Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-10


alleged mother of Tommy. formerly
lived and arranged with Dennis Jones
negro lawyer. to manufacture the
line OF defense for Page. II was she
Sadie claims. who first suggested that
Tommy's birthplace should be fixed
at Granny" Letchers At the Sa
pulpa trial Minnie said Tommy was
born in hospital but she now gives
it as Granny" Letchers.
Makes Complete Confession.
Upon the advice of her attorney
Sadie made complete confession tell
ing all she knew about Pages activi-
ties in the Tommy Atkins affair. Her
deposition almost fills three bouno
volumes of one thousand pages each
The manufacture of evidence Is not
the only crime with which Sadie
charges Page, her former employer
Here are some excerpts from her
deposition.
Question: Sadie, you come here ana
tell that you had clandestine dealing'
with him (Page) in his office and in
his park?
Answer: Yes. ] do.
g. In which you claim he had I'm
proper relations with you?
A. Yes, sill, do, because Mr.. Han
ford pulled it out of me. | didn't
Tant to tell It.
=. Why didn't you want to tell IT
a. Why didn't | want to tell it? |
knew the position of a good man rs
Mr.. Page is and everybody thinks he
is and | hated to tell il. He is a MAJ
iied man and "A wealthy man and I
hated for anybody outside of him and
me to know he was ever with me.
Q. Sadie, it is matter Of principle
even with prostitutes not to disclCsl
the names Of men who have dealings
with thein?
A. No. sir, and | don't Mr.. Han
fC rd kept insisting on me telling It
and he kept saying what was that
meeting un there.
About Tommy Atkins.
on page LASS.
Q. Sadie, You made your contract
with Page when"
A. August. ! think it was Thurs
Gay, August 20.
Q. / believe you said you told Page
that there was no Tommy Atkins be-
fore you made this contract?
A. Before | made the contract. the
day before that.
.. You talked to him at his park
A. That night.
@. Now, that night when yon
talked with Page, what did you say
to him? Don't give all the language
unless you feel it necessary, but tho
substance.
A. Well, when Frank Long taken
me to him, when he opened the door
Mr. Page WAS sitting there talking to
two men. | think it was two. ana
Frank Long called him: we were on
me outside of the railing and | think
Mr. Page came to the railing. Mr..
Long said Mr.. Page, this is that Sadie
James.
@. Didn't he say that notorious
Sadie?
A. He knew how notorious was.
He had been in my road house
enough, he knew how notorious was.
Q. | was not asking you for any
opinion,
a. You asked me il he knew | was
notorious. Mr.. Page turned to me
and said, sadie, you knew what I
want. | want, Sadie, the death OF
Tommy Atkins established in Leave1-
worth Kan, and wha I will you
charge to get witnesses to swear to
?" Before I could think what I
wanted he said II know what I will
give you. ! will give YOU $1,000"
and | said "All right, I will take II"
The minute l said | will take it. we
were all four standing up in "A buncn.
He turned to Frank Long and said
Frank. pull Fred Cook off of Sadie |
and tell him to let her alone. She is
working for me-" just as tho Mr.. |
Cook. or had Cook on me or some
thing. That is what he said to Frank |
Long, pull i'm off OF me.
| said to Mr.. Page. we are going to |
make a niger case out of this, and |
what are We going to do with tina.
testimony Minnie give at Sapulpa. / |
IL i.