The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-15
Sensational Liquor Case Takes Up Day in
Federal Court With Sam HOusiOn's
Son Witness
SWIFT JUSTICE is
METED To B00TLEG'RS
Junes as Yet Have Returned No Acquit-
tails on Liquor Charges and Sew
eraI Convictions

The federal petit juries are making
short shrift of the prisoners who are
being brought before them on liquor
charges.
On the first day Sam Clark former
ly Of Chickasha and later of Com
merce, was found guilty Of introduc-
ing and yesterday afternoon two more
defendants met with the same fate,
being Joint defendants in a single
cause. These were Lee Harris and
Gilbert Harris OF Ryan who were also
charged with introducing The jury
returned a verdict of guilty at about
A o'clock while the trial Of the United
States VS.. Bill Dossett on the same
charge was in progress.
Dossett attempted to make capital
out of an alleged infirmity. While
under examination at his preliminary
before Judge Hamilton in Chickasha
he pretended to be so lame that he
could scarcely walk but when, in his
BELIEF he was out of sight of the dep
uty United States marshal he. pro-
eeeded to sprint in the most approved
fashion.
The same means of defense, in or
der to have his trial stayed, was at
tempted this week but it proved to
he unavaillng The report reached
The ears of the attorney and the court
that Dossett was in such a pitiable
condition that he had been taken to
Ei Reno for an operation. The judge,
however, had had evidence to the con-
trary and Dossett was forced to ap-
pear for trial.
Bill Dossett- was found guilty as
charged in the Indictment, the jury re-
turning the verdict this morning.
Among the most sensational cases
on the docket this term is that which
is on trial this afternoon and in which
William r. Houston, son of General
Sam Houston Of Lone Star fame, is
the principal prosecuting witness, The
case is that of the United States VS..
Robert X. Warren and Wright Bonn
ford for introducing liquor and comes
from Choctaw county, where both men
hold high positions. Warren is the
county attorney and Bomford q pros
porous and wealthy real estate and
loan agent The two men, it seems,
while in an automobile, were arrested
by Houston, Who is a special enforce
ment officer in the department of In
dian affairs, while returning from
trip to Arthur City, Texas, and having
in their possession at the time, it is
said, Intoxicating liquor which both
declared to be for their own use.
Whether or not man can Introduce"
for his own use is the question which
will have to be decided by the jury
when the arguments are closed this
afternoon.
Civil Cases.
Two civil cases were disposed of in
the federal court yesterday Both of
these dismissas were for want Of
prosecution They were for damages
for personal injuries against the Atch-
ison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company the plaintiffs being Tracy
Sweet and G. H. Deaton.
Why Grand Jury Meets.
The indications are that the federal
grand jury. which began its labors in
the federal building yesterday will
not conclude it's deliberations until
Friday or possibly Saturday. With
good luck it may be accomplished by
Friday.
The holding Of the grand jury in
Chickasha in November is an unusual
proceeding made expedient and imper-
ative in order not to do an injustice
to the large number Of prisoners who
are now in Jail awaiting its action
and whose cases came up too late for
the October panel in Ardmore. The
work Of the Ardmore grand jury was
exceptionally arduous, over 200 cases
having been Investigated covering
every violation of the United States
statutes and including such offense.
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