The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12
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.QuIgley Sill Gets Name Over
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RequlsfIOn Route

II can't give YOU much information
about the Quigley case said Man.
ager Murdoch, OF the state dispeil-
slry, this morning. "Quigley is want
ed at Oklahoma City for some Of
fence, having nothing TO do with his
purchase OF eonfscated liquors from
The state dispensary. and he has re.
fused 10 so without requistlon, Gov
ernor Hadley OF Missouri having the
matter under consideration The
lequisition demand was not made by
or through me.
Recently, Quigley who IL indebt.
od to the dlspensary for liquors ship.
ped TO him, asked me to so to Kans-
as City, proposing settlement, and !
went, of course. He wished to make
Ter Of course, refused TO accept It.
Il was alone with Qnigley, and
whatever difference Of opinion AS to
contract might arise 'twould be one
mans word against another, and no
probability Of proper adjudication
Il told Quigley 10 make his propo-
silions In writing, address the state
headquarters, here, then there could
be no doubt AS to what the transac.
lions wete intended TO be. There is
always enough trouble in business,
end no business man would enter into
a contract with the head OF company
especially II he were acting for the
siate. without some lrrefutable proof
that he attempted to transact the
business as 1t seemed proper and
right TO him.
what ovgley Says.
The dispatch, from Missouri, which
started the Qulgley story. says;
Charging that he had contract
With The state to purchase liquors
seized in raids by enforcement oiilc'
ers, and that Is the reason II Is dc.
sired he should be returned to Okla
homa, and not to answer to charge
Of unlawful possession, j. B. Qulgley
lonce of prominent mention In Okloho
ma City, but now OF Kansas CITY. II
| fighting his return on requisition. Tie
has filed au affidavit with Governor
| H. s. Hadley OF Missouri setting forth
his side, and the governor has the
riatter under adyisement. A letter
received Wednesday by the county al
torney asks that IL the state Is IN
possession OF any further information
on the subject to please forward
same"
Oklahoma City End OF 1t
There is a warrant In this count,
charging Quigley with the unlawiu
possession OF 25 barrels OF beer las
September 3O said a resident Of Ok
laboma City last night. II was upof
solicitation OF state enforcement Df
ficers that reQuisltion papers wer'
recently applied for from Goycrno
Haskell on the warrant, and an offic
er was sent to Kansas City to sefv'
them.
What Affidavit Says
Quigley's affidavit first states tha
he was not in Oklahoma county Ser
tember 80, 1909. He says that he ha
talked with County Attorney Reardo
OF Oklahoma county and Enforcement
Officer Cain in regard to the liquo
Proposition The contract for the pu
chase of confiscated liquors. he say
vas made in Guthrie when the stat
Iagency was under Sam Stone. 7
bear out his point he claims that b
has letters from the present head {
The agency. William Murdoch whlc
lie will produce in evidence. He the
says that complications arose in r.
, gard to transactions on the contrat
between him and the agency. and q
signs that as the real reason his r
turn is desired
Officer Cain, who Is the presei
head of the enforcement staff said
"Quigley's return Is desired becSr'
There Is warrant In the county cou
, lor him, the contract does not ent'
! into the matter at all His contra
|, was with the agency when II was a
der Stone,and not Murdoch as IT no
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