The Washington times., 1935-02-20
POLICE GUARD
4YOUTHS| IN
BORNCASE
z Tulsa Boys Get Protection
As Kennamer Trial Nears
End in Oklahoma
Copyright, 1888. by International News
Service.)

Copyright. 1888; by International News
COURT ROOM, PA w N E E
Okla, Feb. 20 QN.SD-With two
rich Tulsa youths under technical
arrest in connection with the in
vestigation of the bizarre death OF
young Sidney Born, and two OF
the chief witnesses in the Ken
manner case reported under special
guards because they feared for
their lives," arguments to the II
jurors who hold the fate of Phil
Kennamer were opened today.
Tom Wallace, veteran lawyer OF
the Southwest, opened the argu
ments for the State.
Kept in Their Hotel
The little white-washed court
room was packed, and buzzed
with excitement when it was
learned the two youths under tech
nical arrest had been told by
Tulsa criminal Investigators to
stay in their hotel, remaining
from all places in Pawnee except
the court room, and to show up in
1Alsa Immediately at the compile
ton Of the trial for further ques
tioning in connection with the
mysterious death of Born.
Young Born, 20. son of Tulsa
University professor, was fatally
wounded in his automobile in
Tulsa 10 days after John GorrelI
was killed by young Phil. Both
boys were shot under almost
identical circumstances.
Prosecutor Holly Anderson, busy
with the Kennamer trial, said he
had not been officially informed
of the two technical arrests, but
that he knew the investigators
were here from Tulsa and hac
made progress in the probe.
Wilcox Girl SuitOr
Mr.. Anderson reiterated he was
anxious to push the Born probe
stating he had never been con
vinced that Born ended his owr
life, as the coroner found. HI
said:
81 never was convinced Born
was not murdered"
The two rich youths reported
under special guard were Jack
Snedden and Randall Morton
both were witnesses at the Ken
manner trial.
Snedden, a handsome blone
youth, is the boy who won the
love of fair Virginia Wilcox, a
daughter of Homer Wilcox, q
Tulsa oil multi-millionaire, beat
ing the time" of Phil Kennamer
who wooed Virginia but could not
win her love.
just the same, curly-headed
Phil, who sat in court today care
fully listening to the addresses tc
the jury of rugged farmers and
workers, testified at his trial he
still loved Virginia, and that be
cause the Kansas City dental col
lege student insisted on going
through with a plot to kidnar
her, he shot the youth.
Auburn haired Virginia was
also in court today, sitting not
more than 20 feet from Phil and
a couple of seats from young
Snedden.
Protection Asked
Snedden denied to Interna
tional News Service that he and
Morton were under guard. He
also denied his mother had ap
pealed to the authorities for pro
lection, stating she was "afraid
the two boys would be killed"
Deputy County Attorney w. F.
Gilmer, however. said he under
stood Mrs. Snedden, wife of the
late George Snedden, who got ex
tremely rich in Oklahoma oil, had
asked protection for the boys.
The names of the Tulsa scions
of wealth held in connection with
the Born investigation were not
revealed. Also it was not learned
if they were to be questioned as
actually taking part in any al
legged plot to murder Born or if
they were simply to be grilled as
the investigators sought details
of the activities of Born, who
was close friend of Kennamer
and also an officer Of the "Hy
Hat" Club, exclusive ultrathrill
society of the sons of Tulsa S
rich.