The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-15
DEPUTIES COME TO ASSISTANCE OF
GARRETT AT CUSTER TRIAL; RECORD
OF EACH OFF|CR GIVEN At Length

Deputies of the sherff's force were
called TO testify in the custer trial o.
Buck Garrett this morning by tho
defense.
Details of the heavy routine imposes
upon the office OF the sheriff wa,
shown when j. Il. Champion gathered
up all the court record books in Tho
building and presented them to thc
court. Numbers of petitions and case.
were picked from The records and the
jury was instructed that IT. would be
required to make the necessary DEF
ductions. r1
Bill Whitson was one Of the frs
witnesses called and told of his serv
ice under the sheriff. how Garret
had instructed all of his men to ge
after the law vlolators and give EN-
hell"
He detailed at length the numbef
of stills he had raided or assisted ir;
raiding, other raids, and importan
arrests.
Young Denies Charges.
Earl Young, whom 1t is said, haq
been at the oJrdan rooms last fal
and prevented police from making q
raid, denied the charge this morning
on the stand. He said that he wai
at the rooming house when G. q
Sims, then a plainclothesman, cam(
there He said he met Sims at Tho
top Of the stairs but did not have
gun in his hand nor did he see
Of nnIfas.
He said that he was raiding the
place at the time Sims arrived. HI
| further said that he and Fred Emer&
son went to the Jordan rooms ond
night to get some information on
dope" transaction, and were In
room with a woman when police Off
GERS came in. Because there had beer
passing Of some curt remarks befor3
the door was open, he held his gur|
/ in his hand. he said.
On Numerous Raids.
Officers usually got one out Of every
five stills reported, Young said. Thi{
Is because some reports are mlsleadX
ing and others are not based on su1
l ficient grounds, He recounted cighX
big still raids that he had participated
Numerous expeditions when cho(
beer, gambling joints and other joint
were broken into. were recounted bJ
Young. His testimony was lengthy
and required nearly an hour.
Former Deputies Testify.
Late Tuesday eseveral deputies o
Buck Garrett were put on the stand
by the defense and told OF the inI
structions issued them by Garrett, and
the methods BY which they discharged
their deputies.
Gus Gaines, long regarded a. q
record.holder o. still confiscations, tes'
titled that Sheriff Garrett instructed
him to give 'em hell" and TO tn (
best of his belief he delt some misery
to the bootleggers and moonshiner}
in this county. Elt
From memory he gave q part Of hi{
record for the time that he has beer
on the force. Throughout testimony
OF the state. II was brought out thai
some Of the deputies had been lay
and failed to do their duty but nd
mention was made of Gus Gaines.
Jim Carter Testified.
Jim Garter, another OF Garretf'1
deputies. told OF u meeting In thd
sheriff's office on Washington's BIRTH
day. 1921, when the forse was told
TO do its best and give 'em hell"
Carter told OF a raid on joint
al Dillard when % men were arrested
Bud Ballew participated in this raid
he said The men were arrested and
brought TO Ardmore, where they plead
I'd guilty.
W. f. tBnD whitson, another oi
the deputies. oorroborntcd the testiI
mony OF the other two deputies I'D
regards to the Instructions that had
been received from Garrett. lie told
how the men worked and what rcl
suits they usually had.
George II. wyatt. publisher Of ,hd
Healdton Herald. testified that Healdl
ton is and has been one OF the clean,
: est oil field towns In the country. flc
said this Information first came "a
him when he was negotiating TO Pub
lish the newspaper ut that place. and
that during his investigations ns a.
ncwspapcrman he has found II Ia ~,
correct.
w. r. Cannon OF Brock testified
= that, in the opinion of people of that
section. the laws were enforced dur
ing last year. aNt a
Joints Were Closed, Also. ~
w +. Miller OF near Hcaldtou
I testified that joints were not run
$ openly and notoriously In IIealdtor
= during the time that he has lived
$ there. and that the general reputation
! was that the laws had always been en-
forced HS 7
, He told Of statements by the Rev
Leon Julius and the Rev. Anslir
;. made at a public meeting there soms
s time last fall. Rev. Julius was quot
: ed MS saying that II the meeting Wal
D.. called to discuss law enforcement, h
, was unnecessary since the town VA
I one OF the clcanest In the state. Thl
, statement OF Rev. Angln correspond
{ cd somewhat TO that. I
No Joints In Wit.
Light laughter was heard over th,
court room when Mr.. Fulton wa
' brought to admit that the laws wsr,
enforced IN and around Writ duriul
r the last year. during his croes-cI
4 animation Of y. G. Orr OF that pla0u
!. Orr had just testified that therv. vue'
j. no joints open In that place dur1D|
:. 1921. and that in the opinion ol u
!. people. tho laws were enforced. 8
:. Officers Answered Gala
r A. H. Davis OF Fox and WIIsoo ~
r Of instances when officers weee coIlo
a 10 Fox 10 answer calla He eol0 ~
IL the laws were enforced In Wilsoo 0I|
In the Fox dissris,. ~ "A
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