The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-06-28
MIKES A COMPLETE STATE
MENT or HIS FAMOUS
CHARGE TO THE RENO JURY.
why lie scored Them-No ioeG @ areaf
Deal More Than They Got--heir Wof'i
Was Coarse aud n stab Pt tLc
Heart Of Justice.

J., and openly charged that the jury
which sat upon the case had been
.ampered with. and this too among
cool and reasonable citizens. They
ci,c he apparent confidence of the
defense which grew almost brazen as
soon as the jury was empaneled and
the trial begun, and which kept up
very cheerful throughout the bank
rupt and threadbare defense.
70 these IL came IN the nature of no
surprise that the work had ground so
course that the judge should take ju-
dicial knowledge of the corruption.
As the defendant and members of
the Fast Five" at once rushed into
print with defense, and there was
much contradictory matter as TO what
the Judge really did say, LEADER
representative called upon his honor
Yesterday lie was much loath to dis
cuss the matter, but stated that moth
ing like a correct copy OF his language
to the jury had been published. This
only whetted the reporters persistence
and he managed to secure the follow
ing copy of the judges instructions,
which is the only correct statement
that has yet appeared:
Gentlemen of the jury--I think 1t is
right that should say few words to
you upon some facts which have come
to my knowledge concerning this case
since you were empaneled and sworn
as jury to try the case.
These facts relate To efforts and
plans made by the defendant TO secure
control of the jury and To divert 1t
from its true purpose. You were
sworn upon your voir dire, touching
yoCr competency and qualifications as
Jurors in this case aud after most
exhaustive examination, you were
each found upon your oaths to be free
from prcjudice, bias, partiality feeling
or any impression which would inter.
fere with or prevent you from finding
a true verdict and from make "a true
deliverance between the territory of
Oklahoma and Fred NJ. Beall.
Whether you have done so or not,
each one OF you knows for himself in
his own heart, but ! have beel in
formed by gentleman whom have
known for several years and have
known him to be man of the highest
truth aud yeraciiy and of the highest
repnte in this community of the fol-
loving facts:
Some days prior to the beginning of
this trial the defendant came To this
city and occupied himself IN conJunc-
tion with those whose corporation he
secured, IN enuenvJriug To create IA
-. ..tt ,,l N skrhiai. IN fru flfa
cause. AFTER being here short time
he stated 10 the gentleman To whom
have referred that he had had con.
iidanl. resident of this city, u whom
he had entrusted his plans with refer
ence TO the jury, and who knew all of
his plans about managing the con
struction of the jury 1hat frleni he
said had beeu tAhcn sick aud b,
waited the gentleman whom ! have
referred to. TO aid him in carrying
through his plan, which he said was
10 secure four or five men whom be
could trust with his interests, aud Ia
place 10 the hands of each OF them the
names OF three. or four, or five men
who were to be worked into the venire
when q special venire should be or.
der, d to make up the jury. lie said
lie could not IN this case all lrd TO
take any chances, and that he would
not take any chances; that he had 10
have one or two men on this jury who
would stay with him Till hell froze
over"
1t Is further fact that while the
jury WAS being empaneled and after
"a number of persons had been placed
npon il and a special venire issued
from which the jury should be filled,
the defendant stepped out of the
court room and upon the porch adj
jacent 10 it with q friend and there
said 10 him: "Iy man is on the jury
yet, to which his friend replied:
Yes; hush; do not speak; ! think the
territory win overlook hun"
OF the number OF jurymen at that
tine placed upon the panel none were
afterwards challeng ID or removed, and
II the defendant had, as he said, q man
of his upon the jury at thu momeng az
which he spoke, thrt man IS on .he
jury still.
Gentlemen of the Jury -hia .tale-
ment of fac. is o. such character
and came to ne so authenticated ,hat
thought IL was due To the imr or
tance OF this rause that II he Jury
AaL in fact been rerct I'd throug h
motives inspired by '.e defendant and
any part of its luube. corrupted that
YOU should be confined bevonC he
usual time; beyond tic Laral .ita-
wen in cases NE this, who're humau
life is at stake, aud thrt 4. any pVrt D.
members OF the jpr~ had been ccr
rupted, or were acting from inprC per
motives, those oi you who wera acting
from y 'oper sense o. duty aid wi h
proper regard for the paths which yor
have taken TO try Il is cause uncn 'he
evidence and the law. would have ia
oppor li,y 10 make the impres ior OF
honor and integrity.
L. is proper also that ~i-kf Nese
n 'ments 10 you because IL Is .sght
that the peoDle of this county and OF
logan county from which this case
has come. aud that the people OF this
territory at large should know OF the
facts which have come 10 my knowl-
edge aud which would enable them 10
form correct estimate of the moral
atmosphere which has been here en-
gendered and within which you gen
ilemen of the iary hayr been empan
eled TO try this cause.
Gentlemen OF the jury. these facts
are not mine nor yours, but belong 10
lie public at large, and state them
TO You on account Of my relation 20
you and also because, believing them
10 be true, have no right to suppress
II EN-
We are here as citizens in this new
territory each and all Of us, compara-
tive strangers 10 each other We have
come here from all parts Of this eoun-
try To make homes for our children
and those who come after nd II be-