The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-27
Haskell
WRITES
EDITOR
CRITIC

IN an opcn letter to no ionS, rdi
tor Of The sayfe tOSlal standard,
Governor c. N. Haskell makes force
fol reply 20 editorial criticism which
appeared recently Ia The standard with
reference to the seizure Of papers ~
the p0ssessiOn of Scott MaaReynulds.
attorney for W. 4 Hearst Coy Has
kell'a letter reads;
Guthrie. Okla. January 26 1903
|I o LONG,
Editor Sayre standard
Sayrc. Okla.
Dear Sir: IN your issne Of last week,
notice a sta emsnt issued by the
Hearst people aud their allies. e1ln-
planning about The proceedings insti.
tuted By me for The arrest Of Mercy.
nolds. and the seizure OF papers en-.
netled with the oilense which we
charged IN bis arrest
Also ! notice your editorial which
aBsame IS based ON their statement
above referred 70,
IN the ilsst place their statement is
lalao, the facts being thai for nearly
three months McReynoda, assisted by
"A couple ol others ff m outside the
Sta e. aud by SONS 0f the interests an.
lagonlsilc 10 good government W this
state, have peen diligently traferslng
tAe State with a view 10 strengthens
lnF their fight on me. was advised
from tlmc TO lme Of many things they
aere doing Frequently public +
ilcers. state and county, would tele
phone or pcrsonelly come 70 me, and
say that the Hearst men We're asking
permission 10 look up their records
In every such case. ! said: "Why, Ger
ainly your records are public and
Yup must all4w any one TO see them
For over two months ! laid no OBJ
struc,ion Of any klnd IN the way o.
their compete Investigation, but With
In the last few weeks they became
desperate: they ceased { hunt for eyl
dence Of my private or official con
duct, and began offering various suml
Of money TO different people TO sigI
written atemenis Of iheir own manu-
laciuse. and false III every particular
! as WIZ advised This continued IN
! 81 after MY possession OF The five aft
iavlts sworn ts BY citizens ol OKLA
homa eovcrng i've different instaneei
where largs sums Of money were OF
fered for tho signing Ok false state
nenls
/ Believe that as O private citizen
hsd perfect right aud that il was m,
luty 70 call halt on that kind OF high
handed practice Hence, | had the ar
rest made on one OF these five chargel
through the County Attorney OF Ia
gan County and before the Lugal
County Court
You Eoom to think thai It was I'M
proper 20 seize ihe papers in thl
mans possession. Tel me- Mr. lone
was there any difference between hi
papers which perlained directly &
those various aiiidavits, which o
cou.se are the basis for bis arrest
| than there would be II the County A
| i0rneg 81 your county on having a MAJ
| crested lof forgery ahmlld seize lh
| lageea notes. or other papers up
which The charge vas baseu2 Or !!
| larreking burglar OF c0unterfeltef
it not always the ease that thp.
| tako The implements Or counterfeit
money ihat forms the basis OF th
charge?
/ Nov. McKeyn0ida complains TIA
| lho.e we're few Of his wife's letter
In this half hushel 81 papers taken
Nobody has any objections to the euur
| turning back TO him his wlfe's letters
| but he ennld no graieci q half nnehe
l0g illegal documents By sprinklInl
lihrce of four Of his wlfe's letters owe
the Illegal papers.
n these papers are 50 utterly harm
| Tess. and so outside Of the case, II
which he is arrested. why Is il that h
Is making the fight Of his life 10 ~
away Wih these papers. and preven
even the Judge from looking al them.
These papers we're never br0uRh
10 me. nor Ia my possession. nor seel
by me. gon understand the law RI
Quired lhc Sheriff T. make wrlllel
return with IN inventory Of all paper
lattaehed as to an Of the papers tha
be seized under the search warrant
| THAT this would be matter Of severa
hours work. and the County Attol
aey tMr ilenhurnl. was very busy 1
court matters and tho sheriff hant
"a The papefs % Mr.. sml h, who wa
assisting the County Attorney, 10 hay
the return and Invent ry made, whe
] MrReynulds rushed before the epur
and asked the judge to have The 20
ntrs rnfned back 60 him. The indg
ldecilned 10 do su. without a hearini
Bot al the reanest Of Mr. McReynnld
I had tho papers retained IN court unit
the Ia8Sers might argne the Questlo
(which "a stu pending
] ThIa aialement Of mine yon viii lln