Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-27
FINDS STATE PRINTER OF THREE
CHARGES OF MALFEAsANCE
IN OFFICE.
He WILL FIGHT Removal
say, POST Is Not In Power of the Leg
islaturc; Wife Hears Verdict
May BE In Contempt
(BY j. \. MKEENER)
tStan Correspondent)


OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 26.-(spe-
clal -Notwilhstanding the senate
voted him guilty on three of the -four
articles Of impeachment brought
against him, state Printer Giles W.
Tarris Is slll technically holding his
Office and declaring that the courts
will have to determine the matter az
ne does not believe the senate had
the jurisdiction to try him
with all the solemnity possible, the
senate this afternoon voted on tne
three articles Of impeachment hndihe
Farr.s guilty on the first three courts
and not guilty on the last. farrls ana
his wife sat at the press table as the
rolled was called four separate times
but he never gave any indication OF
his feelings when the votes were an
nounced which declared him guilty OF
crimes sufficient to remove him from
office at once.
Justice Announces verdict.
-Four times the roll was called on
the articles of Impeachment ana the
fifth time on the motion by Roddle
formally declaring Farris to be I'M
peached and removed from oiiice.
chief Justice Hayes then announced
the verdict of the court which shoulo
take place at once.
Senator Echols was excused from
voting because he had not heard the
evidence. and Senator Barrett was ap-
sent. After voting on the hrst Two
counts Senator Burford moved TO sus-
pend further proceedings but this fail
ed and the roll calls proceeded.
Farris Immediately issued the state'
ment declaring his was not constitu'
tional office and therefore not subject
to impeachment and that he would
not quit 1t was rumored tonight tha'
the senate might call him before the
bar tomorrow on contempt charge
for refusing to obey the orders of that
body.
The voting follows:
The first article Of Impeachment
was read and is as follows;
That between the sixth and thir-
teenth DAYS of January, 1912, he
fraudulcntly and feloniously endorsed
the name of the proper payee upon
certain state warrants to wit: Warrant
numbers 1853, 1889 and 1850,
said warrants being in the sums of
$1,000. $1,000 and $500 respectively,
and said warrants being then and
there made payable to the Democrat
Publishing company with intent and
there on the part Of him the said Giles
w. Farris, state printer as aforesaid.
to defraud the state Of Oklahoma out
of above named sums of money and
with the intent then and there on the
part of him, the said Giles w. Farris,
20 utter and pass said warrants as true
and to cause said warrants to be ut.
tered and passed as true"
AYES: Anderson, Barefoot, Blassin.
game. Burford, Curran, Edmonson
Franklin Garrett. Graham. Horton
Jones, Kendrck. McAlister, McClintic
McCully, Mcintosh, Memminger' Pugh
Redwne, Roddie, Russell, Shaw, Sor.
rells. Sutherlin, Thomas, Thompson
Tucker, Vandeventer Warner. Waters
Watrous, Wilson. Total 33.
Noes: Autn, Aycock, Briggs, Car
penter Dutton, Fields. Harlin. Nc
Mechan. Mitchell Total .. Absent
Barrett; excused, Echols.
The second article follows:
THAT said Giles Farris while state
printer of the state Of oklahoma was
guilty of willful neglect of duty while
I'm office, corruption in office and in
competency, in that he Intentionally
wrongfully fraudulently and without
authority of law did contract for, pre-
sent. hle approve and obtain warrants
for. and thereon obtain compensation
both for himself and others for the
publication and compilation of cer'
tain unauthorized publication called
the Oklahoma Red Book. whereby
fraudulent state warrants in the sum
of s15,t39.39 were caused to be Issued
whereon the sum of s5,117.62 has al-
ready been paid out of the state
treasury on said warrants"
The vote was guilty:
Ayes: Anderson. Barefoot. Blassln'
GENE. Board, Briggs, Burford' Carpen'
tel .Curran. Edmonson, Garrett. Hor'
ton. Jones. Kendrick. McAlister, Me-
Cllntic. McCully. Mcintosh, McMechan
Memminger Mitchell. Pugh. Redwine
Roddie. Russell, Shaw. Sorrells. suth'
e1ln, Thomas, Thompson, Tucker
Van deventer. Warner, Waters. Wat.
rous Total 35.
Noes: Austin. Aycock. Dutton
Fields. Graham, Harlin, Wilson. Total
7. Absent. Barrett. Excused, Echols
The third article follows:
That said Giles w. Farris, while
state printer, OF the state of Okla
homa. was guilty OF wlllful neglect OF
duty. corruption in office and incom'
potency in approving certain claims
amounting to s6.16s.05 as compensa
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