Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-25
JAIL OFFICERS, IS
PLEA OF MOTHER
Mrs. Effie Hatfield Would
Rescind Bonds Of Men
Who Killed Her Son.
C0NSULTS LAWYER ON MOVE
Conditions in Local Police De-
partment That Brought
About Killing Revealed.

That tho bonds ~ The thrcc police
officers bound over to the district
court for the murder II Vernon Hat
ii'ld may be revoked ls a now phase
"i the case that developed yesterday.
Mrs Effic Hatfield mother Of the
|oun" taNicah driver slain on the night
'i January T.. said that she was con-
"dcrnC applying 10 the district court
{" have the bonds rcscinded. She has
consulted ATTORNEYS about the question
ana has been informed that such "A
move on her part would probably re-
suit IN the bonds being revoked am,
me "iiirors placed In fan. pending
iheir trial. Officers Townsend. Miller.
ana Shue wcro released on bonds or
S''oO each Tuesday afternoon after
lA'v had been bound over by Judge
Siandcven of the county court. Tn,
h"nd' were fixed bv Judge w. c.
Crow special district Judge.
No Charge Against Levi, Vet.
Whether a now charge Will bc nlei
against officer Carl LOWS. who aJ-
miitcd on the witness stand that be
took part In the shooting. was unde-
icrmined yesterday. Lewis WAS lis
charged hy judge Standevon during
~" preliminary last Saturday The
o'iiccr testified at tho hearing Tues.
day ana by his own evidence admit
t,d that hc had as great part i'm tho
ali'lr as any Of the accused police
men.
County Attorney Reeves said ves,er-
Gay that he had not decided whorber
u" would iile new charge against
Lewis. lie asserted that relatives OF
w" dead boy were apparently nos
ANXIOUS To prosecute Lewis as they
had not consulted him in regard 10 IL
Mother l. Bitter.
Mrs. Hatfield In a telephone CON
NtrSailon with Tho World last night
,A plaincd this hy declaring that She
doubted II II would accomplish any
thlnR. she made known her dlssatis-
itctlon with the manner In which
E""vcs handled tho entire prosecution
Irofound bitterness toward the police-
men who shot her son was expressel
hv tho mother
Il an going to do everything l can
L" punish those men," she said
shall fight 10 have the three off
pound over to district court remanded
10 ldil, whore they belong and sue
lh"m Tor personal damages. he.
I'"Nr All iiVc of the officers who were
IN the death squad that night ara
tulllN Of murder but | have not de-
cldcd the exact course | shall take
To nave them vigorously prosecuted"
OFFICER, Again on Duty
Townsend, Shuc and Miller resumed
active work ON the police force yes-
icrddy. They did not appear To b,
alarmed hy reports that they would
he suspended Lewis and Nelson. the
two officers against whom murder
charges were dismissed also were at
work yesterday The officers were NOT
ven temporarily suspended and held
heir positions while they were on
rial
with the preliminary over and the
hrcc police officers bound over To
h" district court on charge OF muir
Ter public opinion settled down yes-
crduN To careful consideration OF
ne Hatfield case and the situation in
ho police department which resulted
% the shooting OF the Young tuNicab
river Practically everyone who dis
'ussed the affair expressed the opin.
"u that Judge Staudcven could not
nave done other than bind over
townsend. Shue and Miller. Many
hot that Lewis and Nelson should
.lso have been held for the district
court an view OF the evidence.
Power Behind Police Department.
The police department is In a very
lad state Dominated by set OF
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