The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-30
JONES GOING TO MEXICO.
stops in Kansas City to Tell About
sanitarium Matter.

Logan county in the recent Oklahoma
legislature. and general attorney in
his bailiwlck for the Orient railroad.
was in the city last night on his way
TO Mexico to look after the mining in
terosts of the Orient Mr.. Jones is
the member of the sanitarium inves-
tigating committee who was recently
asked to take the evidence given be-
fore that body to Washington for the
delectation and information Of secre-
tary Hitchcock, but who declined be-
cause his private business would not
permit his absence from his business
at this time
AS it has been intimated from Ger.
tain inspired sources that Mr.. Jones
never was officially asked to go to
Washington It is interesting in this
connection to note that his invitation
was as direct as is possible without
being from Secretary Hitchcock him
self.
You can say for me" said MT
Jones at the Baltimore last night
that / received a letter in an official
envelope from one Of the highest Of
ficials in the legal force of the interior
department, stating that arrangements
had been made for Secretary Hitch
cock to go over the evidence given
before the committee with me. ani
urging that come to Washington as
soon as possible ! decided not to go,
as the interests of the Orient demand
that | give them my time right at this
iuncture. But will say this. that
when come back frcm Mexico. if the
secretary Of the interior is sull so
minded will go to Washington with
pleasure"
Asked a~Jut certain rumors that
Secretary Grimes had been connected
with the sanitarium company as
stoclSholder a statement denied By tho
secretary himself Mr.. Jones said.
The report specifically states that
with reference to the connection Of
Secretary Grimes with the Sanitarium
company, reference is made to his
evidence and that of J. W McNeal Of
the Guthrie National bank. and Of Fred
Dolcater at the time of the Jenkins in
ivestigation McNeal testified that
when the company was organized the
stock was all appCrtioned but when
Delegate Flynn came home he wanted
in ON the ground floor and insisted
that he must have some Of the Stock
as It was a good thing He was told
there was no more stock to be had,
but an arrangement was made whereby
he was to get part of that apportioned
to Secretary Grimes. He went to Nc
Meals bank, so the testimony ran.
and insisted on having $4,000 worth
of the stock there for Grimes. When
told that it was Crimes stock he
waxed profane and said he and
Grimes were in together on IL. This
statement was later confirmed by
Grimes and the transfer made acord-
ingly This statement was confirmed
by Dolcater.
"Dolcater testified that a $4,000
ticket carried as cash at the Capitol
National bank for several months rep
PRESENTED the purchase price of $4,000
worth of the sanitarium stock pur.
chased by Secretary Grimes. Cover.
nor Ferguson is not implicated ia this
sanitarium matter, which has done 50
much to smirch official and private
regulations in Oklahoma. and all the
evidence taken before the inveshgat-
ing committee tends to show that Gov
ernor Jenkins. whose Official head
dropped in the basket over it was in
terested only in that he held stock for
a friend who is a banker in Wichita. -
The Sanitarium company has the
contract to care for the territorial In
sane at 5000 year per head. The
stock sold originally at so cents on
the dollar. but in less than year
jumped to par
Governor jenkins alleged oonnec
tion with It cost him his job, and the
man who worked the wires TO have
him removed was McNeal. who testi
fed to Secretary Grimes connection
with the company. Governor Fergu
son, who seems to have tried to do the
right thing ever since he was appoint
ed. He has asked that the department
investigate the whole matter. and Il
looks like his request would be grant
ed. If Il Is, dispatches from Oklaho
ma, as Horace Greeley said Of the
Bible, g;H be mighty interestin
readin"