The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 286, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CEN1
Is Acquitted ot Murder Complain]
FOUR VOTES A!iE TAKEN
BEFORE VERDICT COULO
"E REACHED, IS SAID
FIRST VOTE STOOD TEN TD
TWO: NEXT THREE WERE
ELEVEN TO ONE; IN
THIS MORNING.
seemingly made an idelible impres-
sion upon the jurymen.
Tom Mayfield Argues.
Maying at times upon the sym-
pathy of the men, and their honof
of the jury, Williams often referred
to The wife and children of the de-
fendant. Bit by bit he dissected the
evidence introduced by the prosecu-
tion, laying bare the testimony and
« vi '.-nee brought forth by both sides.
Tom Mayfield followed for the
state and talked for an hour, de-
liv ring an unusually good argument
TLfl • ... • c .. to the jury. He concluded his dis-
he Jur) 111 the case of Statr CUSsjon a few minutes after 10
vs. lom Delbeck, charged with o'clock.
the murder of Frank Wolfe on The evidence in the case showed
the evening of July 29, 1919 i clearly that the defendant acted in
came in at 9 o'clock this mom- [jro,e,ct'Jon °f his life. He was first
ing, bringing a verdict ... not defence * ' '
H. L. Sadler testified that about
Iiie case went to the jurythirty minutes before the tragedy,
about 10:00 o'clock last night Wolfe had parked his car in front of
and the twelve men attempted ''lc McIife garage and called him out.
for three hours to reach a ver- .F° ,'n\ Wolfef ,faid thft„he ^
.. . rp, , , , .smashed one of them and I ill going
diet. hey went to bed at 1 :30 •<, get the rest of them bdfore I
o clock and finally arrived at go home tonight."
their conclusion this morning. < Had Just Beat Rodgers Up.
The first vote Stood ten to two Ht' h,d j"st come from Mayfield'*
for acquittal and the next three dru* st,ore w.he" 5e .without
, . , . provocation, attacked and injured J.
votes vyere eleven tu one, jury-iQ Uodgers, who had occasion to rep-
men said this morning'. | rimand him at the July fourth Pic-
Co. Atty. Tom Cheatwood spoke ; Ilic at the city k wherc he
to the jury for forty minutes yester- ,, , , . , t , ,
, . , 7 r | (Rodgers) had acted as peace of-
day afternoon after the recess of an 1 fjccr
hour when the defense rested its
case. Cheatwood resented, to some
extept, some of the testimony and
Story of Jury Is
Slipped in While
Editor Was (ione
During the absence yesterday
of the editor, a reporter slipped
by a story in reference to the
jury in the Dilbeck murder trial.
In no way was the story meant
as a slur upon the appearanqe
or character of the jurymen,
merely being written as a joke
and to attract the attention of
the readers.
The Transcript is extremely
sorry that some few people have
taken exception to the story as
printed, but assures them, that
it never was and never will be
i our intention to cast a slur upon
anyone.
I
evidence introduced in the case by
the defense. He made a very elo-
quent talk.
Court Adjourned at 5 O'clock.*
He was followed by Atty. John
Luttrell for the defendant who also j
spoke forty minutes, scoring many j
decisive points in favor of his client.
Court adjourned at 5 o'clock until !
7 o'clock.
The courtroom was filled to over-
flowing when the argument was re-
sumed after the supper hour. The
crowd stood six and seven deep
around the entire wall and chairs
were placed outside the doors where
men stood in them. Old-timers say
it was one of the largest crowds
that has attended a session of dis-
trict court in years.
Judge Ben Williams was the main
attraction of the evening. Possess-
ing an unlimited vocabulary of choice
English, a wonderful gift of oratory
and a remarkable knowledge of psy-
chological effects and executions, he
held the audience enthralled for an
hour and thirty-five
Sadler told him that he had better
go home, that he was in no condi-
tion to ramain in town, but Wolfe re-
fused to go. He drove around and
stopped in front of the Minteer
SECURITY
ABSTRACT CO.
of Cleveland County
BONDED
ABSTRACTERS
Now ready to furnisl
abstracts on short notice.
Experienced Abstracters.
Office Over
First National Bank
F. B. STALDER, Sec.
M. S. ROBERTSON, Pres.
Motor company on East Main street. I
Here he was when- Dilbeck ,une (
along. An employe of the Minteer .
company was standing outside on
the sidewalk. Dilbeck spoke to the
men and Wolfe cursed him. The de-
fendant testifed on the stand that'
yvhen Wolfe, who had always been
his friend, cursed him, he stepped
out to the car and asked the deceased
if he meant that for him, and that
if he did he must take it back, or
words of the kind.
It was then that Wolfe poked the
gun into him, Dilbeck said, and the
fight started.
Wounds Not Fatal.
Dr. Torrey testified that neither of
the knife wounds indflicted by the
defendant would have caused the
death of the deceased, had it not been
1 for peritonitis which set in soon
after the fight.
The main witness for the state
was Thornton Tate, a farmer from
. near Wayne in McClain county, who
testified that he was standing on the
i sidewalk and saw the start of the
difficulty. Character witnesses from
Wajne testified as to the reputation
for truth and varacity of Tates, as
| being good.
Other eye witnesses of the strug-
gle, John Hardie, Frank Miller and
Mrs. R. J. Cline, testified that they
did not see Tate anywhere around.
The verdict seemed to suit the ma-
jority of the spectators.
'SAFE IS CRACKED AT
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Night Robbers Knew Combination of
Safe and Make Off With $60;
No Clues "Found.
