The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-10
JUDGE PARKS WILL
ROUT ALL GRAFTERS
Declare it the Intention of His Court
to Protect the Indian Wards
of Craig County.

The county court held its first ses-
sion this morning with the new iudge,
Sam Parks presiding. The whole
forenoon was given over to the ar.
ranging of the docket for the regular
term which convenes on January %.
This afternoon, Judge Parks made the
following statement regarding his at
titude on the various phases of the bus
mess to come before his court
l will ask the county attorney to
arrange his criminal cases so that we
can try them as speedily as possible.
The time consumed in trying jury
cases belongs to the tax payer, and it
will be the policy of this court to take
the side of the tax payer.
Cases will be set down for day GER
tain and attorneys will be expected to
get ready for trial. Father Time is a.
splendid criminal lawyer and do not
desire to match our astute county at
torney with so formidable an adversary
the first round.
And lest there should be any anxiety
on the part of any defendant who
pleads guilty or is convicted in this
court ,as to when sentence will be
passed, l will state that it will be my
policy to pass sentence as quickly as
possible, and during the same term of
court. For we are taught by the
preacher in the Old Testament that:
Because sentence against an evil
work is not executed speedily, there
fore the heart of the sons of men is
fully set in them to do evil"
While it Is important that every de-
fendant have that right that is accord
ed to him under the organic law of this
commonwealth, that of a speedy trial
there is yet another matter that
deeply concerns a class of our citizen
ship for whom the people of this
county have said they desired this
court to act, that of the minors.
The Gore investigation threw open
the probate records of this state and |
revealed to the Great Father that his |
ward was being robbed of his herit-
age.
1t will be the utmost aim of this
court to see to it that the treacherous
hand of greed with it's pen of theft /
welded by the willy hand of the graf
ter and dipped from the ink well of
corruption, will never write page of
infamy upon the probate records of
Craig county.
In the proper case where it is shown
that it is necessary and to the inter
ests of the ward, sale of minor lands
will be ordered as is contemplated un-
der the statute, but the wholesale
slaughter of minor land will not be
by this court.
take this means of notifying attor-
neys or guardians that if you desire
to sell a piece of minor land, you will
consult the court in chambers and if
after hearing all of the facts the court K
thinks it to Che best interests of the t
ward, you will be permitted then to 1
proceed with the sale. The court sees
10 reason why unnecessary costs t
should be allowed in this class of /
Eases unless sale is to be made.
And I now instruct the clerk to file
10 paper for any one asking for the
iale of any minor lands unless it has
'een passed upon informally by me. 0
No lands of minors will be permitted Fl
o be sold until this court has per- 7
onal knowledge of the value of the d
and in addition to the appraisement. W
will ask the attorneys for guardians n
0 bring in the appointments for ap- 'ol
raisers in blank. The court will ap- Ect
oint the appraisers. el