The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-13
JUDGE PARKS WILL
ROUT ALL GRAFTERS
Declare il the Intention q His csor'
70 Protect the Indian WARDS
of Craig County.
from Tuesday's DAILY

from Tuesdays Daily
The county co8rt held rs frs ses-
sion this morning With the new .1dge.
Sam. parks presiding The whole
forenoon was given over 70 tie ar
ranging Of the docket for the regular
term which couyenes on January =
This afternoon. Judge Parks made the
following statement regarding bis al
titude on the various phases Of the bus
mess to come before his court:
will ask the county attorney 70
arrange bis criminal cases 50 that We
can try them a. speedily al possible
The time consumed in trying jury
eases belongs 70 the ta1 payer, and u
will be the policy of this court 70 take
the side of the tax payer
Cases viii be set down for day Ger
tain and attorneys will Be expected u
get ready for trial Father Time ia
splendid criminal lawyer, and ! do not
desIre 70 match our astute county a.
torney with 50 formidable an adversary
The first round
And lest there should be any anxiety
On the part Of any defendant who
pleads guilty or fs convicted IN this
eouu az 10 when sentence will be
usssed I viii state that Il will be my
policy to pass sentence as quickly a.
possible. and during the same term oi
court For We are taught by the
preacher in the Old Testament that:
~Becauae sentence against an evil
work is not executed speedily, there
fore the heart Of the sons Of men ID
fully act fn them TO do evil"
While II ls important that every De
fendant have that right that is accord
Cd to him under the organic Law Of this
commonwealth, that Of speedy tria
there is yet another matter tha
deeply concerns a class Of our citizen
ship for whom the people Of thii
county have said they desired thi
court to act. that Of the minors.
The Gore investigation threw opel
the probate records Of this state an
revealed to the Great Father that hi
ward was being robbed Of his heri
age.
II viii be the utmost aim Of tn
court to see 10 It that the treacherot
hand Of greed with its pen Of the
welded by the willy hand Of the gra
ter and dipped from the ink well
corruption. will never write page
infamy upon the probate records
Craig cognty.
In the proper case where 1t Is show
that II ia necessary and TO the inte
egts Of the ward, a sale Of minor lant
will be ordered as Is contemplated u
der the statute, but the wholesa
slaughter of minor land will not
countenanced by this court.
/ take this means of notifying alto
neys or guardians that If you desi
10 sell a piece OF minor land, you VI
consult the court in chambers, and
after hearing all OF the facts the cou
thinks it to the best interests of Il
ward. you will be permitted then
proceed with the sale. The court Sc
no reason why unnecessary cos
should be allowed in this class
cases unless a sale is to be made.
And / now instruct the clerk to f
no paper for any one asking for {
sale of any minor lands unless it h
been passed upon informally by n
No lands of minors will be permit
10 be sold until this court has p'
sonal knowledge of the value Of I
land in addition to the appraisemei
viii ask the attorneys for guardia
to bring in the appointments for
pralsers in blank. The court will !
point the appraisers.
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