The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
CHAMPION URGES
JURORS NOT To
ASK FOR RELEASE

The trial OF cases on the criminal
docket, in the district court was to
begin this morning but when the
setting for the first day was called
there was not case ready for trial.
owing to witnesses not having
reached the city and an adjourn
ment was taken to l o'clock this al
ternoon.
Fifty men had been drawn for
jurors for this term and nearly all
OF them had been served When
they appeared in the courtroom this
morning Judge Thomas w. Champ
ION, after examining them as to their
general qualifications as Jurors, told
them one reason why federal courts
are pointed to for their efficiency.
IS because men summoned into those
courts as jurors, serve. He showed
to them that it was a duty they
owed to the state and to society and
he hoped they would not ask to be
excused except for the very best of
reasons. He said he realized there
was much sickness in the country
and that many men had business al
lars they deemed OF the first I'M
portance and he would be as lcnient
as he could, but he did beg of them
to consider that the lives and rights
or many persons were at stake in
the trial OF these cases and that they
had a right to demand the service
OF good men as Jurors. He asked
them to think what all this means
before they asked him to excuse
them. He said it was business men.
men OF affairs, who made the best
Jurymen that there was a class of
men who were idle and would lust
as soon as not sit on juries. but they
old not make the best Jurors. He
said there were many young men
from this county in the service OF
their country, who were witnesses
in cases at this term of court and
he was satisfied many of the cases
would have to be continued and he
did not think the jurors would be
ovcrWorked, but he did want good
men on the juries.
Only Few Ask Relief.
But few asked to be excused, in
TACT. only two or three, outside OF
those who had not been served, were
mi sing from the list when it was
finally completed Those who viii
serve are:
!. y. Norman, Ardmore; Frank s.
Gates, Ardmore; less Kirby. Ard
more; T. !. Pollock, Admore: w.
l.. Brooks, Ardmore; J. X. Clifton,
Ardmore; W. II. Holden, Ardmore;
Harry l.. Harbour, Ardmoe; Ar
thur J ones, Ardmore; S. NJ. Gunter,
Keller; A. II. Palmer Ardmore;
!. W. Davis, Ardmore; ]. /. Clif-
ton, Springer w. f. Spencer Ard
more; w. T. Mutt, Ardmore; K. F.
Webb, Media; Frank Cross, Ard
more; J.. B. Horn. Ardmore: L. II.
Griffin, Ardmore; Dee Kestler, Ard
more; J.. A. Jones, Ardmore; !. NJ.
Fraye, Mulkey; Arthur Kyle, Ard
more; !. a. Butler Newport; c. A.
Miner, Ardmore; J. A. Sims, Ard
more; John w. Hoffman, Ardmore;
x. i. Hill, Ardmore; Lee Tyer,
.Ardmore; ]. II. Kuntz, Springer:
w. 5. Tyler, Ardmore; K. O. Laird.
Hewitt; Z. B. Reid, Ardmore.
The first case called for trial or
today docket was that of the State
vs.. Bud Sims and b. w. (Babe)
Woodward, larceny. Neither of the
defendants answered when their
names were called and their bonds
were forfeited. Alias warrants is
sued ior the defendants.
The next case was that OF the
State vs., Leuda Douglass, assault
TO kill. Some OF the witnesses had
not arrived and this case went over
20 l:S0 this afternoon.
". R. AkerS, charged with lar
ceny was called and he appeared by
his attorney and the case went over
30 | o'clock, at which time both
sides are expected to announce
ready.
One Case Stricken from Docket.
The case OF the State vs.. Elmer
Finley ct al, robbery, was called.
The defendant, Elmer Finley, was in
court and said his attorney, J. b. |
Champion, was i'll. Mr.. Champion
had asked that the case be continued
to about February 10. 1t was passed
Tor the time and will probably be so
continued.
In the case OF the State vs.. Jack |
Morris, larceny, County Attorney
Brown said he understood that case
had been disposed OF, the defendant
having plead guilty and served his |
time. The clerk said there was no
record OF any kind showing this, /.
the sheriff said he knew nothing OF |
the case and the county attorney
said he found no bond and the de- |
fendant was not in jail. 1t was un-
derstood, the county attorney said, |
that the case had been disposed OF
by the former Judge and Judge /
Champion ordered that the record /.
50 show and the case was stricken .
from the docket.
These were all the cases set ior
frial IN toIaN'c Joclnt Eora. cot ]