The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-04
CHRISTMAN JURY
COMPLETE: TODAY
Evidence Against Alleged
Sperry Bandit Begins
Wednesday Noon
NO CHANGE OF VENUE
Court Holds Conviction of
Defendants Pals Will
Not Prejudice Jury

Al. .,hristman. the third momncr
81 ,ts allcgcd Sperry bank robbery
c.rg went to trial late Tuesday
se.rroon before Judge Redmond 5.
r,la after motion for change or
,..r|, bv his counsel had been over
,,I.d Already two members Of the
s1srod robbery. band, including the
alleged leader, Frank Stanley have
bccn sent to tho penitentiary for 10
yrars each. The other was Eddie
shouquettc.
counsel for Christ man asked for a
change ~ venue on the grounds that
duo N the other two trials and tho
fact that most OF the testimony had
beon published in the newspapers
VA, puhlic OF Tulsa county had be
ONO prcjudiced against Christman'
7, over overruling the motion Judge
Colo explained that prior to the
o,ber two trials there had been a
wavo Of publicity and It seemingly
b,d had no effect on prospective
tu,o-s. lie said that he did not be-
i,oyo anv effect would be noticed at
,bo plnoi of Jurors summoned at
this trial.
immediately following the over
yrilng Of the motion for a change Of
yonue the Jury box was filled and
ATTORNEYS for the state began ex-
.ulnirs for cause. By 4:30 o'clock
the state had passed for cause and
Snrincer began his examination.
Court adjourned shortly after $500
o'clock with the defense about half
way through its examination. 1T IL
believed that a jury Will be Inn
panolod by noon today.
SO far In the trial no one from the
attorney generals office has taken
any part in the prosecution. $. y.
Freezing, attorney general who took
tho lead in tho prosecution OF the
other two cases was unable to come
here for the Christman case due 70
the Red river boundry case which
Is holding him in Washington. None
Of his assistants have as yet taken
any part In the trial, although Mrs.
Kathryn van Leuven who is in Tulsa
concluding the investigation OF al
legged crime conditions here an
nounced that she might "sit' in.
However, she has yet failed 20 take
her place at tho counsel table. II
she does, II will be the first time in
the history OF Tulsa county that a
woman lawyer has figured in the
courtroom. The prosecution is be-
ing conducted now by John Colds
berry, assistant county attorney and
L. J.. Luudy as counsel for the bank
ers
While nothing has been disclosed
as yet that would throw any light on
tho tactics TO be pursued by either
the state or the defense IL Is be-
lieved that the state will ondeavor
10 prove that It was Christman who
he. o..
His Identification will be positive II
is believed. J. NJ. Saunders. detec-
tive for the Oklahoma Bankers asso-
citation who Joined forces with the
gang and participated in the Sperry
robbery will be the states star wit
ness at the Christman trial. He
filled similar role at the other
trials.
Practically the same list OF wit
nesses for the state have been sum-
moned that testified at the other
two trials.
JUSTICE CONTINUES
HEARING FOR ACCESSORIES
The preliminary trials of Sandy
Mcmillan, alleged road house pro-
prietor, charged with completely In
the Sperry bank robbery and c.. W.
Shipley, charged with perjury on
the witness stand at the trial of Ed
die Shouquette, one OF the alleged
Sperry robbers, who has been con-
ncted, have once moro been con-
unued. Both trials have been set
over by Justice ii. G.. Gray until
Thursday, May s.
Emma Mckenzie, charged Jointly
with Mcmillan who was also sche-
ouled TO appear for her preliminary
trial Tuesday before Justice II. J.
Gray has waived and will go TO trial
IN district court sometime in the
next month. The Mckenzie woman
and Mcmillan are alleged TO have
oonspired and assisted by various
means IN the robbery of the Sperry
bank last December for which crime
Two men have already been SEN
FENCED to is years each In the state
pentenuary and the third alleged
member is now on trial.
SIMPLIFY was charged with perjury
3 +. Freezing, attorney general
VINO headed the prosecution OF
shou0uette and Frank Stanley al
,esed leader of the band. Freezing
Sssys that Shipley's testimony was tho
VlBseEt lie he ever baard tn11 f.n,,