The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-11-09
WALTON ASKS
FEDERAL COURT
TO INTERVENE
Declares He Is the Victim of
a Conspiracy Promoted BY
K. K. K.-May Delay Trial
To Indefinite Time-Alleges
Wrongful Prosecution by a
House Prejudiced Against
Him.

aOuSe FreJudlceo Against
Him.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. g.
Governor j. C. Walton took his cause
to the Federal courts today in an ef-
fort to invoke government interven-
tion in the series of tangled events
which have marked the political life
of Oklahoma for the last several
months.
On the outcome Of the action is
expected to depend the question of
whether the impeachment proceed
ings against the executive will be
soon disposed Of or whether they
will drag through the slow process
ses Of law to a final decision by
a United States Supreme Court. If
the later condition obtains, obser-
vers say tonight many unexpected
complications in the situation that
would be unprecedented.
The Governor sprang his latest
spectacular move by applying in
United States district court at
Lawton for write Of supercedas
charging that the state legislature
participated in conspiracy with the
X. K. K. to remove him from Of
flee.
Hearing of the action was set for
tomorrow afternoon after Judge
John H. Cotteral had refused to con-
slider the application in order to per-
NIT proper notifications Of all par
ties.
Tries Out Inspection
The petition asks the court to hear
the executives charges that he is
unable to obtain. fair trial before
the senate court Of impeachment
and, If his charges are sustained, to
issue permanent injunction against
the legislature preventing if from
proceeding with his trial.
The governor named as defend
ants the Oklahoma house Of repre-
sentatives speaker w. D. McBee, chief
clerk Issac w. Gray the house
board of managers, Acting Governor
M. E. Trap, the Knights of the
X. X. K, of Oklahoma and N. c.
Jewett, grand dragon of the khan in
this state.
He alleged that the house board
Of managers wrongfully and un-
lawfully engaged in the prosecution
Of plaintiff upon pretended articles
Of impeachment before the senate,
and that many members Of the i'm
peachment court are 'under the in
fluence Of passion and prejudice"
against him.
The executive declared majority
Of the members Of the court were
represented to be members OF the
khan and that they ".conspired, con-
federated and agreed in advance to
render a judgement removing him
from Office"
''Refers to death Threat"
In his application Governor Wal
ton referred to "a threat against
his life" that had been handed to
him by senate page last week as
he sat at his counsel table before
the court of impeachment. He de-
clared the "threat" was a part Of the
conspiracy against him and that his
resignation had been demanded.
The senate, following a statement
last week by the governor, in which
he made the same allegation, con-
Quoted a hearing through COM
mittee and adduced testimony for an
attache of the governors Office that
the package contained only toy
pistol mailed to the executive ap-
parently by a practical joker who,
It Is believed, had in mind declara-
tion attributed to the governor dur
ing the martial law reign in Okla
homa that he "could drive the legis-
lature into the Red River with a cap
pistol If he wished"