The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-19
PENDING INVESTIGATION
OF CHARGES SUBMITTED
Alleged Misconduct Of Govern.
ment Attorneys VIII Be
Investigated
Special o the Daily Leader

Special 70 the Daily Leader
tulsa, Okla, May i9--The investi.
cation Of the Muskogee town lot
frauds cane 10 sudden stop here
last evening upon receipt Of q tele.
gram from Attorney General Wicker.
sham at Washington. directing a
Suspension u proceedings pending
She receipt OF testimony IN support
of charges submitted by Henry l.
ASP and presented BY Senator Cur.
tls Of Kansas alleging improper
conduct on the part Of ihe govern
ment attorneys
The filing OF sensational motions
by Governor Haskell other defend
ants and the discharged grand jury
with Judge Marshall, OF the Federal
court charging District Attorney
Gregg and Special Prosecutor Syl
vester Rush with gross misconduct
IN the iury room last week. and else.
where. and the work cf securing @
new grand Jury made the day thn
most Interesting and dramatic sest
sion Of the court sitting 10 invesil
gate the alleged Muskogce tOwn lGt
frauds
Sensational Climax.
The climax of the day was reached
when Judge Sinart for the defense
flied motion to have United States
District Attorney w. ] Gregg re-
moved from further participating 10
the Investigation an the ground that
he IL preiudired against certain Of the
defendants He filed ln support ol
his motion affidaviis Of prominent
citizens nf Tulsa and Muskogee. The
anbstnnce Ui Judge Siuafts motion
for the defnnsc vas aH follows.
aThe defendants deny improper IN
fluence on the grand jury that was
discharged aud demand an investga-
ton Of the chhrges made by Gregg Ia
his motion and charge misconduct hS
Gregg. consisting Of persistent eflor
Of tie Tusa Woriu 20 mould public
sentiment against the defendants
Gregg helng Onp SO three owners an
directors Of the Tulsa World and that
Within the last two weeks Gregg
stated 10 r. N. Poe, district Judge in
Tulsa. that he was after Haskell aud
his assnclates aud hat no attempt
would be made to prosecute anyone
elae and that Gregg stated 20 J. T.,
Allen a prominent Republican lawyer
in Muskngee that he was personal
enemy 81 William II Hulchlngs. one
Of the defendants and intended TO-
send him to the peniientiary lf Il tooe
him lifetime. That Chas e. Dent
one OF the owners with Gregg Of the
Tulsa World, stated tn prominent
business men IN Tulsa that the prose
cuilnn Of Haskell was for political
nurn0ses. insnired BY Roosevelt and
Hearst aud that Gregg in IN inter
vlnW IN the Muskogee Phoenix of
NAV i6 charged Haskell md other
defendants with improperly infiu.
euelug the grand inrv. and that theI
court was aware Of the Improper In
flrence and sustained his motion TO
discharge the grand jury without cyl
denee'
The court declined tnh ear the mo
tlnn for the reasons that tho district
Attorneys charges made last Satur
day we're too vague aud lndeflnlte:
thai II be desired 10 make a com
nlaint II must he specific and In pr0n.
er form: that the court declared bel
had paid no attention whatever toI
ihnse charees IN his ruling last Sat
urday. which was based on the right
OF the Government to have new
grand jury whenever Il Desired that
the court said the charges against
the district attorney should be made
to tho department at Washington
from Which he has bis appointment
as district attorney. and that thel
court here Is moi the proper place toI
file such charges.
Hence the charges OF misconduct
against the district attorney will g0l
with similar and even more extensive|
charges against other Governments
representatives attorneys aud agents.
"a Washington anighk
The court Was called to order NJ "
c'g rex F'leyen Of Che uvW grand
iururs were N the Jury box md The
court room was ef0Wdnd wifi apecta.
tors. The news having been circulated
that sensation would be sprung
Governor HASKELL and ether defend.
anls were IN the court room. Tho
Jurors were sworn b. the clerk of
the court and District ktlorhpy Gregg
began The examination Of the eIeveq|
veuiremen present Every one of the
steven men present qualified as iur
nrs. The court ordered the United
eta4ee marshal 10 summon eight al.
dIilonal venlremen to appear II court
tomorrow The court then ordered
lhe eleven lurymen to leave the
cnart room. a. matters hey should
naf hear wcro aholle IL be brought
un Immediately after they left ihe
ensft roam Judge Stuart filed his