The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
MAY LATER SUBMIT TO
COURT A COMPLETE RECORD
Believes Agitation Of OsfuRGt
Matter al This Time Would
Be Harmful 10 Stale

oklahoma City Okla. Dee. S.-Goy
cmor HASKELL Yesterday afternoon,
revoked Attorney General Vests In
trncdons 70 conduct The grand Jury
Investigation which las been going
0n tor the past iwo mouths and g
halt and Judge Clark OF the district
coari discharged lhe grand iu-y with
rs work unfinished, at the request oi
The jurors
'fhe governor later announced thatl
he would be glld TO assist 81 the CALI
ing of another grand jury, and thar
he would pint Enforcement Attorney
John Hayes in cha &c of its inYestt
cation. and that Hayes would have
iaH powers 20 conduct any and all IN.
vestigations he may see fit espec
tally against state county and city IN
iringemeuts, lobbying inquiry INFO the
affairs on The Columbia until the sct-
lement Of the bank shall have pfo.
ceeded to the governors satisfaction
The actiou of The governor IN stop
ping the nvestlgallon Of the Colunl'
hia was 4 complete surprise, even toI
the attorney general The action was
taken after a long consultation be-
tween the governor and the officials
oi six OF tho state BANKS IN the CITY
The bankers who We're ID the confer
enco with the governor We're Abnef
Davis. N. 81. Ellis W. p. Caldwell
t. j Webster G. n Wyekoff ana j..
= pierse
The letter IN which Governor Haskell
dismissed West from the inNesllga-
tien was as follows
Chas West attorney general, Ok
iahoms Ciiy Oklg Dear Sir. Ia Sep.
temhee last Al the request of the may
of Oklahoma City requested yeA
Is take charge 81 The specific inYea
tlaation desired to be made befo s
! lhe grand jury nf Oklahoma county
called 10 Sir in the district court in
said county so far as YOU have in
any way advised me son have either
completed or abandoned said lnyestl-
cations and taken MP matters Incl
dent to tho Columbia Bank & Trust
company, which are under my charge
foy liduiiation and not yet ready 70.
full and definite considerations amt
agitation AT this time would be ha
fnl To the welfare OF The best inter-
ess Of the state At d later date
} shall cause tho complete record -
be submitted la ain Oklahoma county
y district coum and its grand jury
shonld the Judge Of such court deem
proper therefore now and hereby
II cancel and revoke all authority given
q vou bt me TO III amy way be oi at-
pear before lhe grand jury of 0klaho-
n ma county. oklahoma Respectfully
4 fsisnedl G. n. HASKELL
q Governor state Of Oklahoma
q l.ater during the evening Governor
= Haskell made he following statement
II concerning bis action in suspendine
y temporarily the grand Jury investiga
II ton.
s ii desire to say to The good peo
q DE Of Oklahoma City and vicinity
"a than ten weeks ago the grand iusy "
s our district court with oui aid ant
II c0operatian undertook The duty q
q investigating the specific chsrges O
81 4and and misconduct of such officer
~ might be found offending against
y the law Later & became the duty
u OF ihe stale bank commissioner my
a self and others 10 take charge OF th'
Il Columbia Bank and Trust company q
n youf cily (the largest bank IN th'
E statel aud lidudate its affairs IN
y such huslncss-like way as TO pay Ihs
z depesiioss. reimburse the emergency
assessment on ate banks and replace
H fire stale guaranty fund w arc pleas
& ed 10 say the public gni their money
Fte credit Of the city and STATE
e suffered no embarrassment whatever
I'VE afe nov eng5eed in convert
3 ine bank aud stockholders private
stocks into cash with he hope Q
soon renaying the banks and fully re
s storing all guaranty fund expended
j I with others have worked industrious
8 " to accomplish these purposes, an
TO succeed ii was my Judgment iha
& no present Interference by The 81 ms
4 jury was advisable
In this / regret that some did no
& concur and that therefore IN the -
4 ferest Of successful admnllsiratio'
E Of our state banking law, requeste'
B the attorney general 10 cease MS az
Z peafance before the grand jury
s. have no reason 10 believe that aiie
q so long Session that the Sf'Anl SIR
8 had moi completed ihelkpecikediiffe
8 tor whieI !, vas calledaslilegHxei
3 u ihere Is additional 81 ung0lnpleic
4 work for a grand jury your courts ca
ccIainf pc reliea npon % cali .
m nA Grand iufics as may ne neee'
Z saft 70 uncover every graft and phi
Hish EVERY offender. and IN this the
Z A3l haFe my hearty cooperation
AS g The Columbia bank We q
s pee 20 complete It's liquidation an
3 eafe a complete expert accountant
reHart 4hewfne eeefv transaction {
4 ee haak anI of those connected =
s eesiS 81 Indirectly herewith. a eop
& ct snich viii be furnished YOUR dl
= flel court fer the purpose hf cnx II