The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-17
PROCLAMATION TO pRonslr
SHERIFF FROM colLEcTiao
FROM RUTH OAKS SURETY
MANDATE RECEIVED THIS s. !
MORNING CAUSES SURPRISE
Case Against Woman Affirmed by su-
pveme Court and Judgment sTaken
Against US. Fidelity q Guaranty Co.
When Defendant Failed Surrender.

SnSAhl y. ~. btnnett. WAS surprised
this morning to receive from Governor
Earl Brewer formal proclamation
forwarded to him by w. J. Buck, priv
ate secretary to the governor. in which
the governor Of the state sets aside by
executive mandate the enforcement of
a Judgment against a foreign corpora
tion, rendered in the circuit court. Of
Forrest county after due and regular
proceedings, the correctness and reg
ularity of which have been affirmed
by. the supreme court on an appeal
made by defendant in case charg-
ing a violation Of the liquor laws Of
the state. @ eN4
That the public may know the .ex-
act facts in this case the proclamation
Is given in full as follows:
State Of Mississippi I.
Executive Department.
-'To the Shertffaof Forrest lcounty--
Grssts4g: q y
''Whersas at the Npxsmher term.
1914 oEsthA siFcpIt court e Vazrsst
couHly 504knsAt;; final Sssa s49a Nd
ssA3zst tAsitnitsd States Fidslity 4
Guar company. md trfsifpf> ~
N asast :said, yhjsse stafss Fld sllIS
Il GnaTanty f0napAnyl .tH The aa1asi,k
one thousand dollars zss6sifety pi the
appsafance bond III Ruth oakSS III casS
No. 1896 IL 70 ths Spsoisi iiift term
Of said court II shsxsr ;xni Ii indists rent
for occupying y abuiidins M 1te licapr
was sold. an etfenss against tks laws
Of this state. A !, IA n - N ~
"Now. whsrsfofs i Esri Rrswer.
governor Of the sstaxe Sfs Afississippi,
by virtue Of tie. a,itkSrify vested in
me by the constitution and laws OF
this state, and for divers good and suf-
ficient reasons, me thereto moving,
do stay the collection sof said forfeit
ures until the last day Of the next
session Of the legislature; and do au-
thorize and direct you. on receipt Of
these presents to discharge your duty
accordingly.
I'm Testimony Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal Of the state of
Mississippi. ,.sls 4
Done at the capitol in the city, Of
Jackson, this the 10th day Of January,
1913.
(Signed) EARL BREWER
by the Governor.
JOSEPH w. POWER,
Secretary of State"
The facts in this case are: At the
November term of the circuit court,
1906, the grand jury, of which M. L..
Ward was foreman, indicted Ruth
Oaks for the offense named in Gov
ernor Brewers proclamation. No trial
was held in the case Tor a long time,
and at the May term, 1908. when q
trial was attempted, the Oaks wom-
an obtained continuance on a plea
Oh SlChueSb, 7Ou sJuttos q, 10l1t tWAliC
the defendant was outside the state,
her attorney entered plea Of guilty
and Judge Johnson imposed a fine Of
$500 and costs and sentenced her to
ninety days in jail. The Judgment Of
the court was suspended provided the
costs were paid and she would remain
out Of the state. The woman having
returned to Hattiesburg and taken up
her residence in. the restricted dis
trict, she was on August 15s 1a11 i ar
rested and lodged in jail under the
suspended sentence. - ~
After her arrest she sued out an
appeal to the supreme court and gave
bobfd Y0f 81, 600 osniitfdbsa fEpbns her
surrender to the sheriff within Forfe
week after notice that the judgment
of the efrehiccosft aad essnsis sfilrihed.
Jan. %, 1s1a shs aldfksof ithecsu,
preme court issued the mandate of
that court making final the jndgment.
On Jan. 81, 1912, a motion was Made
to vacate the Judgment on the grounds
set up in that nsetzSa saftes re
turning here, the defendant, through
j.. "a contmaed on Page Eight.