The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-01
ATTORNEY STILL
THINKS MOBL.AV
COMES IN HAM, I
Limbaugh Issues Stale
Upholding His Pos 10
on Opposition to Il
luton of Convention.
CITES UNLAWFUL
CONDITION HERR
Violence Is Needed as Safe
guard When Officers Fail,
lie Says.

OKLAHOMA CITY (SpeclaD.
\ ripple Ct excitement. not without
It's note Of approval has followed the
publication in an Oklahoma City paper
Il statement made by Heyden Line
baugh. attorney of Muskogee and
prominently mentioned for guberna-
tCIlal candidate, which followed reso-
lutions by the state bar association
cOndemning mob violence. Mr.. Line
baugh literally opposed the resolu.
tons and backed up his position with
the statement in the newspaper.
While Mr.. IAnebaugh did not con.
done mob violence, he did detiage
''at there might come lines when
rob violence was needed as a safe
-,ilaId and he cited syersl nases -
illustrative OF his contention Hs
statement IN full Is as follows
That I may not be misunderstood
and placed in q false light before the
reople OF this state by reason of the
publicity given 10 only n part Of my
remarks before the State Ear asso-
citation at the time OF the presenta.
tion Of the resolution by Mr. Stone,
issue this statement
The resolution. and the remarks of
Nj. Stone in presenting it. felt was
not a matter that was proper TO be-
acted upon by the association under
its constitution, as It presented i po-
litical question and the matters re-
fcrred to by him affected only some
localities Of the state, and hence
raised a point of order against it.
The point of order being overruled
I advised against its passage for sew
eraI reasons:
Cites Carter County Case
Because We knew that there was
now several men in Carter county
being prosecuted for murder. We
knew nothing about the merits OF the
c2se-they might be innocent or they
might be guilty--but certainly they
were entitled to n fair and Impartial
trial and we as lawyers should take
no action that could be construed az
IN the slightest degree indicating eth.
er any bias in their favor or pre-
judicc against them. Personally IN
IN no way Interested in any Of
cases.
Mr.. stone, in his remarks prof
the resolution. condemned n
ton of certain unknown men .
kcgce in recently catching q
ious negro booueggcr there an
ing him to the outskirts Of tho
and, under the lash. securing from
him a confession. which WIS made
rublic, giving information as 10 part
CT the bootlegging fraternity Of Mrg
kogee, the location Of their stills aui
their caches Of whisky
In my remarks ! referred % t5
punishment nctod out to a Negro h't
hoy Of one CT the hotels Of N
ree who confessed not only to lr
ing whisky. but TO making e.
lneuts with men for white rrur
guests ot the hotel, but req.
these women first 10 permit him q;
know them carnally that I KNEW
po.h.ng about who u was that ud
r.inistcred punishment to this boy but
that the public press of MusEoses
stuffed It was the same group who
had secured the confession from the
bootlegger, and did say that coulo
rot find It in my heart TO vote for
their condemnation
Reference was also made by me 10
The Tulsa county situation In which
two officers were recently shot down
bv hi.jackers and apprehended 40
the Tulsa papers report, by group
OF citizens and turned over to the Of.
ficers with demand for speedy trial,
and the same group issuing n warn.
ing 10 law volators to cease their
violations. and that would not con-
demn their action.
Criminals Band together
said, that as ruie tho crlminaly
inclined, were banded together FOR
mutual protection. and if In any COM
munity lawlessness was openly flaunt.
cd in the facc OF officers ana citizens
alike with apparent impunity-what
were the good citizens to do7 sit si
| rlnely by without protest. and u
they did undertake some concert oi
action to voice their protest were We
to issue 4 sweeping condemnationt
| do not favor mob violence, but
decry t. but what we as lawyers
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