The safe of the University
theatre was robbed some time
last night, the thief getting away
with about sixty d°Uars, mostly
in small currency.
The robbery was discovered
this m°rning. No clue is held by
the police except that the person
who opened the safe knew the
combination. They are working
on this theory.
The University Dames will enter-
tain the Home Economics club Fri-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. F. F. Fitch, 318 Col-
lege avenue.
ADVANCE II PRICE OF
LUBRICATING OILS
Those owning automobiles- tractors,
or machinery where lubricating oils are
used can save money by securing a good-
ly supply for their future needs before
March 15.
We can save you 15c a gallon on your
lubricating oils. All high grade, guaran-
teed to test to specified quality.
See us this week about your needs in
lubricating oils.
Mobile Oil, by the Gallon can, only $1.
Van Pick Gil Company
106 East Main
Phone 36
Comfort In
Dress
Shoes
Many people think that shoes must be tight and
pinch in order to look neat and dressy. But comfort
need not give way to style.
Dress shoes that fit can be just as comfortable as
shoes you buy for service. And we do not sacrifice
either style or neatness in fitting you.
PUMPS AND OXFORDS
in new spring styles offer you a wide choice of styles,
leather and sizes, makes shoe buying a pleasure.
Some very popular models are the Walkover and
Roberts, Johnson Rand pumps and oxfords, in black,
tan, mahogany, light weight, very stylish and ex-
tremely attractive, at $9 to $i2.
THE
tanuW
Universsty Theatre
Friday and Saturday
lit '
1 I ""■HIHIIilllllMlHIIIWIliiilflliyi
MARGUERITE CLARK IN
"LET'S ELOPE"
Just imagine a husband helping his wife to elope with
another man. It features a brilliant story adapted
from "The Naughty Wife," Fred Jackson,s noted
stage hit. A story of real life that rocks with laughter
and bursts of delicious comedy
Don't fail to see this sparkling Comedy Drama.
ALSOGOODCOMEDYAND
PA THE NEWS
STYLES
That Are 'Different
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^JUBAN heel oxfords are the style leaders among
low shoes for women this spring.
For individual style there are no oxfords more
suitable for women who desire stylish footwear than
those made by Utz & Dunn Co.
The models which are illustrated above are oxfords
intended for every day wear. They give the foot that
neat, trim, stylish look which good taste and fashion
demand. This feature combined with the fitting, com-
fort-giving and wearing qualities makes these shoes
the choice of women who want the best.
And you don't have to "break them in.' They are
comfortable from the start.
McCALL'S
Shoe Department—First Floor
BEN CLAY SHOOTING
TRIAL IS CONTINUED
Illness of Defendant's Wife Causes
Case to Be Continued Over to
July Term.
District Court proceded today after j
the jury had reported on the Dil-
beck case. It will convene tomor-
row morning to try the case of the
State of Oklahoma vs. F. L. Stamps,
on a charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretense.
Only one other criminal case is
on the docket for thij term, that of
R. L. Price, also on a charge of ob-
taing money under false pretenses.
The case of Ben Cley, charged with
assult with a deadly weapon, has been
continued until the July term of
court, on account of illness of the
wife of the defendant.
The case of Tom Moore, charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses also was continued to the
July term of court.
A new jury will be called for the
Stamps ease tomorrow. All men
impaneled for jury service has been
ordered to report again.
Sixty-one men were examined for
the jury of the Dilbeck case before
the quota was obtained, but officials
expressed their belief that such
would not be the case in the session
tomorrow.
Wholesale prices by the dozen on
everything in the grocery line. U. S.
Tubbs. Phone 31. 286—3t.
CITY BAilBER SHOP
ScLD TO TWO MEN
Frank Cobble and Arthur Gray Are
New Owners; Plan Many New
Features for Better.
Frank Cobble and Arthur Gray
have bought the City barber shop
from E. R. Newby. Both the new
owners are young men who have
many friends in Norman. They have
been bene for some time, Cobble
haa been working in a shop at the
Sooner shop and Gray has had man-
agement of the City shop.
1 hey will make many material
changes, install more sanitary fix-
tures and give better service, they
announced this morning. The Lity
barber shop has been one o fthe
leading shops of Norman and
young owners intend making it
best one here, they say.
'1 hey tu.>k charge this mornind
t ; >cket bl
from a room at the Sooner ShoJ
j known. They will save troublt
they will return to the Transcript]
fice at once.
I
Dining Room Now
Open at the
Cottage Home
We wish to announce to
our customers and friends
we are now ready to serve
t!'?m needs a ,ain, and be-
ginning tc day our dinning
room will be open.
Meals 75c.
Weekly Boad $7.00.
Meal Tickets $10.00.
W. M. LANGFORD
Prop.
THREE room house for rent.
Francis at McGinleys. 286-
A GOOD BUY
OWN A HOME
1 his is a fine room hoitsl
>four lots located in thj
noth part of town.
Here is a good bargain!
Good house and a suitabli
building site. Own your own
hi .ii:. .iiid .iu ii iii.. .me propl
crty also.
See us today about this|
SMITH BROTHERS
West Door Odd Fellows Bl|
Tlione 280
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FAMOUS novel. BY LOUIS TRACY
SEE IT AT
THE LIBERTY
FRIDAY AND
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ALSO
mm FATTY ARBUCKLE AND MABEL NORM AND in
"HIS WIFE'S MISTAKE"
You'il like him for his foolish smile that doeth the foolish heart beguile. You'll like
him—well come, cause I've a hunch he'd be so nice to punch. 1 like him—well 'cause
god-lovin,' there's so much of him.
Also a new chapter of "Trail of the Octopus."
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