New Britain herald., 1930-04-30

for murder and robbery with fire arms. The defendants may be con- victed or acquitted singly. A first de- gree verdict, however. does not mean that the men must die, as the jury has the power to recommend life Imprisonment A first degree man slaughter verdict carries a sentence of not less than four years. while q second degree manslaughter verdict carries q verdict of not less than two years or more than four. No pro- vision is made in the Oklahoma law permitting the prisoners to choose trial by q judge or judges.
 It was learned last night that Wike and Seeley had been requested to move from the Hotel Sewers, the management claiming that the repu- tation of the hotel had already been damaged by the killings. Due largely to the influence of the sheriff the men are being allowed to remain at the Hotel Baltimore rather than in the city jail where prisoners charged with murder are usually held.
 No More Clues Found
 Efforts of the police 10 find fur ther clues have met with failure. The chief of police and Oldham went to the hotel rooms Monday night and reenacted the crime as it was de- scribed to them. Five times a .32 cal ibre pistol was discharged causing a noise which the chief said should have been sufficient to have been heard in nearby rooms at least
 Earl Miller, private detective of Tulsa, Okla, entered the case yes terday. It is understood that he has been engaged by Harvey Haskell, Tulsa oil man, friend of the Smith family.
 County Attorney Samuel II. Latti- more is expected to take charge of the case himself today. Prior to this time he has been engaged in a suit against the county commissioners for maladministration.
 New details of the crime were told by Wike and Seeley yesterday but they do not substantially add any Seeley claims he heard two shots while shaving in the bathroom, all though five were fired, one into the seat of d chair, three into George Smiths body and one into the body of his brother. David. Without wait
 
 ley telephoned the hotel desk. Lee Jones' assistant hotel manager and V. F. Sullivan, hotel engineer, re- sponded and found the doors to the rooms locked. They entered by means of a pass key. They said Wike had evidently just been freed from a gag and that his hands were still tied behind his back. He was not united until police arrived.
 Wike and Seeley have procured the legal services of C. E. McLees, local attorney
 Questions which Oldham said yes terday he hoped to clear up in the preliminary hearing were: Why could Wike give no definite description of either bandit? Why did the bandits fail to say "Stick 'em up or other conventional holdup order? Why would Smith attack q robber who had him covered with q pistol? How could four men have fought without disturbing the fur nishings in the room? Why did Wike say that a chair struck by a bullet was lying on it's side when the bullet scar shows it was standing when hit? Is it believable that Wike stood idly by and saw his friends murdered without actively engaging in the fight? Wikc said he was dragged from the north room and left bound and gagged in the south room, would not the north room from where he was dragged have suited the bandits purpose just as well? Is it reasonable that the bandits would have taken time to bind Wike after murdering the Smiths?
 Left Feet Free What could bandits hope 10 gain hy binding Wilkes hands but leaving his feet free? Is it reasonable to be-