The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-12
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a. Yes. SIR.
@. Your estimate accounts for thirty
thousand collars Of this stock DO you
know where the other twenty thousand
do lars Of It is; that for which the GER
tihcates was signed in blank?
A. No. ~sr. l did not know There
was no secrecy about that; such things
usually take place could not be pres
cnt all Of the time The books was In
his s-Cottingham s--as secretary.
thought it was all right, and regarded
q as legitimate, and ] had no desire to
cover II up and had no knowledge OF
any such desire on the part Of the 9TH
ers. and consequently asked no ques-
tions-ws-s not inouisitlve
O. Was you Informed that additional
parties was to have stock placed IN their
hands FOR their benefit?
A. No. do not say that did I
remember Cottingham, on one occasion.
something was said about Flynn having
stoek--I think said that Flynn said
so. But / heard Cottingham say that
he said Flynn would not pay for any,
but that on hearing that the company
was reorganized he came ia and de-
manded somo.
Q. 10 you know who he sold his
stock to-
A. No.
O. Sow. doctor. was It ever inti-
mated to you by any OF your associ-
ates or stockholders to make an en-
deavor to keep the number Of patients
up to three hundred; or any amount. or
any Standard
A. Well, when made my last report
nothing OF that sort was ever made 10
me until In connection with that pro-
posed addenea to that report when 1
proposed to add to this, the secretary
said l would do no such thing; that as
long as he was connected with the in
stl.ution that II should not. or that 1t
was not, his wishes that the number
should get under three hundred. That
was early in January and at that time
made this report. And after | had
those suggestions to the governor 10
have these people taken 10 the counties
from which they came and put on The
poor farm.
O. Did he say why?
a No.
@ Did you understand that--what
was your understanding; that that was
done for mercenary purposes; that that
number should be kept UP for merce-
nary purposcs-for profit 10 tho insti-
tuition?
A. Yes, sir; that WAS my construc-
tion of H.
O. You 80 understood it2
a. Yes. sir After It was. as / meant
TO mention while ago II was that
question that helped to bring about the
occurrences and helped TO cause rae 60
try TO get out.
By Mr Decker What was your loss2
A. In the neighborhood OF twenty-five
hundred dollars
O. You wished to have the patients
that righnully belonged to the count
ties removed 10 their respective coun-
ties?
a. Yes. sir
@. Did you give al that ne said2
a. / did. except some expietives.
@. You supposed that was what he
meant?
A. supposed. like any other man
would, that he wanted 10 make an he
could out OF Il while he had ~
O. Who Is the secretary now?
A. 7 do not know.
O. cottingham IS stnl n stockholder?
a. / think so. that Is my opinion.
O. By Mr.. IIickam What reason ala
ne assign for your being dismissed-Cot-
tingham?
A. No special reason. The matter
had been talked over and I had come
to tho conclusion, owing 10 the inter-
views published especially IN The Leader
ana Eagle That it WAS the desire OF
The governor to yet rid OF me- and
90 not knowI think perhaps cotting-
hams talks to me helped 10 build up
That kind an idea.
Q. DO yon know why the governor
wanted 10 get rid Of YOU, II he did'
A. have no ideag
O. You spoke Of the newspapers. OF
course, the newspapers-you can not ten
--can YOU toll why the newspapers pub
lished reports OF the sanitarium ~ the
time they didg
A. do NOT know as I fully compre-
hend the question. IN reference % the
newspapers, / would IKE TO say this
was brought TO feel and holiove that
/ if man wanted good report IL was
necessary 10 ao. well OF 30 do well 20
get d., and no matter how he acted II
he did not pay he would not get gooa
report One man came to me who Is
yet connected with the institution
did not attach any importance 90 Il AT
tho time. thought D was because II
was an In the newspaDers--oeoouse they
we're publishing these reports. He said
Il know what you arc expending foF
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