The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-29


mend that the court make an order
on the county attorney TO immedla ely
and at once investigate said office
thoroughly and take whatever action
is necessary and see that said Office
is properly conducted and protect the
tax payers Of this county, |. as county
attorney OF said county. have gone to
and advised with j. w. Martin. one
of the county commissioners and one
of the complaining witnesses against
the conduct Of the two remaining
members of your body and asked Mr..
Martin to inform me as to the mlscon-
duct or as to that part of the record
Of said board that is not right or that
is illegal.
As a result of said request made up
on the said j w Martin he makes the
special charges against the said walt
er McKeehan and G. z. Pierce and
ncne other
1. That something like one year
ago the said Walter McKeehan and
| g. + Pierce went to an architect IN
this city MT Gubb. and asked the
said architect to furnish them with
plans and specifications for a $50 coo
court house without having FIRST made
a record or passed a resomttn for
the construction Of the said court
house
2 That n November, and perhaps
the quarter before, the State Demo
crat office filed with the said board
and with the said county a certain
number Of bills, which said bills were
by the said btard passed upon at the
meeting following the filing of the
same; the said j. w Martin claiming
that there was fraud on the part Of
said Walter McKeehan and G. f.
Pierce to favor the State Democrat IN
the passage of such claims
On the 10th day of February the
minutes of the said board showed that
the county surveyor. s. A. Joyner was
au horized to draw plans and specia-
cations for four certain bridges. de-
scribed in said resolution au horizing
the same
These are the only charges that the
complaining witness in this case
makes against said board | desire
TO say that so far as the record of the
said board is concerned. that It dis
closes no fact as an abstract proposi-
tiCn that makes it in the least irreg-
uar or hat would suggest irregular
IT, or any corrupt intentions on the
part Of either member of the said
board
With reference to the plans and
specifications contracted for by Waiter
McKeehan and c. f. Pierce from the
said Grubb: have gone and talked
with Mr. Grubb in the presence a
Mr. J. W Martin. a member Of the
board of county commissioners, and
Mr. Crubb informs me that abut a
year ago Commissioners Pierce and
McKeehan. came to him and told him
that they wanted TO see something
about what kind of court house
could be constructed for $4,000. and
that in ctmpllance with their request
he proceeded to show them a certain
number of plans and specifications,
and one in particular; that he asked
the said Pierce and McKeehan if any
record had been made for the pur-
pose of constructing a court house and
hoy replied by saying that none had
been made and that they did not de-
sire a rectrd made of this matter;
but they desired copy Of plans and
Specifications; that they were dealing
with him as man and man and not as
a board Of county commissioners, or
words to that effect
| asked Mr.. Grubb IN the presence
Of Mr Martin If he held any claims or
account against the cunty or if he
had ever filed any claims or account
against the county and he said he had
/ iAttf Gnu LAAh NhN ANuhNg NAN hNi NWN
him one cent; and if any one owed
him anything It was G f. Pierce and
Walter McKeehan as individuals and
NOT as county officials
Messrs. Pierce and McKeehan state
that they never at any time advoca Ted
the passage of any bill nled by Mr..
Russell, or any other person. that was
unreasonable, and that they agreed
with Mr Martin that the amount
charged for certain articles was in ex.
cess of The real value and were willing
and consented to the reduction Of the
price and agreed to reduce the amount
of the same; that they also consented
to strike from the bills any articles
that had not been delivered by the
state Deultcrat office and thar after