The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-22
BATTLE To TAKE
ROBERTSON CASE
FROM ADA OPENS
Governor Takes Personal Charge;
File Demurrer to Motion TO Take
TrIaI Bribery Charge Back
to okmuIpee.
ARGUMENTS ON POINT
OF LAW GIVEN JUDGE
LydIck Intlmates Plenty Of Fire.
works Due When Case Gets Well
Under Way; Hints at Court
offloloI to Figure.
ny The United rrc~,)


Ada, Okla. Nov. 22.-Under Gov.
ernor J. II. A. Robertson's personal
direction, demurrer TO motion
to shift the scene OF the governors
$4,000 bribery case back to Okmul.
gee was filed before Judge Thomas
A. Edwards In district court here
today.
The motion TO vacate the change
OF venue granted from Okmulgee
was filed by County Attorney James
Hepburn. Okmulgee county, prose-
cutting the case against the governor.
On presentation OF the demurrer.
citation OF the law was asked by
Judge Edwards. Adjournment was
taken with arguments to begin at
y. m.
Attorney ]. ID. Lydick. leading
figure on behalf OF Robertson. In the
preliminary court proceedings OF the
case, intimated new issues would be
joined when the fight to throw out
charges against the governor Is
started.
The sensational new issues will be
In connection with the decision OF
Judge to hear the governors trial,
II was indicated. A move was started
yesterday by Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court John b. Harrison to
prevent District Judge j. w. Bolen
OF Ada from sitting In judgment In
the case.
By The United Pre~.)
Ada. Okla, Nov. 22--Scene Of
battle in the fast moving legal tilt
in connection with the trial of Gov
ernor J. B. A. Robertson on bribery
charge. was moved here today from
Okmulgee.
The latest maneuver, a motion for
vacating the change OF venue, filed
by County Attorney James Hepburn,
Okmulgee county, was to be heard in
district court today before Special
Judge Thomas A. Edwards.
The governor, who is charged with
accepting bribe of $4,000 to allow
the Bank OF Commerce, Okmulgee, to
continue operations after he knew
the institution was insolvent an
nounced his intention Of being here
for the hearing today.
County Attorney Hepburn filed mo-
ton to vacate shortly after Judge
Edwards had sustained the change
of venue ruling in district court at
Okmulgee.
Judge Edwards ruled that as the
trial of the governor had already
been changed to Ada he had no
Jurisdiction to act on the case In
Okmulgee.
Preceding Hepburn's action, coun-
sci for Robertson filed motion in
district court here asking that the
Indictment against the governor be
quashed. No time was set for hear.
ing of this motion.
In the meantime, Chief Justice
John b. Harrison of the supreme
court at Oklahoma City, issued an
order to District Judge ]. w. Bolen
here to appear before him not later
than Friday to show cause why he
should not be restrained from sitting
in judgment on the governors trial.
The order was issued at request OF
Hepburn, it was said.
On receiving notification Of Chief
Justice Harrison's order, Judge Bolen
told the United Press he would an
swer the chief Justices order in writ
ing, which he said was allowable.
Il am a personal friend of Gov
ernor Robertson" Judge Bolen told
the United Press, "and IL personal
; friendship disqualifies me from sit
ting in Judgment against the gov
ernor am already disqualified"