The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
Two Witnesses Used at Morning
Session; Testify to Statement
Signed by Former County
Attorney.
LEGAL SKIRMISHES
CPEN EARLY IN TILT
Defense Motion Strike Out Sec
ton overruled Rule Waived
by Prosecution Is Asked
by Defense.

At the morning session of the Simp
son case, only two witnesses were
examined, these being l.. c. Hutson
and w S. Corbln, members of the
Grady County Council of Defense.
Attorneys hinted at noon that the
"firhworks' were slated to open
about 1890 this afternoon.
The testimony Of Messrs Hutson
and Corbin was practically the same
and in effect dealt with the appear
ance of Mr.. Simpsons attorneys be.
fore the council of defense regarding
the signing by Simpson of the state
ment, which was to the effece that
Simpson would resign his office as
county attorney, withdraw from The
ticket as a candidate for reelection
and not practice law in the state
again if the committee would recon
mend to the attorney general that
the indictment against Simpson be
dismissed They also stated in sub.
stance that they told MeasTa Riddle
and Roland, attorneys for Simpson
that they did not expect Simpson to
sign, jf innocent
Court convened for the afternoon
session at 1880 o'clock and ia was ex-
rected that during the afternoon the
case would progress well into the
"meat' of the affair.
With both counsel for petitioners
and respondent reporting ready for
trial this morning, the disbarment
proceedings pettioned by the Grady
County Bar association against Oscar
Simpson, former county attorney OF
Grady county opened here this morn
ing in the district court room, be-
fore Paul Walker, referee Of the su.
preme court.
J. D. Carmichael, A. L. Herr,
Judge F, M. Bailey and D. NJ Cava-
ness Represented the Grady County |
Bar association and Alger Melton ap-
peared for the State Bar association ,
f. E. Riddle, former local attorney.
but now of Tulsa, Judge R. c. Roland
Loyhood friend of the defendant and
an attorney of Wewoka and F. G
McAdam5 of the Oklahoma City law
firm Of Turner and McAdam8, ap.
peared for the respondent
Hostilities Open.
The first legal skirmishe5 occurred
shortly after the court room was call
ed to order r. e. Riddle for the re
spondent made a motion that that
rart of the petition, known as Sec
tion 8 and which alleges that bribery
and certain sums of money were paid
to the respondent from time to time
by certain PARTIES while-the respond
ent was acting county attorney, BIZ
stricken cut. The\ reason given was
that the allegations were too general,
indefinite and uncertain.
Alger Melton, for the prosecution,
then stated that the respondent had
answered these allegations by a spc-
cific denial The motion to strike
out this portion, was overruled by
the court.
Mr.. McAIams, for the respondent,
then made motion that Section be
amended in such manner that the
names, amounts and dates on which
the sums alleged to have been paid
be set forth. He argued that the
respondent was entitled to know who |
are the accusers.- He pointed out
that the petitioners did not know at
the time they filed the petition the
persons to whom said amounts were
alleged to have been paid and stated |
IF they know now. they should bel
required to amend the petition
Mr.. Melton replied that in the
event the petitioners desire to use
any witness to prove such accusa-
tions, not specifically set down in the
petition, they would make known the
names of the persons they desired
TO use as witnesses before they were
put on the stand. The court over
ruled the McAdams motion, the coun-