Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-03-02
1FCRIES EFFORT TO
FREEZE OUT MUNR0E
,,,cn Takes Cognilanoe OF III
'"us' WV ,rr,ue Attorney General
ueforc Grand Jury.
FAILS ACTION UNNECESSARY
,,u Attorney Has Ability and SIN
Gun" a. Present Prorcr Evt-
depco 10 the Jurors

,.o grst time In four years u
|, lad Jury Will convene ~ N, q
49,, % %gourt on Monday mornIns a. y y
,.,n,a for the purpose Oh 'nu anns @
md investiganng genera o'n
,,,tons ,U in regard TO law 'ioi7ioi'e III
Sn T,,c rrand jury will convene ~ VI
= ,,',,r. .,' 10 an order OF DlstT,1' ,I
\ p't'.. owen. made following the III,
,ng WV N aopetilion OF Ivy 'Aapnyuo pp,ty,,nn
'nb va CSunty In which petllon
.i III u'o Attorney Thomas |. Munroe
ou',,y ',,yrot and added his request tha'
!, Grand jury be called, r,a.o
y sI has reached District judge
~ mai certain local organlZa'
~ bas passed a resolution requee.-
I"I' ,'' ,nvernor To send tho attorney
lne r.l ,' IN Tulsa to ADVICE with ana
f'n''H ho evidence TO the. grand
] WIN this in mind Judge owen
usnsd the llowingsstitemeht III
P''a P.t 4, Tho assembling OF grand
\ H-,,a,I hia confidence in the abillty
e." .Incerity Of County Attorney
H., H,.,,.o. whose duty under the law
4, 9, appcar before tho grand Jury
+'' - t.rert II when It becomes neces-
', go, a., the proper presentation or IN
f'.; ..;;,,nSts against lawbreakers OF the
",Glomplying with tho request OF
Ia rIimber OF citizens OF Tulsa
county. | have called srhhu Juiy
IN convene on Monday morning.
The convening Of a grand jury lne
,,l,ing OF Witnesses and the other
,hipgs incident to It's investigation
g. serious burden on the taxpay-
e,s NJ the county and II now de-
,olyes upon all good citizens or
Tulsa county TO furnish to the
srrand Jury any and all informa-
lion they have OF violations OF the
law II becomes their duty also 10
urcsent to the grand jury all In
formation that they may have OF
official lncompetency and delin-
oucncy and this applies with pnr-
Icular force to those who petit
toned the court 10 call this grand
iury In good conscience they
should Justify themselves.
Il am glad to have the oppor-
'pnlty to say TO the citizens OF
Tulsa county through the World
that so far as the investigation to,
be conducted by this grand Jury Is
concerned, the bars are down II
appears that there has been some
movement on foot 10 have the gov
,rnnr send the attorney general TO
Tulsa 20 take charge OF this grand
n.y. Personally. ] know OF no
r"ison whr the grand may not
safely rely upon the county at
,prney to completely and sincerely
present TO this grand jury any and
dl information OF violations OF tho
4 Jaw to which any citizen may call
y he county attorneys attention. |
have faith and confidence In the
competency and sincerity of the
county attorney II, however, any
citizen feels that the information
which he has will not be compe-
lcntly and sincerely presented to
he grand jury by the county at
,orney, It becomes his duty to com
Jnunlcate such Information to the
Foreman OF the grand jury. IL the
Information which he has is of
such character as will make
necessary the aid of an attorney
In properly presenting 1t to the
grand jury, | will hear any COM
plant which he has TO make
against the county attorney and II
find such complaint well founded
IN fact, | will appoint competent'
counsel to Present his complaint.