The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-08
INSTITUTED AT INSTANCE
OF STATE AUDITOR MEYER
Missing Clerk Charged with
Falsely Altering Claims
Against The State

Two informatioBs files here today
charge w r. MeBfine, former clerk
In the office Of the state auditor,
with wliIsully. feioniougiy. fraudulent
ly and falsely altering claims agalngt
the state. This IA the first official
action toaard search for NeBrine,
ThO disappeared from hiE h0me in
Guthrie about April i5 II is clsius
ed he altered state warrants to the
extent of Sle go Or more
Inc Information today vas nlea
BY County Attorney John Adams, on
statements from Leo Meyer state
auditor. One Information was filed
IN Justice Seton's office aud another
Ia Justice SowafG's office They are
identical except as 10 the number
oi the claims " original size 0f war-
rants, and third complaint of the
same s0rt is TO be made oIt.
The names given tn tue lnforma-
ton. are Leo Meyer, state auditor
E r Keys. clerk in the AUDITORS Of
flee; ID. Ballard. deputy auditor:
J. l. Nick aown, secretary Of the
a. d NJ college: J. IA Conneli. presl-
dent A. IL n. college Hugh A Ean.
dali formerly college clerk III the
department OF agriculture. Carl Rice
formerly deputy state auditor; ~. r.
1raDp, former state auditor Roy G.
Cain, accountant in auditors office.
y. G. Smith, bookkeeper for the Bass
Furniture company. Oklahoma City.
Hugh Gernef, assistant state exam
iner and Inspector
Claim No. 1856. Issued 10 j H.
Conneil, president of the agricultural
and mechanical college. saltwater ss
said 10 have raised from s5s25.34
70 s4.sz5.44 Claim NO 1884. Issued
70 Conneii was raised from s $50 10
sZ.325.45. Il is found BY the lnyef;i-
gators that for convenience these
warrants bad been split into ten and
that the only person Th0 handled the
warrants after they seft Me8flae's
desk receipted for three more asr-
rants than they really received and
that the alterations weFe yroBaBly
II Tsde after the receipts we're gwen
The date 0f the changes is given ia
each case IS December 29.1ef0.
Some of the fraudulent warrants
we're cashed here and some p Ok
.sn0ms City Local holders have en-
pioyed counsel in rhe matter. COY.
7Tnor CTuee Us understood 10 hold 4
that these warrants must be paid b.
The state whether fraudulent or n0g 4
Only sssst9 Is available on the form 4
aF sudn0rs bond 70 cover the al I
eg ed frauds Former auditor Tfspp
Is ~ the opinion thst the shortage 4
Sill be a. least Sla.eo9 Many stories 4
are atloat ABOUT McBune spending 4
money
An Oklahoma City paper today car.
led the customary uisreqresenfay (
ion concerning she affair IN Guth- 4
-ie u was claimed that business (
men and officials here OBJECTED 10 4
the proceedings being brought in Lo- 4
Ian county. the claim being that the f.
expense q prosecution should rot
AL On tie county. 1ut on tns state 4
/ be protest has received little II any F.
foice III Guthrie
z haFe not hsaT5 q any protest 4
aid County Attorney Adams today 4
Ine state auditor 1as pat the case !
- 70 Us a. bavl2g occurred 10 Logan i
.ounty. and ! have not heard of any
lodg trying 60 lodge responsibility 4
10 protest has been made 70 fass /.
lfIce-
ae attorney general s department 1
FlI undoi1olelly take 81 zctiEe pax
n The case Smith O. Mstsoa. a.
'lstsut attorney geosral assisted ths
.olnty attorney ll preparing the
,onp IA q ae having secured tbs
.ata IS % the Earrsnts-lates. Dsy.
es etc
Nothing is knOEu here - re
FheTeaholts of MeBrne. 60 fzr -
ae officials have ascertslnsd