The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-19

Tulsa. okla. May lS-After reccjy-
ing long telegram sent yesterday ty
Henry \. Asp. counsel for the defend
ants In the oklahoma land frau6
cases. 20 Senator Curtis of kausI5.
ana forwarded by the latter 10 ga,
department OF Justice. Attorney Gen.
oral Wickcrsham today decided to SUI.
pend further proceedings in those
cases. pending the receipt of tosti-
monv boo support Of charges at 'glHg
improper conduct on the part of Ne
government attorneys
The filing today OF sensational no.
rous by Governor Haskell. other do.
PENDANTS and the I'll charged grand
jury with Judge Marshall of i'r fed
cra court. charging Distr.,- hjt'r.
uev Gregg and Sborial Prosecutor
Sylvester Rush with gross misconduct
in tho jury room last week and elise.
where. and the work Of securing a
now grand Jury made the day thr
most interesting and dramatic session
OF the court sitting 20 investigate the
alleged Muskopcc town lot frauds
Seek Removal OF Gregg.
Tho climax of the day was reached
when Judge Stewart for the defense
filed % motion to have United States
District Attorney ". !. Gregg romov.
ed from further participating i'm the
investigation on the ground that he
is proiudced against certain of the
defendants He filed I'm support W
his motion affidavits OF prominent
citizens Of Tulsa and Muskogce. Tie
substance of Judge Stewards notion
for the defense was a Sollows:
"Thc defendants deny improper in
0ucncc ON the grand jury that was
discharged aud demand AN iuyestiga.
uon OF tuc charges made by Gregg
in his motion and charge misconduct
by Gregg. consisting OF persistent eff
forts of the Tulsa World to mould
public sentiment against the ue-cnu.
ants. Gregg being one of three owners
and directors Of the Tulsa World and
that within the last two weeks Gregg
stated to l.. W. Poe. district Judge In
Tulsa. that he was after Haskell and
his associates and that no attempt
would be made to prosecute anyone
else and that Gregg stated to !. /.
Allen. Il prominent republican lawyer
in Muskogce. that ne was personal
enemy of William T. Hutchiugs, one
OF the defendants, and intended -
send him 10 the pcnitentiary If /
. took him a life time That Chas. r.
Dent. one of the owners with Gregg
OF the Tulsa World. stated to prom.
ncnt business men In Tulsa that the
prosecution of Haskell was for po
litical purposes, inspired by Roosevelt
and Hearst and that Gregg In an in.
May 10 charged Haskell and other
defendants with improperly mrueu,.
ing the grand jury, and that the court
was aware of the improper influence
and sustained his motion to discharge
the grand jury without evidence"
The court declined to hear the ino
tiou for the reasons that the district
attorneys charges made last Satug.
day were too vague and indefinite;
that il he desired to maze a complaint
it must be- specific and in proper
form, that the court declared he had
paid no attention whatever To those
charges In his ruling last Saturday,
which was based on the right of the
government 10 have new grand jury
Whenever 1t desired, that the court
said the charges AGAINST the district
attorney should be made to the d.
plrJmyu' at Washington. from w'tch
hc has his appointment as district