Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-28

Refusing to enter pleas. denying
the iurdiction Of the court and de
clinng to make bond, Henry A. Lar
son. chief of the O. $. bureau for the
suppression of the liquor traffic
among the Indians, and five OF his
deputies, were yesterday afternoon
committed to the county jail by JUS
ticc John j. Slack The men had been
arrdigucd on II charge of assault Tho
alleged oncnsc occurred last Monday
night when Larson and his squad ar
rested eleven men and conliscated
seven wagon loads Of beer that was
being brought into Tulsa W. p.
Miles filed the complaint against the
officers. and deposited "A cost bond "a
insure the issuance OF the warrants,
after County Attorney Malloy had
refused to have anything to do with
the prosecution,
Judge Slack ISSUED the warrants,
and Shcrn Mccullough served them
owe; the telephone. Larson together
with Ct T.. Carpenter, Victor Ellis.
ed Brentz. Ike Wilkinson ana -
Brantz. appeared in court at three
o'colck in the afternoon.
Deny County Jurisdiction.
Judge Slack read the charge to
them.
"We decline to enter a plea, your
1. 1 T..
chair in the prisoners dock, and at
this time we take occasion TO deny
the jurisdiction of the court | am
an officer Of tho United States gov
ernment but | haven't my commits
sion with me right now"
Attorney George Brown Of Tulsa,
who represented the prosecution In
the absence OF j. G. Denton OF Mus.
kogee, who filed the cases In court,
suggested that the court set n bond.
"Ill fix your bonds at $500 each" ,"
said Judge Slack. "and | Will set
your trial for o'clock on the morn
ing Of Tuesday, July g."
we refuse to make bond, your
honor" said Larson, rising to his feet
again Then he sat down and smiled
defantly. His fellow officers seemed
very self-composed. There was Il
brief silence. which was broken by
Attorney Browns terse command:
put 'em in Jail, then
Judge Slack then issued commit
ment which he gave to Sheriff Me
Cullough. The sheriff took his pris-
oncrs to his office on the second floor
Of the court house. Later on they
expressed a desire to play game of
cards, so they were escorted to the
big chapel Of the county jail on the
top floor. where they whled away the
hours at Seven up"
Acted on Llncbaugh's Orders.
As soon as he read In yesterday
mornings world that he was going
to be arrested, Chief Larsoncgot into
communication with y. II. Line
baugh, the newly appointed United
States district attorney at Musltogec
Llnebaugh told him how to act. and
he carried his orders out to the let
ter In refusing to enter II plea OF
make q bond.
lSllfbb Ab II Nltll NAifh AiF hNAVl
ney general Of the state that Tulsa
county officials were causing the ar
rest Of federal prohibition officers
The attorney general called on Coun-
ty Attorney Malloy for an explana-
ton The latter Immediately show
ed that he had no connection with
tho case by sending the following
| telegram to Attorney General West at
| Oklahoma city:
Refused yesterday to file informa-
tion against federal liquor officers
Complaint filed with cost bond in
justice court. Warrant for assault Is
sued under section 717I snyders
County attorneys Office has taken no
action In this case. Powerless 10 do
so under section 1915. Harris Day
code. PAT MALl.Of,
County Attorney
Judge Slack, at the time the fed
eral men refused TO enter pleas call
cd on the county attorneys office for
assistance. but County Attorney Nal
10y and his assistants refused to take
a hand In the matter at all.