The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-02
MES
CALLED IN
M|ISKOGEE:
LOT QUIZ


A!uakugee OKLA Feb g.- While GOV
eminent oGiclals have been quietly
lpping around IN various states N
ti cassrn and southern portions Of
ib country during ihe last month sub
roeming Witnesses and gathering data
10 b. presented 10 lhe federal grant
jury p0w III session ~ NusAogee VA
Yeailgaline extensive frauds alleged q
haYe been perpelrAted IA securing
Town site lots here. numerous eities
and towns Ia dozen states have been
excited By the aummoninR OF prom
lnent citizens 70 appear and testify be-
lore the grand jury, but So. Loui1 has
apparently Escaped becoming en-
hroiled
Numerous witnesses have bern Sub
roenaed from cities IN Virginia, Mich
Ean. Tennessee. TesNa. Ohio and {
lumber Of other states but only three
lave been summoned from Mlsa0ut.
Howard Hoogher, DR. Fayette EMinf
rnd John q Wilkinson, formerly pfes
dent Of the Missouri Trust eomunu
all Of st. Louis. l'hal these three nrt
considered important Witnesses Is SIS
nlhcant from the fact laal they W.T.
summoned 10 appear bot later thuf
January 2G The day upon which lhf
federal grand jury coeyened IN specia
session, and have ~heien kept her
While other Witnesses have since ~
peered, testified and bean discharged
More st. Loulsans 70 be Summoned.
The significance Of the detention q
these three 50 Louis witnesses lies e
the lRei that they are but the nueleu
"a q large number OF Witnesses whg
Nill likely be- brought here from ST
Louis before the grand Jury ends it
investigations
The records In the office of the r,
corder 0f deedH OF MuAk0gee count
fhow that qnltelams have beer hle
80 lots sehaduita lu their namaa un
pufporllng 20 have bean signed b
Howard nnogher. William T. wiki
son. Margaret Z. Wilkinson. James {
Wilkinson, Df. tayette Ewing. Mnert
Webh y J. webb, Stanley & Pierre
. Mcg0rkey William +. Sc0ll N q
Webb end John g Wilkinson
when Government officials made II
yeutaallons Of these persons ia S
louis several weeks ago, Il s unde
stood. the Information was elicit,
that these welYv mad no reeuleelio
q having ensd any qullclalms
Muakogee laf ste lots. yer aecorl
ing 20 lhe lenufds signatures pufp0r
ipr 10 have o#en affixed BY them az
shown. sM
II was asserted that Attorney jaime
Avery Webb OF 81 Louis who marris
The sister Of former Gov Felix OF Nj
suufl. probably WAS The pOssess0r {
Information concerning qiiiclaime an
Efforts we're put forth 10 suhpoen
Mr. Nfabb TO appear before the Mu
kogea grand jury. Il WIS said he he
gore 10 Arizona Government Eleutli
were sent 70 Arizona and are thci
nOA. ompd with subpoena
From his Is gathered he reaso
whs lse hree st Louis witnesses. nov
here practically being held ane
rot a rly opportunity 10 testif
heta 3 aunleiiorlal body.
Atrp#HiNa a MpOris, Attorney Webl
va n se .aHls representative o.
lhe NassNs W8ts IN procuring
tuI4 M rA0enHn town lots. as IN
nli arnHt all lusist tha
lAWf 0nuAel0a with the alles ii trat
raeiun WAS dne snlely tV the seliclta
ilons Of the attorney and that they has
no interest N the matter whatever
lad nefef received any consideration
l'y lhe transaction.
lfnr 20 she tlme 81 lsaulng aubpoe
J as FIR this grand jury the Govern
menl inspectors aay they attempted Z
secure a statement from Attornes
Webb as 70 hIa connection With thl
alleged transactions. hui 4 IL under
Ftobd sere unable ~ DO 80
st. Loulsana Used as Dummies.
The parlea used az dummies" Il
sc Louis are all responsible citizen
~ high character. and they have ex
pressed much cbaeriH that their names
should have been sought for use It
my questionable transaction. Il Ii IN
defsiood that al daclaim any imam
e'al interest II The matter and ans
nowledge Of the method that Was en-
ployed. :.
The Investigations In Muskogen nov
rlng made BY The department Of ius
'fe n reference 70 iha alleged vlo
lailona q the statutes are based upon
refelaiiona o. methods employed Il
~ scheduling and sale of toAn Iote ID
BE Creek nation IA 1901 aud laus.
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1 complete bank burglary outfit Was