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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1984.002.258 |
Collection |
American Red Cross |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Date |
07/22/1921 |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping from the Tulsa Daily World published July 22, 1921 and entitled "Chief's Fate In Balance Since 3:40; Disagreement Rumored At Courthouse." This article reported upon the jury deliberation of the case charging suspended Tulsa Police Chief John A. Gustafson with conspiracy and dereliction of duty. The attorneys closed their arguments and the case went to the jury for deliberation at 3:40 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 1921. This article reports that the jury had not yet reached a verdict at 6:00 p.m. It also provides an overview of the closing arguments for the prosecution and defense. Defense attorney T. J. Leahy reminded the jury that Gustafson "must have acted with a bad and evil purpose or with a negligence amounting to criminal carelessness before he could be convicted of willful neglect of duty in connection with the riot." The article reports that prosecutor Katherine Van Leuven stated that "Gustafson could have disarmed the negroes at the courthouse and did not; that he could have prevented the riot, arson and looting in the black belt and did not; that the police department, through its auto recovery division, was in a criminal conspiracy to unlawfully secure rewards and insurance on stolen autos . . . ." |
Search Terms |
trials Tulsa Police Chiefs Tulsa Police Department Tulsa Race Massacre |
People |
Adkison, James M. Blaine, George H. Cole, Redmond S. Goldsberry, John Gustafson, John A. Leahy, T. J. Meacham, Roy Moss, A. F. Van Leuven, Kathryn Ward, Bay |