The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-29
Charge IN FORD
CASE spurs The
Sheriff TO ACT
Logsdon Rules No Sheriff
in State Has Authority
to Arm Men Unless in
Emergency. -"
JURY GOES OUT AT
1l:3O; VERDICT SOON
Harrison Case This Afternoon
to End Present Term;
Others Continued.

That concealed weapons habitually
worn by certain citizens Of Carter
county acting under special commis'
SONS are gong TO be discarded was
evidenced in district court Friday morn
ing when Judge b. G. Logsdon read
his charge TO the jury in the Fred Ford
case, and that all special commissions
that have been issued by Sheriff Lon
don are going TO be recalled Is certain
from a statement from him shortly
after the reading OF the charge.
Judge Logsdon in his charge to the
jury, dwelt particularly on unlawful
carrying OF concealed weapons, aud
stressed the assertion in such man.
ner as to lead those who heard the
charge read that a determined efforr
was going to be made to sta Up out the
| ractice.
Sheriff London stated that he bad
issued but few special commissions, but
was going to recall every one OF tn m
at once and no more would be ISSUE
by him, basiag his de;, rrninv.ion 10 do
SO upon the &c W Nhs ~!
in the Ford case.
Charge Is Cited.
Section 10 OF the courts charge In
case of the State of Oklahoma IS. Fred
Ford, charged with assault with int.ns
to kin r. r. McCrory. is as follows.
YOU are instructed that no sheriff
in Oklahoma has the lawful author
| to issue a special commission ~ any
! person authorizing such person To car
| ry a prohibited weapon except when
such person is summoned Ly such sher-
| III as u member of posse OF for soi1e
| specific service authorized by law. And
when any person so summoned. or spe-
clally commissioned. has performed
| such specific duty the validity and pro
! lection OF such special commission
ceases, and such person becomes again
private citizen and II he thereafter
| assumes TO carry prohibited weapon
| by virtue OF such special commission
he carries the same unlawfully.
"In this connection you are instruct
| cd that under the evidence in this case
/ r. +. McCrory had no lawful author
| ity to carry u prohibited weapon at
the time of the transaction made The
basis of this prosecution, and that he
had no lawful authority to make an
arrest for misdemeanor and IL you
| find that he did attempt TO arrest the
| defendant upon any charge less than
felony such attempt would constitute
an assault which the defendant would
be justified in resisting by such means
and force as was reasonably Necessary
TO repel such assault. 1t Is for you 10
determine under the evidence before
YOU whether the means and force EN-
ployed by defendant in resisting such
assault IL you find he was assaulted.
was reasonably necessary under tho
circumstances shown TO repel such as
sault."
Case Goes 10 Jury
Approximately 40 witnesses were call
ed in this case Thursday and ut the op.
cning Of court this morning. Judge
.ogsdon read his charge to The jury.
Arguments were finished at u:30
o'clock at which time the case was pre-.
sented to the jury. 1t is exp cted that
an early verdict will he rendered.
d. 5. Harrison. charged with criminal
assault on his 9 year old step daughter.
which was scheduled for the resump-
ton OF court this afternoon after the
noon recess. will terminate the present
term Of court. other eases on the dock.
ct have been continued until ,he next
term of court