Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
QUINTET ARRESTED
FOR GIRLS DEATH
Sol Davis, Fiance of Pretty
Loyce Smith, and DR.. T. f.
Shepard Accused.
DOCTOR CLAIMS "FRAME-UP"
Asserts Case Attempt to Get
Him; Infants Body Buried
in Yard, Charge.

Or Thomas Il. Shepard, prominen,
physician; Sol Davis. well known
young broker; Mrs. Blanche See. a
nurse, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Howard were arrested yesterday In
connection with the mysterious death
at local rooming house last Tues.
day morning of Miss Loyce Smith, So
ciety girl daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
S. 4. Smith.
All Of the accused furnished bond
IN the sum of $4,000 each. The pre-
limnary hearing will be held next
wednesday.
City Backs Sheriff.
The arrests We're made on warrants
issued from the county attorneys Of
t.ce. DR. :. ID. Hawley city superin-
tendent of health, and Or. II. V. Smith
secretary of the state medical board
who performed a post mortem exam
mation of the girls body, are thought
20 have been responsible for the war
rants being issued
Miss Smith pretty and talented, was
prominent in social circles and mem
Der OF the Presbyterian church Sne
was supposed to have gone to Ard
more ten days ago to visit friends
Suddenly Tuesday morning at . O'Clock
young woman. employed as cashier
in Main street store. called up the
parents and brother of Miss Smith
and informed them that if they want
ed to sec her alive they should COM
at once to a room in the Litan hotel
Second and Boulder.
They arrived there in time to see
the girl alive, but only for few min
utes
Davis at Bedside.
Sol Davis. who was divorced from
his wife in the local courts but few
months back, and has one child. was
also present when the end came. For
scme time II had been understood
that Davis and Miss Smith were en-.
gagged to be married. The young
woman had talked of the approachini
nuptial event with her close friends.
The body was taken in charge by q
local undertaken. A few hours later
1t was found that the girl had died
under suspicious circumstances Lo-
cal physicians performed the post
mortem examination Their findings
were turned over to the county at
tOrneys office The sheriff's force
went to work. Then came the issu-
ance of the warrants.
All Furnish Bond.
Doctor Shepard is under $4,000
bond +. ID. Misener, lumber man
signed the bond Sol Davis furnished
bond on a similar amount G.. T.. VIII
hanson and Fred Ratcliff signed It,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard gave bond in
the sum of $4,000 Mrs. See has not
yet given bond Howard is a build
ing contractor here.
Doctor Shepherd gave out a state
ment last night in which he declared
that the arrest was the result of q
"frame-up." He pointed out that nc
was arrested on similar charge some
years ago at the instance of local ply
sicans, but proved his innocence and
was acquitted
"Framc-Up," Claim.
Doctor Shepherd asserts that he was
called into the Smith case as a last
resort and that any Illegal acts were
performed by the girl herself He
holds an affidavit, purported to have
been made by l.oyce Smith, in which
she absolvcs him from all blame
Doctor Shepherd declared that he had
evidence to prove that ii was the third
operation of the kind performed OF
the girl within the past IL months
Following one of these he says She
laughinglv told him that she had
"held up" a certain young man here
fer a sum of money by soaring him
Girls Signed statement.
Doctor Shepard asserted that he
procured signed statement from
Miss Smith that he had been called
after the girl was dangerously i'll and
after an operation had been per
formed. He asserted she had con-
suited him on three former occasions
within the last II months
Childs Body Found.
investigating a report that chile
prcmaturely born had been buried 10y
Mrs Howard in "A back lot, Sheriff
Mccullough found il to be true.
Whether this child belonged to Miss
Smith or to Mrs. See is a problem the
state is trying to solve. 1t is said thai
Mrs See, receiving a jolt while walk
ing along the streets became Ill, was
taken TO room adjoining that of Mis-:
Smith in the Litan hotel and there
suffered a miscarriage because of thC
effects of the street accident the chile
being born dead.
Mrs. See was with "The Daughter
of the Gods" company at tNst time
and her supposed husband is said tc
have been n cello player with th'