The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
SEMINOLE OFFICER
REPLIES TO TRAPP
FRAME-UP CHARGE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
crnor could have laughed In the
faces Of hs nccuscrs.
The Lieutenant Governors Code,

crnor could have laughed In the
faces Of hs nccuscrs.
The Lieutenant Governors Code
Adams also advises that the un-
dcrshcrir who arrested Trapp was
instructed 90 show him every cour.
tcsy consistent with law enforce.
mcut. and that Trlpp showed his
appreciation Of this treatment by
giving out lengthy interview will
Tying and cOndcmning those who
had dared have the temerity to file
charges against him"
Adams letter. which sheds much
light on the Tramp case ana which
needs no explanation. follows, aC-
"ompauicd ny an exact copy Oi d s.
trict court proceedings In Seminole
county bearing on the Trapp case:
u am going 10 take the liberty 10
place you 10 the possession OF some
facts which 10 my mind are per
tinent % the Trap matter.
"Ou the date Of August 81 1922.
the Daily DkiahOmau in It's lead
Ing editorial headed The Arrest uf
Tr1pp, severely condemns the Sem
mole county officials for having
Trapp arrested at this time. when
tho crime that he Is alleged 10 have
committed occurred some three
years ago.
Should Have Been Prosecuted.
81 Join with the Oklahoman IN
saying that Trapp should have been
prosecuted Immediately after this
alleged crime was committed How.
ever the opportunity 10 prosecute
Tyapp was not presented 10 me until
January 20. 1922.
ron September !, 1919. the same
being the day when Trap obtained
judgment Of $j3,i34sO against
Seminole county. which we now al
lego vas fraudulent and false. james
II Cobb was county attorney a
democrat and continued In that Of.
flee until his successor. Mr. l.. O..
Gilstrap, qualified January I 1921.
Cobb represented the county in the
suit above referred TO and O, X
the journal entry.
"From January |, 1921, until jan
uary %, 1879, l.. o, Gilstrap was
county attorney OF Seminole county
ana although requested to do so by
the legislature, for reasons best
known TO himself. made no moN Q
towards prosecuting Trapp.
At the time that these charges
were being Investigated by the state
legislature, l. Wilson who was
hFa- ~ NM county ttlbIHtN ulufI Afll-
strap. had charge Of this matter in
the main and was thoroughly famil-
lar with all OF its details and Of
fected settlement with rrapp
whereby Trapp returned to this
county as the records show, Sl4,-
500 in bonds ana s4,3l7Il by per-
sonal check OF NJ. f.. Trapp.
Wilson Trnpp's Lawyer.
"The legislature adjourned April
?, 1921. and thereafter on May /.
1921. the above named /. l. Wilson.
accepted a position with the law
firm Of I.ydick Il Hood of oklahoma
City, the firm of lawyers who repre-
scented Trap In the Impeachment
proceedings and who now represent
Trapp I'm the Seminole county
chars ges and whose senior member
l.yd ok, seems to be so grievously
offended that a man OF Traps
standing should be arrested.
In defense OF the sheriff. allow
me to state here. that | know OF no
| way under the law OF this state
whereby the arrest OF any man. be
! he OF whatever station in life. can
/ be effected save for the sheriff &C
get his man and bring him before
/ the court or magistrate issuing the
| warrant and I know OF no immun-
1 ity which the law gives TO a lleuten.
ant governor except that he cannot
be arrested during a session of the
/ legislature.
This same Wilson Is still retained
+ in the law firm of Lydick. Hood
/ & Freezing, and he, Wilson. accom-
panied Trap to Wewoka on ycster-
day when ne was brought here Ia
be arraigned on these charges and
make bond,
when the undersheritf left with
the warrant. I. myself, irstructe d
him to be courteous to Trapp and II
Trapp so desired to allow him 10
see his lawyers and his friends and