The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
PRINTING PROBE
BARS ARE DOWN
Appeal Court Decision in Rule
Case a Sweeping Victory
For the Stale.
ALL POINTS ARE SUSTAINED
Sensational Developments Expected
NJ Trials Which Are to Follow In
Near Future.

A sweeping decision was given In
favor ol the state in an opinion Of
the criminal court OF appeals today
written by Judge II. DOlir which r.
verses the rlnIng nj District Judge
John j. Carney al Oklahoma county
In the state printing fraud prOsccu-
tiOns against j. VI. Rule OF Hobart.
The decision in addition 10 sustain
Ing all thc points Of law cOntended for
by the attorney general IN the appeal
OF the state also throw down lie bar,
for the admission OF testimony in the
Trial OF the thrrr remaining eases
against Kule which might INVOLVE per.
sons higher up in east the state should
prove IL, ease.
The Charges
Rule was charged 10y information m
December 3, 1913 with grand larceny
nnd with obtaining money under false
pretenscs. In connection with the first
charge it was alleged that he secured
Il state warrant for Sl8lO20 10y fraud
and stealth nnd In the second count
II was alleged that he raised various
Items Of printing claims procuring
upon them Sl3lO2O when the actunl
total Of claims should have been $3.50
40, II is alleged that he accomplished
this by Increasing the number of pHg *
OF house Journals printed from 2S2
at $ll0 n pnge to 40 ut the same
price.
These changes are alleged to have
been made In the vouchers while they
were passing through the hHnds of
the officers OF the legislature and the
state printer whose duty II was 10 up
prove ana check them and before they
reached the heads of the state hoard
Of public affairs and auditor.
IL WAS shown nj the trial thnt Rule
secured the contract for legislative
printing for the 1911 session and that
he sub.let thu contract for house print.
Ing 10 the Warden Printing company
ot this city.
Evidence Ruled Out
When County Attorney Pope nt-
tempted 10 introduce records and
books by the Warden Printing com
pany an evidence that the original
hilis rendered were smaller than those
collected upon by Rule. this evidence
was ruled out by Judge Carney ON
the ground that II was not part of
the original transaction. The trial
court also refused to admit eyidenrh
concerning any claims except that
particular one involved In the inform
ntIon. Judge Carney also refused to
Kermit A witness for the state 10 re-
fresh his memory by referring to note
books. The court instructed the jury
10 bring In verdict Of not guilty ami
following these directions the Jury nc
Quilted Rule
All Points Involved.
Judge DOYLE Ovverules Judge Car
ney all these points He holds that
any alleged transaction. book, record
or paper that might throw light On
the case or tend 10 show concerted
action to defrnud the state may he
admitted as evidence. The court also
rules thnl the bool,s Of the Warden
company which we're kept In connect.
IN with the Wh.cOntract may he
brought into court
While Rule cannot again be tried on
the same Charge of which he wns ac-
Quilted this ruling N the criminal
court Of appeals throws down The
hnrs a. the trial Of three other cns's
attn pu,ling against Rule In the d''
trict court and vet for trial In Judge
Clhrk's onurt within few days
Some sensational evidence AZ tn
how legislative printing claims, allec-
"a to have hepn sl Scientifically raise
were approved nv many state
officials lncludinr the speaker of the
house house auditor chairman " the
nrlutlur committee and state printer
before reaching the state auditor,
may h. dcvclnned NJ the trials which
nrc to follow
The trial ~ Rule on one OF the
three charges silll nending agnlnst
him will begin IN the district court
before Judge Clprk an Next Friday
In view of the favorable opinion ~
The criminal court ~ appeals vast
amount of evidence probably WIN he
admitted md the cases win doubtless