The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-15
FORMER GUTHRIE BOY
CHIEF GRAFT PROBE,
Emory R. Buckner Chosen as Head Counsel in
New York for Aldermanic Committee

cfed- the tlarfNld law SchouL worked
/ MS way through and was graduated
WIN h9nprs IN lsbf For the hrst
Inc n,stveW years ne then was in
position 70 tai8 regular employ
n{eni
in 1905 Mr. Buckner was appointed
assistant United States district at
iorney under Henry T.. Sumson and
served two years During hls term
OF Office he prepared the famous
sugar Trust fraud eases. which re-.
suited in "a return TO the govern
ment Of S2.OOo.000 Of stolen duties.
.ater he was placeu in charge of
many prosecutions against fraudu-
lenl importers and grating oalclals.
Because Of his excellent work he was
offered the position of assistant dis
trici attorney by Mr. Whitman, N
Jnis capacity ne prosecuted Daniel
O'heilly. the lawyer charged with
receiving stolen goods "Bin' Eli
son, the girls who shot W. +. ID.
Stokes and score OF crooked law
ers and grating detectives.
Under both MT Stimson and Mr.
Whitman Mr. Bucaner has shown
himself 10 be an expert in the art
of cross examination In the sugar
cases he easily defeated the attor-
neys for the defense and in tie
prosecution of OResHy he proved,
himself a master OF the art The ait
torney IS also noted for his concise}
clear and masterml summing up Gt
a case His ability in this direction
has been shown repeatedly
When asked as 10 his politics Alr.
Buckner said me is a Roosevelt re-
publican and would liSe 10 be put
| down as a "bul moose" As TO how
he came to receive the appointment
he professed 10 be in ignorance All
| he knew was the matter had been
hroached TO him last week and ne
had agreed 10 accept the commission
after he had learned his name had
/ been presented by his chief as one
of several men who would be ac-
ceptable
u don't know that I was partic-
uarly mentioned he said. but /
was informed that Mr., Whitman
would he agreeable to my appoint
ment, so ! was glad TO take up the
work shall OF course be glad to
! hive the office of the district attor-
ney work in harmony with the com
mittee, as Mr. Whitmans co-opera'
/ tion Will mean a good deal
I Asked what his FIRST move would
/ ae MI Buckner said he was hardly
/ prepared to answer the question
II won't even know where my OF
fee is to be until tomorrow he eX-
planned. but once am located
shqn't lose much time I shall first
look over the field. get a good grin
"a the siInaton and then go ahead
/ When lie taking Of testimony viii
4 begin is impossible for me to say.
! but the public may rest assured the
entire matter viii be expedited
/ Mr. Buckuer Went ON to say he
wished the public TO understand the
committee is not a prosecuting
! board Instead. il is designed to in
quire into the efficiency and honestT
OF the city's police force, and to d.
1 this impartially and thorougthly. He
hoped the result wond be construc-
tive: that a stable structure can be
built where an unstable one is torn
down
~ am particularly anxious that
the people should not expect too
much in the beginning, he said
we are not going to provide
series of sensations just because
they are sensations To go deeply
into this very serious condition we
must proceed carefully and do our
work conseientously Thus it may
month before we can show re-
sul;s pgrine thar time little nnWs
wii he given ou1 nj l8ter on the
pnblic win be mlly arprised Of wha,
we are doing.
Who win be Mr. Buckner's ASSIST
ami has not been decided. This mat
ter win not come MP for seyeral
DAYS Mr. Buckner 5 home is a No
INl Park avenue.
Mr. W. s Gunsalus, a farmer liY