Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
HEAVY FEDERAL COURT
DOCKET AT M 'ALESTER
Capcrs Case VIII Open Month Term
Tomorrow; Crcckmore Case
Also Dockcitd.

Nj MALESTER, Okla. Juno THE
longest and heaviest terrh Of the
United States district court for
eastern Oklahoma In several years
Will bc convened IN this city Mon
day morning. June 3, with Judge
Ralph f. Campbell OF Muskozee on
the Mnch.
Tho opening gun on the criminal
docket, which cases will be fired
first. Will be the trial OF ii. q. ca
pers. the old preacher from over
near Sulphur, who secured hung
Jury at Muskogoo and whose trial at
the Tulsa term was postponed be,
bause OF his illness following a
forced haircut on the part of band
OF young men who had come Ia
sulphur To answer the draft sum
mons. Capers IL alleged to have
preached "A doctrine in that city and
other places that tended to obstruct
the draft by calling upon men OF
drat age to force the officers to
compel them to go to the training
camps.
Other Conspiracy Cases Dockctcd.
Tho next cases on the program
which viii attract a good deal OF
attention at this time, despite the
TACT that II is nearly a year since
the alleged offenso IN the cases
AGAINST the 2S men who did not
enter pleas OF guilty on charges OF
alleged completely In the outbreak
against the government In the draft
riots of Hughes and Seminole com
ties following the Investigation
made by w. =. McGinnis, United
States district attorney, and his iIs-
sistants, These eases will he the
cnd OF the original draft indictments
Quite few of these men have
been compelled to remain I'm iail
since the alleged riots awaiting
trial and like those who have
| pleaded and accepted the punish
| ment Of the court. they have, ac-
cordlng to information received
here. many times bitterly arralgned
the leaders of the |, w. w. and w.
| c, L, organizations that caused them
| TO become enmeshed in their pres
ont trouble with the United States
government
Van Sickle Case Up tzRSnin.
Another interesting case to como
NJ at this time and one that has
been before the courts for n number
of years, being postponed from time
to ttmc, is the one against Bert Van
sickle, who Is alleged to have been
the man who tcpuercd bribe to an
officer, j. Il. O'Rrien, formerly a
United States deputy marshal at
Burtlesvile. This is the concluding
case in what has now generally be
come known as tho "Creckmore
n ouspiracy case" and extra efforts
Nwtll be made at this term OF the
court 10 forever close this long time
"hanger-on."
II is expected that the criminal
term, which contains an unusual
Eumber Of cases, especially OF the
liquor variety, viii last for almost n
month. At its completion win be
put the ciyil docket which Is equal
almost In size to that of the criminal
docket. Following the ciyil term iu
all probability n grand jury viii be
Immediately called TO deliberate on
many cases chat 1t is now being
urged 20 try as soon as possible,
somo for war reasons and others
like tho charge against Mdnan
pruitt and Judge Mahen alleged to
have attempted 20 bring liquor i1,n
oklahoma. because OF it's rar-rCaCh-
Ing result This body will hc In scs-
sion at least two weeks owing to the
argo number Of both OF this kin /
OF cases to come up,