The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-29
FREEL|NC PILOTS
GRADY GRAND JURY
VICE PROBE IN PROGRESS AT
CHICKASHA-PROMISES
TO BE THOROUGH.

liar actions being taken in this coun-
ty, the following, from the Chicka-
sha Daily Express, is OF local inter-
est:
With Prince Freezing, attorney
general of Oklahoma, in charge OF
the Investigations, the grand jury
for Grady County began its sessions
under Instructions from District
Judge Will Linn to conduce rigid
probe of all alleged vice conditions
! in the city and county, ranging from
murder to miSdemeanors.
Charge to Jury.
In making his charge to the grand
jury, Judge Linn touched upon the
ban that has been placed upon
Chickasha by the military author
tiles at Fort Sill, prohibiting Off
GERS or enlisted men from visiting
here. He referred to the request of
the military men that the police
force be removed and of the resig-
nation of the city officers.
Judge Linn called the attention OF
the jury to the fact that the Okla
homa College for. Women is located
in Chickasha, referring to the school
as the pride of the citizenship of Ok
lahoma and declaring that I'VE must
also maintain that moral standard
that you would expect and demand
of any community before placing
your daughter in their midst. Judg-
ing from the past, the Oklahoma
College for Women will in a few
years be the leading institution in
the Southwest. While the people Of
the state Of Oklahoma are spending
annually hundreds of thousands of
dollars to build up and maintain and
support this institution, Chickasha
and Grady County must maintain
that high standard of morality in
the community that the citizenship
of Oklahoma may expect and de-
mand."
The judge mentioned that the ban
OF the military authorities had not
yet ben lifted, and stated while the
nation has grand jury today of
100000 men across the seas clean
ing up vice conditions, it behooves
us as patriotic citizens to render all
assistance possible and clean house
at home. Therefore, appeal to you
to lend every assistance within your
power to ferret out disloyal conduct
of every character. Many such acts
of this character are punishable un-
der the laws of the state of Okla
homa, and where the offense is not
indictable under the state laws, see
that such evidence is placed before
the federal authorities and that all
persons guilty of disloyalty in this
hour of our nations peril may be
properly punished.
Prohibition Laws Violated.
Il call your attention, gentlemen,
to the violation of the prohibition
laws. There is no doubt in my mind
that the prohibition laws are violat
ed more frequently than any other
statute, and | am convinced from
the number OF injunctions | am
called upon to issue, that it is being
violated daily in Chickasha. This,
together with the violations of the
gambling laws of the state, should
be investigated very diligently by
you - not that one violating these
laws should be indicted by you in
preference to one violating any 9TH
er law, but by reason OF the fact
they appear to be more prevalent
and more difficult to suppress.
Misconduct of Officers.
Il desire to call your attention TO
She fact that the statutes provide
that the grand jury must inquire
into the wilful and corrupt miscon-
duct in office of all public officers
OF every description, and provides
that any officer not subject TO i'm
peachment. either elected or ap-
pointed to any state, county, town.
ship, city or town or other office,
may be removed from office for any
OF the following causes: Habitual
or wilful neglect of duty; gross par
tiality in office; oppression in OF
flee; corruption in office; extortion
or wlful overcharge OF fees in Of
flee; wilful maladministration;
habitual drunkenness; failure TO
produce and account for all public
funds and property in his or her
hands at any settlement or inspcc-
ton, authorized by law"
Judge Linn announced that Oscar
Simpson, county attorney, would
not participate in the investigation,
but that Attorney General Freezing
would have full charge OF the probe
to be instituted by the body. Mr..
Simpson stated that arrangement to
be entirely satisfactory to him. and
that if in any way he could assist
the attorney general in securing evil
dence or in any other manner, he
would gladly do so.
On behalf of the Council of De-
fense, ]. ID. Carmichael will assist
with the work of the grand jury
not in the jury room in the actual
examination OF witnesses. but in
rendering any help or assisting in
any way.
Attorney General Freezing in TAX
ing charge of the investigation rec
commended that the court appoint
two special officers to wait on the
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