The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-19
SUSPENDED UNDER
CORRUPTION CHARGE
CHEF OF POLICE or OKLAHOMA
CITY AWAITS PROBE OF sPE.
cIAL GRAND JURY.

The Oklahomau in a lengthy story
ancut the suspension Of Chief OF Po- .
lice liuOatka by Mayor Scales ON
charges of graft in part says:
Chief OF Police John Hubatka was .
yesterday suspended from office by
Mayor H. VI. Scales, after a hearing
in the mayors office OF charges VI
corruption against the police head, at
which the chief OF police was not
present. Nine members OF the city
council attended and were Interested
listeners to the testimony All but
two Of the CouuCimcn ConCurrcd in
the mayors resolution to summarIly
suspend IIubatka, and the following
communication was Immediately in
ditod at the mayors dctation and
served upon the police chief down
stairs by the mayors clerk:
TO John Hubatka:
This is TO notify you that charges
have been filed in my office against
you. charging you with dcreliction In
your duties as chief OF police Of Ok
lahoma City. and OF having corruptly
failed, neglected and refused to en-.
force the laws of the state OF Okla.
homa and the ordinances Of the city
Of Oklahoma city.
Il herewith attach a copy of the
charges that have been filed against
you
"This is to further notify You that,
after a thorough investigation OF the
charges, my judgment is that you
should be suspended from office pend.
ing the investigation Of the said
charges filed against you until the
mayor and city council can act there.
on.
This. then. Is to notify you that you
are hereby suspended from the Office
of chief of police of the city OF Okla
! homa City. and that you will not fur
thcr perform the duties OF said Office
Of chief OF police OF the said city In
5 any manner whatsoever. and that this
2 suspension shall be in full force and
4 effect until the mayor and city coun-
s ell have acted upon and investigated
J. the charges preferred against you.
: HENRY NJ. SCALES.
C This curt epistle was calmly fold.
g ed and placed in Hubatka's pocket.
:. The chief then stated that he would
X continue to hold his office until re-
r moved by an order OF court, and the
o word was passed along to the mayor
y The hearing of the charges agains,
g the chief OF police was leisurely and
y pro farma. its object being merely ia
I. establish the grounds demanded In
e the territorial statutes which enable
W the mayor to suspend "any city Off
IS cial" pending a hearing.
d "The testimony adduccd alleged thai
Hubatka has received moneys fol
h protection afforded questionable
IS houses; that he has been seen drink
y ing liquors while on duty; and tha
i. he has disposed OF raided and confis
n Gated liquors contrary to law.
of Five witnesses were examined, bu
10 there was no cross-examination, ant
lg IL is understood that a large par
* of the testimony was not brought ou
in 70 rthe reason that It will be neede
1t when the police chieG's case come
G. up for hearing before the city counc
ne In regular session.
'e' Walne Archer. q newspaper repor
nd err testified to having seen receiT
nd for s62 purporting to be to one MA
rs tha Brown" for fines paid. 1t Is CLAIM
pi. ed that these fines. II such there wer
he are not accounted for to the city b
&c the chief OF police. The witness te
'ic titled that he had seen other receip
iu- in a bound book for various amount
es, All were for the same purposes,
lie said. The Martha Brown receipt
ng written upon stationery OF the poll'
nd department and Is signed John Hu
to atka, by Samson" Samson is suppo
he ed to be the Samson who was actll
lpt as the police chiefs secretary
'ed other evidence obtained from Arc
-ge or was to the effect that he and OF
er- ers had drunk beer in Hubatkas p
cts yate office while Hubatka was prese
en-. and that Hubatka had joined in t
II drinking.
in hubatka is Confident.
wn IAN day Police Chief Huba.ka "
en-. buslly comforting with friends "
to called at his office to see him. TO
In Oklahoma reporter, he said:
ibit IAN this Is coming as ] had 70
AXE seen. These fellows are out for
on scalp, and they don't care how II
get It. There is absolutely moth
in the charges against me, II J