The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-07
Commissioners Refuse to Heed Request Of
County Attorney TO Garry Litigation
TO Supreme Court; Vote Of
Board Unanimous
SEE ONLY FURTHER
EXPENSE FOR COUNTY
Take View thai Trial Judge Decided Case
Juslg Possibility Of Being Forced
to Pay Two Salaries is
Pointed Out

The commissioners Of Grady county
convened in regular monthly session
this morning with all members of the
commission, the county clerk, the
county attorney and the assistant
county attorney present
Immediately following the meeting
Of the board the county attorney, Mr.
Nenable, asked that the commission
crs adopt the following resolution:
Before the board Of county com
missioners of Grady county.
In rel. appeal of the case of State
Of Oklahoma, plaintiff, VS.. F. p, Brad
ley, defendant. pending in the distric;
court Of Grady county
BE It resolved by the board Of
county commissioners Of Grady
county. Oklahoma, that the county at
iorney Of Grady county, Oklahoma, is
hereby authorized TO appeal the case
of State of Oklahoma VS.. r. p Brad
ley to The supreme court Of the state
Of Oklahoma. and that the county
clerk Of Grady county is hereby an
thorized to draw warrants sufficient
10 pay the expense OF such appeal
chairman Board OF County Com
missloners"
whereupon the board OF commits
sionors. in session assembled, made
.he following order as o part Of the
record Of the days proceedings;
above resolution was introduced
By ]. II. venable, county attorney.
After due consideration of said reso.
luton It was. on motion,
Resolved, That the board do here
by deny the request as presented and
that the case as set out be dropped
whore it is, and the county attorney
instructed to take no further action
in the matter"
A roll call on the above resulted in
unanimous vote OF Yes" in favor Of
dropping all further action in the mat
ter of the state OF Oklahoma VS.. F. 2.
Bradley.
When the resolution. introduced by
County Attorney Johs Venable, asking
that. the board of county commission
ers authorize tho appeal to the ST.
prcme court OF the Bradley matter
came up before the board this morn
ing. Chairman Corzine Of the board
stated that hs did not favor the adop-
tion of the resolution.
Mr.. Corzine stated that Judge Cham
Jones. who had acted in the matter
was known as one OF the most NOR
ouah lawyers in Oklahoma; that he
is a iurist of known ability; that MS
record as a district Judge shows
minimum of cases reversed by the su-
preme court and that he did not see
that the county would gain anything
by paying for the appeal of the case
Commissioner Bryant stated that he
entertained the same views in the
matter: that clearly the trial judge
knew what he was doing when he
held that Bradley had not been ad-
Judged guilty in face of the testimony
OF the states witnesses and that, SUCH
being the case, he was not in favor
Of the county spending any more
money in the matter.
Commissioner Robinson stated that
he felt the supreme court would up
hold the action of the lower. or trial
court aud that untold litigation would
only result in piling up costs to the
county. Mr.. Robinson said further
that the appeal would probably mean
Mr.. Bradley would be removed from
office pending the adjudication of that
appeal and that with the sustaining
of the action of the lower court by the
supreme judiciary, Mr. Bradley would
he again reinstated and would be en-
titled to collect full salary for the time
he was restrained from office. This
would mean, Mr.. Robinson said, the
paying of a double salary. salary to
the acting clerk and salary to Mr.
bradley and woUS lot be in the in
terests of econof = or goS4 govern