The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-13
COURT HOUSE MUD
DIE At SULPHUR
WHILE AT PRESENT COURT is
BEING HELD ON EAST SIDE SER
IOUS TROUBLE is EXPECTED.

Davis, Okla, Aug. l2.-According
to District Judge Mcmillan of this
district matters at Sulphur are grow.
ing more or less serious. He says
the court house built by citizens OF
the west side was inadequate and 1t
I became necessary to hold court on
the east side. The citizens over there
I decided Murray county the Harper
opera house and also an excellent res
/ idence for the sheriff, the entire gift
/ being valued at about $4,000. Judge
Russell, who relieved Judge Mcmillan
after the supreme court granted him
q much needed rest, is holding court
in the opera house and business ap-
I pears to be running smoothly.
Speaking of the situation at Sui
phur, Judge Mcmillan said today:
AT my last term of court | de-
cided the little fiveroom court house
B
and the change was very necessary
When Judge Russell relieved me- he
had big fieht on his hands but he Is
equal to the occasion. ! have re
mained pretty close at hand with a
view to preventing possible blood
shed TIE situation is rather criti-
cal. but it IS to be hoped thai nothing
serious will be the result. | regret
very much but there seems to be no
other way out of it except to go ahead.
The east side residents have acted
nicely about it and the taxpayers Of
property. 1t is now up to them TO say
lust what they want done Ia the prem
ises. assume they will keep
the opera house.
Yes. my district is the second larg-
est if notEhe largest in the state, and
! the supreme court very kindly grant
ed me vacation. | have been de-
tanned at Sulphur because or the mud
die, but think Judge Russell will
handle it all right"
A special grand jury will be EN-
paneled next week to investigate sey-
cral important matters connected
with a recent school bond election
and the court house tangle. Twenty
or more indictments We're found
against prominent citizens of Sulphur
last term of court for perjury, but
those cases have all been 1ismisse |
by Judge Russell. Among the num-
her indicted was a prominent preach
or and members of his sloak, for al
legged perjury, and it is believed that
the new grand jury will not only re-
turn additional true bills bdi lind a
number of new ones a2airst tnc same
parties.
Gambling at a new mining village
in the Arbuckles will be investigated
by this jury, it is said by those in 4
position to know, that poker playing
and dice games have been in prog
ress for some time. and the court will
probably take a hand in it this term
Both Judges, Russell and Mcmillan,
are cited to appear before the su'
preme court Sept ;. to show cause
why court is held on the east side.
This phase of the question has al
ready been passed upon by the su-
preme court, and east siders declare
the west side crowd are making Z
holy show of themselves over the
court house row.
The situation appears to be grow
ing more complex from day to day
and it is openly charged on both
sides that nothing short of bloodshed
will quiet the more active litigants.
Citizens of Davis view the spectacle
with some concern but refuse to take
sides one way or the other. Delega-
tons representing both sides of the
controversy have visited the Davis
merchants and bankers but they de
cline to express an opinion.