The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-09
DIAMOND CASE
STILL MYSTERY
Felony Charge Against Wright Is
Dismissed and He Immediately
Brings Damage Suit
WIcnlTA Sept 9-Tne sensation.

WICHITA Sept 9-The sensation.
w al diamond case that has entered
the reading public II two states for
several weeks has come to sudden
termination, by the dismissal OF a
felony charge against the man who
vas accused " taking the CnlkIns
Jewels, hut the conditions under
which the dismissal was mnde nre
shroudcd In mystery and County At
toruey Duyall will say nothing 10 dts
sclnlnntc the clouds
The Earl i. Wright mystery cnsc.
which opened here II few weeks ago
with four court actions tying up n
safety deposit box In a local bank has
come 10 an end apparently
In connection with the dismissal "
the grand larceny charge against
Wright at Newklrk ok. Monday AFT
crnoon. none " the principals I'm the
matter at Newklrk would give A clear
version Of the final scene.
George McGill, attorney for Wright
drrlnred the dismissal was a surprise
To him and 10 his client. {. +. Culkins
the wealthy poncu City man whose
Wlfe's diamonds worth 5000 and a
friends diamonds worth tiO5O Wright
was accused " taking while employed
as clerk IN a ronca city bank. said he
had not been fully advised" Of the
dismissal and was not In the court
room AT the time Mr. Calkins AZ
peared not 10 be- worried over the mat
ter
The report that MIR CaIkins had
agreed ~ dismiss the case n Wright
would rOt fIlc O damage suit against
him for false arrest was denied hv
MIR tRlklns tpduy W Il Clark. AT.
torupy Tor the pouca Clt, bunk where
Wright worked also denied that he
had made uu overture ~ that sort TO
Wright
Files Damage Suit
Immediately after the dismissal NJ
the criminal action Attorney McGm
filed n suit for $4,000 damages
against q. F Cukins aud 1. ". Elliot
the burns detectives who worked nm
the cirrumstautal evidence leading tn
'hr arrest NJ Wright The petition al.
.cgos the arrest was false and mali
ulnus
The dismissal NJ the case Yesterday
probably closes one NJ the most pug
z.lng affairs brought into the lucnl
courts ln many wears when clrrum
stances indicated that Wright might
have .to'ru the CUlklns diamonds four
court actions were brought iu Scdg.
wick county courts 10 tie mp Wrlghts
nnk deposits one NJ these was a
search and seizure warrant ON which
Nrishts safety deposit box containing
about Sl2I5 was held for over week
hy the marshal W the city court
with the arrest of Wright all the
uHsrs here we're dismissed and the
-nlrty deposit box was turned over tn
the oklahoma officers. II was re-
stored 10 WRIGHT at Newklrk when the
ease was dismissed
The county attorney at Nrwklrk
uh when u-lrd about the dmlssul
NJ the Wright uu,r. said. testify.
90 can't uo into ull those small de-
tails Just say that the county nttor
nry dismissed the rnsr when rnun
ir attorney for AMY reason sees M IA
dismiss q rusc 10 Is hI. right n
mIahf hr fnr lack NJ sufficient e,i
dcnre or Il might he for some other
rrason Al amy rate dismissed thl.
uusr'
Whom was n dOup'" vns asked
.uh I unnt remember Mnt Yes I
believe n WIS nrtcr noon Monday"
Ihr count, attorney was sure uf one
thing and that was that he had dis.
missed the ease