The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-03
WAS IMPEACHED
ON TWO COUNTS
>enate Court of Impeachment
Votes to Gust Commissioner
From office.
WOOTENS LOAN CAME FIRST
Lean Made By Jsbn Ringing
Was Second on Which Cen
'lChOn Was Made.


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Co.,.
""''""' corporation comml-,
.'h'' WAS found guilty toduy by the
court of Impeachment ON two oS IA,
u.u. article. of rp,.,..,,,no,, t,,.,.,
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''' "7''''' "'h. A formal
''. "'' expulsion from office
wits submitted 90 the court and su.
uruu
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'.. ."''-'- h' wa, found not guilty
According ln the statutes the iudg
."rnI of Tine impeachment shall not
rNi"ud beyond rrmo,u from orrIcr
II' court of Impeachment met ut
w O'Clock this morning aud proceeded
I" vote Immediately after the roll had
"'',' 'H'I''L On the first, second and
I'IFd counts q verdict NJ not guilty
was given These were the Amps
I"Ah the request fur q SharieI loan
ann ihr Fischer note Considerably
more IMAM two thirds " the members
"I IUr court voted not guilty on these
ARTICLES.
0u the fourth article. the loan or
$1,000 from r. h Wuutru. which hsd
been made 10 Mrs Watson aud eu.
dorSed by Commissioner Watson the
'"l' STOOD ~ To ~ ON verdict VI
guilty The roll call is as follows.
twenty eight Convicted.
A'rS- AuStiu, Barrett, Bcnumau
I''rman, Rickcl Hoard Chase ~
seminole 'hase NJ N0watu Cline.
. ."rdell, turran, Davidson NJ Tulsa.
I'a'lN, Edlnondsnn kogan. Keller. In.
gan McAlister, Mcintosh, Mitchpu.
~ \rlll, hi7rn, Russell, Ryan. Thomus.
tucker Natrous, Wilson " Canadian.
Total IS
Nn>r~- Blassingame, Buckucr. Car
prhIrr Davidson Of Muskngcr Ed
M"t''' flelds Franklin, Hickman.
Milan McNechan, Shaw. SuthcrIu.
wilson of Dewey. Total l3.
II' next vote Of guilty came Oh the
seventh article. This has to do wlun
lht i"ah ot Sl,OOO from John Ringing.
tue money having been used II WIS
Explained, for one Of his sons ia the
sll' business Watson was surety on
''''' i""e' lhe roll call on this article
NhH'
Ayes Austin. Barrett BcHuman.
1'rIhaIl Hlckel, Blassingamc BOARD
nhS' ot Seminole, Chase of Nowata.
Ilhr iordell, Curran Davidson or
lulsa Davis, EdmDndsOn, Hogan.
hrllrr, Logan, McAlister Mcintosh.
M''cnrU . Nelll Risen, Russell Ry.
an Thomas Tucker Watrous, Wilson
"I canadian. Total 20.
NAlrs- Buckner Carpenter David
son ot MuSkogee. Edwards, Fields,
FRANKLIN, Hickman, Killam, McMcch
an. SHAW Suthcrlln, Wilson NJ Dewey.
Iolai Il
On Verdict Of Guilty.
"n the ninth article, that pertain
ing To the note Of the State National
hnk, the verdict Of not guilty was
unanimous
ON the eighth article, that which IN
a general way charged him with he.
Ing incompetent for the office and for
matters involving moral mrpltudp,
the court failed To convict him by a
'ole ot ~ {" 10, 1t requiring two.
ihltds Of the senators present and
'',lng To convict ON any article.
while the verdict uf guilty On any
count was sufficient according 10 the
STATUTE Tor punishment not extend
ing beyond removal from office, ur.
corning lu the rules adopted 10y the
court II was provided that the body
. should make the formal order whether
or uol the defendant should hc or.
ur''u expelled from office. On This
/ lhr Following vote was taken:
Ayes Austin, Barrett, Beauman.
l''rmln, blckeL BlasSingnme, Board,
haer oi Seminole, Chase " Nowatu.
Time Nordell Currcn, Davidson VI
Iu.,o l'h'ls EdmondsOn. Hogan,
hrI'tr, Logan. McAllSter Mcintosh,
Mitchell ONellt Risen, Russell Ry
oll Ihomns. Tucker, Wntrou, Wilson
oi 'huadlnn. Total 20
\uNr1" buckner, Carpenter, DHvN
sou NJ Muskogee, Edwards, Fields.
Franklin Hickman, killam McMech
an Shaw, Suthcrlln, Wilson of Dewey.
I"tnI -
commissioner Nolson's family, who
h''r slradtnstly stnycd 10y his side
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