The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

payment ON farm In Oklahoma
county, another was cashCd by
MIR. Dennis and the third was de-
liycrcd 20 certain prominent
state official.
Why Was Grand Jury Discharged?
Before the grand jury COM
mcnced their Investigation uf these
banks they had returned certain In
dIotments against two citizens or
Okmulgoe county, charging them
with certain violations Of the clec-
ton laws committed at tho No
yomber, 1920, election. A motion
had been filed I'm these cases NOV
Ing the court to Guash the indict-
mcnts, assigning 10 reasons. but
principally for tho reason that the
grand jury was impnneled improp-
crly and that there was no evil
douco before the grand jury upon
which TO base their indictments. On
last Saturday February 4, this mo-
tion was presented 10 Judge Christie
pher the evidence introduced, IN"
matter argued by counsel for the
state and for defendants, ana a.
that time Judge Christopher over
ruled tho motion 30 far as it ar
f,rtcd tho grand jury and held that
the grand jury was legally i'm
pHueled and that he would not dis
charge them No took under ad-
viFemcnt as 10 whether thcro was
sufficient evidence before the
grand jury 20 warrant II IN return
ing tho indictments and announced
that he would pass upon that phase
OF the motion on Friday, February
10 at o'clock. on Thursday eve
ming, February 2. the county attor-
uey Of OkmulRoe county was invited
TO 30 TO oklahoma city for the pur-
posc ~ discussing with the governor
banking conditions Ia Okmulgcc
county
''Hc told me that hc was too busy
to como to Oklahoma city until after
the grand jury had adjourned. Again
ON Monday afternoon, February g,
the county attorney was invited 10
come TO oklahoma city by the at
torney general In n personal CONVEX
sntion with MIR. Freezing over the
phone. Mr.. Freezing was informed
by the county attorney that II would
bc impossible for him TO come %
oklahoma city until after the grand
jury had adjourned. ON Monday
evening was asked by Judge Chris
tophcr If I thought there would be
hUytnlllk lllpitH'I III nlHi bblnk w
Oklahoma city that night TO attend
n meeting OF the oklahoma Histori-
cal society. ! informed him that II
| were m his place | would not go
and advised him at that time that |
had been invited To go to Oklahoma
City to see the governor and also
the nttorney-general, and had re-
fused both invitations. | discussed
briefly with Judge Christopher that
evening matters before the grand
jury and informed Him that In my
opinion Fred Dennis would be in
dictcd. | also informed him at that
time that another state official might
be indicted.
"Iic informed me that the state
official In question was his per-
sonal friend. that he hoped ne was
not guilty OF any wrong doing, hut
N he was he should he indicted
and prosecuted to the limit, and
that hc would not ruin himself by
protecting his friends, however
high they might he. He went to
Oklahoma City that night and
came back Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday afternoon l was In
formed by n newspaper reporter
NJ oklahoma City over the phone
that Prince Freezing had informed
him (thc newspaper reportcr),
that he had talked with Judge
/ Christopher and TINT judge Chris
tophcr wns going back 10 Okmui-
gee to discharge the grand Jury.
that u would IN damned cmbar-
RAISING for Judge Christopher. hut
that he would have 10 do IT,
Immediately went upstairs 10 Judge
Christophcr's office and told him
OF the conversation with the re-
porter and what he said.
"Iic informed me that Prince
Freezing wns damned liar aud
that when hc saw Prince Freezing
before he left Oklahoma City that