Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-18
ADULTERY CHARGE IS FILED
Accused Man Asks Warrants
for Arrest of Members
of Flogging Party.
SAYS MILLER IMPLICATED
Friends Declare They Will
See Case Thrcshed
Out Thoroughly.

John Kute-ka has sought sanC'u-
Ry from alleged knights ~ Lih-
sr'y in tho county jail. Ito was
taLou there yCAterday afternoon
Att,r being IA town con .trually since
a few hpuru otter the whipping al
the hands of the mot Monday night
Suli ztouiIy maintaining his IN.
nocencc and declaring that he VIII
rot hc rom ont ~ town without rod
son kltbeCko declared that h" wants
merely the opportunity 10 vndltdt'
himself and asks that he be given =
fair trial In a court of Justice
An information against kubecho'
charging hin with "opon and no
torlous adultery came to light IN
tho Justice court or Leo Daniel yes
tcrday afternoon. County Attorney
Reeves. .ce panicl and W. W Nc
can, Cohrt clerk, declare that tho IN
formation vas filed Monday AFTER
noon and warrant issued at the
fatne time for his arrest.
kuhcCEo was arrested by Millcr'
Constable Charles Oherst and I, "
llnon. editor OF the Spectator. Mon
dav nigh ON the way to the couh
{, iau, .he party was stopped hy a
lund Of masked men In two auto-
mobiles and the prisoner taken
from tive seffcCrS, according to
statement mace Yesterday afternoon
nv Oher.t Miller MADE the arrest
and had the warrant issued from
Instice Daniels cour, according 10
the statement The band ot men
trat stonpcd tho ear Of the officers
held thom up at the puint Of gums
and took ElpeCka from the PACK
tpat ard commanded TIE Officers 10
sstpru around and leave.
Kuhccka's Story different
KubecKn tells different story
No warrant was shown for ms ar 3,
rest, he declared, when intervle"ed
lsyt night In the county jail 10
si 80 gtates that Miller was drunk
M tnc time. He was first taken TO
the courthouse and two Of tho men
got out OF the car and went into the
Courthot 50. Miller and another man
remained with him,
Two Packard cars. filled with
men. drove un behind them on Fifth
street and stopped. They left al
MOTT immediately. going north on
Roulder. In few minutes the two
mon come out Of the courthouse and
h~ was taken east on FIRM street
Tho car was stopped by the masked
Iuen hetween Detroit and Elgin
b'''FH ON fNNns anu Nv W" N'i'
llanAed 70 get out Of the car and
come with US
Miller got cut and stalled around.
and then loft with the other men,"
he declared.
kubecka Was taken to the Bird
creek bridge where the cars stopped
and the mob voted whether they
should hang him. shoot him, disflg
ure him or whip him.
Hanging Proposed.
"Soms said string him up and
make q good job Of H." kubecko
rAid. Then they tied his arus and
asked him " he had been intimate
with Mrs. White
Il said no. declared Kubccko.
Then &they whipped me. The
man who diG the whipping was big
fcllov and ne did "A good ioh ~ IL.
They united me and told me to beat
Il north and not to come back and
then thcy drove back 20 town"
kuhccko returned 10 town. get
ting In about o'clock Tuesday
morning lie rented a room on
North Cincinnati and went 10 work
as usual Tuesday lie remained IN
town Tuesday night and yesterday
orning went TO friends and asked
II they would help him get protec
ton II was suggested that he ap-
peal IN sheriff NCCul'ouyh and ho
CONTINUED on MKT FACE