Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-23
JUDGE HOUSTON
SUED FOR $4,000
But THE COURT SAYS IIE Is
PLAYING no FANORlTES.
BOND COMES IN QUESTION
brought by W. Il. Thompson, Who
Alleges lie Was Forced TO spend
Too Long II Time in Jail.

"blOW' yet dealth the city admnistra-
ton which is bending every effort
t. run the bootleggers out of Tulsa,
Is the suit for $4,000 Manages
brought yesterday In the district
court by W. Il. Thompson an alleged
bootlegger, because he was forced 20
lay In Jail in the Tulsa bastile from
Saturday a week ago until the Mon
day afternoon following.
Judge Houston, when questioned
concerning the suit, stated that in his
opinion, and in the opinion of many
business men to whom he had talked
the suit was instituted to scare the
police Judge and that It would be
dropped when that mission had been
supposedly accomplished.
Judge Houston's version Of the mat
ter related in the suit is this Thomp-
son was convicted in police court Sat
urday afternoon Thompson's attor-
ney. II. b. Davidson, asked the court
If 1t were permissible for Thompson
to be released on the bond that had
been put up for his appearance in
court Judge Houston told Davidson
that he had made a rule that tnls
could not be done; that he played no
fayorites and would not let Thompson
out In that matter but requested that
II Thompson wanted out Of jail, after
the case had been appealed to the
county court the proper course
would be to execute a new bond
This was about o'clocq
Davidson asked the Judge how long
h would be at the police court Judge
Houston stated that he wanted to
get away as soon as possible. but
would wait until o'clock.
Judge Houston states that just be-
fore o'clock one Of the employees OF
Davidson came to him with a bond
signed by DR., Maynes, and someone
else. he does not remember exactly
whom. Following the usual custom,
the bond was turned over to the city
attorney for his approval The city
attorney asked that the precautlon of
having a schedule of the property of
the men who signed their names to
the bond be required.
Judge Houston then went home,
Between and 8 o'clock, Davidson
went to Houston's house with a bond.
Houston says that he turned David
son down because he did not want
TO have people get in the habit OF
calling him out of bed at all hours
of the night. The jud states that
Is rule which he made several
weeks ago.
Monday morning the municipal
Judge went to the country to attend
to some very important business. The
bond was not approved vntil in the
afternoon, when court opened
To all alleged obootleggers Judge
Houston states that he IL ready at any
time to meet them in court. He de-
Clares that he plays no favrites, and
that il was because Of this rule that
the suit was brought, and that Thomp
son, through Attorney Davidson. de-
sired to be a fayOrite.
In the suit filed yesterday in the
district court. Judge Houston and the
Colonial Trust Company have been
named as the defendant
lie is accused Of wilfully, malicious
ly and corruptly placing the defend
ant in this suit, w X, Thompson. In
the city Jail among thieves and others
for the reason that he refused TO APP
prove the appeal bond offered hin
after Thompson had been tried and
convicted in his court OF violating
ordinance No. 1856, sentenced to pay
g fine Of S100 serve a jail sentence ol
sixty days in the city jail and pay the
costs at the rate Of 81 per day.
The Colonial Trust Company Il
named as defendant with Judg'
Houston for the reason that the banl
went on the $4,000 bond furnished tn,
city by Houston when he took tn,
police Judge office.
Thompson alleges that he was ar
rested by the police officers of Tulsa
charged with violating ordinance No
1855. with unlawfully having possession
OF intoxicating liquors and was ar
ralgned before Judge Houston and hi
bond fixed at $500.
That on Saturday, Mao 10. Judg,
Houston issued an order to the police
sergeant not to approve any bonds II
liquor cases and to hold them unit
he would fix their bonds between tn,
hours of 3 and o'clock in the after
noon.
The defendant alleges that Judg
Houston issued the orders with tn
wiful, malicious and corrupt purpos
of conhning persons charged with VIC
lating the liquor laws In the city jail
Further, that on May Is the plain
tiff. w. Il. Thompson was placed OF
trial In the city police court fount
guilty as charged and fined 500 an
given go days In jail that after testi
mony was all in and the case had beel
presented to the Judge for judgmen
and before rendering judgment there
IA the defendant delivered from tn
bench in the presence of the plaintiff
and all the spectators In the cour
room violent and vindictive har
rangue for the period of forty min
utes, abusing and maligning In a
unbecoming and malicious manne
the defendant. This allegation woul
signify that one of Judge Houston
little bench talks hurts almost a
much as going to jail.
The plaintiff loes on to state tina