The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-13
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HIS PRELIMINARY
Justice Decides Police
Pigeon Not Guilty Of
Auto Thcfts
HELD ON NEW CHARGE
Brady Arrested in Courtroom,
Arraigned in County Court
and Held Under Bond

Tho city won tho FIRST round IN
tho battle between tho county and
city officials today in court before
lNstico n. J. cray at the preliminary
hearing of &. q. BrHdN alleged
fence ana loader or am organized
gang OF auto thieves 4 ohnrgc Of
receiving stolen property preferred
against Brtdy hy the county attornc,
was dismtsscd bv Judge Gray aftor
tho cuiitc morning had been con
aumcd iu hearing the case.
~ the ro.ronvcuinr of court after
tho noon rcOogs. another charge pro.
tcrrCd against Brady that 81 stealing
am auto. WIS dismissed upon the
motion ~ the county attorney Tho
city had scored Brady stood ap-
parcntlv free, but charge uf posgcs-
si.1 or stolen property had been
filed HEsiuH MIN In the county
court by thc county attorneys office
llo va. arraigucd before Judge W
u Williams. pleaded not guilty aud
was committed to iail under ~ s.. 600
bond. ~ is believed that hc viii
make his bond sometime today
Brady was accused boy T.. j. BAYS.
evidence man for the county attur-
uHv, Of being 70 'Tcncc' and Leader
. for one Of the biggest bands of auto
thieves In the state Tho alleged
ago by Bays after Ford car which
had been stolcn from W. r. Ruwwo
of Hcggs had been found In ni4|
garage. BRADY at the time protested
his innocence, claiming that ne Was
working for BAY ward, head of the
stolen auto department ~ tho po-
Ice and had been instructed by him
to receive the car. But Brady was
arrested and placed In tho county
1aR under a charge of receiving
stolen property.
Charged with Auto Thief.
Later charge OF having stolen O.
Buick auto belonging to r.. NJ NJ
crs, was placed against him. Myorr
car had been received b, the po-
lice a few days after it mad been
stolen. u had been placed I'm
Brady's garage and there the police
found Il. Three men were arrested
by tho police in connection with the
theft but last week. Brady Is said
20 have made n confession To the
county attorney that the three mon
ha, nothing TO do with stealing the
car. They were released from Gus
tody.
ward and John \. Gustafson.
chief OF police, protested vigorous
" at the arrest OF what they called
their under cover" man. Chief
Gustafson claimed that Brady was
on tho payroll, had aided in the re-
"overy OF several cars and also the
arrest OF several of the thieves,
Personalities We're Passed.
& During the trial OF Brady. the city
and county officials took scvcra
warm cracks at each other and the
morning was well filled with sting
ing remarks. Brady was repre-
NuA l..HI a.. "A 81.
clair. assistant city attorney while
. tho state was represented by County
Attorney W. +. Seavcr. and Assist
ant Couny Attorney Coffcy. SoavCr
remarked that II was very peculiar
that If Brady was working FOR the
city as IL was claimed he was doing,
why he should remain in the iail
and no effort exertcd to make his
bond. Quick as a flash counsel for
Brady camo back with the retort
that Brady's bonds would he made
whom the couty attorneys office
quit playing hourse." Warren de
clarcd that every time an effort had
hecn shown to make his bond that
, Seavor theatened to file more
charges against him. "You bet /
did cried Sever rising 10 his feet
= And I'll keep filing charges against
him as long as | think they are Jus
titled. II he is guilty want him In
Jail"
Assistant County Attonryc Coffcy
intimated In his argument that a.
was very peculiar that Brady should
he employed as an under cover
man and recover autos but never q
thief Warren came hack with this
retort. "CathCh thieves Lots of
good Il does. Three men We're ar
rested and placed In jail for steal
ing an auto and then were turned
loose on the alleged confession OF
Brady--the man you were proseCut-
ing and ho wasn't the only witness
against the men. What good does
It do TO arrest the thief when hr
is turned out OF jail as fast az he Is
put in?"
The little Justice courtroom was
packed to capacity packed AS d
seldom is. and twice Judge Gray
had TO order the windows cleared
so as to allow fresh air To enter tho
room.
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