
McAlister. Oklamoma:
Had been United States Commits
sioner and United States Marshal Oc-
tober, 1909. Saw Judge Adams at
Antlers, under orders from Attorney
General. Judge Adams, Judge Weav-
er and Judge Foote were there. Gov
ernor McCurtin and his party made a
rush for the door. The soldiers went
out and stopped it. and then l went
back To where the judges were stand
| ing at the fence. Judge Adams said ::
| (Mr. Broadhurst, who was reading
this deposition, here asked that the
| ladies in the court room retire, since
| ence.) Judge Long asked to look at
| the paper. the ladies retiring Judge
| Long, after reading the matter, said
| he would mark it and reserve il hav-
/ ing it read at another time. Judge
| Strudwick, for the State, called at
were made to the whole deposition
as incompetent
Judge Long ruled it was competent
but ordered this part to be omitted
| at this time.
Deponent then went On to explain
Goyernorship between Hunter and
MeCurtin factions. Did not know
which side Adams was working for
Cross Examination.
Do not know that members of the
court were then under orders. Did
not criticise conduct of Judges in my
| report as harmful to the depart
ment. 1t would not have been gen.
/ tlemanly in me to have done SO.
Deposition O: Johnson, Lawyer, o.
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Was employed in 1902 as counsel
/ for Hunter in contest between him
and McCurtin. Mansfield, McMurry &
Cornish were counsel for McCurtin,
but the most effective worker for
McCurtin and my principal adversary
was Chief Justice Adams, represent
ing the United States Choctaw and
Chickasaw Citizenship Court. Sever
al other men who were present help
| ing JudgeAdams were named. Nc
Curtin was put in power and Hun
ter was ousted, and Judge Adams
| was present when the soldiers dis
armed Hunter faction. | saw Judge
/ Adams in close conference or con-
yersation with u S. Marshal Hackett.
Cross Examination.
Have been indicted five times, and
was suspended from practicing law
for six months in 1889 for malprac-
| tice. / was acquitted in each indict-
/ ment that was tried, except one for
carrying a pistol.
(Deponent then explained that be
was prosecuting attorney from the
county and at Fort Smith, Arkansas
| there were such notorious violations
/ OF law that grand iuries refused to
| return bills of indictment and the
Judge himself would have himself
| indicted and order a mol pros of the
case. He related one case, when the
Judge compelled him to try a case
before a jury on which sat five womer
keepers Of bawdy houses. He openly
remarked, this jury was a very ap
propriate one, considering the char
acter Of the bench. This remark wa!
published in the newspapers and
was had up for contempt, and thil
was why I was suspended for si1
months from practice. This judg,
had ON two occasions imposed ligh
fine on himself on indictments / hat
forced from the grand jury agains
him for open and notorious gamb
ling.)
Deposition of A. c. Grouse, lawye
of Andrew, Oklahoma:
Was counsel in test case known a
Riddle case, in 1902. After conclu
sion of argument in case which con
sumed several days, had a converse
ton with Judge Adams. Went TO hi
room to tell him goodbye. The clerl
, of the court was present. Invite
Judge Adams to hold court at Ard
/ more il court continued. He SCENE
very much pleased with the invita-
ton; was very complimentary as t
. my argument and strongly criticise
: argument of Mansfield and McMul
( ry. He said he did not know how tn
. other members of the court were, bu
they would find him, il neecssar,
= standing like an iceberg in behalf {
: the law.
! was counsel on opposite side forl
Mansfield, McMurry and Cornish an
( when the court unanimously decide
e the test case in favor OF the court an
y these lawyers claims refused to evs
practice before the court again.
!. Cross Examination.
Ill Do not know that there are ar
lTelations between Webster Balling