The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-21
OFFERED ASSISTANCE
Civic Bodies Tender Special
Assistance for Thief
Prosecution.
FORMAL STATEMENT MADE
Lengthy Review of Hubbs
Bad Bond Case Given in
Munroe Statement.

At o'clock this morning Thoma
/ Muuroe county attorney. viii
! hand his written reply to the allied
! civic committee. either accepting OF
rejecting their proposal TO give as.
sistanco 10 tho county attorneys Of
| flee I'm the prosecution OF automo-
! bilc thieves.
\ resolution requesting that the
allied civic committee be allowed Ia
name srccial investigators and
! prosecutors 10 work in conjunction
with the county attorney $ office wa
presented to Munroc Tuesday
while certain members of the al
lied civic ComuAttce. are of the in
preston that Nr Muuroe will re-
ject unequlvOcably the program of
the civic organization, Munroe him
self last night dlf not indicate what
his position would be.
Il have received an offer OF as
slstance from the allied civic com
mtiteo, The county attorney said,
"and have carefully studied their
suggestions. and a resolution. which
was included with their offer They
requested an answer and at 0
O'Clock tomorrow morning | will
give them my answer
AN that can say now Is that
my position will he made perfectly
clear to the allied civic com mittee
and the public, My answer viii CON
tain copy or The proposition they
made me with my answer"
Following IL comprchensy
statement issued last night by Nun.
Ia.
Hubs bad bond case and sets out the
position OF the county attorney:
Tho Statement.
In view Of the repeated. uuwarrAuted
and vicious attacks upon the office Of tho
county attorney with reference 10 tho ap
proyzl OF certain bond, | bog To submit
= statement of facts incidental 10 the ap.
proyhl OF the same 20 tho end that justice
may be done In the premises
II appears that one HubbS wN charged
by Information IN tho justice court Of Hon
orah-e II j Gray Tulsa. Okla, with tho
crlrfu Of obtaining money and property
by means Of false pretcnses, the specific
,NUEr being that the said defendant was
alleged TO have obtained from the Forster.
Davis Motor company OF Tulsa a certain
Ruirk automobile and $2ti IN currency
by means OF false and fraudulent rTpre
sentAtiOnS; the defendant va spprchend
ed Ia Houston, Texas In the possession Of
sai1 Automobile anu Te'ururn 70 lhi- county
by cNtrsditl0n az the expense of the state
Of OklshomA 1t sppnars that Mr. Forster
Of the Forster DAVIS Motor company, ae
eo,f.sAr'ed the deputy sheriff 20 Texas 10
gain possession Of their said property. Any
expense Incurred by Nj Forster In the
premises was Incidental to tho return oi
his property In the matter Of tho eItradi
tiou And return Of said Hubhs " this state
for trial. tho county attorney personally
assisted shortly after the return OF AAid
defendant. IL became necessary In the d,s
charge Ok tho duties Of this oifico Tor tho
county attorney 70 20 TO Muskogee, Okla
II appears that during his sbsnncs the
matter Of the bail Of said defendant came
on for consideration
Up To Court Clerk.
MAY digress t,this iuBoturs 70 state
that II does not sSeomo the duty Of the
county attorney TO approve bond Tor
the AppearAncr of defendant charged with
A criminal ufirnso That matter, by op
Grafton Of aw is vested In the Justice o.
peace in the preliminary examination ana
upon the court clerk at such time as 10
formation is f'.d Doc the district or sn
prrior courts However. as matter OF
courtesy 20 o." ustre and court clerk.
il has been th" privilege Of thiS Once
70 Investigate tho suretIea on bonds. touch
ing their qualification At su'h tunes a.
The bonds may De presented obviously 70
the end that good and sIfitcltLt honda
may be finally accepted ~
IN this connection ii may he Added that
under the Naw 81 this state when bond
10 forfeited 20 tte state ~ Oklahoma .yro
yisi5n is made Inst one tou-,h Of ttr amount
Of said hord shall be paid 20 the county
,ttornsy aA special Zee. n vii be noted
that In addition 70 tho interest 81 the riil.
rruship which the o"un'y attorney sho"la
astutno In the matter % me aIpr"NAl o.
go,J and fuffriert bonds hr $50 has
t.r %