The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-21
DAVIDSON ISSUES
REPLY TOCOUNTY
SHERIFF ON TALK
Pastor Tells of Meeting
Attorneys Who Said They
Could Not Talk to
Clients in Jail.

broadway Baptist church TINS MORN
ins. issued over his signature q rop|
q the statement given newspape.m'n
yesterday afternoon BY Sheriff B4c'
Garrett. A copy of this statement was
given newspa apernen, and the whole
Is reproduced. rs follows:
REPLY TO SHERIFF GARRETT
Daily Ardmoreite:
Il notice in your issue of Decem-
her 90. Sheriff Garrett says, Or. Da-
wilson told a falsehood when he said
attorneys had been refused admit
tance to the county jail to interview
their clients who are my prisonsrs in
connection with the killing Of the
three men at Wilson Thursday night
This is a severe indictment the
sheriff brings against me. The stan
dard Dictionary defines a falsehooo
as intentional and immoral deviation
from or contrariety t1 fact or truth
\ lie
Il have not Intentionally misrepre'
scented any of the facts in regard TO
this most tragic affair. My statement
was based on Information given to me
by reputable citizens.
Orr Didn't See Client
"AGr. T. p. orr told me that Mrs
Dan Ridpath engaged him on Monda?
of this week To- act as attorney Tor
her husband and requested him to go
nj once TO the Jail 10 consult with
him; that he went to the jail and
asked the iailor. Mr.. Byrd, the priHI
lcge of consulting with Mr.. Ridpath as
his attorney: that Mr.. Byrd told him
he could not let him see Mr. Rid
path; that it would be contrary to or
dsrs Of the sheriff. Mr.. Orr tod me
he then went 20 Mr. j. J.. Hodge, as
slstant prosecuting attorney. ana ASA
cd the privilege of seeing bis client
brt was told that his orders prevent
cd him giving the privilege.
Later in the same day Mrs. Dan
Ridpath went TO the jail and asked
that counsel be permitted to see he
husband. hut was refused on the
ground that it was contrary to orders
and was told that nothing could be
done in the matter before the follow
ing day.
Gillian Refused Counsel
Il was told by reputable citizens
that AIr. !. A. Gillian, on Friday eve.
ming Of last week, soon after he was
placed il jail. asked to see Mr.. J. A.
pass and consult with him as his at
torney but that his request was not
granted: that he asked for other at
torreys on Saturday but was permit
tod to see no one before Sunday. Last
cvering I called up Mr.. Gillian by
nh -ne ard he verified these statements.
Judge Rutherford Brett told me
that he was employed by the Baptist
church of Healdton TO represent Mr..
Julius and one other but heard Mr.
!. /. Hodge sag that no one would
be permitted to see them at that time
and that in no event would an attorn
ey be permitted TO sec them who had
not been employed by the prisoner
himself and accepting this as final dio
not 60 10 the jail to attmept to see
his clients.
Othars Made Statements
Statements were made TO me Of
other persons in Jail than those men
toned above being denied the privi-
lcge Of consulting with their attor-
neys. In all sincerity / believe these
statements as did many others. l. felt
that II this was the ruling of the sher-
iff and prosecuting attorney that IL
was arbitrary. unlawful and unjust
and a departure from at least some Of
the precedents of the past. ! felt that
these citizens Of ours who had been
useful TO our community and who had
lived among us for years without
breath of suspicion against them were
entitled to as fair treatment as was
accorded Clara Smith, charged with
the murder Of one Of our prominent
business men and who was permitted,
under the surveillance OF the sheriff,
10 travel de lux from the Mexican
border to the city Of Ardmorc; was
granted the privilege Of having her
attorney meet her and consult with
her before she reached the border OF
our state and who was given such q
speedy and Informal preliminary hear
ing and such facilities for giving bond
that she never saw inside OF our
county Jail.
Meets Hodge on Street
"On going down Main street early
Monday afternoon ! met with Mr. j..
l.. Hodge, assistant prosecuting attor.
ney. and in n conversation with him
I complained OF the treatment our
citizens were receiving at his hands
He replied that they were charged
with first degree murder and that II
would be unlawful TO admit them 10
bail until after their preliminary hear.
ing. / readily conceded 10 the correct.
ness OF his statement. although / no.
tice the law has been changed since
then by some power unknown TO me
and that all Of the men, though still
awaiting their preliminary hearing are
out on bond.
81 then asked Mr.. Hodge II IL were
true that men in the Jail had been de.
MED the privilege OF a visit from their
attorneys. He told me that they had,
that acting under the orders of the