The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-06
Returns Total Of Ten Indictments
Charging 20 Persons with Eel
onies; II Verden Men Charg-
cd with Flogging Doctor.
TWO ARRESTS ARE
MADE BY OFFICERS
One Charges Assault With Dan
gerous Weapon; Other is a
Whiskey Charge; Recon-
mendations Submitted.

In the final report of the CRANE
jury made yesterday afternoon about
o'clock before Judge VIII Linn be
fore adjournment, we're recorded a
total Of ten indictments charging 29
persons with felonies Among the in
dictments were four not previously
reported. AS a result, two warrants
had been served up to noon today.
one narraat was against Lon High
tower chargh the defendant With
maintaining piace where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold. His bond was
elxed at $1,000 by the court.
The other warrant shat was served
was against oliver Iia diman, charg-
sd with assault with dangerous
I weapon According 10 Information
received Eiardhnan and h. brother
,.ria4,ai snsaeet l.. q 4u.-.-.
AZ their home near the corner Of
iowa and Ninth street, the result
Of the squable being that Oliver
took a shot at w E. with a shotgun,
q number Of shot piercing his hat,
but none taking effect in the person.
It is reported through informa-
tion brought out at the heAing that
w .E. was possessed Of a. pistol and
was making large talk previous to
the shooting divers bond was pac-
ed at $500.
A total of i yerden men were in
cluded in one Indictment charging
that early in April they Went to the
home Of Dr. Mitchell Of that town
on q specified night, took him from
his bed and from the house and hay
ing removed him to a point some dis
tance from said residence. proc..clea
to administer a general fiogging, us
ing a piece Of garden hose as the
instrument Of torture.
While all names on warrants is.
sued have not been given out for
the reason that the arrests have
rot been made, it is understood thar
no other county or city official is
involved, but the results of the ses-
sion win be seen for some time
in much enlivened court docket
during the fall term.
In addition to recommending that
the office of the court clerk be en-
larged to make available a greater
floor space together with the ad-
s9lton of certain equipment, the fol- |
lowing recommendation were made:
we have found as shown by the /
indictments and accusations return
ed into court that the law has been |
flagrantly violated in Grady count5 /
and particularly in the City of Chick |
asha, and that many of such viola
tions have been permitted and car
ried on with the knowledge and ap-
proval of the law enforcement Off .
GERS Of Grady County and Of the
City Of Chickasha
1--WE recommend that the District
Mdge of Grady County, oklahoma, /
or the County Commissioners OF said
County, appoint competent attor-
ney to assist the attorney general oil
Oklahoma in the prosecution and in
dictment against Oscar Simpson, tlsz
farmer county attorney of this coun-
ty. We find tl.at the present county
attorney should be relieved of this
duty for the reason that his re-
tention Of the office depends upon
The outcome Of those prosecutions.
we have examined the. county
jail Of Grady County Oklahoma. and
recommend the following with ref
erence TO the conditions foud there:
1--WE find that the county Jail has
not been kept in sanitary condition
and find the bedding and hammocks