The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
SHERIFF INCLUDED
IN MARION PROBE
Impeachment of Officers
May Result if Negli-
gence Is Found

ny the Associated Presa
MARION, Ill, Sept 2.--Conclud-
ing the first week Of It's work.
the grand Jury investigating the
llerrlu massacre OF June 22. re-
sulting in tho death OF 90 men.
adjourned late today, not to re
convene uutl Tuesday morning.
There VIII be no session Labor
day
The record for the first week
OF doliboratious--iu all probable
itv the most strenuous the Jurors
and the prosecutors will be called
upon TO face-showcd that ono
man has been idicted for muir
der, arrested and lodged IN fail.
Testimony, much OF It sal 10 he inn
port1nt-h has been recorded from
about $50 witnesses; two mon re-
fused to testify, and federal oper-
htives have been set go watch a
number Of persons suspected Of
participation I'm the riot.
Additional indictments are eN-
pected to follow next week.
By the Associated Press.
MARION, nl.. Sept. 2-Thc
grand jury investigating the ucrriu
massacre IN which 20 persons were
Killed also is making n thorough
'inquircY into tho responsibility for
the apparent failure 10 call troops
I'm time to prevent the slaughter. II
bee 1mc known today \ number of
prominent citizens have been called
before the investigating body ami
questioned along these lines, It was
learned.
May Mean Impcachments.
Should the grand jury find any
traces Of dcrelictlon of duty on the
part OF any officials, recommenda-
tIons of impeachment likely win b.,
made, It was said II also Is ex-
pected the failure to ask for troops
after Col Samuel Hunter OF the
adjutant generals office had rec.
commended such steps, will be com
meutcd on.
Colonel Hunter, who was hero
before the riot, declared, shortly
after the massacre, that he advised
sheriff Melvin ThaXton 10 ask for
troops, but that Thaxton insisted
he had the situation well in hand
Adiutant General Black consequent
ly took the position he could not
send troops unless the sheriff asked
for them.
Governor Small, who was at Wan
kegan Mt the time, complained aft
orward that he had not been ad-
vised of the seriousness of the sit
uation
Sheriff Thaxton was not on the
scene ut the time Of the massacre
on the day preceding tho slaughter
June %, he was In n distant part Of
the county when the Lester strip
mine was bcsicged and two striking
miners were killed and another
wounded fatally. Although the
Siege continued through the night,
Sheriff Thaxton, II Ia declared, dli
not go 10 the scene OF the MASSACRE
untl after the killings when he ana
states Atty. Delos Duty went to the
woods near IIerrin and directed the
gathering mp of the dead and
wounded Duty IL assisting In di.
recting the grand Jury Investigation
with the subslding Of the furry
caused by the speedy indictment 0t
Otis Clark, for the murder OF G Is.
Mcdowell. superintendent OF the
strip mine and the first man killed
I'm the massacre. the community to-
day was relapslnR into its usual at
tltudc toward the Investigation de
spite the fact that hundreds Of min.
era In Williamson county are out
Of work temporarily because or a.
legged inability OF the coal OPERATOR
TO obtain railroad cars TO transpor'
the coal.
states Atty. Defos DUTY admit
ted that the grand jury was inquir
ing into the failure TO send troop-
into williamson county before IN
riot occurred. but said that he d'd
not know what the grand Jury conIi
do other than make its findings
known for the benefit OF the public
lie said that the grand Jury mlghl
make certain recommendation
along with It's report OF the phase
OF the riot. However. he declared
II was impossible TO forecast any
action that may or may not be con
tcmplated.
The grand Jurors have been go
ing into this question right along
considering IL as one OF their
duties, he said.
This mornings session wac very
successful We had a number OF
witnesses before us"
Col Sam Hunter sent here ne
fore the riot to advise Adi' Her
Carlos r. Black on the situation
and the possible need for troops To-.
day refused to discuss the grand
fury investigation into the absence
of troops at the time OF the maHa-
ere.
Dutch interests expect TO obtain
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