The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-22
CO. CLERK BRADLEY
IS SUSPENDED AND
TRIAL SET FOR JAN. 81
Six Charges are Alleged; Other Indict.
ments Returned But No Names An
nounced; General Conditions Con-
cerning Crime, County Build
ings and Official Conduct

The grand jury, recessing today to
Thursday, February 3, reported among
other proceedings, an indictment
against f. p, Bradley, clerk of tho
county of Grady.
The indictment charges the defend
ant with having been "wilfully, cor
duptly and unlawfully guilty of mis-
conduct in office"
The indictment contains six counts.
The first count alleges that the de-
fendant has, ION many divers occas-
ions, the time and date being to the
grand jurors unknown" been "malic-
iously, corruptly and unlawfully an1
while in office as aforesaid, guilty OF
drunkenness"
The second count Of the indictment
alleges the defendant to have been
repeatedly guilty of the excessive
use OF Intoxicating liquors"
The third count in the indictment
charges that the defendant. has viii.
fully. maliciously, corruptly and IN
lawfully been guilty Of habitual drunk
enness."
Tine fourth count in the indictment
charges the. defendant r. p Bradley.
on a certain date with having absented
himself from his office for from five
to six days. thereby neglecting the
duties involving upon him according
to law as such county clerk OF Grady
county, Oklahoma"
The fifth count in the indictment
charges the defendant with being
guilty OF corruption IN office and sets
forth as follows: "That on the
day of------, 1914, and prior to the
presentment hereof, the exact date be-
ing to the grand jury unknown, the
county commissioners of Grady
county. Oklahoma, leased and pur.
chased certain real estate in the city
of Chickasha Grady county. Okla
homa, as a court house, and that
said F. p. Bradley, while said county
clerk Of Grady county. Oklahoma. and
ex-officio clerk Of the board of com
missioners of Grady county as afore-
said, did wilfuliy, corruptly, -fraudu
lently and unIawfnlly, receive and ac-
cept the sum OF about $500, the exact
amount thereof being to the grand
Jurors unknown, as a commission for
the sale of the said above described
real estate to the board of county
commissioners of Grady county, Okla
homa.'
The sixth count in the indictment
charges the defendant with having
been, on day and date unknown to
the grand jury, guilty of gross int
morality and conduct unbecoming a
public official"
Immediately following the return OF
the indictment into court, Mr.. Bradley
was advised of the fact and immed
lately appeared before the court
Suspension Ordered.
Judge Jones stated that he felt i!
was incumbent upon him to treat the
defendant as any other man against
whom an Indictment had been return
ed would be treated Pursuant to this
remark by the court, the order was
made that f. P. Bradley be removed
from office pending a thorough inyes
tigation of the charges against him
Judge Jones stated that in making
this order he did not do so with an,
intention of seeking to cast reflec
ton upon the innocence of the ac
cused.
Monday, January 81, was set as tn,
day for hearing the case. Immediate
iv following these remarks Judg'
Jones thanked the grand jury for tn
manner in which they had worked, ac
cepted the partial report filed am
discharged them until the time tn
members Of the jury had agreed upol