Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
TOWNSEND, SHUE
AND MILLER HELD
TO HIGHER court
Three Of Accused Men to
Face Trial on Muir
der Charge.
ALL GO FREE ON BOND
Quickly Arrange $500
Security Each; Nelson
Discharged.

II II Townsend. ". NJ. shue and
Eamcy Miller. police officers. we're
bound over to the district court on
charge Of murder following their pre-
limlnary for tha killing Of Vernon
Hatfield chauffeur. before Judge
S"udeven of the county court which
was concluded late yesterday alter
noon Ten minutes later attorneys
asked that the officers be released on
lond Icnding their hearing I'm the
higher court Tho application was
tranted bv Judge W. g. Crow and the
bonds wcre fixed at $500 each The
lund of each officer was signed by t.
H. Kemp, H. g. Tyrrcn. G. c. cole,
Charles ii Evans ard Charles San,
uCrson.
Following Judge standeven's an
roun'cment Of his decision at AGO
o'clock yesterday afternoon the three
officers were taker to the county tail
ly Sheriff Mccullough They were
not placed In cells but were allowed to
reman in tho jailor's office. At 6:Ii
o'clock their bonds had been ar.
ranged and they left the Jail
Reeves Agrees to Bonds.
County Attorney Reeves agreed to
releasing the men on bond judge
turn the men loose on bond as tina,
matter rested with the district or su-
pcrior court or the criminal court OF
appeals After conference between
RCcv@s and attorneys for the defenns
II was decided to make application for
bonds TO Judge Crow OF Guyman,
Texas county. Oklahoma, who IS as
Ssting Judge Conn Linn I'm IA srv
cal session OF district court now be-
"a kan
I" Judge Crow at his rooms In the
ketchum hotel
The ease against Dick Nelson, an
other officer who was accused cf tho
nurde~ OF Young Hatfield. was dis
missed by Judge Standeven. He de-
clarcd that the evidence introduces
showed that Nelson was inside tho
Midland Valley restaurant when the
shooting took place and did not par
ucipate In II.
Grassland Opens Arguments.
Ed Grassland. assistant prosecutor.
,pcnei the arguments OF the attorneys
shortly before II o'clock yesterday
morning. IT was characteristic
Grassland murder speech The attor-
ncy removed his coill' and tie before
beginning his case. lie pointed out
mat even IL th"rs was whisky In the
cur driven Ly Hatfield the Officers
were not justified In shooting at him.
Numerous legal OPINIONS were t!ted to
show that such AN offense ~ Cniy 4
misdcmeano. ana that tho officers are
empowered Cnly 10 shoot at persons
whom they believe guilty CT "a felony.
That the greater part OF the evil
dcnce showed that no shots were fired
from the fleeing automobile was also
contended by Grassland. He compared
the testimony Of several eye witnesses
who swore that no shots were fired
from the car with the statements OF
the defendants who claimed that four
or more shots did come from the
automobile. Grassland also declared
that the bullet wounds In Hatfelds
body proved that he was not In the
position which the officers said he
was Ht the time Of the shooting
Pleads Justiriablc Homicide.
William Blake opened the argu-
mcnts for the defense and he was
followed by a. j Biddison. chief
counsel for the defense Biddison
made the plea that the shooting OF
Hatfield by the officers was justifi-
able homicide. He laid much stress
on tho testimony OF Carl Lewis. ono
of the officers who was in the party
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