The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-05
LITTLE INTEREST
IN ROBBERY TRIAL
AL B. Christman Hearing
Fails to Bring Out
Usual Crowds
IDENTIFY DEFENDANT
One Witness Declares He Was
Man Sitting at Wheel of
Car Used by Bandits

Dry and lacking in Sensational Dc
vcIopmcnta. the Al g. thrivtmtn
trial now under way before Judge
Redmond s. cole in district court is
attracting very little more attention
ihan does the average criminal
prosecution. inlk" the other Two
Spcrry bank robbery trials iu which
Frank stanley. alleged loader ~ tho
band. and Eddie ShOuuurtto. mem
hrr wcro each sentenced 20 lI NonlH
in the pouitcuuurS. the trial oI
thIigmnn is mouotonoua
The same witnesses are being used
Dos the state. the sdmo testimony
given. tho Same limo ~ questions
asked aud, while bt Tho other trials
tho courtroom was iHWw'd To the
doors with people from nl walks ~
lie c4ch lighting the other for
better place t1 Hcc and listen. IA"
courtroom ui thriatmun'H trial ~
drah Beside waiting jurors, few
curiosity cookers oCcup, the benches
and tho space behind the railing
which before was crowded not only
with attorneys but also lnymcn iH
empty, only few chairs being oc-
.cuplcd.
Get Jury Panel AZ Noon.
\ Jury was selected and sworn iuEi
before noon Wednesday after bit
ter but tedious fight by the defense
go kocp Tulsa men out OF the box.
However, such effects failed, since
xix local men are - part of the u
men who hold Christmnn's fate In
their hands Tho Jury ~ iihally
chosen Ia composed Of the following
men; G. Rankin, oil gauger. Turley,
n. II. Downcy. hardware dealer,
Jcnks Il. J. Bowmastor. secretary of
the Chestnut a. smith oil Go, Tulsa
W. a. Killmor. president ot the XIII
mer Paint a Glass Co, Tulsa, w. J..
Shancr, blacksmith BiXby T y,
Rowland, barber. Tulsa J 7. Ridgor
butcher. Sand Springs. j. G, Will
hte. grocer. Broken Arrow H. G.
Moore. oil operator, Tulsa ilarvc
Shrnder. bricklayer. Broken Arrow
e. W Randall. railroad clerk, Tulsa
!. D. Mayo, furniture dealer. Tulsa.
Shortly after the jury was In the
boX John Goldsberry assistant coun-
" attorney. made the opening state
ment for the state. His opening
statement differed little from those
made at the other rails only ~ one
time Wednesday did any degree ot
unusual interest become evident ana
that was during Goldsberry's open
ing statement when he inttmatod
that the state would prove Chrintmhn
one OF the leaders OF the band In All
~ the other trials Christman has
been referred TO meroiy as one OF the
mon, not as "A leader.
Says Christman Leader.
Christ shouted Goldsherrv,
"was one of the leaders of that band
Of bank robbers and desp"rndoes. lie
took "A prominent part in all plans
y..I fatf
of adviser, especially was this 40 IN
the Sperry robbery Aud when
Frank stanley wasn't present, christ
man was In command lie always
acted az the chauffeur Tor the band
and drove the car tu the Sperry BANK
door and from there Ia Sandy Me
Millan's roadhouse where the gani
disbandcd."
The defense reserved It's openinl
statement
The list OF witnesses for th'
state is the same as that used at lh'
other trials Tho first witness t'
take the stand was T., E, II, roller
son. assistant cahler who was II
the bank at thr time II was robbed
lilo told how stanley Shouquett'
and i NJ, Saunders, an Oklahom,
detective VINO had Joined forces VIII
the band, entered the bank, com
PEELED everybody 10 hoId up thel
hands and then looted the tin III
could not Identify Christman be
caus Tollorson said he did not com
into tho bank aud rolicrson claimci
that he did not notice the ear stand
ing In front of the bank door.
Following Tollerson on the stan
was Miss Ruth barrow, clerk Ia th
bank who was also present AT tn
robbery. Her story was the sam
as at the other trials she also wa
unable to identify Chrlstmau az sh
said she did not see the car
Bob Martin, former county CON
missioner and j. T.. Larkin fol
lowed Miss Darrow on the stant
Martin told how he entered the ban
and had noticed the car but pal
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