The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-12
Night Session Held II In Today's
Session Private Detective is
Scored by Attorney for
Defense
OPPOSING ATTORNEYS
In NEAR BATTLE
Mediator Receives Blow on Nose
Attorney Fined for Contempt
Sight Of Blood Quiets
Would-Be Combatants

The county court INDUCED in night
session last night after a very busy
day in which the court, attorneys and
jury made considerable progress to-
wards the clearing away of cases set
for trial. There were many little side
flashes of humor to vary the monoton-
Gus examination of witnesses and the
quoting of law. One witness in a
whisky case carried his tangible evi.
dence on the inside of his system as
he mounted the witness stand and
stumbled. The bar and court were
visibly Mortified at the mans condi-
tion and had it not been for a QUICK
recovery on the part of the witness
ne might have stumbled into fine
for contempt.
The State vs.. Ed Coylett, selling,
was continued to future term. The
jury in the case Of the State VS.. Char
ley Deal, selling. returned verdict
of guilty and assessed his punishment
at $50 fine and 80 days in jail. In
the case of the State VS.. Ben Tucker
the prosecutor asked for dismissal,
which was granted.
In the State VS.. Sallie Rose case.
the jury consumed little in finding her
not guilty. This case developed some
testimony mainly directed towards
the actions OF a private detective in
the case.
The jury in the case of the State
vs. Bill Cox, selling. which was on
trial last night, was still celebrating
this morning. Judge Williams hand
ed the jury in the case of the State
VS.. Jack Marshall, selling, a search
ing review of the testimony and the
law in his charge this morning. This
case developed strong antagonism
towards artificial detectives and their
evidence on the part of attorneys for
the defense. Addressing the Jury At
torney Ben Goff in an unimpassioned
address earnestly pleaded for a con-
viction on the evidence before them.
Atty Herr in reply, excoriated Special
Detective ]. F. Simmons in language
that contained no double entendus.
With sarcastic filings at the detectives
qualifications as a detector and his
methods Of securing evidence, he
pointed finger that trembled with
wrath at the blushing officer and hurl-
ed such epithets as "snitch, "sniper,"
"a thing like that" 1T" in his face.
The attorney used none of the sophis-
tries of diplomacy or the language of
drawing rooms in an animadverting on
the evidence given by Simmons.
County Attorney Simpson in sum-
ming up for the state took occasion
to deny some of the assertions of At
torney Herr and in the course II his
remarks gave flat denial Then The
explosion. The attorneys flung words
and law books about indiscriminately
and friend and opponent alike were
endangered Attorney ]. j. Britt, who
was trying to pacify the angry men,
received heavy legal volume full on
the nose. The sight of blood quieted
the belligerents. Judge Williams con-
cluded that the dignity Of the court
had been insulted to the extent of $40
and assessed that amount of fine
against Attorney Herr. The jury in
interest displayed and brought in a
verdict of guilty against Marshall.
with fine of $50 and 30 days in the
county Jail.
The case of the State VS.. George
Wray selling. is ON trial this after
noon and involves the same class of
testimony and evidence as caused 70
much feeling in the Marshall case.
Judge Williams ordered all prisoners
in Jail awaiting trial to be brought into
court. Four black men and one white
came in whose cases will conclude
today's proceedings. 1t now appears
that the calendar will go over to a
Monday session in spite OF the ceier-
ity that has been used in disposing OF
business. The jury in the case OF Bill
Cox. selling, returned verdict OF not
guilty.