Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-09
City Commissioners Will Make
Own Investigation if Ac-'
tion Warranted.
REPORT IN MAYORS HANDS
City Attorney Sarcastic in
Comments on Lengthy -
Document.

Command that he city commission
ers compel the members OF the Tulsa
police force TO be gentle and kind IN
/ handling criminals wac carried TO that
body yesterday afternoon by the re-
port OF w, -. Matthews state commits
hioner OF charities and corrections on
the "findings' of his Investigation"
OF alleged brutal treatment of rr,son.
/ ers by Tulsa policemen. Altho Mr.
| Matthew had pro missed to make
known the names OF that mysterious
two reputable citizens OF Tulsa" who
hhd asked for an investigation, he
failed to do so.
Tho tha report arrived at Mayor
simmons office yesterday afternoon,
the mayor was too bn.y to read II and
could not indicate last night what ac-
uon would be taken. Some OF the com
mlsSioners are out OF the city, and II
IS not probable that tho report will be
/ considered before Tuesday. the mayor
declared.
Asked IL the report would 10 ac-
cepted as the correct decision from
the evidence In ;he investlgntI1n
Mayor simmons said that the commls-
slonefs would consider the Evidence
themselves and make Investigations
before acting upon the report.
McScryc Sarcastic.
City Attorney John n. Meserve. WIS
a a, p't ~ ansry a ana Ionsiderlbly an.uso
~ t'' rVpott WhlCh ne rend, hhNlnS
no important duties TO perform jurlug
, ne aiternooh' He referred To Doctor
,,.,.' ,Ia.''ie"s report "s t"lculous ~
Nv ~ we recent murder OF 'I'Fol-
OF auto bandits
THE commissioner does not under
stand or pretend to understand the
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MOI I, roiI,tnms 49,. 49, W 1,s. snu' 80, u u
cri,rinal. e.. ,soS, w 'p''i' , ,,n ,S.'un
trentncn, - ,hn ,o,,,n 'is,ts ''',,
be convinced Iet rim cone ond io,s
unon tho hod,y~o, ,,,a,,., an, ~ ,uSn
wns rn"ras,od hu one e, ~, It,,Non, ~ IL. WIZ
men thnt Tho comn,issionor.s ronor,
derIares ara hrn,.ii,, ,hu.ad a,asnsr
secuted AllIsnn was ,antle Win al.
prisonerss one OF them ltook advantage
OF II and murdered him
The Rev. Matthews should hsc
no time in arriving on tho ssccnn of |
the Attest Instance OF brutality ON the |
part OF Tulsa's police department, II |
lie has no incentive for re.appenring !
TO start another investigation. he |
should Immediately get into commu-
i,,VHsion r. WIN the respohsioie citzehS
hin, bare bafnrn
~ dan.t Ao,,ht. that ,h, .o,orond
comn,iasioy cnntt :, - -tn, o.t,,,,1
lions s,,cb n !. no ,,n,rertl,, r,,,s1nrts
that tho iiher,ies =, ia han,I,,s ,,,t,n,,
Alison ana the ether o,flcnrs vent
oui 10 arrest ,veye cr,ciiv ,io,a,ed
probnblv Tho ronymlssIone. h, i,,di,
c,cus cx9wIn,,ion would a,scoyo,. No,
mo offIcers ala NOT bovc ,,arronts
rone,I, s,rrad hv ra,,stra,.s ga ho
ro,,iA aroka tiy a,nto r,.n, -"
eision ~ some indrc g. nstify the
,.,urder Tbere n,I,,bt hc .rn,,,5s ,or
the conmissioner 10 s,ar, ,,o,hor ia
,ostIoatjop " no cttv .tor,o,, docisre,
sarras sticaiiv
"Tbe Two Teano,s,ble c,t,,ens'
.bo,td r,obo ~ ,hcIr h,,t,o.. 70 20 :
COLI Tho ,nissioner uigbw,v,,,dn 4
.,1rrders and aIl.rou,S hnJ 80, 80
,,oirS o,,eres.e1 f., 49,. So, In,r,a1
i,,o ste,,s shn,,io la taLe,, ., s.,no,,
Ibcir nath so thst hi,.hD,y,,,sn con
Inn, do,cr ,rstoad ~ nri,, siv ,nen
'rto ,beir car IN ,ota tbon, 90 ,onnt,
,,,ot aod roh ,hen,
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