Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-19
PROSECUTORS
FACE GRAVE
CHARGES
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS
ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT
Members Of Discharged Mus
kogee Jury Declare Federal
Attorneys Attempted to
Scare Them Into Returning
Indictments,
,ry Morning Journal special Leased wirel

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Tulsa. okla. May 1S.-Sensational
allegations concerning the official
conduct of Sylvester r. Rush, special
assistant to the attorney general and
United states district attorney for the
northern district OF oklahoma, arc
made in two petitions filed in the fed
cral court here this afternoon in con
nection with the Muskogee town lot
fraud cases one of the petitions is
signed by certain members of the
grand Jury that was discharged las
saturday by Judge John A. Marshall
on motion of District Attorney Gregg,
who asserted that the jury had been
subjected to improper influences, Fllls
petition refutes this charge and ID
turn makes serious charges asains'
both Messrs Gregg and Rush. 1t al
leges that misconduct before the jury
and efforts to intmidate and scare
the Jury to return indictments against
Governor Charles y. Haskell and
the other defendants, regardless OF,
and contrary to proof presented ana
petitions the court to investigate the
jurors allegations.
The defendants also filed a response
to the motion of Dis let ATTORNEY
Gregg asserting that .. I'D used the
proper influence. This response al
Ieges that misconduct on the part o.
GREGG, asserting that he has used thn
Tulsa World, of which he is said to be
part owner to mould sentiment and
prejudice the court and grand jury
against the defendants that he stated
that he was after Haskell and asso-
ciates and that no one else would be
prosecuted: that he stated to MI AL
len Of Muskogce that he was por-
sonal enemy Of William T. HutchlnS4
and would send him to the pcniten-
tlary at AL hazards that Gregg s part
ners in the Tulsa World had stated 70
n prominent merchant of Tulsa ina,
it was political prosecution started
BY William l.. Hearst. the New YORK
editor, and by Theodore kopscNell
against Governor Haskell. Their al
legations are urged to prove the
claim that Gregg Is an improper per-
son TO conduct the present prosccu
tlon before the grand jury
Judge Marshall Sends
Charges To Washington
Tulsa. Okla. May 1S.-The charges
against District Attorney Gregg, madr
today by the defense in the MuskoSc'
town lot fraud cases. were forwarded
to the department Of justice ut WASH
maton on the suggestion OF Judge
Marshall. who is hearing the case
Judge Marshall refused 10 act ON ''l'
ncttion Of the defense. asking taa'
Gregg be prevented from trying th'
case. The petition alleged that I'M
proper influences had been brought 20
bear on the grand jury which was dls-
missed last Saturday as the result 'l
charges made by Mr.. Gregg ln'
court assigned the following reasons
for his refusal to act;
Grcgg's charges against the ai7-
charged jury, he regarded as vague
and indefinite
That the court had paid no atleh-
ton to the charges in Gresg's mo'lo''
but had discharged the grand Jury pe-
cause of the right of the government
to change grand jury when IL :" "e-
sired That charges against FreBs
should be- filed at the department 8'
Washington from where he was ap-
pointed The court did not commel.
upon the petition of the discharge
grand jurors.