Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-29 | Page 1 | Rev. J. F. Norris Must Face Trial

L Pastor Indicted REV DR J. J FRANK JFRANK NORRIS REVS Ja i f. f F N i MUST MUSJ f FACE TRIAL Grand Jury Returns True Bill Charging Murder of Texas Lumberman Lumberman Lum Lurn berman I FORT WORTH Tex rex July July 29 9 AP The AP The rhe Rev J. J l Frank FranI r n Norris Norri pastor of the l First Baptist church and nationally known fundamentalist fundament alist was indicted today today by by th the Tarrant county grand Jury for th the murder of D. D E E. E Chipps lumberman in the church office on July 17 Ii Nearly two score witnesses es the larger part patt of them members of ot Dr Norris' Norris church appeared before the grand rand jury The year old mystery witness ss who disappeared disappeared after the sla slaying slaving ing and whose name has been withheld by the district attorney wa was not not called although Jt iI was was stated he may be be- bea bea a a states state's witness at t tile Ufe trial Announcement of the return of a atrue atrue tru true bill against Dr Ik Norris cameon came cameon cameI on the he net heels ls of the pastors pastor's statement state state- ment merit late last night that he state state-I has followed fol Col- fol- fol employed employ d no counsel which lowed by a few hours the announcement announce announce- bent ment from froni Dr r. r Norris' Norris office over the signature nature of Marvin B. B Simpson Simp Simp- son son that the latter had been re retained retained re- re tamed to represent the minister No was given for the change in plans S Chipps was shot Saturday Ju July y I 17 when hen he he went eat to Dr Norris' Norris to protest against the pastors pastor's statement to the district attorney it is said and against attacks on Mayor H. H C. C Meacham made by Dr Norris from his pulpit and in the Searchlight organ of the thc church 1 Chipps died in an ambulance without without without with with- out making a statement Dr Norris was arrested and taken to 10 the district attorneys attorney's office where he lie was wils released on bond signed largely ely by bv members of ot his congregation after making a statement in which he pleaded self seif defense S Since then several statements ha have Vp been issued by the pastors pastor's public relations director J. J J. J Mickle in several of oC which h the existence existence ex ex- of a religious cons conspiracy iracy against ag the life Ufe of f Dr Norris was charged har d. d S