The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-14
HEPBURN DENIES
GRAND JURY LEAK
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convoraation with Attorney General
8. y. Freezing after Judge Christo-
piers visit 10 the capitol aud that
Frecling remarked Judge Christo-
pher Is going to discharge that
grand Jury ThurHday morning but
no will find II damned embnrraas-
Ing"
on receipt Of thii information
Hepburn said he fairly ran up the
stairs to Judge Christ0phor's office
aud confronted him. what followed
ls presented In tho county attorneys
own words. when found Chrislo-
phcr ne looked haggard and pale.
Tie hardly looked IKE himself. !
motioned Tor him 10 como out Of his
office and told him OF report I had
received from newspaper men AZ
Oklahoma city"
Freezing Was Drunk.
Judge Christopher ~ alleged TO
have replied ITS damned lie.
never told Froeling would dis
charge the Jury. when | saw Free
ling Tuesday evening, ho was drunk
and abusive. got dlsgusted at him
and returned home
According 10 Hepburn, Judge
Christopher used tho word abusive"
several times during their convcrsa-
ton In order to describe Frecling's
condition. Hcpbtrn described tho
convorsntion that took place be-
tween himself and Judge Christie
phcr Mt the Parkinson hotel before
the Oklahoma Citv trim. UcDburn
Informed him at that time that owl
dence before the grand jury would
hit Dennis In several places" Chris
topher declared then that Dennis is
n damned crook, | never liked him"
lo inquired OF county attorney
whether sufficient evidence was be-
fore the grand jury to indict Cow
crnor Robertson.
81 hope Governor Robertson has
been guilty OF no wrong doing"
christopher is alleged TO have stated,
But II he has been he should be
indicted"
Several hours before this conyor-
saiion with Judge Christopher, Hep
burn had beon called over long dis
tance telephone by Attorney Gem
ern FreelinK The conversation
opened with mmonplace remarks.
and then according TO Hepburn,
Freelinp asked "IoNv Ia the grand
Jury getting nlong2" IAN right :"
Hepburn replIcd, ana ho added "evi-
| denco showed state Bank Commits.
aioner Fred Dennis hnd been milling
some rotten stunts" ~ don't give
a damn about Dennis" Freezing was
quoted as saving. "I want TO know
whether the governor will bo I'm.
dicted."
uorh,,r, .oid tho ,o,,,,t,,oa ~,
barristcrs that at that time there was
not sufficient evidence to indlct the
governor, but at that timo the links
had not boon conncctod;" all of this
happened before Judge Christopher
went to Oklahoma City after being
invited there by the attorney-gen-
erni
Continuing hIa storv Of converso- %
tion with Judge Christopbor on his
return from tho capital Wednesday
afternoon, Hepburn said ~ asked
Chrisiopher whether he Intended TO
discharge the grand Jury. lilo In
formed me that he never said he
would. / insisted on u positive
answer. Ilo then said II he made
any mistakes nc was a Dig enough
man 70 correct them' Hepbufh was
.oiu w" brhnu Jury nau peen en-.
paieleu hceoraihs 10 Ww' ana tha'
Juuse ,hrtstopnnrs uecisloh 10 thls
M Me.,o.' !" s ploeuu'ns oatuluay wa
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n,'ash ~ Ind,,, LIS snta n % u.,oi W.
eIect,on nSs,nieis ~ tIanr,.a,ta s' ,,",, w
wns asked Nv ,beir ",iorray" on
prounds grana birv ,yas In,nrnneri"
drawn. -
c, x, x.
Nrowu was ""''i'is'
When' THURSDAY morning came
large crowd was In the courtroom
drawn there by newspaper an
houhceIneht that tue sfahd Jury was