The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-10-27
COMPLETE REPORT
OF THE GRAND JURY
Finds Law Violations to be Chiefly Mis-
demeanors-Appeals to Citizens
to Cooperate With Officers

offenders whom We have moi been able
TO indict, which is made doubly hard
by the many ingenious methods that
are used by parties in violating these
laws We have however. been able to
secure aiiidavits for the use Of the
county attorney which viii enable him
10 iile Injunction suits and abate some
OF the places in which intoxicating
liquors have been sold in this county
The county attorney today, upon rec.
ommendalion and through the testi-
mony received from the witnesses tes-
tifying before this body, has filed in-
junction suits Tor the abatement Of
Pete neifnors feed store. the base.
ment under the Early pool hall, and
MclEiroy & Burch's place on chicka-
aha Avenue in the city of chickasha.
we have also been able TO secure
other evidence which will Be OF bene-
fit IN closing other places IN the city
Of chielasha.
III this connection we wish to say
that the citizens OF each community Of
this county must become educated to
The fact that the responsibility rests
upon them 10 assist the officers whom
they have elected in the enforcement
Of the prohibiiory Law we have had
before us many good citizens from tbe,
various communities Of this county
Whn were strongly III favor Of the en.
forcement ni this law and whom Ques,
toned closely as % what efforts had
been made by the lawabiding citizens
of that community looking 70 the en-
forcemcnt of the Iaw, they would r..
1ly that they considered 4 the duty OF
iho officers alone 70 enforce this law,
and hs renly would often be given
hs eood citizens who resided ia rural
communities where there were no oi.
heers and where the law was being
" safed b. citizens whc resided u
qn4t community We do not BIZ this
report wish Ia shield any officer WHO
Inns rallied d who h the future fails
~ az his whole duty looking to the en-
forcemcns of me prohIbitory law We
consider that Il Is the duty Of every
officer To 40 all III nis power ID en-
force this and All other criminal laws,
but We Do by this report appeal 10 fhe
gooG citizens of each community OF
Grady county to consider more care
frlly tie responsibility that rests upon
them io lid sheir respective communi-
tles of This laRless class ana the one
which Is the source Of mest OF the
crimes thai are committed in this
county We believe that the lawahis
ine citizens of any community, II sstey
rave the proper attention, and the at
teniion they should to the enforcement
of the law and render thar assistance
to the officers which their duty as good
citizens demands that sbis law would
be enforced in the manner that all
good citizens desire As we view il,
much has been done for the enforce
ment oil this law IN this county, and we
believe hat the law viii bc enforced
better as time goes by.
We hog 10 report that we have made
a careful Investigation Of the conduct
OF the officers, both or Tho county and
CRY, and especially have We investi-
gated the reports and rumors that
money was being given the officers to
Keep them from discharging their
duty especially with reference to the