The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Hip Pocket WiU Be Sure Signal For An Arrest M NeW Orleans
WITH WIFE ON HIS ARM WALTON LEAVES TRIAL BODY

into the record a statement of what it intended to reveal by the question, but court members objected and were also sustained.
 Senator McPherren then moved that all testimony taken in support of the charge be quashed. He based his sug- gestion on the statement that the ap- pointment or special state police was in violation of law and that since the defense had admitted this, all other testimony was unnecessary. Hi. motion. he explained, was intended to save time.
 Both the defense and prosecution objected, but the court voted to ex- punge the testimony and to pass to the next charge.
 As the vote was announced, Cover nor Walton arose and in an even voice told the court he had decided to leave.
 Cannot Get Fair Trial.
 q have been sitting here fighting for my rights, for my honor and for my home ten days" the executive said. q don't wish here to criticise any of these honorable members. Some of them, no doubt, want me to have a fair trinl, but I have reached the conclusion that 1 cannot have a fair trial in this court. Knowing that, 1 dIIl WllluIdWlU6 llOhA tAAS don't care to stand this humiliation any longer for myself, my family or my honorable attorneys. You may proceed as you see best"
 All of the remedies afforded by federal courts flor a fair and lmpar- tial trial under the law of the land
 will be resorted to by Governor Wal ton statement authorized later py the executive and his counsel de- clared. .. "No actual trial was in progress. tbs statement asserted. "The inn neachment proceedings'' of the last 1T days were characterized as only l thinlv yelled form of a trial Tn Whlcn he was denied of all his legal rights Claims He Tried To Block Election. Brief testimony was fntrouuceo to- dav in support of the charge that the governor had attempted to uioN> o the special state election Octoper @ Sheriff c. H. Parks of Murray coun tv and Sheriff Tom Cavenar Of Okla-
 homa county, each testified that ne
 had been instructed by the executive
 not to permit the eletcion. | District Judge George ". Clark | +old the court he refrained rom ein nannelling a grand jury summoned to
 meet September IT, two days aitel l the governor nau PiaSou IL a;
 under martial law. He sala 'he eu oie e missal was on orders or CoI, N,,, . Key, military commander ol Una | homa City. .,, oaon,t o.d taking into consideration tht eovernor's statements. peHeve' 1 tbere would be bloodshed.' the Wlt, | nass said. "I believed l knew Wha
 onr neople would do. l did not em' nanei the grand jury"
 l Iudge Clark testified he sa"
 "sometbing that I took to be ma
 chine gun" planted before the court
 V19 Colonel Key confirmed Judg'
 Clark's testimony that the grand JuI
 had been blocked by his order ou' explained that he was actihs OH III structions of Governor walton
 "The governor said in so many words "The grand jury must not be | conyened'" Colonel Key testlilea "IIe did not go into details as to no"
 it must be prevented" s.
 Tn brief statement issued aftei l Governor Walton had bolted the
 trial W. F. Disney, chief of the
 prosecution counsel. declared the eN-
 ecutive had run true to form.
 He got into a tight place ane 1 tucked" Disney said. This was eN i pected. He has made similar moves
 in every crisis in his history" Mrs. Walton. who has sat besid,
 the governor throughout the trial 1 declared she was glad it ended as
 @I wouldn't have had it end any other way. I am proud that he tole them to their faces about it., sh' | asserted.