The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-09
PERSONAL GRAND
JURY WHICH Will
THE TULSA
RACE RIOTING
Ministers, Farmers, Bank
ers, Business Men, Oil
Workers Included in
Membership

ordered by District Judge Vatican Bid
olson to conduct an inquiry into the
race troubles here last week in which
ten whites and "a negroes were killed,
was secured this morning and imme-
diately sworn in.
The jury proceeded to its room af.
ter receiving Instructions from Judge
Bddison. who directed a thorough in.
quiry into the causes leading up to
the riot and possible negligence OF
officials.
Attorney General Freezing is con.
ductlng the inquiry at the direction
Of Governor Robertson
Assisting him are members Of the
attorney generals office and County
Attorney w. f. Seaver, and his as
sistants.
The jury is made up as follows:
c. a. Cloud. Tulsa, foreman, busi-
ness man.
a. A. Kinion, San Springs, minister
D. F. Wynn, Tulsa, barber.
Il. f. Schaff, Tulsa, oil broker.
Quay v Johnson. jerks. banker.
l.. NJ. Dixon, Sand Springs. retired
farmer.
II. II. McFan, Tulsa, Oil broker.
Frank Thompson, Tulsa, loan and
real estate broker.
W. C. Harvey, Sand Springs. cleo
trician.
J. W. Arlington, Red Fork. Cosden
Refining Company emploi -.
d. W. Quinn, Tulsa. building con-
tractor.
L. Lyon, Tulsa, shoe merchant
Judge BidEison said 1t was not his
desire to convince the jury that GER
tain laws have been vio,sted but
rather to impress upon il the gravity
of situation which has arisen thro-
ugh a seemingly general disregard
Of organized government and ask II
to return presentments against those
it found guilty, regardless Of race or
other conditions.
The grand jurors We're told by the
Judge that the -umors persist that
the peace officers have fallen down il
.he performance q their duty and
also that the greater portion Of the
pace officers We're not to be found ai
the time of the ROT.
Ee also said II had Deen reported
that certain pe'ce officers, includlns
the police department and the sheriff
of Tulsa county, were guilty Of ne
glect of duty. IN that they failed tc
prevent the outbreak OF use every
means in theiv power TO do 50. fiC
instructed the Irocs to return pre-
sentiments Tor he removal OF such
officials, or slhJriiLl,es. from oincs
ii they found this 10 be true.
The rumor OF a telephone call from
t.e court hUufc rad, an attempt would
be made 10 lynch Dick Rowland, and
thep should arm themselves to op'
pose 1t was dwelt upon by the judge
He declared IL Eat been stated that
a certain reLcIt was conveyed by som,
unknown person over the telephone tC
come point ON Greenwood avenue. IN
the heart OF the negro district that
an attempt would be made to remov,
from the county jail Dick Rowland
the negro charged with assaulung d
white girl He SAID that shortly there
after the negroes armed themselves
and Invaded the business district
Judge Bidd.son directed the grand
jury to probe into every phase OF IA,
race riots including the cause leadinr
up 10 1t, both direct and Indirect, IN,
alleged acts OF riot. arson. robbery
lootng and charges that officials ha,
been remiss In their duties In that ,hel
could have prevented the outbreak an,
could have prevented many Of the act,
that followed but did not,
Judge Blddison warned the gran,
jury that it mus, ferret out and briul
TO justice any persons, white or black
who shot down innocent people durins
the riot and prefer murder charge
against them. II any such We're foun,
20 exist.
An injunction was laid upon IN,
grand jury 10 inquire carefully int,
, the persistent report that certain ne
, gro organizations existed FOR the pun
pose OF aggression against the whit
rAce and had stored large supplies o
. ammunition for the purpose of rebel
lion against organized government.
Tho claim that certain whites Dc
, stroyed the property ot other white
. adjacent to the district while the own
, crs were begging them 70 desist Is ais
! alluded to as "a subjcc, Tor inquiry an
possible prosecution. Judge Biddisol
told the jury Il was It's duty to visi
the scene OF the conflict In order &
properly arrive at the results Of Ia
} outbreak.