The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-18
SHERIFF REFUSES
TO PUT MAN BACK
Dismissed Deputy Was
Over-zealous, His
Chief Declares
CITIZENS ARE PEEVED
Bruin Rode Past Home of
Superior and Raided
Places in Bristow

Special 10 Tho World.
HRISTOW, July l7.--Morals. poll
tlcs. ana dozen other olemente en-
tered into o mass meeting held here
Sunday afternoon by Drumright and
Dilton citizens and subsequent raid
on alleged booze and gambling Joints
In this territory.
Aside from condemnlnR Sheriff y
Il Livingston for alleged failure 10
enforce tie '1w and destroying con-
adorable property at tho "Jigger." u
dance hall on tho Nowby road. south
OF here, little was accomplished by
the raids n is eaid that all OF the
places closed by the vigilantos have
reoponed.
The sheriff was called by Drum
right citizens about noon Sunday
asking him 20 attend a meeting at
Drumright the meeting being called
10 protest against the dismissal OF
Jack Bruin rs deputy sheriff
on account OF his wife being eeri
ously ~ here sheriff Livingston
asked the citizens TO come 20 Bsis-
tow.
Bruin Abused His Right.
when the crowd arrived In Bris.
tow n mass meeting was held In tho
city hail and II was started Off by
the Drumright citizens asking why
Jack Bruin. deputy sheriff, was dis
missed as result OF raids on
gambling houses near here last
week, The sheriff told the delegation
that his doputy's action In the raid
was such that II left the impression
that the sheritf's office wasn't doing
its duty and was an act Of disloyalty
10 n sperior officer.
Sheriff Livingston indicated that
he would not put Bruin nor the 9TH
or deputies dismissed back on the
payroll. lie offered 10 deputize the
me mbers Of the crowd and offered
To go with them TO several alleged
road houses south Of the city. In
Gepo raids five prisoners we're taken
and quantity OF liquor was OBJ
lnlnsd.
IL took a strong hand 10 control
the crowd once IL got TO work at
the Joints As Sheriff Livingston had
made every man in his party sIcc-
lal officer when tho party arrived
everyone took a hand In the raid.
The sheriff however, revoked all
the commissions after several at
lempts 20 destroy the buildings by
burning them were smothered out |
Dismissed Extra Officers.
You promised not 10 do anything |
'','' ""Sh uhluNlui Hdlt lHe bnHI- |
III
The Sunday affair was a result OF |
raids conducted last Thursday night |
by Jack Bruin, deputy sheriff Of 1
Drumright, on houses within two |
miles OF Bristow. In these raids o |
dozen men were arrested and the |
furniture OF three places destroyed. !
Bruin In statement made here de- |
clared that he had always worked
without restrictions from the sheriff !
and that the sheriff had never lm- |
posed restrictions on any action OF |
MS. However he asserted that Il !
am more proud OF closing up these |
houses than anything ! have ever |
done In my life. II was the biggest |
raid over pulled off In Creek coun-
ty."
The sheriff requested Bruins COM |
and commissions possessed |
by four special deputies who took /
part in the raids. 1T wasn't the .
thing he did but the manner in |
which he did IT," said Sheriff. |
"Bruln knew that his
ne.hsd CO .a!d!ns. south ., nr!s,ow
was n direct charge against his au-
perior officers method OF handling
his office. His manner OF coming
into Bristow rlSht past my front
door and into an alleged Joint was
such that II left the impression gem
orally that | stood for the joints"
Under no circumstances will I
put Bruin back on the payroll. First
Of all ! have asked for loyalty in my