The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
Many Cases Still Pending
Against Oklahoma Citizens
For Espionage Violations

wartime laws nave just uftu huk Out
of the dustry files OF the department
cf Justice and batcd to the senate by
Attorney General Daughcrty.
II From Oklahoma.
Tho governments confidential
,c.5rds submitted TO the senate in
response TO a resolution by Senator
Esrah Of Idaho reveal that 1GS per-
sons arc still serving pCnitentlary
forms for violation of the war laws.
Fourteen Of them are citizens OF
oklahoma. Two OF these cases have
boon before tho parole board but
10Th prisoners have declined to file
application for parole.
These mon are Benjamin i. Bry-
mt of Maysville, who was convicted
I'M the federal court at Ardmore OF
conspiracy and violating the espion-
aga act, and Walter NJ. Reeder Of
Wilson, who was convicted OF sedi-
unus conspiracy
Bryant was sentenced October 2,
1918. TO six years at Leavenworth
renifeutiary His term cXpirCg Sep
fembcr ., 1924. and he will be ELI
gble for parole April 1. 1929, but
has refused to file an application.
Hpadcr was sentenced on the same
day as Bryant to six years at Lcav-
cnworth and fined $1,000 and costs.
Hs .orm expires December 20, 1928.
Although he was eligible for pa
role July "a, 1921, he declined to
file application.
Those Stlll Pending.
other cases still pending are as
follows;
oklahoma citizens indicted for VI
olatlon Of wartime legislation, who
are on trial or to be tried, or have
been sentenced, whose cases are on
appeals Ncely Adams ct al, in
dicted September 30, 1917, for con-
gpiragy to violate espionage act.
Case siill pending as to the following
defendants: Mark Dover, Reverend
Logan, Il. Il. Powell, Rice r. Thomp.
son
Nocley Adams ct al, indicted Sep
tcmbor 20, 1917. for conspiracy 10
violate espionage act. Case still
pending as to following defendants:
Noclcy Adams, e. G. Adams, j. u.
Allen. Albert l.. Austin, John Barkus,
webb Brooking, w. J.. Bcnncficld, G.
e. Brewer, Dave Brewer, III. W. Po-
land, r., G. Boggs. l.. $. Bowlcs. Jack
Caroline, Spcllman Davis, Alex Da-
Wis, Frazier D!ndy, Caesar Dindy,
Cephas Dover. Noah Dover, Mario
Dover. Ray Doolen, II. y. Edwards,
Antony Eberls, Albert Eberle, Spur
geon Estes, A. c.. Fisher, Keller Fly,
c. A. Gooden, a. j. Polk, Dalton
Pompcy, Earl Potter, G. M. Potter,
r. L. Powell, John Il. Rails, l.. r.
Rails, John NJ. Spears. A. l.. Spears,
Erb Spears, Walter Spears, II. 5.
Spence Price Street, w. q. Gordon.
J. b. Gray, a. l., Hamilton, Jim
Hammett jr, Jim Hammott sr., L..
Hamrick, Dee Hardesty, sam Hard
esty, Ira Hardy, NJ. a. Harris, II. NJ.
Harris, J. NJ. Haynes. Virgil Harris,
Dave arjo, ]. 7. Ice, Jim Jeffry,
Henry B. Klutz, Josie Marpiyecher,
Virgil May, Robert May. w. II. Max
well, J. A. Maxwell, Jess Mathes,
Alta Meneley, Jim Neal. Ben Offutt,
Ben Pidcock, r. II. Walker, w. w.
Walker Jack Waters. Charley Wa
ters, Tom Welch, NJ. NJ. West, Alex
Zachary, II. II. Munson, u. a. ALI
man, Sam Bingham, Jim Burton, ].
A. Chapman, Ernest Johnson, w. /.
Jones. Sango Moore, George Moran,
Sam Sroggins, Columbus Scroggins,
Dudley Scrogins, Henry w. Taylor.
Anson Tilton, Harry Thomas, j. r.
Ttout.
All of the above defendants en-
tered pleas OF guilty or case was dis.
missed as TO them in companion case
No 2o5O, L. S. ~. Neelcy Adams
et al, except Altman and Moore.
United states vs.. Charles Banta ct
a. violation of section 4, act of June
10, 1917, conspiracy. September 20,
l5l1 Indictment filed. Sull pending
as 10 the following defendants:
Sharles Banta, John Il. Baker. Ed
BaXley W. ID. Brown, J. II. Blake,
J.: II. Brooks. W. L. Crowder, w. II.
f. Cisper Charles Johnson, Brents
Lee, w. " Lee. Wilse Lee, Henry
Lee. Rant B. Lindley. 4. B. Loard,
II II. Loard, a. VI. Mainord, ]. II.
Majors John March, W. Il. Mecca
; up, ID. T.. McCalip, n. &. Moore,
marley March, Jim Morrison, H. II.
Mnnson, 5. H. Montgomery, Tom
Milan, J, /. Padgett Roy Pogue. ].
>. H. Ponder jr, j. J.. Ponder ST., Jim
Tom Roberts, O. NJ. Roberts, n. s.
roberts, II. +. Robertson. =. A. Ro-
rcr, W. +, Scott, II. j. Skagg, L. A.
ssHlth, Henry Stice, ]. A. Stlce, ]. w.
daauey' Rice r.. Thompson, II. Tom
uhson' Luther Crandell. NJ. u. Eure,
~ w. Elliott, George Franklin, w.
y. Tower 7. H. Hardwick, Jess HUI
S,eN w. II. Innis, II, L. Updergraff,
u, A. Vents, Claude West, Claude
watson, j. r, Williams. II. 9.
9Ipence' Roy Crane, r. L. Boles,
Luther Black, NJ. l.. Bruxie, +. O.
hyerly' o. s. Cowhcrd, j. b. Doug
1ss, Waddie Bibbs. j. NJ. Howell. $.
son,
An OF the above named defendants
peaded guilty or case against them
was dismissed in companion cases
,Ayept Defendant VIII Wilson, whose
Hai.e IL last on tho above list.
United states vs. w. II. Armstrong
~ a., violating Sec. 6 +. L. C. of
toiu' conspiracy. September 90,
w, =, Indictment filed This case is
Nalhs as 10 all the original de-
uoauts, who are as follows: w. Il
4, ,HlhlFong, Hugh Bear, John Clark.
w. y, Conley, Doctor Dawson, w.
u;,i,o M; Zones, II. ID. Jones, c. A. Miles,
eHHliam Russell, Z. T. Shirley, II. II.
on5IIey V. $. stephens, L. j. Wilson
ana Curtis Edge.
IN case No. 1850 Curtis Edge en-
sNred plea Of guilty and in case No.
.y John Clark had the charge
asalhst him dismissed.
Ohlied States W.. Jim Baldwin et
al. violating Sec. OF r. p. G., 1910,
dGilusplracy September 20, 1917. in
.Hent Tiled. This case is pending
a 10 an the original defendants, who
~ as follows: Jim Baldwin, Edgar
EEaalaWin, r. j. Clark, Jim GUIDE.
U,s9,nk pav =, Buchanan Maxwell.
gWHl Mccormick, Jess Mercer, Joe
'unhons, Guy Tucker.