Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-04
MORAN HEARING
Resulted TODAY
HUNDREDS TIOCN no HEAR EVI-
DI.NCE or KILLING.
IS Devoid OF SENSATION
Days Testimony Appears Corrobora-
tive of story Told by tie As
si~tnnt Chief


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nesses for the prosecution ana DO
fcnse iu the case of Assistant chief
of Police John Moran. charged with
win Woolver las, Friday,
the preliminary examination before
Justice OF the Peace Litsou was con-
luucd lt $50 last night until 900
O'Clock this morning At the con
cmsiun of Yesterdays session. the ad-
vantage i'm the case seemed to rest
with the Moran side, but 1t was gen,
orally admitted that the prosecution
was Withholding some heavy guns to
De fired when the time comes for re-
Never before IN the history Of Tul-
sa County has such O scene been pre-
scented aa was scen I'm the County
Court room where the preliminary
examination VAS held AS curly as
noon yesterday. nearly two hours be-
fore the time set for the hearing,
crowds of curious and Interested poo-
Pile began nookug towards the court
house ou East Second street The
spacious court room rapidly filled up,
and at 1880 when the case was called
standing room was at premium.
Tho court room waU jnmmrd, and
even the window sill5 were filled with
spectators The corridors were a
socthlug mass Of humanity each one
anxious to hear every word of tho
testimony In Tulsa Countys most
famous case.
Judge Litson called the court to
order at 1880 o'clock, but stil the
crowd came, and long line was
formed out into the street. Several
times during the course Of the hear
Ing the court had to stop until the
spectators could be put back" in or
der to give the attorneys room. The
crowd was packed twenty deep
around every door leading into the
court room, but It was evident that
the greater part could not hear the
testimony. But still they came, and
many seemed satisfied just 10 watch
the proceedings without hearing tho
testimony All afternoon the crowd
grew in numbers and 1t was estimaed
that as many as i've hundred were
gathered In the court room and the
corridors. The crowd finally grew 80
large that Judge Lltson ordered the
baillffs TO clear the room OF every
one who did not have a seat.
County Attorney Pat Malloy lead
the prosecution, ably assisted by AS
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Luther
James. For Moran. Attorney H. w.
Tucker, OF the nrm Of Abey & Tucker,
conducted the case. assisted by Mayor
L. j. Martin and City Attorney John
r. Ramsey
Those IN the vast throng who
looked for sensations must have been
bitterly disappointed by Yesterdays
developments, as practically nothing
new except small details was brought
out by either side in addition TO the
evidence already given in the news
papers.
II Is likely that the hearing VIII
take mp most OF today ms inc defense
was hardly haIt through with us tes-
,mohy Wn'h aujourh'n'n' was taNeh
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dnon lptorost IN the nrocoodIngs ana
opparently very little worried about
tina outcome.
The first wlness to be introduced by
the state was r. NJ Woolver, the
aged father Of the deceased man.
WIN Wooliycr Mr. Wooliver's testl-
mony had very little direct bearing
ON the case He testified that his
son was ~ years or age ana that unul
ne saw ms uead oody 'ast saturday
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