The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-28
ELEVEN FAVOR ACQUITTAL
COMES THE REPORT
Attorney General West In Con.
CIudIng Argument Defends
Bringing Of Suit
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Tecumsch, Okla, May 2s The jury
determining the fate of Judge Maben,
charged with bribery and graft resum.
ed It's deliberations "a ten o'olock this
morning after a nights rest IN hotel.
The jury was excused at midnight
owing 10 Juryman Pulleys illness A
verdict was expected last night ana
friends Of Maben had prepared to
serenade The final vote last night,
eleven 70 one for acqulttal, gives as
surance thai Mabeu viii be acquitted
West Defends Motives
Juryman W. II. pulley who hat
been III during the last several days
Of the trial, listened TO the closing
arguments in the case pf0pped upon
q pillow aud u bed was made FOR him
IN the district court from whore al
though greatly suffering. he ia partlel
pating IN The deliberations OF the body.
He iias plucklly determined 10 stay III
III the last moment II Il is possible 70.
him to dc SO,
Charges Denied
Attorney General West denied tnt
charges that had been reglsteree
against 10th himself and u. b. Blake
ney, by opposing counsel, the purpof,
Of which was that HIS own ambition
and political ambitions had made him
turn prosecutor instead OF prosecutor
Vests speech WAS fiery, but he die
not dwell at any great length on the
charges preferred. but Immediately
plunged into the case and IN e con.
yinclng manner told Of the states
charges against Judge Maben.
Ike paid little attention TO the
statement Of A. G. Cruce made earlier
Ia the day, that Judge Maben Wat
an honest man and was among a gang
Of thieves. bibe.tdkers. Cruce dwell
mainly upon the point that nothing
had been introduced in the evidences
70 show that Judge Maben had eyet
before been aeoused OF dlsh0nea
act and had never besn anything bur
an honorable aud upright man.
Hau No Apologies to offer
Moman pfuleA declares that ont
reason for the bitterness Of his 81
tack upon the attorney general Wed
nesday afternoon was the fact that
It had been told 70 him that the 90
torney general hRd stated that tbs
defense was guilty OF subornatlon ol
perjury and that the court had ex
pressed himself ais believing II 10 b.
J fact. and that upon questioning The
court he had been informed that all
that the court had said was that be
did not approve Of Pruletts line ol
aigumen' When Il came TO his ears
says Mr.. psuiett. thai counsel for tne
defense had been and would be chaFt
ed with sub0rnation Of perjury. ht
was 80 filled with righteous indena
ilon that be felt that he could aay
nothing loo strong IN condemnation
Of the men who be understood 10 be
making the charges. lie added
further. that he had no apologies te
make to any one.
Woman Caused Exposure
The charges. which resulted Ii The
trial o. Judge Maben on q charge 0i
receiving money to protect bootleg
gers, date from the writing OF q let
ter by Mrs. Brown Howell. the wife
Of a converted i0lntlat
Brown Howell has testified ahat
he Is one Of the men who gave the
$500, which Judge Maben IL aceuaeu
Of having accepted TO protect boot
leggers against Indictment He waf
converted at the Bulgin revival, and
Is now member Of the Presbyterian
church Howell had been u saloon
keeper iwenty.aegen years and afteI
his conversion he drove 10 his former
joint and gave all his interests in the
establishment TO his partner. Howel
Is about 90 years old.
Mrs. Howell has long been an earn
est church worker aud IL known here
for her kindness and charity. Fht
wrote d letter to the Rev. Mr. Bul
gin telling Of the alleged corruption
in poliawatomIe county. Mrs How
ell then put her statements into The
form OF an affidavit the reading O
which nj the Bulglh revival brought
the earthquake that Is stlll shaking
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