The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-19
BELIEVE HIM INNOCENT
s. +. Cox and l.. Y. Day Say
They Were Urged to Favor
the Defendant.
MAY REQUIRE NEW PANEL
Eleven Men Now on Jury /;
Only Six Peremptory
Challenges Left Each.

Evidence Of influence having been
brought TO bear on men summoned
for Jury service In the special venirc
called 10 hear the ease - the state
OF oklahoma against Charles KrieR-
er charged with dynamiung a resi-
doacc. was brought TO the attention
of the court and counsel for the
state and defense yesterday morning,
when two prospective Jurors 4 ".
Cox and J.. y. Day of Blxby Stated
on sDec'll hearing that q man un-
known 10 them had thlked 20 them
of the case in Bixby two weeks ago.
While the testimony Of the jurors on
private hearing was 10 the effect that
tho man who talked TO them did not
In any way offer or promise any re
ward for any action taken In favor
OF tho defendant In the case, Judge
Redmond s Cole dismissed both
Jurors for cause. but did not excuse
them from the panel.
Following the statement OF Cos, a
blacksmith al BiNby, that a man had
within the past two weeka spoken
20 him OF the case, the remainder OF
the jury was sent from the court
room and a hearing OF his testimony
taken. Cox said that n man whom
ho had never. seen before nor since
came 20 the blacksmith shop, and
tu7u Earning his name. nntitied Cox
that the latter was included IN the
special Jury panel called 10 hear the
trial of kricgcr Cox said that nt
that time hs was not aware that his
name appeared on the jury list. q
Following thit introduction, In
which The man did not state his
name, Cox said the visitor related
some ~ toe circumstances surround
ms 'hp destruction, Of the Pew resi-
arncp M Tulsa on the night II Octo-
ner 20 ls11. pu3 suggested 10 Cox
MAT there was great question az
'u whether or NOT tuu u,Y-r WIS 4p.
destroyed by gas explosion Instead
or uyuOWiie. Cox further said that
his informant related that krieger
should have fair ana impartial
trtl. ana that the informant did not I
believe Krleger guilty.
Substantially the same statements
were made by Day. who claimed
he WAS approached Icy 70 stranger
ana to.l pf The ErI.sHr case il much I
Co.. ' IadSS enfr Gope al Si.m.Ssa ~e' % SatH VuT
org for cause. on the ground that
lbhat was said 20 the prospCc i've wr-
- NIGH, have preludiced them one
W.y 1r the other In he cas- du tria I
~ he session yesterday morning .
W Wl.'N 'ermiusted iha examination I
OF Jurors for NE DAY. peremp'ury .
challenges used by the stare dis /
missed A u. wsldy and W. W W. .
!.tms. and challenges We're used OY /
n" License In the di,W 'ssal Of j
u 'oulle and T., - Parker lnc'ud
lnE Cox and Day A. V Davenport
a v Sigsmund and J. l.. Dunlap
were excused for cause
IN" jurors sent 10 the jury room
.rItty At noon, with instruction
70 "" halhffs that they should not
anF way 'alE or read Of the com
.'r 'rin' was composed ~ "
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" l.n.vny IL r. wider. wallace
-s " l. N'hucF'c r. "
.'nI'-a Ice Cumming !. a. Col
'.-0 Z He1'or.
w h tho state and defense on
y % 'n excuse six ~ he prcse1'
KY "N challenge. aside from 'hos"
:, s'oi for cause. h is possible
."' a new special panel will h"
VI ~ ne court. bu' 20 names - T.
.',r' rem aiming ~ ne Jury box
/. 'he close ~ proceedings Yesterday
n bNlrIra'I0rs ~ The jury VIII
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