Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-17
WILL TURN OVER
Convicted LIST
CITY ATTORNEY TO APPRISE
COUNTY ATTONEY.
FOR HIS INFORMATION
Most of the Witnesses Are OniCcrs vi
the Police Department and
Results Are Expected.

Following the custom which he
Established last year, John r, Ram
sey, city attorney yesterday prepared
list Of the Loo2e prosecutions which
have occurred In the municipal court
in which convictions were secured be-
tween the first Of January and the
first Of April Of this year. That this
action Is in no wise connected with
the recent half-hearted controversy
Of whether the county prosecutor
should get out and hustle up booze
cases Of his own volition or serenely
slt in his Office and await the filNg
of information of violations by the cit
iacnship, was the statement Of Mr..
Ramsey yesterday. A similar practice
of furnishing the county attorneys Of
flee with a list of booze convictions
from the police court Obtained during
the time Judge Breckenridge was
county prosecutor and since Mr.. Ram
sey has been city attorney.
However attorneys OF Tulsa are d.
vided in opinion as to whether an in
itiative move should come from the
Office Of the county attorney not
withstanding the provision of the pro-
hibitory law of the state which holds
II to be the duty OF the county at
tOrney to prosecute the violations Of
the booze l1w Of which he has infor-
nation, or of which he may obtain
information. Judge Furman Of the
criminal court of appeals in recent
decision stated that the county attor-
ney should diligently prosecute all
booze violations of which he had
knowledge or Of which he couI Sc
cure informal on.
Along with the list Of convictions
of the booze cases secured in the mu-
nlcipal court. which viii likely be
turned over 20 the county prosecutors
Office today, Mr.. Ramsey will send the
following message:
Hon. Pat Malloy, County Attorney,
Dear Si--For your information
and assistance in enforcing the pro-
hlbitory laws of the state Of Oklaho-
ma and prosecuting violations there
Of, you are h, reby advised OF all con-
Victions in tfe municipal court Of the
city Of TulsI between January 1 and
April l, 1911 under ordinances Nos.
Ib6 and S37 Ordinance No. 1855 is an
ordinance prohibiting possession of
Intoxicating liquors for the purpose
Of selling or otherwise dlsposing Of the
same, contrary to law, and ordinance
no. S37 is IN ordinance declaring all
places where intoxicating liquors are
sold or otherwise furnished, contrary
to law, and all places where such IL
quors are kept for sale and all prop
erty used therein for such Illegal pur-
poses, to be nuisances and all per-
sons maintaining or assisting in main
tanning such nuIsances are punishable |
by fine and imprisonment Most OF
the witness IS referred to herein are
officers of the city of Tulsa. If you
desire additional details you may OBJ
tain them from the police depart
ment.'
The foregoing action will likely re-
suit in innumerable findings OF true
bills by the proposed grand jury to be
called during the June term of court. |
This seems likely to ensue following |
the public declaration issuing from
the county prosecutors office Mon |
day through Luther James, assistant
county attorney. In this statement |
Mr.. James said:
1T is the custom Of many persons
who are witnesses to the violation of
law to get out of the jurisdiction. of .
the court wnjle the grand jury is in
session. If YOU who know OF the VIC
lation of tie liquor law will furnish
us list Of your witnesses at once we
will have a aubpoena ssued for them
to appear before the grand jury be
fore they have time to get out OF the
country. 1t is now up to those who
are clamorlng for the enforcement Of
this law to get busy and do their duty
and we will do ours and expect the
grand jury TO do it's"