The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-10
PROBING DEEPER
In GORE SENSATION

McAlester, Okla. Aug l0.-SiX hun
dred Indians, assembled at war
council" at Sulphur. oklahoma, and.
using up almost an entire bottle oG
Ink, wrote their signatures, mdividu-
ally. TO the McMurray land contracts.
Although informed that j. f. McMuU-
ray. holder of the contracts, would net
profit Of from $4,000, 900 10 SO .00O,-
600 in attorney fees" the Indians
were advised that the contracts af-
forded the quickest way to realize on
their land, estimated 10 be 10000
acres In extent and valued at from.
$3O.OOO,O0O 10 Si0.0,000O. In addition
TO The land contracts. McMurray's
agents had the Indians sign contracts
Tor tax cases against the government
at a fec OF $40 per head. The land
lee was 10 per cent contingent upon
the sale OF the land
James H Godfrey. Chickasaw In
dian by intcrmarriage, gave this testi-
moay before the congressional inVeS-
tigating committee today.
Godfrey said he induced the Indians
10 assemble al Sulphur to persuade
them TO sign the contracts, almost To-
600 of which McMurray had previous
ly secured. McMurray. he said. had
been successful In previous litigation
Tor the Indians, and the Indians be-
heyed' II they paid him 10 per cent
attorneys fees. he would be able to
urge the authorities at Washington 10
expedite the sale
Do You mean TO say that you told
the Indians 1t would be a bargain TO
pay McMurray several million dollars
TO do something which the govern
ment has already agreed To do7"
Yes, we thought It would be a
bargain. for the government had not
done anything
the tax contracts, McMurray allowed
him 81 a head. He said also that
Fart Of his expenses were paid.
Who paid your expenses to go to
the meeting al Sulphur"
a man named Bates gave me So.
He lives at Robbers Roost, Okla"
Was Robbers Roost the headquar.
ters of McMurray's agents.
Il don't know"
Jake l.. Hamon, who was charged
ly Senator Gore with having offered
ann (Gore) $4,000 as 4 bribe in cor
n.ction with the contracts, again
went on the stand today Hamou
was questioned regarding his counter
charges that Congressman c. l.. Crea-
j7er had solicited sums" of money
from, McMurray
Hamon also repeated his previous
testimony, that he was in Washing
ton In the interest of c. n. Haskell
governor OF Oklahoma, who was un.
der federal indictment In the Musko-
Haskell'S denial, Hamon maintained
that Haskell had paid his expenses
TO Washington and was TO allow him
a fee
Didn't you in May last ask Con-
cressman C. ID. Carter 10 urge mo TO
withdraw my bill. holding up the Nc
Murray contracts?' Hamon was ask
cd by Senator Gore
Il did not replied Hamon- "Cou-
Gressman Carter Is here and may be
asked what. If anything, he knows
about the alleged bribery
Called to the stand, Mr.. CTeager re-
poated denialS given previously He
said he once had asked McMurray for
a loan OF $4,000. but il was 10 be n
regular business deal involving secur-
lty The loan was never made. Lat
er he had talked politics with Nc
Murray. but the latter never had as
sisted him financially as it was agreed
1t would not look proper
The committee probably viii go to
Sulphur Okla, tomorrow.
That a partner Of J f. McMurray
had offered him a present Of Sl0.-
900 two years ago. when the land
contracts were under discussion. was
testified to by r 2. Latham. former
United States attorney. at the after
noon hearing.
Latham testified that McMurray'S
PARTNER agreed TO turn over the
proney after the contracts were put
through" but Latham said II was
not stipulated that any service would
be rendered by him for the money
His appearance as a witness was
at the instance of Senator Gore.