The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-20
JURY LOCKED UP
FOR NIGHT AFTER
1l-H0UR SESSION
CONTINUED rnoM PAor onr.

| Mono ~ the trio ate any supper.
and their guards reported that they
ate little dinner.
Jury Examines Auto.
An hour after going behind closed
| doors tho fury sent word that an
examination ~ the Lurandt auto
was desired. This examination was
mndo In the presence. Of the three
! |dofondants. who watched reHtlossly.
, Each of the three was under tho
| surveillance OF two men.
Tho courtroom was comfortably
/ filled hnlf an hour before court
l opened this morning and when the
| llet argument was started At 10
| O'CLOCK, tho room was packed. Fully
J az many spectators were present as
I TANNED tho room Tuesday night 70
| hear tho defense arguments Ana
200 persons sat I'm the courtroom ali
afternoon awaiting the l1tys re-
turn.
In ono ~ tho most powerful argu-
mcnts during his present term as
assistant county attorney John
Goldsborry today concluded tho
stato's argument with a plea that
tho three accused slayora bo sent 10
tho electric chair. Many present
at todny'A hearing who had been
lifelong friends Of Goldsherry said
that - waH the greatest tald he ever
made 10 fury.
GoIdcsbcrry Itcylcws Case.
1Io was on tho floor a few mlnutcs
over three hours. During that time
no reviewed overy angle OF the case.
He took the states testimony and
wovo ~ into n thrilling story OF tho
happenings on that cvenlful Sum
day. December 1S ~ last year. lie
hammered home fact after fact,
which he asserted proved conclu-
slvcly the guilt OF the three defend
ants.
While tho prosecutor shed no
teurs during his powerful appeal for
tho death penalty nor brought
tears TO the eyes Of any Of tho
jurors, he did send the mother and
father OF Avis Fears into Mysteries
with hls final plea Tor tho death sem
tence. AZ he, with slow emphasis
shouted that tho state asked tho
death penalty the accused slayer's
mother let out u hystCrlcal shrlek
which was heard throughout he
courtroom and which for the mo-
ment brought tears to the eyes OF
many elderly women who were
among tho big crowd OF spectators
Asks Death Sentence.
'"rhoso men on that night were
out on n hiiacklnR expedition. II
was so many drops OF blood for 80
many pieces or SILVER II you men
OF the jury believe that the acts OF
Frank shelton, Alvls Fears and Tom
Cook took n father from n home,
loft woman and two little Riddles
In this world, / want you TO say
10 with your verdict. Tell In con-
vincinR language that that kind OF
stuff must stop. And II you find
them guilty when you fix tho pun
ishmont let not your heart bo trou-
bled.
Remember. II IL written in the
Scriptures, 'Whosover sheds mans
blood by man also shall his blood
be she'd II you find those three
men thero guilty the state OF OKLA
homa and Its Representatives In this
case entreat YOU TO fix their punish
meut at death"
Goldesborry said that every physi-
cal fact introduced In the trial from
the timo the two police officers left
homo about o'clock that evening
until they were nt the hospital put
the stamp OF truth In every word OF
testimony given by Wilkerson. And
II he told tho truth" no told the
jury, "thon these three men are
guilty They are absolutely guilty OF
bnt OF lUt tHOhl GOluDlOOutu anu
heRrtless murders that / have ever
heard os. Think OF it, shooting a
man with his hands In tho air."
Ills argument not only included
every possible angle OF the trial but
he gave hurried and brief review
OF tho principles OF Americanism.
After making "A hasty review OF the
principles OF this government and
then comparing II 90 tho state OF
facts shown by the testimony In tho
trial, he said:
Convict or Move Out.
"f want 20 see Oklahoma made
n safe place for you ana | TO live
ina place whore wo can worship
our own GOD. whore we can live I'm
peace and happiness. heralded under
the banner OF God citizenship. THAT
In my interest In this case, And N
we let such crimes Rs this one go
unpunished-if we are going to let
men like these make II unsafe for
you and | 10 drive upon the roads
which our money has'paid for then
/ say TO YOU that we had better
| pack our belongings today, move out
| ana let the hijackers have the state
| IL 10 for that reason that want
| you men OF Pawuce county To write
In letters that will be read through.
| out this great state that such crimes
won't be permitted. Men, II Is up