Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-07
INVOLVES TULSA ATTORNEY
TESTIMONY COMES LIKE A BOMB
SHELL DURING JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE HEARING.
STORY Gets CORROBORATI0N
Martindale Enters Denial 10 EniiTo
Plot--Inforniatlons Prepared
by County Attorney Malloy.

Sensational developments that
Will probably result in the arrest OF
a well-known Tulsa attorney today
on charges of bribery, and the pos
sible arrest Of several other persons
on similar charges became appar-
ent in Tulsa yesterday. These strik-
ing features came out during the
preliminary hearing Of Charles Carr
and Ethel Miller, charged with hav-
Ing drugged Il. j. Vowell Tulsan.
The hearing was held before Judge
Slack, and the expected developments
FOR today shaded into insIsnificance
tho real trial OF yesterday.
After the case had droned along
for about an hour yesterday Pat
Malloy,. county attorney, asked per-
mission to confer with witness. He
then conversed privately with Sadie
Johnson, a negress, who had testi-
fled she had seen the Miller woman
drop something into a glass of whis-
key which Vowel later drank at a
roadhouse in the edge of Tulsa. The
conference lasted but a few minutes.
Said She Received Money.
Taking the stand again, the negress
was asked II she had received any
money not to testify in the case then
before. the court She related that sho
had.
Luther James. former assistant
county attorney. for Ethel Miller.
and d. NJ. Martindale, representing
Carr. leaped up with objections. A
few spectators sat erect and listened
intensely. Heated arguments closed
with Attorney Martindale asserting
that the negress had testified like
"a black bat out OF hell"
Termination of argument came
finally when Judge Slack declared
slXh testimony was not admissible
unless Information was filed against
the alleged brlbers. The county at
torney then called for blank infor-
nations and began filling In names.
Information 10 BE Filed.
Attorney Martindale then sane
toned the admission of testimony
Just objected to II the informations
would not be filed. Mr.. Malloy curtly
replied that the informations would
bo filed whether objections were
withdrawn or not.
The negress, who Is under bond
on n murder charge, the act alleged
20 have been committed during last
July, then told story of how she
had accepted s35 to be absent from
Tulsa when the case on trial was
called. Fern Coleman was named as
go-between by the negress. who
said she at first desired $50 to do
this, but later compromised on s35.
She was instructed, she said, to go to
Mr.. Martindale's office at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning and get the money
which she intended to accept, but
not to leave the city.
What Meanest Wink?
The negro then said when she en-
tered the elevator car in the Reeder
building to go to the Martlndale Of
flee, Martindale and Lora Hall. dep
uty sheriff. were in the car. She
stated that Martlndale winked at her
and she suspected something WIS
wrong. Martindale disappeared on
the fourth floor She asked Mr.. Hall
where the attorneys office was.
Upon being questioned. she stated
that the attorney was to pay her sS5.
Further close questioning brought a
confession from the negro.
Like Fish in Net
A trap was then laid for the alleged
conspirators The woman entered
Mr.. Martndales office. awaiting his
return. Mr.. Hall entered an adjoin-
ing vacant room. After long lapse
OF time, the negro called Fern Cole
man on the telephone. arranging the
receiver so Mr.. Hall could hear re-
plies. Tho negro was assured that
Martlndale and the Coleman woman
would be I'm the attorneys office
within few minutes. Shortly the
two arrived. 1t is then alleged that
Martindale handed the Coleman wo-
man the S35. who In turn gave 1t to
the negro. The money consisted OF
sS3 I'm currency and 81 In silver. The
recipient Of the money placed her
initials on the bills THAI she might
later identify It. and passed II into
the keeping of Barney Cleayer negro
patrolman. who was waiting outside
the office. he having previously been
told Of the deal by the negress. who
feared she might be double crossed"
Testimony Is Corroborated.
In the meantime. the deputy sher-
iff had heard and written down the
greater part of the conversation.
Hall corroborated in detail the story