The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
DOC BARKER, 22,
GUARDS SLAYER.
GETS LIFE TERM
coNTINuEp FnoM rAnr oNr

Wen known caliber guns, tho off
cors bnld ana u search was mndc
OF every ammunition store I'm the
city TO find similar bullots This
hunt revealed that there was only
one known gun In Tulsa which shot
such bullet.
The guns owner was G. a. Blng-
ley. Twelfth and Main. Blnglcy nd
initted owning such n gun but said
tnat u had been stolen about the
Time Sheriff. was Killed. A few
days later Sylvester CRlg) billiard
was arrested. lilo drove a iltney on
the Admiral line for Blngley. Gn.
lard told the officers that he had
borrowed Bingley's guns and loaned
them TO Claude Chamberlain
The Net frightened.
few days later Chamberlain
was arrested. His arrest was fol-
lowed with Joe Morris being placed
In jail. Both arrests were made on
Information furnished by Glllard.
Shortly after Chamberlain and Nor
ris were arrested Barker was
caught. At the time no was ar.
rested officers said that he was the
brains OF the murder plot.
Tho story told by the Officers at
the time of tho arrest and which
that the men had planned to rob
the safe at the hospital and were
interrupted by Sheriff.. All OF the
would-be safe bandits were raised
In Tulsa and well known to Sher-
WI He was killed to prevent the
Identity OF the boys becoming
known to officials, the testimony
revealed In other words. one Of
ficer said, Dead mon tell no
tales" Claude Chamberlain. while
testitying told practically the same
story
Chamberlain and Morris are also
held In connection with an outbreak
Of house robherics which occurred
here last summer, Both youths
had practically admitted being con.
nected with the house robbins
gang, officials say. II Is claimer
that Barker was the leader of this
band.
During the trial Barker admittc,
that he had not worked any sine
the summer of 1920. His last jol
he said was driving a truck for
bottling company. Chamberlain wa
employed in local bakery until
few days before the crime was com
mitted Morris has done odd iob'
he told from the witness chair
Barker has been arrested on othe
occasions lie has participated /
several Jail deliveries both at IN
,ity and county iail
Chamberlain May Get out.
Chamberlain was formally charge
with the murder OF sheriff.. bt
during the arguments Saturda,
Goldsbcrry, assistant county al
torney, admitted that he was not a
accomplice and due TO the fact tina
he testified In behalf Of the stat
viii probably lead to dismissal ,
this charge. II 10 not known whctht
he viii he prosecuted In regard
the alleged house rohherioF Morr
u still held In Jail In connection wit
house robberles, II IL said.
Davis ana Carpenter are bot
accused with participating In n
murder but neither have yet bee
arrested, One other person W.
also connected with the Grim
though in an indirect way, acCordiu
To officers, That IL }, G. (Chigger
Bates, formerly iitney driver her
Bates furnished car IN which IN
would-be safe robbers went To IN
hospital but he came back to tow
after letting Davis, Barker, Chan
herlain and Carpenter out nccort
ing to testimony introduced Mt IN
trial. An effort was made To arrel
Bates and hold him as a witness bl
he never was located, 80 charg,
are pending against him.
The case went TO the fury at 5:l
o'clock Saturday afternoon
Strain Iviis on barker.
As the final argument for the eta
was being concluded Barker a sma