Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-06
MUCH WORK FOR .
THE GRAND JURY
JUDGE pOE CITES MANY THINGS
FOR INVESTIGATION.
Prize FIGHTING Gets A JAB
sunday shows NOtcd-BooIc and
Gambling-jribcry-lAtOrtlOn
IA sweeping Charge

sensations during the next few days,
The grand jury men filed into the dis
trlct court room at nine o'clock yes
terday morning, and few minutes
later, District Judge l., NJ Poo.
started the giving Of what was proba-
bly, the most sensible charge ever
given to grand jury IN this county
For nearly two hours Judge Poe
talked TO the grand jury and instruct
ed them as TO along what lines they
We're to bend their efforts. Crimes ot
all kinds came under the inventory
of matters to be Investigated, but tho
charge that probably caused the most
talk on the street, was that in regard
to prize lghtlng.
First reading the state statutes in
regard 10 hstlc combat for prizes, the
court followed this by most scath-
Ing denunciation of the game that has
been 80 predominant IN Tulsa the past
winter, lie instructed the jury to in
vostiBate the so-called boxing contests
that have been held here and to In
dict every man connected with them.
In referring to the coming Norris
Flynn contest scheduled for July 4,
he said that II this fight was staged
here that he would call another grand
jury and have a show Of my own"
The alleged insinuatlons Of certain
newspapers Of Tulsa came in for a
share in the notoriety when the court
stated to tho jury that they should in
vestlgate the charges made by these
newspapers and II these charges were
sustained TO indict the guilty parties
and II the charges were not sustained
to condemn the papers. Along this
line he made specific the charges OF
bribery and misconduct as alleged by
these newspapers on the part of coun-
ty and city officials.
Condemning the professional gamb-
Ter In tho bitterest Of terms the court
charged tho grand jury to leave moth
ing undone to indlct every profession
al gambler in tho city in order to
save the boys'. He suggested to the
jury that they secure the names OF
those parties whose names appear on
the city police docket as pleading
guilty to charges of gambling and
bootlegglng.
The alleged mysterious killing Of at
least two persons, with which crimes
no one has ever been charged, Is also
scheduled to be investigated. In
several instances I'm the county, the
court said great crimes had been
committed and no one had ever been
punished. The Judge stated that as
the grand jury had more power and
authority than the county attorney
that they could probably do much to
clear up these mysteries through their
power to summon witnesses and make
them testify.
"Gun toters", responsible for prac-
tically all tho crimes In the county to-
gether with bad whiskey were severe
ly denounced by the judge and the
inquisltorial body instructed to indict
each and every person whom they
found to be In the habit Of carrying
a gun.
The court near the end OF his
charges electrified the small party Of
spectators, when he stated that
numerous cases OF extortion had been
reported to him I'm round about way.
The jury was charged to go into these
cases and II they found that any one
had been practicing extortion, to in
dict them.
The botolegging business was touch
ed on in a little different way than
is usually the case. The court stated.
that It was not the bartenders and
negro porters who should be indicted.
but rather the owners OF joints and
the wholesalers, whom the court said
he was informed did very lucrative
business IN booze In this city The
Jury was instructed to secure the
names Of every owner Of q drug store
in the county, and where ever they
found II possible to indict these
owners who were operating booze
joints instead OF drug stores.
Primarily, the court stated there
are three causes for ninety per cent
Of all crimes Drinking. gambling
and gun carrying The jury was told
to investigate these three principal
causes, thoroughly as practically all
the other matters charged 10 be in
vestigated will rest on these three
things.
The wide scope and sensational
nature OF the charges to the grand
jury were the cause for much talk
last evening It was said by one at
torney that the instructions OF Judge
Poe were the most able that he had
ever heard and should do much, Il
followed up closely TO clear the at
mosphere OF Tulsa
Shortly before noon the jury was
taken IN charge by BailIH Wilder and
proceeded 10 the court house on Sec
ond street where they wero locked up
In the jury room and the lnvestiga-
ton started. County Attorney Pat
Maloy win lend legal assistance to tho
body when ever II is necessary
c. j. Friedman, a jeweler of Tulsa,
was appointed foreman OF the jury
by Judge Poe The personnelle Of tho
Jury is made up OF c. II, Dix, Lew
Hutchinson j. w. Hlsoy A. G, Hooper
L. l.. Carson, Frank Ezzol, T. y.
Flanagan, ]. T. Chastaln. G. r.
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