The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-30
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civil action By petition in the United
States court at Muskogee. oantainins
al OF the charges Ct fraud and decep
ton and MISCONDUCT thdt IS. charged
in any OF the other cases against in
dividuals. making the board al home
missions OF the Presbyterian church
Of the United states Of America and
the synod OF Oklaloma OF the Presby
terian church the defendants. AT the
time this suit was filed ana the
charges made against this organ.la
ton the board of home missions had
already decided 10 remove the college
from Muskogee to Tulsa, and contem
plated selling this land to endow the
ncx Institution. It viii be understood
that when this land was scheduled il
was an open pasture field in t1e out
skirts OF the little town OF Musk1gee,
yet seven years later it had become
surrounded with the new Muskogee
of 10000 population and, consequently
of great value.
Pay or Delay.
The board of home missions was
confronted with the question Of hay.
ing their new plans delayed their
property tied up for years in court, or
submitting 20 the demands Of these
contingent fee attorneys. They were
unable to get their case brought to
trial over the protest Of the contin'
gent attorneys. who were not ready
for trial, and finally to avoid further
delay and embarrassment to the pro.
gress of their new college plans. this
board paid the contingent fee attor
neys the sum Of $4,000, and the suit
was dismissed We mention this case
as one OF unusual aggrayetion.
Here was a Christian organization
which had devoted many thousands OF
dollars to the original building and an
nual maintenance OF this educational
institution as free benefit to the In
dian citizens of the Creek Nation and
surrounding nations, and which has N
every part of the Indian Territory 70
day many students and college grad
yates who owe their advancement tc
Kendall college, and yet these gener
Gus men who promoted this institution
stand charged today, in the courl
records. with fraud, deceit and deeep
tion. In so far as 1t was possible toi
these contingent fee attorneys t'
spread such charges upon the eour'
records.
That Mott letter.
II flnd that the first thought of Grim
inal cases seems TO have originated
during, the presidential campaign las
yeAr. and for some little time was no
even credited by the most tlmld cili
zetls. One of the first public utter
.ances along this line, of which there
is lany record In the files OF the lead
ing newspapers of this state Is
slaned letter. from NJ. l.. Mott, one o
the town lot attorneys, formerly 0
North Carolina, sen out to the ihaial
territory by President Roosevelt I'M
SIGNED article appeared in a partls@I
uaner ON October 9S. 1908. and wa
an attack by Mott on Governor ha'
kell attempting TO support the Pres
dents threat against the governor
few days before.
have seen aud read the lette
which Mott sent TO induce the pubhc'
linn Of the article in the press gene
ally. and have a Photographic copy {
it In my possession. From TINS iet.e
written by Mott, extract Verpau'
the following paragraphs ,i
u had at first proposed getting IN
material together. and sending II
washington AMI having It so out lrol
tho White House but the time Is
limited | have abandoned that az
will rely on you to give II tne pu
l,elty IL calls for and should have
happen to know that It is impotlal
that this should get to the Associate
Press and be given out on Iuesd'
morning as there are other matte
going out from Washington az =
same time that will make TINS app'
pirate and opportune'
III there is any expense eonne''' ,,
In retting II TO the Associated IRE,
spay the same and draw on me ior !, =
amount You will notice that ma
NOT addressed the communication
anv special paper. ] have lett tl
blauk. which you can I'LL IN oil yo
own selection. am sure II ousu'
on As though it were In response
an inquiry from some paper You
course, understand the torce OF IN n
and will see that i is done III u
proper way
fdott Was Busy. ,
Again during the sitting OF =
Grand Jury that returned inalctmeu
against the governor and others
have personally read and nave III
nossesslon Photographic copies OF
memorandum In Mr Motifs own hai
writing Which was given by him 70
newspaper reporter, whom he had
dncaj Ia come from great distan'
10 be the basis for an article lot ., ~
dav papers. which he desired 10 na
written in a sensational way ana
,uhlished so that the grand ~
could have it for the following ,,
day's reading while they would >
nave the case under consldera'''
one photograph reads nm,
Governor Realizes End OF Pollll,
csreer disclosures vindicate Cnare
of Roosevelt and Mott 4
The above. sith others Of IKE ga
arter lead me to question the ;
cerltv of Motifs sympathy Tor tne
dIan as distinguished from his deS
10 iniure the governor
81. Others Active. Too.
have also real some lll1een y, : I
~. fnnm different lot seheduIe