The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-13
County Commissioners Named as Plaintiff;
Citizens National Bank, N. M. Williams
and Theresa McClelIand, Defendants
is OUTGROWTH OF
RECORD EXAMINATION
$b549-92 Sum Named; Petition Alleges
Deposits Made in Wrong Form.
Other Suits May Follow

A case was filed in the district
court yesterday afternoon in which
the board of county commissioners
were named as the plaintiff and the
Citizens National hank, N. NJ. viii
liams and Thressa McClelland were
named as the defendants and in
which the plaintiffs seek to recover
$l34s.92.
The suit is an. outgrowth Of tie in.
vestigation that was made fewf tays
ago by Arthur Jones, deputy state
examiner and inspector. Immediate
ly after the deficiency was reported
to the county commissioners they
passed a resolution instrGcting the
county attorney to take such action
as he might see fit to recover the
amount Of the shortage.
The petition alleges that during the
period that Theresa McClelland held
the office Of clerk Of the county court
Of Grady county large sums Of mon
6 pame se he4 At .d8, and ttlat it
was her duty to deposit this money
in the various banks that she might
see fit and at the expiration of her
term to turn the money over to her
successor. That instead Of the de-
fendant depositing these funds in her
name as county clerk she deposited
them in the bank in the name of N.
M, Williams. The petition states that
$1S49.92 was thus deposited and that
Theresa MeClelland neglected and
refused and still neglects and refuses
to turn over to her successor in Of
flee or 70 the plaintiff"
The theory on which the county
hopes to recover the money is that
the Citizens National bank is holding
the amount mentioned in the petition
in trust for the county. The petition
prays that six per cent interest be
collected on this sum Of money from
January 5, 1915, and that N. M. Will
liams and Theresa McClelland be en-
Joined from any interest in this sum
of money.
Assistant County Attorney Stacy
said when asked about the case,
"There will, no doubt, be some fur
ther developments grow out of the
case although just what they viii be
can not be stated for certainty at
this time"
County Attorney Simpson said yes
terday afternoon when asked about
the proposition, THE principal reason
for this suit is to recover the money
which we believe rightfully belongs
to the county so that it may be plac-
ed in Mrs. watkins hands. Other
suits will follow as soon as possible
against those in whose offices the al
legged shortages were found. A thor
ough investigation viii be made so
that this office can see that these
funds are returned to the county"
No other suits have yet been filed
and it may be that the alleged defi-
ciencies will be made up before
action is taken. The amount named
in the petition does not represent
the entire amount of the alleged
shortages but only that part which
Is alleged to be held by the Citizens
National bank. The entire shortages
as reported by the deputy state ex-
aminer and inspector are said to
amount to more than three thousand
dollars.
The plainff in the case that has
been filed will be represented by the
county attorney and his assistant and
the defendants win be represented
bv the law firm of Bond & Melton.