The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-08

the speech was ruled out by the court
They then read great mass of depo
sitions taken in Indian Territory, nov
Oklahoma, and In Washington City
TO substantiate the charges. A great
many dispositions were read from
citizens OF Oklahoma stating thai
Judge Adams reputation as an hon
est Judge was bad. The deposition
of Congressman Stevens, ranking
member OF the Committee on Indian
| Affairs. having been in Congress fol-
| fourteen years, was read. He very
| sharply criticised members of the
court, saying the act creating the
| court was the most unjust ever pass
ed by Congress, and 1t was pushed
| by the attorneys who subsequently
got the big fee (s750,000) without
ever making an appearance before
the committee. He also said that the
demand by Judge Adams for an in
| yestigation never reached his com
mittee Defendants offered in evil
| dence the speeches made by Con
| gresham Stevens denouncing the
acts OF the court and bringing the
charges OF corruption and bribery
| against the court of which Adams
was chief Judge. but on objection OF
the prosecution. Judge Long ruled
out the speech.
The defense introduced the stem
ographer who took down the evil
dopco in tho proIiu,ipary baarip0 apd
got In the testimony of ex-Judge
Adams that he made no investments
in Oklahoma while there except a
house and had no other income out
there except his salary, about half
OF which it took to live on. They
tax books and bank officials showing
large deposits after Adams return
from Oklahoma. The amounts ran
up very large. The bank officials
testified to some very large deposits,
but the prosecution claimed some of
this money was deposited for clients
the defense claiming the large in
terest-bearing deposits could hardly
be for clients.
Ex-Judge w. P. Bynum, of Green's
testified that Judge Adams told him
soon after he returned from Okla
homa that he was worth $4,000,
and that he had just made $4,000
by selling an interest he held in a
coal mine.
Miss Mabel Case, a stenographer OF
Greensboro, testified that soon after
Judge Adams came back in 1905 he
dictated letters to the law firm OF
Manifold McMurray & Cornish, and
also to Mr. Cornish, but did not know
whether he made an engagement to
meet Cornish in Birmingham; that
she had destroyed her notes and
could not remember.
Congressman Stevens Present.
After Judge Weaver had been on
| the stand and stated that he haG
never before heard that the court Of
which he and Judge Adams were
! connected had been charged with
corruption, the defense sent for Con
| gresham Stevens, who arrived Sat
urday morning. Congressman Stew
| ems whose deposition had been previ
ously read, was sworn and testified
| He stated that he was a member O.
| Congress from Texas and ranking
member Of the Indian Committee. HI
! stated that some time after hi:
speech in Congress in which he made
charges against this court that h
had a conversation with Judge Weav
er and that Judge Weaver spoke
very disparagingly of the lawyer
who represented claimants befor'
their court in Indian Territory. Con
gresham Stevens said he then tolt
him that the character of these law
yers was better than the character o
the judges. AS for him, Stevens, h
believed that the lawyers were right
that he believed that the court wa
corrupt. That Judge Weaver init
mated that this was very hard t.
take, whereupon Congressman Stew
ems said there were two Of them an
they could settle it. That Judg
Weaver turned off and that he hadn'
seen him since then until Saturda
morning.
| On cross examination, Congress
man stevens sald LnaL he never Iep