Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-29
DEATH LICK HITS
JITNEY STRUGGLE
CONTINrED rRoM pAGr oYE


70 cent that they would be liberated
before o'clock Considerable heat
was apparent when this statement
was voiced Al o'clock when court
adjourned the two girls were still be-
hind the steel bars Of the jail
Mrs. Branch when put on the
stand In her own defense. stated she
did not know the reputation OF the
two girls who preceded her on the
witness stand and that she was un-
acquainted with the calling OF any
man or woman who patronized her
dancing hall Those whom she learned
bore bad regulations were elected
from the establishment and forbidden
admission thereafter
]. was her testimony that she made
every possible effort to conduct her
dancing academy In an orderly man
ner and that she believed success
had attended her efforts. II was ad-
Witted that various disturbances had
occurred therein, these, however, be
ing unavoidable and that in all such
instances she had been the first TO
communicate with the police that or
der and quiet might be restored.
Rcyokes License.
At the conclusion Of arguments by
the prosecution and defense Judge I.
u. Evans announced that he would
assess a fine of y25 and that he would
exercise the power vested In him by
Il provision of the city charter and
would revoke the license. Altho the
license now held by Mrs. Branch will
expire Saturday her attorney informed
the court the case would be appealed
Thus, so far as the municipality Is
concerned. battle between Mrs.
Branch and the board Of city COM
missioncrs was brought to Il close yes
terday afternoon following legal
battle that consumed more than two
and one half hours. The appearance
of Mrs Bertha Volentine. police ma
tron, before the board Of city commits
sioners Friday morning objecting to
this dance hall and the action of the
board in issuing an order TO the police
department 10 close the establish
ment was the opening gun in the
battle
A temporary injunction obtained in
the superior court restraining police
officers from molesting the 'Jitney
struggle" proprictrcss was the second
detonation and the action of police
detectives in arrcsting Mrs. Branch
every time she attempted to open her
han was another feature of the af-
fair.
Ii was the contention of city At
torney Meserve that the city commits
sioncrs did not revoke the license,
merely ordering tho place closed and
that the restraining order did not in
cludc the municipal court In any ac-
ton looking toward license revoca-
ton that might be put forward. Coun-
sci for the defense vigorously con-
tended that the Injunction included
the police Judge However, upon rec
,F gitu nrngaafttnr
the Judge revoked the license.
Fivc-Hour Session.
Five hours were necessary to COM
plete the business before the court
yesterday Altho the municipal
tribunal generally adjourns at
o'clock or shortly thereafter 1t was 3
o'clock when the court was declared
over for the day, with several cases
yet untried.
Thirty five cases were on the docket
when court convened at 4 o'clock and
numeous bond forfeitures was all that
saved the session extending for at
least an hour longer. Speeders, park
ing in violation of traffic ordinances
and various other infractions of traf-
fic rules were prominent among the
30 cases, and In practically every in
stance bonds were forfeited. Not a
single person was charged with intoxi-
cation.
Are you the wife OF the lady now
serving sentence for vagrancy?'
Bailey Bell, police court prosecutor,
asked w. NJ. Campbell. charged with
prowling. The audience howled.
Bailiff Wilhour raped vigorously for
order, while the prosecutor said he
made n mistake and was seeking TO
learn whether the prisoner before the
bar had a wife serving time in Jail.
II developed that he had. Tssti
mony tended to show that Campbell
had hung around the alley near the
cell windows upon two or three oc-
rasions and had been warned away.
Tie failed to heed the warning and
was arrested. The court fixed his fine
lt $50.
Women Fined.
Bessie Philips and Alice Giles were
Tined $50 each upon Il charge OF SELL
Ing whisky. Testimony showed that
four men were seated about n room
Ing house condccted by the women
and that bottle of liquor was upon
the table. Chief of Police Lucas
headed the raid on this place.
W. T. Armstrong, arrested more
than week ago on a charge of steal |
Ing n bicycle, was released without
going to trial While the city prose- |
cutor was finding his witnesses the