The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-20
CHARGES SYKES
AIDS JAIL PLOT
Grand Jury Returns Another
Indictment; Claims; Takes
Saws to Prisoners.
REPLY MADE BY MACQUEEN
Former Investigator Gives
out Statement on Charge of
Stealing Automobile.
OTHERS ARE BEING SOUGHT
Officers Decline to Make Pub
lie Other Returns Pend
ing Apprehension.
REPLY MADE BY MACQUEEN
OTHERS ARE BEING SOUGHT

iOhIEtl IN Nhf lhluI lIhl l'"N ~
turned hy the Tulsa county grand
Jury Wednesday with assisting pris-
onerg in the county jail to escape,
John sykes. Tulsa attorney appeared
before The district court clerk and
made bond OF 81 900 for his appear
Rrrp before the district court for
trial sykes. the second defendant
indicted, under the report made
hy the Vgrand jury Wednesday. Is
charged specifically with conveying
TO the countyVjail four saws for the
purpose of aiding and assisting Carl
AccurNo, Horace G, cole and John
NirlIn confined In the county jail,
70 escape The witnesses upon whose
testimony the charge was based are
Jack stanley, H. l.. Houston and T.
W Harris the latter "A Tulsa county
deputy sheriff
when seen Wednesday afternoon.
sykes said, Il am surprised that such
an indictment should bc brought
against me have made bond and
am ready for hearing on this ac'
cuEAuon"
T.. $ MltQucen. former county in
yesIga'or, Indicted Wednesday on
ne charge Of receiving stolen auto
mobile from Denny Cum mings on
or about November 25, 1917. made
bond OF s.. 900 shortly after noutiCa-
ton Of the return Of the true htll and
was released pending the triai Of his
case by The district court
Others against whom indictments
were returned Wednesday had not
been located or notified Wednesday
night No information as TO the
Identity OF these persons Will be
made public until the defendants
have been taken in custody or have
made bond for their appearance for
trial \ number OF the indictments
were found against defendants
charged with transportation and sale
Of liquor IN Tulsa county Defend
ants cha ged with violation of the
liQuN laws viii be taken before the
county court where their bonds may
be made
The Indictment against MacQueen
sa'cs that ON November -. 1911, he
obtained lIupmobuc automobile
fom Denny Cummings for a consid-
GRAFTON knowing that the autoutoBlc
had been stolen from the American
Petroleum company.
l am not guilty OF The charge In
me Indictment against me and am
ready 10 go 10 trial tomorrow" Mac
queen stated when lACstiuLtai about
'he case against him
In his belief tho car referred TO in |
the Indictment IS the Hupmobiic |
Joadstcr taken by him. Deputy
United States Marshal BIu Ellis and |
Constable John Gregory from the |
possession of Carl Tumble at the |
Joe Irwin rondhouse on the night OF !
December 81 Tho ear contained |
several cases OF whisky and conflsca-
non proceedings wore brought |
against the car by County Judge |
SanieNou short tlme later.
The ear was purchased by the /
county comm ISsjoncrs and turned /
over 'o the county attorneys office I
ioF VA" by MacQueeu Later the car /
vas Sold AT public auction by the /
county to Frank wolfe, fathcr-in- .
.aN OF DolRrne Baker then county /
IaFm agent Some time ago the car /
was sold by wolf to the county and /
.'tnod over 10 the county engineer |
!or county use.
About TWO weeks ago an insurance
company brought suit against the ear
HUeRlnE mat IL was a stolen car and /
p'lonrei 10 tho American Petroleum
company
The name of Denny Cummings.
rom whom Murquccn Ia alleged 10
nave purchased the car. does not Al.
i,'r on the tndictmopl as witness 1.
Ma'gn"eu says that hG never heard
vi any such man, other witnesses
sIe Miss Sadie Hoffman clerk In the
,uNhlY attorneys office for he past
.Nu years. -. Baker, \ II Mcnofce
sk'n' for the insurance company
uNe"rg" w. Sncdden. Earl Trumhlc.
lh. Earl Tumble and Clema Trum.
Earl Trumblc has been m tho /
TT1,un'y ju!l for the past six weeks
uete were riT cases OF automobile u
,LtalhH pending against him when
,unr nov county administration went
",n oIficr M1Cqucen says.
I'ho'e has not had a pre- tmlnary H
ing since his confinement.
,,MH'4uecn began work in octobcr
go and served until the new county
~ 'nINlrallon went into orfIcs Since
mas operated private deteclive
",h'F and has been retained bv ths
'uNpnl"hl'c club as investigator
ooau'lhF his term N uffice Mac.
~ "aFcd an aggressive firht or
vbt. r'" ."rger# and DESTROYED moro
~ and Clorcd more roaJbouseu
ott'o u44or nuls1rscs than anv othcr
aIsa IN Ihisa county's history. Uc
biz ''coN''ci many stolen automo-
The Indictment has No. hoe, rrox
i,.., and for several aeys Ibere
F,,. .'n rumors current that oibc-s
,.,.r..nn .1tri lu 'hc Indictment
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