Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-21
ATTORNEY GEN RAL WEST
CAUSES ARREST or STATE
AUDITOR MEYER
curry Goes AFTER west
Meyer, Farris and West Face I'M
pcachmcnt; Attorney General
Denounced IN the House.
nY J. \. MkEEVER)
(Staff Correspondent)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 20.-(Spe-
clnil l--Thc arrest of state Auditor Leo
Never on a charge of perjury. the iS-
suing OF another warrant, charging
state Printer Giles W. Farrls with for
gerry. The appointment Of committee
To investigate the attorney general
Charles west, and the hllng of n sen
sltlOnaI answer 10 the Impeachment
charges against Meyer and iarris 10y
their attorney J. G. Giddings, In which
he declared the attorney general
should he impcnched. were the dcvel-
Cpmcnts I'm the last twentN-f0rw hours
IN the most sensationa political scan-
dnI I'm the history of Oklahoma.
Charged He Sworc Falsely.
Late this afternoon the attorney
general filed an information in the
county court, charging the state audi
tor with perjury in swearing to an eX-
pcnse account. The Information
charges that Meyer swore before f.
T Keys, a notary public, and assist
ant state auditor, that he paid $24O to
Miss Alfaretta Jennings for making
2,4O0 entries. when IN fact, the infor-
nations alleges, he paid only s175.
Miss Jennings. who was formerly
employed in the office Of the late Sec
rotary of State Bill Cross when Mey-
er was assistant secretary Of state, is
now employed In the attorney gem
erals office.
Enters His Plea.
Meyer was arrested this afternoon
and after pleading not guilty before
Judge Hayson, was released on $500
bond Meyer declared that the charge
was framed up to injure him political
ly and that he would prove he was
free from wrong doing.
At the same time. the attorney gem
eral filed another information against
State Printer Giles Farrls, charging
him with forging the name OF William
Strvker to a warrant for $500. This
is the same case that was dismissed
by Justice of the Peace Beal Saturday
on which impeachment charges filed
In the house of representatives, was
based; Mr.. Farrls will probably be ar
rested tomorrow morning.
Committee Meets.
The impeachment committee Of the
house, to which the charges preferred
by the attorney general against Far
rls and Meyer were referred satur-
dav. held a two-hour executive session
today but the only thing they gave out
was the brief reply to the charges
filed by Attorney Giddings who repre-
sents Meyer and Farris.
Giddings sets forth in his statement
that the evidence submitted to tho
governor and by the chief executive
to the legislature has already been
passed on by a court Of the state
and held insufficient to hold Farris
under bond. In defense OF Meyer II
Is stated that the McBrine case shows
that the state auditor has done all in
his power to bring the guilty to Jus
tice by the filing OF criminal COM
plants and yet the attorney general
seemed to be more willing to accept
the version OF self-confessed Grim
inal than that of a representative Of
the people whose confidence and re-
SpCIt tfldt representative mas, ilelu lpT
years. In speaking Of this phase OF
the mattr Giddngs says:
Attorneys Statement.
The unfortunate part of that stu
alton is that. having used McBrlne as
witness, the doubt exists whether or
not, though he has confessed the
crime, under the laws Of the state he
can never be placed on trial. The
letting Of criminal go free Is not
one of the functions Of a public pro-
secutor. This matter should likewise
be investigated"
Stating that It is not the intention
TO reflect upon the department Of the
attorney general, the statement asserts
that for the last few years all over
the state the attorney general has ac-
cused men of crime sought their re-
moval from public Office and otherwise
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