The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-27

prize ring. IIcmbroe ell TO the
sidewalk and his head hit the curb.
The fall killed him because his skull
was crushed. while Smiley was the
direct cause OF his death, II his story
Is true. he could hardly be blamed
for hitting the man and | don't think
that he should bc charged with MUIR
der. In fact a murder charge
wouldn't be fair"
Iliiacling Charge Pending.
\ charge ~ hiiackiue is now
pending IN district court against
smiley. Hc was tried several months
ago but the jury failed to agree on
"A verdict. Tho case has not come
up for new trial since. Smiley has
been working hard since that time,
according TO County Attorney W. II.
Scaver. who said that he had kept
tab on the youth.
The shooting at Rcd Fork Sunday
afternoon iu which Churlcs Mitchell.
- years old. was shot hy his BROTH
prs-in-law, Frank and William Led
ford, resulted IN the filing of a muir
der petition yesterday before Jus
tice John H. Querry. against the
two Tcdfords Tho accused men on
tered pleas ot not guilty and were
committed 60 fail without ban pend
ing their preliminary trial which was
set for June -. The Information
against the two mon is signed 10y
| Delbcrt Mitchell, brother OF the
dead mau. state witnesses are Del
| bort Mitchell. Albert Karncs OF
/ West Tulsa: John Lcdford. son OF
Frank Lcdfordi Tohe Davis and j.
/ W. Watson of Red Fork.
/ ts..,.t- = ,4g.,H gY,,,, g. ,,1I g., A
county tail yesterday declared that
! Mitchell caused his own death. Tho
dead man came 60 Icdford's house
Sunday afternoon. according 10 the
/ latter's story and started a quarrel
/ Later when Mitchell left he stated
/ that he would kin Lcdtord. About
/ 4 o'clock I'm the afternoon, according
/ to Godford's story, Mitchell with two
companions returned. Mitchell, he
SAYS, appeared 60 hc intoxicated and
was carrying n shotgun. 81 warned
/ them to halt and not come on my
! place" Lcdforl asserted, "dnd when
| they refused 10 stop / opened fire,
/ Mitchell dropped. The other two
/ men chased me To West Tulsa whore
/ | surrendered 10 a police officer
Looks Like Sclf-Dcfcnsc.
County Attorney W. T. Scavcr
stated that In his opinion the mur-
/ der information against the two
/ Icdford's would not bu sustained Ht
| the preliminary trial From what
| can got" he said, "it looks like ar
act Of sclf-dcfcusc. However, this
office will prosecute the case"
Funeral services for Mitchell Will
| be held at 1890 o'clock Tuesday
morning from the Mowbray chapc
with interncnt IN Oakland ceme'
terry. Funeral arrangements fol
Ilcmhrcc have not been completed
The assaliaut Of Elmer Milton, 2'
years old Of Springfield, Mo. who
is IN the Tulsa hospital sufferinA
from 10 knife wounds IS yet at lib
crty Milton was brought TO th'
hospital lato Sunday evening by al
unidentified motorist who said tha'
he had found tho injured man neal
Mlllprs lake on the Broken Arrow
road. At that time Milton told po
lice officers that he had been ns
lsaultcd by his brother-in-law
ICharles Amos and a man whom u,
did not know. The three OF then
had gone TO the spot near Milleri
lake In a taxlcab, according TO Nil
ton.
Robbed, Says Milton.
The stranger hit him over th'
nohd, MlIloN lol1 lne ponce, bUt
when he recovered his senses he wa
lying on the ground, suffering from
the knife wounds and with his pock
cts empty. He had been robbed o
: about IS. he claimed.
In q statement made TO the count
, attorney yesterday Milton mad
; many contradictory remarks II
, reiterated that the three OF then
: had gotten out of the taxicab at IN
! spot where Milton was found be
cause It was shady--it was afte
dark at that time. The county at
torney regarded Milton's story a
} that OF a drunk man or one not {