Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-03
GRAND JURY WILL
BE DRAWN TODAY
,,agc oven VIII Empanr, and In
strict Body 10 Investigate Law
violations In Tulsa County.
MUNROe TO HAVE CHARGE
,ounty Attorney Invites Citizens
Knowing OF Existence OF Crime
to Appear Before Inquiry.

spcclAl grand jury. called upon
,r,tiion OF taxpayers for the IN
,,,i,,iion OF the violations OF law
'r',ts, county. will be drawn In the
..,'ct court at Q o'clock this morn
.. instructed in their uutes Df
,,,c owen and begin at once their
,,ns,iVations under the legal suld-
80, "a, county Attorney Thomas /.
rho manner Of selecting the jury
,,r tho clerk OF the court TO draw
"A names from the regular jury lls'.
,rI..c mon will be summoned ana
have excuses TO offer they Will
In, heard by Judge owen and II any
= .-c 5i.aualifled from serving thelr
- y.iII be stricken from the list.
.rhc completed jury will then he
rood nv tho court and retire 10 Its
Quarters
board Of inquiry the grand
.rr, . omen to any citizen who mas
.,Y.pIaInt to make or who In in pos
...s.nn Of facts pertaining to viola
.ors. n, the law. From information
,nus ohtainrd or from facts present
ga b., tho county attorney. the grand
.ry may cal other witnesses and
.h,rough'y investigate all alleged
,.a.,fnus where the evidence war
.,.nis bills Of Indictment Will be re-
.Yrp,d and prosecutions begun In
the courts.
Iirst In Four Years.
Tl.s Is the first session bf grand
ury In Tulsa county In four years
.rhc praion for the convening Of
he body was filed by JEFF Chapman
and ofhprs Mr.. Chapman's activity
IN the matter is said TO have been
p~uruptod hv his inability 10 get tho
rnun,,, attorneys office, both under
tho present and former administra-
Ion 'o aCt In the case OF number
.r alleged check forgeries. The
county attorney claims that there
Vl. not sufficient evidence offered
.u warrant prosecution.
Al doubt as to who will reprssent
the state in the conduct Of the Tulsa
.0unW grand jury was set aside yes
rorday when County Atty. Thomas ].
Munroc announced that he would per-
s3nally take charge OF the investi-
cations as the law requires him to
do. would thoroughly inquire into
every complaint filed before the body
and. where the evidence justified,
would cause indictments TO be re-
turned against offenders. regardless
NJ who they may be.
Tho Ministerial Alliance of Tulsa |
on February 20 adopted resolutions
requesting the governor OF the state |
10 appoint an attorney to specially |
assist and cooperate with the |
county attorney In presenting evil
dcncr OF the violation of the law |
20 the grand jury. The governor |
h.u at 10. -.
and County Attorney Munroe says |
hat only the direct Judge has au-
'hority 10 take such action. and then |
only after the county attorney has
been proven by competent evidence
20 he disqualified.
In speaking OF the action OF the
Ministerial Alliance In requesting
the governor OF the state TO ap-
point an attorney to assist In the
conduct OF the grand jury lnvestiga-
tons, County Attorney Munroe said
Yesterday:
No Complaint.
From the day Of my induction
into office | have never had a mem
ber OF the Ministers Alliance.
preacher or any officer of the Y. NJ
t. A.. or a member Of any religious
oiganization. as such. to file one sin [
SO complaint or violation of law
IN this community ! told the min
slerS when ! appeared at meeting
o. me alliance that they did too
much talking and not enough acting
ihey say that a lot OF people come
10 Them and tell them about crime.
they would bring these people to
me county attorneys office and
MAKE them tell what they know We
could get some actionl The minis
,r's ask me to cooperate with them.
Wy Office Is the one charged with
.gr enforcement OF the law They
mould cooperate with me.
In the absence OF a grand Jury
"' county attorney sits as a grand
!diN' II becomes the county nt-
.oIheFs d4ty when the testimony
warrants a prosecution to issue in
iofmauon When the evidence ls
.Nllliclenl we do nGl Issue Infor-
nation This Is guarantee that
'm innocent person will not be pros
,yu,ed, and 1t prevents the courts
u'u g'''pE congested with cases
"','Ig no merit the trial OF which
No,'d u" an expense to the state
anu accomplish nothing During the