The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-25

ihoroughfares of the city, Business
went or as usual and With quiet thor
oughly restored, it was Expected soor
that saloons and Hrills will be rcopened.
County Officials Start Probe.
Immediately after news was obtained
that the thirty four negroe, held in the
county jail had bees turned back to the
military authorities, the Harris county
authorities began an investigation.
The matter was called to the grand
lury's attention by Laurence William
son, assistant district attorney, acting
under instructions from Mr.. Crooke-.
The jury investigated not only the mur-
der charges brought agains, the ne.
groes, but the action OF Sheriff NJ. +.
Hammond N giving up custody of the
prisoners.
Indictments charging murder were
-cturncd agains, the thirty-four men
held in jail last night and six others.
Justice Leon Lusk, who issued a
blank murder warrant against the
thIry-four men, said that persons
charged with the crime Of murder or
any other crime cannot be legally re
leased without a release being issued
by 4 court OF competent jurisdiction.
Il want it distinctly understood" he
explained, that | issuefn no release for
these men and have given no one au-
,hority to release them. The crimes
they committed took place before mar
tial law was declared"
Justice Lusk this morning issued re-
leases for Corporals Mcknight and Will
liams. who were absent on leave the
night Of the shooting but we're q in
the party that raided the town, He
found. however, that they already had
been returned to the military authori
ties.
kilograms were sent to the war de
partment at Washington today by par
ties stating that the negro company Of
Eighth Illinois infantry stationed here
must 60" The kilograms pointed out
that not since the rioting had a single
negro been troubled by the civilian pop
ulation. They called to the attention
OF the delegation also the fact that on
the very night the disturbances took
place the chamber Of commerce had ar
ranged for a watermelon feast for the
negro soldiers here. The Illinois negroes
took no part in the troubles.
Funeral corteges were frequent in the
street, of Houston today, Thousands
lined the sidewalks as the bodies OF Z.
G. Meinke, police officer /; +. NJ. Jones,
automobile driver, and Capt. J. w.
Mates, battery A. Second Illinois field
artillery, were taken separately to trains
to be sent to their homes. Thi. was
done this morning, During the day fun
eral service, for Ira d. Rainey, Horace
Clifton and Earl NJ. Fendley, mounted
police officers. were held and also for
Corpl. Melvin Dewey Everton. company
T, Fifth Texas infantry, and A. K
Carstens, q einren. Other funerals will
follow tomorrow.
One or Two Still Missing
General Bell said that he had no in
formation as to when and where the
soldiers Of the Twenty-four,h infantry
who participated in the disturbances
will be given courtmartial trials. Only
one or two of the men had escaped A..
prehension, he added, and a diligen,
search Was on Tor them.
Work was resumed on Camp Logar
today. it being said that between l,20t
and 1900 men were on hand.
Military Honors for Mates.
Full military honors were accorde,
the body Of Capisin J. W. Mates o
he Second Illinois field artillery, a!
it was sent to Chicago shortly befor,
noon.
Officers of the Second field artiller,
attended a funeral service at the un.
a, dertaker's. Battery A. $50 men, stoos
at attention outside and acted as /
guard of honor on the way to the sta,
ton. The city provided a police escor
and the mayor pro tenn was present.