Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-14 | Page 8 | 'Tip' in Tulsa Lilling Fail's

j TIP TIP IN TULSA KILLING FAILS i I III II I Rumor of Suspects Suspect's Leaving Born Murder Scene Soene Is Found Groundless TULSA Okla Oka Dec 14 P Deputy P-Deputy Deputy Sheriff E. E E. E Benson said today a rumor ru mor that a suspect was seen to- to tole le leave ve the scene of the fatal shooting last Sunday af Sidney Born Jr had proved groundless Two witnesses had reported to tc Sheriff Sherif Charles Price yesterday they saw a man mm in a black overcoat run from the boys boy's s parked carThe car The man mm seen evidently was C. C M M. Peale who found the wounded boy and called police and an ambulance laid eaid Benson Young Born Bom was wa va a witness in the 1 murder case against Phil Kennamer ton on of or a federal jud judge for lor the fa fatal l lr r shooting hooting of or John Gorren dental s student stu lr lrI S I dent Police have held Born was n a suicide while the sheriff sherif has leaned to a murder theory Meanwhile prosecution and defense defens Attorneys marshaled their forces fo for forthe forthe the first legal lecal skirmish of the case cas the the preliminary hearing of at Kenna- Kenna mr The hearing is set sot for Monday Gorrell was shot to death Thanks Thank Thanksgiving Thanksgiving giving Riving night In In rapid succession Kennamer surrendered and allegedly admitted the slaying witnesses came cam camei i forward to tell of threats prominent I families sent their children into hiding hiding hid hie hid hid- ing and then last Sunday Born 18 year old son of a college professor was found fatally shot under circum stances similar in many res respects t to the Gorrell shooting Police said he admitted suicide Sheriff Price and Borns Born's father said sale he was slain Kennamer belief he was killed for v what hat he I knew and told of an extortion plot plo against the family of Homer F. F Wilcox Wilcox Wil Wit cox Sr wealthy oil man which he said was engineered by Gorrell with him involved merely merel as a a friend d de to protect the by pretending friendship with the con