Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-04
R0THWELL TO LEARN
JURY VERDICT TO-DAY
Nkiatook Man Accused of killing
VIE on Trial In District Court;
Hearing Evidence Completed.
OTHER CASES DISPOSED OF
Adclnld dc tSruChy Goes Free; Cow,
boy" Long and Earl Maish to
Iiclp Defeat GCrmuny

Starting with tho case ~ Earl
Mtlsh, tho special criminal term OF
diHtriri court convened yesterday
morning The first ,thrcc cases ON
tho docket those of PHri Mnlsh and
cowboy Long. charged with grand
ldrCcuy ana Spcu," lngrthum.
charged with assault. were summnrily
disposed ~ An three were ordered .
inductod into the army In fact
COWBOY" long is already there he
having let with tho contingent on /
August a. which went Go Camp .
| PKG, Arkansas
when the case of Adelaide dc I
! Gmvhy was called. the state dis. .
missed tho prosecution Miss de
Gruchy having found employment
and seeming hy now in chastoned
spirit as the result of her iucarccru-
| tion In iail 10 was concluded by the
complaining witnesses that the case
against her would not he pressed
Miss de Gruchy had been held by
Justice S. e. Nancy month ago ON
the charge ~ having gotten flb
from the home service section OF the
local Rcd cross chapter under false
pretouscs. n was found. later that
Miss doGruchv ~ member of the
Polish Gray Slsterhood and that she,
~ that time did not have any mtcu-
ton Of practicing fraud
Rothcwcil Case Tried
Fred Rothwcll ihe man accused uf
4 having murdered hts wife ON the
night Of Npru 49, was the fourth
case on the docket. A. "a late hour
last night the evidence had been AN
taken and this morning tho ATTORNEYS
: will present their arguments. on
night In question three shots lu
| rapid succession We're heard az the
Rothwell home. ir SkiatoolJ Bua OH
GERS hurrying tn the scene found
RothwclI and his wife both I'm what
acemed "a dying condition Both had
r been shot In the head
4 n was some time before NothwCl
I reRaincd the pcwcr ot speech and
, then he made certain statements
s that tended 10 cast some doubt us 90
whether or not no fired the shots
- Testimony introduced Yesterday att
ernoou was 10 the effect that camps
I the city marshal Of Skintook. enter
y ing the house shortly after the shoot
y ing. saw hoth bodies NiuE ON the
> floor with the revolver between
. them The owner OF pool hall 40
= Sliatouk testified that Nothwell had
tried 10 get him 20 lct him have "a
revolver saying that he wanted to
> kin dog In speaking 81 uonvcr.
Ea ton held with Rothwcll earlier IN
=, the day. this man said that Roth,
! we'll had made tho statement thnt
!, he would not he there hv sunrise 90
, he taken I'm the draft Vothwcll had
~ also made the statement said mo-.
- that the doctors on the examining
ID board we're taking cripplcs and ho
4 knew he would not stand chance
e. FOR exemption.
HAD Rccn Drafted
3 That Rothvell had been dtpf'cd
A., was Tho concmsioi ~ witnesses who
!, stated th8t tho house he llNrd bon had
:. already horn rented Va another
marty who Intended TO move I'm ss
srrT-f as Rothwcl gave up the prem.
/, ises
! other Testimony introduced seemed
Ito tcud 10 show that snmc ono
outside the building fired tho shots
that killed Mrs BothwoH and ALMOST
resulted SaRuv to Ro'nwcN hlmsrN
The reason Tor tho revolver hyiur Ion
tho room with the bodies was NOT
made rlcar in the testimony
II took moro than two hours io
cmpancl ur, for this case. man
after man hcing challenged hN 'nc
defense AVID eUt". unfN bnt five of
the original panel remained Arru-
mcrts win hr submitted this morn
ing and Do ls not expected tho jury
win lose much time ln rendering
Ita decision
Tho first two cases ON che docket
fnr today are murder cases Thew
|H-r those OF glou Jenkins and lrH"k
Wright ana Of W H Williams VII
81 n If fH