The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-04

"Do | understand you represent Cow
ernor Uohcrtson?"
"la tho matter Of presenting this
matter I do represent him. pre-
scnt ~ tn his behalf" Mr.. Isdlok
said.
Governor Robertson. his score
lrctar,. Joe O'BriCu. Bnd ME body
quad, william Tilghm1n, arrived
| hero early today ana after break
| fast went 90 tho courthouse arriving
|l few minutes after County Attorney
/ Hepburn had entered hls Office. NJ
/ Iyd..n introduced Governor Robert.
IsUu 10 Mr. Hepburn ana % few com.
m0uplJrc remarks we're exchanged
/ Governor Robertson. Mr.. OBricn
/ Mr. Tughmhn aud Mr.. iydick fol-
! lowed tho county attorney into HI
private office ana Mr.. Hepburn took
% seat at hia desk. Governor Rob-
( crtHUn and tho others present re-
maiuod standing. several court
house attaches. lawyers ana others
gathered In the room ana tho audi
! ouro Increased In size ~ tho sound
~ tho heated debate carried into
the corridor outside the office ana
the word spread through the court
house that Governor HobcrtHon ana
County Attorney Hepburn hal
Discuss Their Letters.
Mr.. Hepburn and Governor Rob.
inspn launched into q discussion ~
their recent exchange OF letters.
Mr.. Hepburn told the governor he
had been mlsinfprmed concerning
lrcoont events IN Okmulgec. "Nuu
sending some reputable citizen
here" Mr.. Hepburn said
Il think I dld obtain my luform1-
tIon from u reputable source Gov
crnor Robertson said.
, Hepburn protested he had been
. q friend ~ Governor Robertson Tor
many years, ana said he resented
/ Governor ltohcrtson's charge ne had
melted riot on February . when the
b lmpohor court grand jury was dis
, missed by judge Christopher
, "1t I have made any mistakes
| am willing TO apologize to YOU
+ the governor said, hut ! believe my
I Information was correct
- MIR. Hepburn admitted that per
hapg ! have made some mistaken
lie declared Governor Robertson
hnd made unwnrrnnted attacks on
him and "un the good citizenship OF
Okmulgoc."
They Again Differ.
= Governor Robertson denied the
; correctness Of Mr. IIophurn's state
= mcnt. Mr.. Hepburn declared attacks
on him had emanatcd from Mr.
10 LydlclI's office. Governor Robert
/, son stated he resented the attacks
= which had bcon made on him bl
. Mr.. Hepburn Il said he desired {,
go before tho grand Jury
T. - don't know what the grnnt
n jury will do don't know that IL Il
n going 10 indict YOU, governor" Mr.
h Hepburn said.
q MIR. Hepburn excused himsel
II when MI Lydick implied that h.
10 had treated his visitors discourteOus
'- ~ by saying he had been under con
10 siderable strain during the past thrc
- days.
III you had been through wha
| have been during the past mont
~ YOU would understand ! have beo
\ under n strain, too" Governor Rob
y ortson said. u am willing to talk I
you fairly"
Go Into Conference.
le Mr.. Hepburn stated he was ais
l. willing 90 discuss the matter wit
10 Governor Robertson and the GOV
q erhor suggested that all those pref
- eni WltnutttW ana permit MN
u hold "a conference with the count
n attorney. Mr.. Hepburn assented an
eu the crowd which gathered In NJ
o' Hepburn's office and outside n
le door withdrew. Among those pre-
eu ont wns Gordon Clark, foreman
no the grand jury which was dismisse
by Judge Christopher. Mr.. Lydic
~, after presenting Governor Rober
sons letter to Mr.. Hepburn, state
" he desired to present copy OF 1t
III the foreman OF the grand jury II NJ
'n Hepburn would introduce him 10 u
~ foreman.
so ~ will give him the copy" NJ
' Hepburn said.
" 81 don't know the foreman; II "
~. win Just introduce me to him
w would rather hand him the col
-, personally" Mr.. LydiCk said.
80 The letter was later turned ov
To the grand jury.
Governor Robertson Indicated du
A.. Ing the Interview that he had no d