The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-18
CITIZENSHIP COURT
SCANDAL WON'T DOWN
Man From North Carolina
Claims 10 Have COrrOb-
Oralive Evidence

Washington, March 1S.-The Wash
son correspondent of the New York
World dealing with the political
phases OF tho threatened cOngression
al investigation into the alleged cor.
rupt relations between the law firm
Of Mansfield McMurray q Cornish
and members OF the Choctaw and
Chickamw citizenship court under
the caption Of why Did Garfield lg-
more Aocusation?" has this to say:
"The World correspondent learned
today that about the time Gus Rosen-
winkle Of South Mchiester appeared
before Secretary Garfield aud gave
his testimony against the judges Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw citizen
shia court. responsible man Of
Greensboro. North Carolina. was also
in Washington and told the secretary
substantially the same story, accus-
| ing Spencer b. Adams. chief Justice OF
that court. and at present chairman
of the republican state committee and
manager Of the Taft boom In North
Carolina
"That Garfield and his friends are
badly worried is poorls concealed.
They know that it is not forgotten
that he gave q clean bill of health TO
the beef trust as commissioner Of cor
lporations. and the present case Is like
unto it. They have no excuses except
Secretary Garfield is a pure minded
lperson who doesn't realize that he
must look for a crook at every turn IN
the interior department They simply
deplore that he was ever placed in
lsuch an important position. They say
he would make an excellen. manager
of a chgtauqua assembly or head dis
penser OF lemonade at picnic.
"Just why MIR. Garfield was not inn
pressed with the story of fraud re-
! lated to him by Rosenwinkle and this
man from North Carolina Is becoming
more of mytsery every hour. He
was very careful 10 have the story OF
each taken down and filed away
where he could put his hands on
! them when occasion demanded. lie Is
thoroughly familiar with these stories,
but he still protests tnat they do not
amount TO anything.
l"In addition to the resolutions u
Senator Tillman and Representative
stephens personal plea for an in
vestlgation has been made by ex-sen'
ator Marion Butler. of North Carolina.
/ He has In his safe in this city docn-
ments which show that the fraud
1 committed was one of the most stu
pondous In the history Of the coun'
L iry. aud that It IS being suppressed
/ rol. practically the sole reason that
n Adams is the personal representative
az TaFi In North Carolina
"The man from Greensboro who de-
manded to have his name suppressed
lnntil an official investigation Is or
ldered. came TO Washington voluntarily
and submitted 30 the most searching
Termination by the assistant attorney
general for the interior department.
lie told how Adams LETT North caro-,
Ina practically penniloss. sat as chiei
Judge of the citizenship court Tor
eighteen months and returned witt
thousands IN his pockets. He de
clared that Adams deposited large
portion of this money in the Greens
boro banks and sent the rest of II te
New York. The man gave She names
lof ,he depositories and their cashiers
are 10 be called before the senate com
mittee II ain investigation Is ordered
eThis man also told of the big
things Adams has been doing after h'
became Judge at a salary OF $4,000 q
wear. lie said that Adams had sud
denly become an authority ON iinanc'
In his community, But still the stor'
did not Impress Mr. Garfield
This Greensboro man asked that
OK, Secretary Hitchcock. who made ;
reputation for always being on inc
trail of crooks, be called TO suhstan
iiate his story. Those who are be
alnd the senatorial Investigation pron
ise that be VIII be
'lt developed today that a deter
mined efiost IS being made 10 hav
he investigation. which Is bound q
! ne ordered as q result of the renlie
4 to the resolutions introduced ~ Sen
4 ator Tillman. made by the interior De
. nartment instead OF by the senate. Bu
& Tinman and la Follatte decline 4
7 listen 10 such suggestion They sa'
F. they know what Secretary CARTEL
4 has succeeded in not doing alread,
4 and that they do not intend TO max
4 the whole affair a farce hy trusting 4
s him the task OF bringing the rea
a crooks ia Justice Represeptauv
n stephens and senator Tillmah have b
Il their possession documents whic
4 show that many of the decisions rer
4 dered by the citizenship court wer
q prepared IN the office of Mansfield
p AicAurray & Cornish, the attorney
who are charged With having the cour
n created in order that they might hay
81 nearly 1900 decisions oi the Unite
i States courts reversed.