Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-21
MUSK0GEE MAYOR
AND SHERIFF OUT
Temporary Dismissal Of Off
cials Follows Indictment
by Grand Jury.
fREELIkG REQUESTS ACTION
Attorney-General Claims They
Protected Vice Ring;
Deposed Silent.
FREELlkG REQUESTS ACTION

specs to The World
AUSKOGEE. Okla. July 2O.-Nus-
hogee city and county administrations
t0pay met the same fate which befeli
y lha's nearly two years ago and at
the hancs Of the same Investigator.
when the special grand jury which
has been probing vice conditions here
since Monday eased up just long
enough 20 return true bills indicting
Mayor J.. Wyand and Sheriff John
;. Barger on three counts each and
then promptly went back into session
ana continued its sweeping inyestiga-
ton.
Both Suspended.
On recommendation of the grand
Jury and on motion - Attorney Cen
eTal = i. Freezing who wss IN the
courtroom when the report WAS sub
nitted, Special Judge r. W Higgins
u AcAlester suspended Mayor Wye nd
ana Sheriff Barger pending the
further investigation Of charges
against them and a trial on charges
81 malfeasance I'm office. Connell
Rogers formerly county treasurer.
vas named sheriff % IN out the un-
expired term Of Sheriff Barycr. or at
iensi until Barger Is tried snd con-
Hcte1 or cleared u the charges
against him.
q. q Hendrix. city water commis-
sipUer and vice president Of the board
~ city commissioner. automatically.
became mayor until Wyand's name ~
cleared or until the executive Is con
Fictcd and permanently ousted.
Rogers Will assume the office Of
sheriff tomorrow morning. Sheriff
Farger announced that he would not
attempt to prevent the official de-
signed by the judge and approved By
the board Of county commissioners
from assuming charge at once Rogers
is the man selected 10 fill out the uu-
expired term of Treasurer VAIN
short by "a grand jury about three
years ago.
ISOone and Gambling?
Mayor Wyanc and Sheriff Barger
were indicted for alleged failure 20
enforce the state and city laws against
selling liQUOr and gambling. II is al
legged IN the indictments that 20 the
knowledge OF both the accused Of
ficials gambling has been carried on
I'm the city continuously since they
took office n IS alleged that rooms
927 and g3I Of the Sewers hotel. rooms
ON the ffth floor or the Turner hotel
and on the ffth floor of the Balt-
more hotel have been used AS
gambling halls since the sheriff and
mayor took office The second count
of both indictments charge that both
officials have tolerated the selling Of
liquor continuously since taking Of
nee. The following places are set forth
In the indictments as booze joints:
Midland drug store. Cardinal drug
store Indian drug store ScOtty Biggs'
place. j + Browns Joint. Ohio rooms
ana Fannie Iloward's resorts The
liquOr was sold with the actual
knowledge of the accused men, with
their consent and acquiescencc. II is
alleged.
Liquor for Voters
n is charged that during the last
election Sheriff Parger now serving
his second term. took liquor that had
been seized by his deputies In raids
md gave II 10 prospective voters In
an effort 10 secure their support The
third count against Mayor Wyand al
legged that he entered into IA con-
spirncy 10 permit "A tendcrlGin district
10 be operated In open violation OF the
law Neither Sheriff Bnrger nor Mayor
Wyhnd would make "A statement for
publication after tho indictments had
been returned The date Of trial Of
the accused officials was not set, but
Attorney General Freeling announced
that he would attempt to have an
early day fixed.