The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-20
Attorney General Again Alleges
Forgery Against State Printer
Farris--Takes Case ia
County Court
PERJURY ALLEGED
AGAINST MEYER
Impeachment Proceedings COnsid-
cred by House Committee in
Executive SessiOn---GOvernOr
Submits Papers to House
Special to the Daily Express.

Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, Jan. Attorney
General West today reflled in the
county cour. the charge against State
Printer Farris, alleging forgery in con-
nectlon with the Oklahoma Red Book.
The same charge was dismissed III
the iLsice court Saturday.
The attorney general also filed ~
the same court a charge against Leo
Meyer, state auditor, alleging perjury
in connection with the same case.
The house committee on impeach-
ment to which were referred the
charges filed BY West Saturday, met
at ii o'clock this morning and imme-
dlately went into executive session. AZ
the committee proposes a thorough In
yestigaton OF the cases a report IS
not expected today
Evidence taken IN the court Of J. j..
Beal, justice OF the peace. in hearing
Of the case against Giles w. Farria,
state printer, charged with forgery IN
connection with a warrant Issued On
account % the Oklahoma Red Book,
was laid before the house of represen.
tstiyes in q message from Gov Cruce.
With the testimony came transmit-
tal from Attorney General Charles
West showing what the states Is al,
legged to have proven in The justice
court hearing.
Gov. Cruce offered no comment as
to the two documents but gave them
to the house FOR such action as tha.
body deemed proper Speaker Maxes
referred the message and accompany
ing document 70 the committee on i'm
pcachment and removal from office
Tae chairman OF the committee Z
Crawford Of Pototoc other members
being Smith Of pottawatomie pnki.
ham. llin OF piltsburg. Wyand, Bolen
Chase. Mcclure and Vosburgh
the forgery nhargc ne IN conncw
ton With The ini'iaIs ~W N. s. pus
porting to represent the name Of WIN.
NJ stryker OF Tulsa, printer OF the
Red Book. written on a state warrant
The warrant Nas issued on account oI
the printing contract. T. J. Giddings
attorney Tor Farris. alleged in hi.
court brief that the initials had beer
written on the warrant by Seth Cor
don, at one time Secretary ostse state
election board. but deceased Since thl
warrant was Issued lie also contend
ed that a warrant issued TO bearer car
not be forged. Following this the jus
tlce dismissed Farris, holding that th'
state had failed TO inerimlnatC him Of
charge Of forgery This vas severn
hours before the matter was laid b
fore the house hy Gov Cruee Wbill
dealing with the matter Of Farris thl
attorney generals letter Of transmit
tai also makes reference to Leo Meyer
state auditor The letter was a par
OF official record and reads.
THE state introduced a state wal
rant whose issue Is provided for b,
law. made payable to the Democra
Publishing company by @W NJ. S. AM
indorsed with The name Of Giles Fai
ris. The state proved that the Demo
crat Publishing company is an inst
tuition at Tulsa. operated BY william
NJ. Stryker, and proved by stryker tha
he had not authorized the indors'
ment on the warrant nor had any on
with the company had done So an
that he and the company we're entirel
without the knowledge Of how the h
dorsement cot there The state ais
proved that toe warrant indorsed wa
offered to the city State bank OF okll
homa City for discount
"The state proved that the warrai
was delivered To Giles " Farrls
person, and by him was presented
the City State bank for sale, bearin
at that time the forged indorsemen
The Democrat Publishing Compan
by w. NJ, s., and that The City sta
bank issued rs cashiers check to Gill
" Farris for the sum 81 s490 on ia
nary 3. That This osshief sschs.k W
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