The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
ALLEGED SLAYERS.
ON TRIAL TUESDAY.
Fears, Cook, and Dalton
Charged With Murder
of Harry Aurandt
IS SENSATIONAL CASE
Men Were Spirited Out of
Jail Here to Prevent Pos
sible Lynching

The preliminary trial OF the al
issed murderers of Harry Aurandt,
sseretary to Police Commissioners
Addison, has been set to be heard
tuesday morning before Justice
. John II. Query. Alvis Fears, Tom
Cook and Bill Dalton. alias II. c.
Smith. are the men charged with
The death OF Aurandt.
Aurandt was fatally shot Sunday
risht December IS. while out rabbit
hunting with Ike Wilkerson, police
detective. The men were on the
road near the ICY" Avery farm and
we're driving toward Tulsa when hi
taokers stopped them. Aurandt was
shot with his hands in the air. will
kerson was shot in the leg and the
preliminary trial has been postponed
until ne would be able to attend.
Wilkcrson Star Witness.
Wilkerson is the states star wit
ness. He has positively identified
Fears and Cook. The police officer
IA not sure of the Identification of
Dalton. Startling testimony Is ex-
pected at the hearing which prom
ises 10 be one of the most sensational
in Tulsa county history. j. NJ.
Springer is defending the three men
and John Goldsberry and Tom
Wallace will handle the states side
OF the case.
The murder Of Aurandt aroused
Tulsa as II had not been aroused
for long time. The three alleged
killers were caught about o'clock
Monday morning following the
shooting on the Sperry road. Their
arrest led TO n gigantic demonstra-
tlon by Tulsa citizens. Threats of n
lynching led to the transfer OF the
men from the city to the county fail
and Monday night 1000 men gath
cred at the courthouse. The crowd
had not fully dispersed at o'clock
the following morning despite the
search of the Jail by a committee
from the crowd.
Soon after the trio had been
placed in his keeping, Sheriff w. NJ.
Mccullough spirited them to Sapulpa
where they were kept under heavy
guard all night and the next day
they were taken to Muskogee. They
we're returned TO the Tulsa county
itl about two weeks ago and have
been kept under heavy guard since.
Ballard Not Identified.
0. l.. (Bob) Ballard was arrested
n connection with. the crime but
was never definitely identified as
Ning connected with the murder.
wlkerson identified Fears and
Cook when they We're brought before
him as he lay suffering with pain
81 the Oklahoma hospital. He iden-
titled Cook as the man who fired
one shot while standing in the glare
Of the headlights and who then ran.
Fears, he said, fired five shots be-
fore running. The two bandits ran
to waiting car and speeded away
az Wilkerson emptied a revolver at
them.
Cook, Fears and Dalton were all
identified by Il. NJ. (Eddie) Gamblll
local musician, and Frank Clayton
ll0 South Cincinnati, as the three
bandits who had robbed them the
sunday night that Aurandt was
killed.
Gambill and a young friend were
hljacked about midnight north Of
sSiatook. The young musician re-
ported that there were three bandit
sli wearing masks. They relieved
MN OF S2.05 in money, two pocko,
"Hes' II TInB OF Keys ana Nl.JV
eheck. Gambill identified the knives
check and keys among articles taken
from the trio shortly after their ar
rest.
Stole Murder Car.
Early Sunday night Clayton
caught man driving off with his car
rom In front of his home. Clayton
attempted to interfere and was COW
sred with a gun. The thief forced
layton TO drive the car few blocks
Town the street, where two other
men, companions of the man who
aaa taken the car. entered the auto
,ha nom there Clayton said he was
forced to drive the car into the
country where he was held up,
.Gooed OF So in money. cuff buttons,
us overcoat and his car and kicked