The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-16
BONDS ARE QUICKLY MADE
Captain Wood and Pilkington
Charged With Gambling
Aid and Operation.
SYKES DEFENDS HIMSELF
Says He Did Not Get All of
Fee and Won Easy Sen
tenCe for Client Bailey.


against John Wood, police captain.
and Grant PilkinEton, chief OF de
tecuyos the specific charge OF brir-
cry Is that they accepted money from
Mac McCready and Jim King for
protection in operating a gam
bling house In West Tulsa.
The other charge. which Is against
The two police officers Jointly is that
they operated a gambling game "ln
Tulsa county with dice and cards"
No further details are given, exccpt
that tho game which they are al
legged TO have Conducted was on
FEBRUARY and prior thereto"
Bond in each case was fixed AZ
$4,000 and was readily made. Ac-
eord!ng to Chief Allen. there were
many calls after the news was made
public Of men who wanted to make
their bonds.
WIN Not he Dismissed.
Nelther man will be dismissed
from the police department. Chief
Allen stated. Ho said that he had
aken up the matter with proper
authorities and had been advised
ihal II would not be necessary as tho
grand jury indictment did not rec
ommend that such an action be
taken.
for March II.
hoth McCready and King are en-
ployed az watchmen in Sand Snrinrs
hcCready was dismissed from tIc
ponce force several weeks ago foI-
owing a charge or highway robberv
against him. This case Is stilt mend,
hg IN the county courts. Jim King
aceording TO Chief Allen. has been
arrested several times for gambling
paft OF the time by Wood and pI1,
hhg'on, and s!nce the ganbIIrp
.v.st referred to IN the information |
"" broken up by the police has
0rh working IN Sand Springs.
nc othcr Indictments Included
,,"O"n n sykes, well known Tulsa |
spthey ana brother OF Jim sykes
I'meT STATE representative ls
ssnart'd with embezzlement on two
TTuhS 10 another Sili returned hv |
ave grand jury Sykes Vas candi'
S..ior t .ior the democratic nominotIo,
~ Aa,e senator against Davidson
rc ,as' urinary election
=, re oils against Sykes grew op,
D. me defense OF Garret ICo,torS
Jotn Jt,V charged with the murder IN,
,bo' D9nrolf a bulgarian, who ykNs
r" ana Killed when the workmen,.
~ AZ the oklahoma iron works
s,pad ntId up by three youths and
it,-' " Sho's fired in the winter OF
p,inhle complainan,s. Mrs A G
tbc bgy ana John Bailey, parents OF
M, gg,,NSeb lad say that they gave
css s5N'S 'lOO and sac on two oc.
i9'oUS TO apply on fees for perfert-
Wssd an appeal and that the money
was not made. IA" appear
ns,,nassH interviewed concerning the
hs 'aNl hlRht. Mr.. Sykes said that
the ID, I'pared to go TO trial on
'naIE sc and denied euIeyzla
Indictment N""rsTh In the
a. was 10 receive 1900 for ,b.
sand ana nave been paid only sISS
,aS,uuu'hg the sums mcntinned Il, ,ha
Nv hents. The remafnedcr ~ ,ha
,, mas not been paid. did ~,
ap'"l IN" case because 20, a CO.,,
s,t oI manslauchtcr and tho Iicb,
nv Ln,ehce pussible-four wears In
nt,, Judgment II would have been
=, 10 have appealed tho rase
nen,, .'reN and retrial might have
81 severe penalty--evcn death
ouFbIr Guy INTO this matter very thor
ssd =, WIN The parents OF the bov
b,,', agreed that nm apne.J u,,,i1
e. been unwise."
oEkes made bond M 500,
notified u the action as "e
Ia. W. blI.s were returned s,ot,s,
Ire n@'r on charges OF violating
made bo,t '.s lie has already
TW, a W 1000 in each case
turned u'"et indictments were rc-
and 5ssa,l, '6es OF grand larceny
ermlnai r. nese wore regular
nv hpyo .''fes that would ordIna-
u the zen heard before n tus,icc
no. vel 49, ana me d"fondantg have
T..e 80 served with warrants
Ne, epOr' ~ the grand Jury came
Which r,,"' weeks session during
,nm.,., nan 100 witnesses war
'ny o, ~. hlo nature ana detalIs ~
The rr,,N could not be learned
sht viii , Try ~ not adJournsd
Who ina,,,,..ilH' sessions Monday,
report ia h.",'|s are expected In n
week after ~. ,n'ae sorNe time rext
med and ,,,5e witnesses are exam
slyen -.bal'"nce heard las, wask
pNc,aio, ''' consideration and am !
he, 80, MA ni,, at he Royal today IN