Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-15
NANCY ATKINS HAS
INNING IN COURT
Offers Score of Witnesses in
Effort to Show Tommy"
Was Really Her Son.
SOME GREAT MEMORY FEATS
Persons on Stand Remember
Color Of Baby's Eyes, but
Forget First Train.
Sps -!kl 10 The World

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MUsKOGEE, May l4-Nancy At
kins, sister Of Minnie. had her inning
today In the famous Tommy Atkins
suit Nearly score OF witnesses were
produced By Nancy's attorneys 70
prove that the Tommy" whom gov
eminent attorneys are satisfied IS a
myth. was her son. and not Minnie's
The strongest witness presented to
suhstantiate Nancy's claims was NJ T.
Sullivan. for years proprietor Of a
general store at Wagner. Sullivan
said that In the early nineties. Nancy
Atkins was notorious character
about the streets Of Wagner In the
spring Of 1892 her physical appear
ance. he said, indicated that she was
about 10 give birth to a child.
Seen With Son.
In a short time. the witness seing
unable 70 fix the exact interval. Nancy
appeared on the streets with small
child Nancy told him that this was
her son. sullivan testified.
Records show that Nancy became a
mother about that time. hut testimony
gathered by the prosecutions Is TO the
effect that the child was a girl and
was born dead. II ls declared that
-
seen frequently. belonged 10 a family
with whom she lived in Wagner
All Wagner People.
All the witnesses presented by
Nancy's attorneys had resided in or
near Wagner for the last twenty
years Each displayed a marvellous
memory about the ALLEGED Tommy"
They were able To describe vividly the
color Of his hair. his eyes. size and
the kind of clothing he wore. For
some strange reason, however. thew
could not recall with the same detail
other children who resided in
Wagner at that time Neither could
they tell with comparative accuracy.
about the first railroad train into the
town or the development OF the bust
ness center.
4 Train Robbcr.
J. L. Dyer was placed on the stand
this afternoon. swore that he had
known Nancy from 1892 70 1895. and
that she had a child about five years
old. which she claimed was her son.
When subjected TO cross-exa animation.
Over admitted that he had been con
victed Of assisting IN n train robbery.
but denied that nc was a member Of
tho Dalton brothers gang. Several
other Of the Nancy Atkins witnesses
have damaging criminal records, at
torneys for the government say
The government and the PAGE in
terests have Joined to defeat the
claims Of Nancy Atkins and also those
OF Henry Carter. who asserts that ne
IL the real Tommy. Nancy said at
the trial in Sapulpa two years ago
that she got into the Tommy Atkins
litigation. because all the others
were doing It." Carter is an indivi-
dual discovered by negro lawyer of
Muskog
against Nancy last Friday The testi-
mony for her side is expected to be
concluded tomorrow
Cartcr's Side Next.
Not more than one days session
Will be required to dispose of Henry
Carter's pretentions, the government
believes
Charles Page OF Tulsa. principal de-
fendant in the Tommy Atkins case.
was not present in the courtroom to-
day This is the first time Page has
been absent since the trial began
Frank Long. Pages agent and one OF
the defendants, also was not in at
tendance. II was announced here that
Long had suffered an attack OF
appendicitis. This. however will
cause no delay In the hearing.
The government expects to have
the Nancy Atkins. and Henry carter
issues out Of the way by Wednesday
morning. Attorneys for Page will
then start upon their defense.