The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-23
CLOSE MANN ACT
TRIAL SATURDAY
Defense Will Attempt to
Refute Charge Made
by Tulsa Girl
10 BEGIN CIVIL TERM
One of Heaviest Dockets in
History of Court Is Set
for Coming Two Weeks

only Two criminal casca remain to
tetrl,d in federal court. the cases of
J1hu Graham. charged with violat-
lrg the Mann act and tho Fourth
pittfr OF the Marne." one other
case is now on trial but VIII prob
sb.y be completed early Saturday
nom ug and district attorneys ex-
nrey.,i the opinion that the Grimm
al tenn would be ended Saturday.
Tho opening Of court Monday is be-
leyed the beginning Of one of the
heaviest civil terms heard for some
tIm, Many big cases are scheduled
10 by tried at this term OF court.
Tho case now on trial is that of
william Cody Franklin former
6,put, treasurer OF Mcintosh county,
charged with violating tho Mann
white slave law. lie is charged
win having taken LYDIA NJ. Sullivan
from Tulsa to Naples, Texas on a
promise OF marriage which was
never fulfilled and lived there with
her and In Eufaula, okla, two years,
by iuumidating her with threats
egalnst her life,
WIth the conclusion OF the trial
the final chapter In a story which
began early in tho year OF 1919,
when the girl met Franklin In one
os the numerous dance halls, OF this
city, will have been written. She took
the stand in behalf of the govern
ment Friday and told OF meeting
him, how he courted her for several
weeks and finally on his promise 10
marry her, agreed 10 go with him
to Naples, Texas, whore, according to
hey story, he said they would be
knrried and live on his fathers
lrm. March 22, 1919, they went to
Naples, she testified, against tho pro-
test Of her sister. and there lived on
his fathers farm until late tnat fall.
Always, she said, hO made excuses
~ avoid marriage and she claims he
and his father forced her 10 work on
the farm during the summer. help
Ing with the crops and otherwise do
Ing work ordinarily done by man.
FINALLY she left him and later they
lived In Eufaula untfl early In the
year OF 1920. There, she said,
other women OF the town and made
her stay in the house All the time.
HIS father even abused her she
testified.
Several "loVe" letters written by
Franklin to the girl were introduced
by the government and the defense
also Introduced letters written by the
girl to Franklin.
Mrs. T.. G. Williams of Eufaula,
who lived next door to the house oc-
cupied by Franklin and his pur-
ported wife, took the stand for the
government and told "A sensational
story OF Franklin's actions, She said
that twice tho girl left home and
was later brought back by Franklin
and since the girl finally left, Mrs.
Williams testified that Franklin and
his father had had at various times,
l3 different women in the house who
lived with them for few days and
then disappeared. This part Of her
testimony brought vigorous pro-
test from the defense but the protest
was overruled.
The government offered testimony
10 prove that Franklin, after the
Sullivan girl left Eufaula, came TO
Tulsa where he married Olive
Slower a girl OF good family, Her
parents a few days after the mar
rlage heard OF the alleged affair be-
tween Franklin and tho sullivan
girl and went TO Eufaula, brought
their daughter home and had the
marriage annulled.
1t Is not believed the case Of
Graham. also charged with violating