Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-01
FUND Shortage
WAS Discussed
BAR ASSOCIATION DECIDES 70
INVESTIGATE SHORTAGE OF
COURT FUND.
new OFFICERS ELECTED
Phillip Hates Elected President of
Tulsa County Bar Association,
succeeding Pat Hurley.

Before the Tulsa County Bar usso.
citation members last n.ght County
Attorney Pat Mauoy declared tina
thirty prisoners in the Tulsa county
.dil awaiting trial on various .rimi-
nal charges. would either nave TO
tTed IN the near future or the county
authorities would face the situation
Of having them all rel ased on ba.
beaS corpus proceedings The dcple.
uou ~ the county court fund, pre-.
Ven ing jury trials, was given as the
cause for this unusual situation.
The bar association discussed Nh,
matter at length and appointed a som
mittes to investigate the circum.
Stances at once ANA rcpor, back al
special meeting of the association to
he held next Thursday night in tn.
district court room j. J. Henderson
sounded the keynote of the meeting
wn %, ln ID short dlk, ne declared that
Aueants or clients did not care t.
eo into court, with no immediate
prospect Of adjudication, and that as
result the practice of the local at.
torneys WAS being seriously impaired
10 was pointed out that there ar,
som" criminal cases i'm the local courts
hat have been pending for two year
without final rial
The court fund has but $4,000 T.
Is credit and a recent long term of
the county court that had been sched-
uled lasted but four days, when tn,
condition OF the county finances
made it necessary to discharge the
jury The docEets Of every court n
the county are filled with more case
than at any previous time in the his
tory OF the county and. as the county
attorney said, unless some relief T.
furnished soon. the thirty prisoners
on the countys hands can file haheas
rpus p titions, with a pretty saf,
legree of assurance that they will
Do acted upon favorably.
The county attorney expressed he |
opinion that the court fund would be |
"ecouped sufficiently by March i to |
begin jury trials in the various courts
irain on that date. The committee.
onsis.ng of j. J. Henderson, C. ] |
limdman and T. c. Connor appoint. |
d for the purpose of ascertalning .
means for the replenishmcnt Of the ]
court fund. will look up the law on the -,
subject and confer with the county |
commissioners Monday.
1t was decided hat the superior
lated the drawing Of warrants for
5000 on the court fund, that was not
provided for in the levy the previous
'oar was one OF the main reasons
'or he depletion of The court funds
\ committee composed Of Messrs. Bar
'et, Sykes and kates. was appointed
Is duties will be to draft a resolu.
ion. conveying to the supreme court
II the state the sense of the bar as
ociation that the superior court case.
yhTh has been pending in the high
tribunal for some time, should be
lcted upon at once A motion to
his effec, will be filed with the SUI
ireme court today or tomorrow by
attorneys for Superior Judge Breck-
nridge. and the bar association reso-
ution will accompany the motion.
The annual election Of Oft, srs took
place. following the discussion and
ction on the court fund matter.
'hillip Hates was elected president
nd Woodson Noryell vice. president.
. r. Noodard was named secretary
nd Paul Avis treasurer. All the new
ticers are young men. The retiring
hicers are p. J. Hurley. president;
,. l.. Davidson. vice-president: W. V.
Iiddison. secretary and Il. c. Con-
or, treasurer.
jim Sykes. candidate for congress.
nd m mber of the association. made
short speech.