The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-17
ONLY ONE COUNT
is HELD AGAINST
OFFICER
Not Guilty on Four Charges
Jury Decides After De-
liberating From Late
Thursday to 1920 This
Morning.

Buck Garrett was found guilty on
one count and oustcd from the office
Of sheriff by verdict in district
court at 1890 O'Clock this morning.
The count ON which the jury decid.
ed was that tho sheriff had given
prisoners their liberty from the county
without proper authority.
Counts on Which the defendant was
declared not guilty included failure
to enforce prohibtCry laws. failure
to enforce the gambling laws and
laws relative to immortality, and Of
keeping an inaccurate record of pris.
oners confined in the county Jail. A
count charging that Garrett aided the
defense in the case of the state yer.
sus Ernest Ford, ct al, was dismissed
during the trial.
The jury returned after having
deliberated since $3.50 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Fulton O0cs TO Capital.
Assistant Attorney General Elmer
p. Fulton VINO prosecuted the case,
left last night for oklahoma City, de.
claring that he had pressing business
at the office of the attorney general.
Judge T.. d. Oldfeld, who tried the
case under instructions from the SUI
preme justice left at noon for his
home in Oklahoma City.
Before leaving Judge Oldfield stated
that he would not sit in the case OF
Chief of Police Dick Hignight Mon.
day morning, tnat either Judge Thom
as ". Champion If Ardmore or judge
I h. C. Lodsdon Of Marietta would si
in the case. The jury for the Hig
! night case will be drawn from the
remainder of the panel that was call
ed for the Garrett case.
Brown Is Congratulated.
Russell Brown. special attorney fol
the state, was in court when the yer
dict was received this morning ant
received congratulations for the work
of the state during the trial
Only n small crowd was present
when the jury returned, n grea
crowd of persons having become dis
couraged after a long vigil Thursday
night II was expected that a verdict
would be reached within a short time
after the jury retired and the court
room was crowded until the jurors
were taken to supper at $50 o'clock
Garrett Suspened Jan. Is.
Garrett was suspended from tn,
office OF sheriff of Carter county
Jan. is, on four counts. Ewing c
| London. commander of the Ardmor,
post OF the American Legion wa.
appointed his temporary successor
The custer proceedings against Gar
ret. were brought by Attorney Gen
eral Freezing. recently resigned. fol
/ lowing investigation OF more than two
months here by Assistant Attorney
General Fulton. The petition chargct
alleged failure to enforce the pro
hibitory laws; the gambling laws; th'
laws against operation Of houses o
/ prostitution. and assisting the dc
| fendant in a criminal action brough
| by the state
Garrett was the second sheriff o
/ Carter county after Oklahoma was ad
mitted TO the union, and had held IN,
office since continuously.
Bates Charges Dropped.
Charges against Lem Bates, cit!
marshal Of Healdton were dismissed
last night when that official lnforme,
Mr.. Fulton that he had resigned Of
flee. Jack Iangston, mayor of Head
ton, resigned earlier in the day an,
/ charges against him were dropped.