The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-22
This Amount Paid on Note
for $4,000 Given to Brad
dock Town and Improve
ment Company
BANKERS TRACE
DEPOSIT MADE IN
MONTEVALLO BANK
Four Withdrawals From Exchange
National Shown to Have Reached
State Treasurer-Draft for
$4,000 Also Deposited
With Purifoy
ny L. S. nETTy


Montgomery, March -tSpecalD-T
tme~--l against James G. oakley of a
mos damaging character was brought
out today by the investigating commit
tee of the state convict department., when
evidence was adduced TO show that Oak
ley apparently had used 5000 Of the
states funds to pay on certain property
he purchased near Montevallo, in the fall
of 1912
This testimony furnished the most start
ling revelation of the days investigation,
and is considered nearly direct evidence
that Oakley used some of the depart
nient's money for his personal benefit,
though number of other items have not
yet been traced.
The disclosure that Oakley had used
$1,000 of the states money to pay on cer-
tain property was brought out in the tes-
timony of two bankers, William Lyman,
cashier of the Merchants and Planters
bank of Montevallo, and w. II. Manly,
cashier of the Birmingham Trust and
Savings bank
Later Drew Out $4,000
Mr. Lyman testified that on September
16 1912, Oakley had deposited in his bank
a draft on the Bibb County Bank and
Trust company for ss,5S2.17; the same day
Oakley had drawn out In cash s5s2.17. and
that a few weeks later he had drawn out
the remaining amount of $4,000 on a check
paid by the Birmingham Trust ami Saw
ings bank to the Braddock Town and I'M
prcvement company of Birmingham.
Witness testified that he presumed this
check had gone in payment on certain
property that Oakley had purchased near
Montevallo, for which Oakley had given
a mortgage. Mr. Lyman took bakley's
acknowledgment in that transaction.
Sent Note for Collection
The Birmingham banker testified that
the Braddock Town and Improvement
company had sent for collection TO the
Birmingham Trust and Savings bank a
note made by James G. Oakley for 5000,
and that his bank had collected from the
Montevallo bank. in part payment on that
note, $4,000.
At the morning session of the probe
the principal feature of the investigation
was the disclosure that four Withdrawals
from the Exchange National bank Of
Montgomery in 1911 and 1912 had appar
emily never IOunu lDSlI way 10 tue SldLe
treasurer These Withdrawals aggre-
gated about $1,000, the first being check
for s111.15. July 20, 1911; second, s5Oo0
drawn July 20, 1911; third, sS350e $4,000,
August 2s, 1911. and the last for $52.lo,
drawn March %, 1912. The treasurers
books. according to statement of officials
of that department do not contain any
record of these checks having been re-
ceived.
,rha dra ~ fot Seooo dra ,vp nm the Pfh,
County Bank and Trust company and
paid by the Fourth National bank OF
Montgomery. which could not be located
on Thursday, was reported by j. M
Brame, cashier of the Fourth National
bank. to have been deposited to the credit
of John Purifoy. treasurer.
Campbell First Witness
James j. Campbell. cashier of the Ex-
change National bank of Montgomery,
was the first witness to take the stand
this morning In the convict department
investigation. Mr.. Campbell testified con-
cerning an item of s30,S25.T which was
deposited m his bank on April 30, 1872
to the credit of John Purifoy. treasurer
He said thai James G. Oakley was out
of the city at the time of the transaction
and that as a result the check was placed
to the credit of the state treasurer in
order that It might be drawn upon Ac-
cordlng to Mr.. Campbell he did not know
the details of the items constituting the
total of $3Os25.74.
Witness was asked If he knew T.. S.
Page. whose name was signed to a draft
for $720 on Birmingham bank He re-
piled that he did not.
Major Steiner, counsel for the state
then asked Mr.. Campbell about four with
drawals from his bank, aggregating about
$1,000. in 1911 and 1912, which did not reach
the state treasurer, according to the
books of that department. These with
drawals were; June %, 1911. Sl,17l Is: July
90. 1911. $500: August %, 1911, Ss5 oe and
March %. 1912, s52.75.
Witness declared that he had no way
of explaining these items, inasmueh as
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