The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-20
Former County Attorney ousted
from Office in Big Cleanup,
Quits State Name With
drawn from Ticket.
STOP BRIBERY CASE
" ON RECOMMENDATION
Not to Attempt Practice Law in
State; Council Defense, Civic
League and Bar Associa-
tion Cooperate.

Oscar Simpson, formerly county at
torney of Grady county, has gone tC
parts unknown after resigning from
the office from which he had tenn
porarily been removed by order Of
Tn district court following the re
turning of an accusation against him
by the grand jury the indictment
charging bribery has been dismissed
against him charging bribery has been
dismissed upon recommendation OF
special committees Of the Grady Coun
ell Of Defense, the Grady County Bar
Association anGthe newly organized
Civic league and he has agreed never to
return to practice law in the State
of Oklahoma. Simpsons Withdrawal
from the Democratic ticket as the
nominee for county attorney has also
been filed and the Democratic Coun-
ty Central committee will select his
successor on the ticket
M. Cavaness, appointed by the
board of County Commissioners to
fill the office of county attorney
pending the disposition of the case
aga knH Simpson, has been reap
pojr'ted to fill out the unexpired
term of Simpson and Wrn Stacey,
upon recommendation of Mr.. Cava-
ness, has been appointed as assis-
tant county attorney.
Hodge Bailey, removed from the Of
flee of sheriff by court order after
the grand jury had returned an accu-
satlon against him charging derelic-
ton duty, has ais resigned this
action automatically operating to dis
miss the case against him. and
Matt sankey will fill out his unex-
pired term.
The accusation returned by the
grand jury against o, Coffman, mayor
still stands and it is understood.that
s he will fight to retain the office from
+ which he was ousted by court order.
pending the trial of the case. The
foregoing facts set forth the latests
4 developments in the official up
heaval in Grady county, which re-
suited from the vice crusade which
was launched by the Council of De
tense in July, bringing about, first
the designations of all city police Of
ficials and subsequently the grand
jury investigation which put tbs fin
ishing touches on the cleanup.
After considering all phases of the
case the three committees repre-
senting the Council of Defense, the
Bar association and the Civic league
reached an unanimous agreement and
joined in sending the following tele
gram to Attorney General freezing
Oscar Simpson offers to resign
vi aSaw from the ticket as the nom
m9e for election and never attempt
to practice law again in the state
of Oklahoma, if the removal charges
and Indictment now pending agains
him be dismissed.
1--WE believe that the best interests
of society and the public good viii
be subserved by dismissing thes'
charges upon his Compliance will
these conditions and upon a compli
ance with these conditions we rec
ommend the dismissal of the charges
Mr.. Freezing acted upon the rec
concentrations of the local organiza
tions and filed a motion for the dis
missal of the bribery case agains
Simpson. The accusation of the gran
Jury upon which he was ousted froz
office was dismissed after the film
of his resignation. Simpson signe
an agreement to leave the state an
not return to practice law in Okl;
homa
The special committee representa-
the Council of Defense in the PR
ceedings was composed of Alger Me
ton. B. B. Barefoot and L. c. Hu
son while Judge Frank NJ Bailey, /
L. Herr and Adrian Melton acted fC