The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-12
Committee of Lawyers Places
Case Before State Tribunal;
Document Sets Forth
Direct Charges.
CITES AGREEMENT
SIGNED BY ACCUSED
Brings Up Cases Of Alleged NAL
Administration in Office;
Grand Jury Indictment
Part of Record.

A petition for the disbarment of
Oscar Simpson, former county attor-
ney of Grady county, was filed this
morning in the supreme court at Ok
lahoma City and is scheduled to be
presented to that body today by a
committee fra tsa @rly CoHm'y
Bar association. Tire canmi-tee is
composed of j. d. Carmichael A. l..
Herr, Adrian Melton, Harry Hammer
ly and Frank NJ Bailey
The petition cites seven counts
showing causes and making charges
against Simpson, with various exhib-
it's including the indictment that was
returned against Oscar Simpson by
the grand jury in session here; an
accusation against Oscar Simpson
wherein he as county attorney was
charged with wilful, wrongful and
unlawful mal-administration of the
affairs of that office and an order by
the district court of Grady county
suspending Oscar Simpson from the
office of county attorney.
Agreement is Included.
The agreement signed by Simpson
after the indictment by the grand
jury and the issuance of the removal
order by the court is made part
of the petition. This agreement as
set out in the petition follows:
"Chickasha, Okla, Sept. u, 1918.
I, Oscar Simpson, county attorney
of Grady county, Oklahoma, against
whom an indictment and removal
charges are pending in the District
Court of Grady county, agree to inn
mediately resign as county attorney
and withdraw from the ticket as the
Democratic nominee for county at
torney in said county at the Novem-
ber, 1918, election, and leave the state
Of Oklahoma at once and not again
practice, or attempt to practice law
in said state, if upon such resigna-
tion. withdrawal from the ticket and
departure from the state, such indict-
ment and removal charges are dis
missed.
SHOULD l ever practice or attempt
to practice law in the state of Okla
homa, after this date, the president
.of the Grady County Bar association
is authorized to file this instrument
with the clerk of the supreme court
of the State of Oklahoma, and upon
the filing thereof the said supreme
court of the State of Oklahoma is re-
quested to revoke my license to prac-
tice law in said state.
"This instrument shall be delivered
to and kept by the president of the
Grady County Bar association and his
successors in office.
(SigneO,
oscar simpson
'Witness:
"F. E. Riddle.
Bob Roland"
Shows Filing Of Case.
The petition further states that
,"the said Oscar Simpson, in compli-
ance with the terms of the said
agreement and in his desire to es-
cape prosecution for crimes charged
as aforesaid, filed his resignation as
such county attorney with the Board
of County Commissioners of Grady
county, Oklahoma, and filed with the
secretary of the Election Board OF
Grady county, Oklahoma, his notice
of withdrawal from the ticket as
Democratic nominee for county attor
ney of Grady county, Oklahoma"
The petition goes on to state, with
reference to his resuming practic(
here, that the said Oscar Simpson
in violation of the terms of the agree
ment, has returned to th'
State of Oklahoma and has engaged
in the practice of law; that he ha
opened and at this time maintains a
No. 215 Tye building in the city o
Chickasha, law offiee where he i
engaged in the practice of law. an
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