Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-20

occupied 10y q baker named notter
until the summer y 1854, whtn IL was
rented to Lilly white, a white woman
who conducted an immoral resort
there. That Lilly White remained there
until November /. 1855, Is shown 10y
"a petition circulated among the
nCighhors and presented To the town
council demanding that the resort ho
oustcd This petition and the minutes
Of the council on the matter are part
OF the governments records.
one of the government attorneys
has propoundcd a riddle about the
Tommy Atkins case. 1t follows
The Riddle of the Case.
Minnie Atkins came to Leavenworth
July II. 1884, and three months later
went to Fort LcaVenworth to work as
a servant for the family of Herbert
Grudevant. Grodcvnnt kept an item
/ ized account of all his household cN-
penses. this record also being a part
! OF the governments evidence. This
shows Minnie employed at his house
! from October, 1854, to september TO-
IlSS5 Minnie had son, Robert Lee
! Pcterlin. July 80. 1856, and as 1t was
( 9 months old. is supposed to have been
begotten October 80. 1855. Such Is
/ the first part of the story
| Frank Long and G. T.. llanford and
/ Minnie say Tommie was born June /,
1883. at Granny Letchcr's. regardless
of Grndcvant's record to the contrary
They say Minnie made her home at
| Iiranny's' for several months atter
Tommy was born.
I THE third part-'Granny Ietchcr
did not live at the address given by
Page at the time they set as Tommy
birth, the government Insists To iur-
ther strengthen it's case, another rec
ord Is produced-court records or a
suit filed 10y the owner OF the prop
crtv at 217 Seneca street to obtain
possossion, october 2S, 1885, nearly
five months later than the time Tom
N.Y. is supposed to have been born
there.
Now here are the questions asked
for this riddle:
'"How could Minnie live with Gran
nv" Letcher at 217 Seneca street on
June /, 1855, if Granny did not live
there
which is the best evidence, the
records produced by the government
or the memory of Pages Witnesses
There with an Answer.
OF course Pages attorneys are ready
with an answer They say ina
"Granny" lived in n barn at the real
Of the residence at the time Tommy
is supposed to have been born but tho
evidence collected by the govcrnmen
shows that the barn or shed was ab
solutcly uninhabitable and was uset
only as weather protection for We
hicles.
There IL dissension among Page
attorneys. according to gossip abou
the federal building. 1t is suppose,
to have been brought about when u
iC. Hanford, one Of his lawyers, wa
placed on the stand Friday Han
ford is declared to have SPILLED tn
beans"
Hanford was asked about the re
liability Of testimony given by Dr. @
X. Carpenter, one of the Page vii
nesses. The government at one tim
planned on using Carpenter and whel
the attorneys went To san Diego, Cai
to take Carpenters deposition the
, were accompanied by Hanford. IN
attorney who is now in the employ o
Page told the governments attorne
that he could destroy Carpenters ties
timony, they say with reports to TN
[ effect that the physician was not men
. tally sound.
A When placed on the stand trida
2 Hanford admitted that that was HI
- Impression at that time This is sal
to have aroused the disgust of G, /
S Stuart Pages chief counsel