The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-16
START JURY SELECTION
Twelve Prospects Empanelled
but Defense Is Expected
to Thin Ranks.
LEGAL POINTS FOUGHT HARD
Inner Workings Of Organiza-
ton May Be Revealed
by Evidence.

A prolonged, closely contested le-
gal battle which probably will re-
veal the inner operations OF the In
dustriai Workers Of the word. thcir
alleged pari In the bomb and dyna.
mite operations throughout the
country. together with the aims and
purposes OF the organization doubt
less will result from the trial OF
Charles \. Krieger. which begun in
disiriot court at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. al
Krieger. who has been confined In
the county Jail for nearly two
months, In charged with having been
instrumental In tho dynamitinH Of
The j. Edgar Pew home, l442 South
Cheyenne son the night OF October
20. 1917. Al tho time OF the at
tempt TO assassinate Pew he was a
high official in the Carter on COM
psny. Shortly after the explosion,
which partially wrecked their beai,s
tifui home, Pew and his family re.
moved 20 Texas.
Pass Twelve Jurors
when adjournment OF court was
taken at o'clock yesterday II jur-
ors had been passed by tho state for
cause. The Jurors. under tho IN
struetions OF presiding Judge Red
mond =. Cole, were Instructed 10 re-
main IN tho custody of court baiilffs.
w. NJ. Smith, theater owner, and tsn-
tativeiy accepted ss Juror entertained
his ~ comrades at the Orpheum
theater last night The Jurors IN
charge OF a court baillff occupied
boz,
-Four Jurors Disniirsed
That there will be much diffi-
Guilty In empahellins a jury to try
krieger was shown at the outseL
Aper the Jury box had been filled
ind the men passed for cause by the
state the first four men were dts
qualified after examination by Fred
~. Moore, chief OF counsel for the
defense.
Closely questioned by Moore the
four yeniremen admitted that they
were prejudiced against the Indus
trial Workers of the World They
admitted that Il would be difficult
10 render a fair and impartial YER
Dict In the event the state estab-
lished that KrieGer was n member OF
the ganization
Would you render fair and Inn
partial verdict II II h brought out
that the defendant IL a member OF
the l. W. W " asked Moore.
Although they said they would
trv 20 he fair the four who were ex-
cused admitted that their decisions
might be influenced by the fact thrt
the defendant was affiliated with n
T. W W. which they believed 20
An 'nnarchistic organization"
May Exhaust Jury Panel
out Of n iury pancl OF $50 venu
men only 20 had reported in COZ
Yesterday Court attaches said M
they considered u likely that
panel would be exhausted before
jury was obtained.
The trial OF KrieRer, while attrng
inF much attention IN Tulsa II
vital importance 10 the Industt
Workers OF the World, according
Miss Caroline A. Lowe, woman atf
torney associated with the defense.
She pointed out that Krleger Is the
first member OF the organiza ton she
represents who ever has been tried
on charge OF dynamiting. Mem
bers have been tried on many other
charges but we consider this the
most serious charge ever brought
against any member Of the w. ".
orEa niEation" Miss Lowe told Tho
World You can see that this con
viciion would be very bad black eve
for the Industrial Workers of the
World"
Fred II. Moore. chief counsel FOR
KrieEcr. rs assisted by Mss Caroline
Lowe, both of Chicago. George Bon
stein. local attorney. rlso is assisting
the defense. WIN Moore and tIiss
Lowe is Miss Lola Darroch. ste
nogrnUhsr
Miss Lowe explained that on that
account 'he national headquarters
of the organization has attached
much AIruiNcance 20 the krieFer
trial The best legal talent OF the
society has been sent 10 Tulsn 20
-crreseut the defense. and every
technical point which so far has
arisen has been hotlv contested.
Tor the state. County Attorney
Thomas . Munroc a. Nicodemus.
4. .saisfaut county attorney. and Flint
Moss are In charge.
Examination ~ prospective Jurors
b. me defense will be continued nt