The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
RefuteS Story Of
Raid by Federal Officers

Continued from page II
whatsoever Thomas J. O'Neil az Chicka-
bha.
Sheriff Garrett states that when all
facts are known, there will be a diff
ferent story to recount than the one
appearing in the two papers mention.
led and it will be found that such
italics are often exaggerated by ambi.
tious officials with n penohant for es-
Establishing a reputation.
According TO a statement issued by
ISheriff Garrett there were but five
stills captured all told, and only two
of these in Carter county, one on
what is known as the Mullins farm
land the other on a farm said TO be
owned by Bob McCrory but rented
to n negro Of that n~eighborhood.
Continuing the sheriff said:
IT do not wish it understood that
I desire TO start a controversy with
any one over this matter, l know
that whisky has been made and sold
in Carter county the same as any
other county in the state, and I also
know hat it will be made and sold
long after the incidents covering this
raid have been forgotten. | do not
think it fair 10 the name of Carter
county that the stigma Of other coun-
ties wrong doing should be shoulder
ed off on Carter county when il is
not a fact as these affidavits set
FORTH
Affidayits are Given
The affidavit denying all and
suudry allegations made in the pews-
paper article is us follows:
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
rs:
COUNTY or CARTER
We. the undersigned. having read
the newspaper reports of n certaih
whisky raid in the Tatum community
in which IL was published that a wills.
ky still was found on our premises,
do solemnly swear that no still was
found upon our premises, and no whis.
ky was found thereon and the news
paper reports thereof were untrue
and not correct,
We further testify hat only two
stills were found in Carter county.
one on the McCrory farm and the
other on a farm known as the Null
Inns farm.
WILLIE EVANS.
j.. c. CARTER,
$. r. CARTER,
#. II. WILLIAMS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this Path day of November, 1921.
T.. n. CARTER,
Notary Public.
CSEAL)
On Carter Farm
1t was alleged in the newspaper
story that four stills were captured
on the $. b. Carter farm north of
Tatums. The following affidavit GOV.
ers that section of the story.
"T, S. b. Carter, having read the
article in the daily Oklahoman and
the Daily Ardmoreite, wherein they
state that the federal prohibition Off.
GERS headed by T. II. Brents OF Okla
homa City, made a number Of raids
in the community of Tatum. Oklaho-
ma. wherein they state that they cap
cured four stills on my farm. There
was not any stills IN lands owned by
or controlled by me, furthermore l
have not been arrested for owning
or operating stills, and such reports
are false and untrue.
I (Signed) S. b. CARTER.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me,
this, the 2ith day Of November, 1921.
VI. y. TATUM.
Notary Public.
(SEAI)
My commission expires June 30. 1924.
Johnson Makes Statement
fillmore Johnson, one of the men
arrested in the raid, filed the follow
ing statement with the sheriff:
Il, Gilmore Johnson, hereby state
that the land that the still was found
on for which l was arrested by fed.
eral prohibition officers. was not own.
ed by me, and that the said land IS
owned by Bob McCrory Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma and | have never had pos.
session OF said land, same was rented
BY Bob McCrory to viii Jackson for
the year, 1921.
ELMORE JOHNSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this, the Gath day of November, 1921.
NJ. II. TATUM.
Notary Public.
NJ, communication ox,l,n, I,,ra on funI