Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-18
JUDGE PICHFORD
MAY TAKE HAND
WAR AT JAY MAY BE SETTLED
THROUGH ACTION OF THE
COURT.
Everything IS NOW QUIET
Neither Side Has Made IA Move Since
the Battle of Bullets Sunday
Morning.

JAY, okla, Dec. 17.-(Special.) -
A well founded report that District
Judge John II. Pitchford will ask the
state supreme court to give him au-
thority to hold a special session of
court here for the purpose OF citing
members Of the mob at Old jay rol
contempt, placed an entirely new as
pect on the county seat situation here
today.
Consistent rumOrs were floated in
both old and new jay that Judge
Pitchford has decided that the only
way to settle the controversy without
bloodshed Is to deal summarlly with
the armed forces that have prevented
Sheriff Thomson from enforcing The
mandates Of the district court.
If the special session Of court Is
held, it Is said, Judge Pitchford Will
use his official power in bringing 40
Oklahoma sherlffs, with a plentiful
supply of deputies to Delaware
county for the purpose Of arresting
every member OF the mob at Old jay.
It is further reported that Judge
Of this mob are in plain contempt OF
court and that in the event he car
ries out his reported intentions, he
will send each man to jail, including
perhaps, some Of the county officers,
who have also refused to obey the
mandamus writs, ordering them to
move their records to New jay.
To, IN co ma ~ q
and sentinels were on duty. The mob
is now larger than 1t has been since
the trouble started Men occupied the
rifle pits in the public square and
others were on duty behind the bar
rlcades that have been thrown up
Sheriff Thomson and his small
posse are resting on their arms, but
merely for the purpose OF protecting
the people Of their town from any ad-
yances that may be made by the Old
Jay faction, the members Of which
are said TO be imbibing freely Of a
supply of liquor that was carted over
from Southwest City, Mo, early this
morning.
Sam Boncys bloodhounds, with
their war paint on, are stlll executing
war dances at their camp a half mile
from town, ready to come TO the as
slstance of Boncy's men in case of
actual warfare.
Sheriff Thomson still contends
that he win yet take the records from
Old jay but he Is not willing to
march in the face Of the entrenched
forces at old Jay until he secures
enough courageous men to assist him;
men, ns no puts 1t, who will stand
hitched" in a close situation.
It Is thought that matters will
continue In their present state for
few days yet pending the outcome Of
Judge Pitchford's reported action or
the arrival OF rclnforcements for the
sheriff's posse.
The attitude Of the county officials
in the matter Is we'll stated in the
following interview given out today
by Ed West. county clerk Of Della
ware county:
"On November 20. last, | was serv-
ed with a writ Of mandamus, issued
by John H. Pitchford, Judge OF the
district court Of Delaware county. in
suit wherein the county OF Della
ware Is plaintiff and myself and the
several other county officers are de-
PENDANTS, commanding me and the
other coutny officers TO forthwith and
Immediately on the receipt OF the
writ to remove our several offices. re-
cords, furniture and fixtures from
their present location to the concrete
building In lots in the Creekmore ad-
dltion TO jay.
Pursuant to the commands. Of the
writ, on the 3Oth day of November.
myself and Huston Ballard. clerk of
the district court, and T. ]. Williams.
county treasurer. started to remove
part Of the records of our Offices 60
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