Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-10
PROSECUTION HITS
PAGES SIDE HARD
Witness Declares Minnie
Atkins Called Whole
Outfit "Crooks."
DEFENSE IN BIG ROUT
Lawyers Completely Off
Guard When Mrs. Wilds
Is Put on Stand.
DICTAGRAPH ENTERS CASE
Electrician Installs Device on
Minnie's Porch While She
Is in House.
DlCTAGRAPH ENTERS CASE
Special TO Tho World.

Special TO Tho World.
MUSKOGEE, May 9.-Governmcnt
attorneys figuratively dropped a bomb
in Pages camp here today when they
introduced Mrs. Albina Wi!ds as a
witness In the Tommy Atkins trial
Mrs. Wilds formerly was an intima te
friend of Minnie Atkins. whom the
defense claims is mothe" Of Tommy
Atkins.
During July and AuGust of 1915
Mrs. Wilds said she hld Il number
of conversations with Minnie in
Seattle, wash whe"e they both
lived. Here are some of tho things,
according to the witne IS, that Minnie
said to her during that time;
Free With Word "Crool,."
Page is a crook. lie made me
swear to lie"
"Hanford, my lawyer is a crook. "
Frank Long" Page's AGENT, is
the smartest man on earth. He can
tell lies and make you think you said
them. Down at SapulpI he gave me
some liquor and tried 10 get me 10
swear that niger boy there was
my son. They couldn't make me do
that, tho"
"They are all crooks If | had
my way I would tell Just the trdth
but Mr. Page said we had TO 50 to
law over it
Dcrcnsc Caught or Guard.
As Mrs. Wlds gave ler testimony
the defense was taken completely py
surprise. Here was something they
had not figured on. They did not
know that the prosecution had any
such evidence in store.
C. Il. Stuart, Pages chief counsel.
Of
where Minnie was sitting and began
asking her questions excitedly. Then
he returned to his table and held hur-
ried conferences with the other attor-
neys representing the defense.
A Pleasing Witness.
Mrs. Wilds, as she took the witness
stand. made a pleasing Impression. she
is about 80 years old, of fair complex
ion and dresses modishly There Is
the same unmistakable refinement in
her attire as in her manner. she for-
merly was a school teacher.
On account of her acquaintance win
Minnie Atkins she was hired to watch
Minnie's movements while in Seattle
and keen the detective who employed
her fully informed. Later she was
instructed to find out all she could
from Minnie about Tommy Atkins.
Mrs Wilds made frequent visits to
Minnie's home and during these meet
ings the foregoing statements credited
to Minnie are said to have been made;
Minnic's Sarcasm.
what did she tell you in regard for
the existence of Tommy Atkins?" Paul
Pinson. assistant United States attor-
ney asked Mrs. Wilds.
81 asked her If there was real
-. rod
"and Minnie then deiiberated for sew
eral minutes
what did she do them" asked Mr.
Pinson.
"Finally she said in a loud voice:
SURE there is a Tommy Atkins. IT'S
on the record. They can't go behind
that" Mrs. Wilds stated.
Minnie repeatedly said that she be-
lieved everyone identified with her in
the Tommy Atkins case was crook
the witness testified.
"Thc Big Government Man"
At one time Minnie mentioned inc
name of Mr.. Allen. Mrs. Willis said to-
dav and she asked Minnie who he was.
''Why he is the big government man
that caught them at the lies at the
first trial" was Minnie's reply. ac-
cording to the witness.
The referred to is r. c. Allen, ma
tional attorney for the Creek tribe
whom Page, by vigilant campaign In
Washington, endeaVored to have re-
moved, but was unsuccessful.
Enter, the Dictagraph.
While these conferences were tax :
Ing place, the head detective decided
10 have dictagraph at Mlnmcs
house in order that the conversations
might be properly recorded.
The next problem was 10 install .no
instrument surreptitiousiy' so thut
Minnie would not learn why Mrs
yvilds was so interest ed in the case.
An electrician was employed. VINO
pretended to he fixing the wires to
the house, hut in reality placed tne
dictagraph on the front porch, where
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