The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
HODGE REPLIES
TO DAVIDSON IN
SIGNED LETTER
Attorney Believes Orders of
Sheriff Garrett Misunder-
stood Monday.

In order to clarity himself, he says,
John L. Hodge, assistant county at
torney this morning framed a reply
TO the statement of Rev. r. l.. David.
son of yesterday, wherein alleged in
formation was given regarding the
prisoners in the county jail. The state
ment. signed by Mr.. Hodge, is carried
as follows:
THE Daily Ardmorete of yesterday
carried an article, n portion of which
needs n little discussion in order that
people may understand there are GER
tain misunderstanding The article
referred TO is the interview of Rev. r.
l.. Davidson of the Broadway Baptist
church, which shows that he is one
of those who misunderstands.
THE portion of his article that l
wish to correct is that dealing with
what he alleges | told him concern.
ing orders that had been given me
regarding interviews with prisoners.
At no time did | tell DR.. Davidson
or any one else that Mr.. Mathers or
Mr.. Garrett had given me any orders
whatever, for they had given me no
orders at all.
"As | have repeatedly said I knew
nothing of the Sunday arrests till
late that evening. and most of them
not until Monday morning. Late Sun
day evening DIR. johnson and Mrs. f..
c. Harlow came to my home and stat
ed that she had been refused the pri-
vilege of seeing her husband. | told
them l knew nothing of the facts in
the matter, and if orders of that kind
had been left at the Jail, | was not
in a position TO countermand them.
Hears From Attorney
"The next morning Mr.. Orr came
to me and stated he had been refused
permission TO see Mr.. Ridpath, and l
told him practically the same thing.
Then in the afternoon Mr.. Roy John
son called me over the phone and
stated that Mr.. w. b. Johnson wanted
TO see one of the parties in Jail. /
told Mr.. Johnson / had no orders in
person and that l had only heard such
orders were left at the Jail. 1 told him
/ would go at once to the Jail TO see
for sure what orders they were acting
under.
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room, as DIR. Davidson stated, and
told them publicly that my informa
ton from the jailer was that he had
orders not to let any one talk with
those arrested Sunday until the of.
ficers had time to Interview them.
Now these jailers believed these to be
the orders or they certainly would not
have enforced them.
Garrett Order Misunderstood
When Mr.. Garrett returned that
evening he stated that his orders had
been misunderstood that his orders
We're not 10 let anyone talk 10 them
TO the parties. but that his orders
were not 10 let anyone talk TO them
except AN. attorney whom the mar
had called on who had been employed
by some one authorized TO speak for
them. This was a perfectly sensible
order as any We'll informed attorney
win admit, because it would admit
only attorneys who were bonafidely
employed 10 represent the parties.
"Now as to nay sympathy with GER
tain kinds Of law violators, if the
Doctor entertains any doubt as 10
where ! stand on the subject, let him
or anyone else write Judge w. $. c.
Walker Of Kennett, Mo-, under whom
prosecuted for four years, and who is
a devout Christian man of the Baptist
persuasion. And If the Doctor has
the same implicit confidence in all
the members of that persuasion that
he intimated he has in each and every
member of the Broadway Baptist
church, his mind will be dis abused
OF this false and absurd impression.
The county l officiated in was local
option county situated between other
counties with half dozen or more sa.
loon towns within a distance OF 40
miles from my county seat. These Sa-
looms would have been only to glad 10
have sought markets for the goods If
the legal atmosphere had seemed fav.
orable, but we had but little trouble
from that source.
JOHN l.. HODGE.
Asst. County Attorney.