The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
Neics of MuskOgee
2O7 TRUE BILLS
BY GRAND JURY
List Includes Several Vio-
lations of u. S. Bank
ing Laws

MUsKoGEE, Apru 9.--lndtct-
monts against Richard Bclislc OF
Morris and Charles Reynolds, Nbc
pcpis and Louis, Bernard and
Joseph Olsau, all of Tulsa, for Nio.
latiun of the national banking laws
were included Ia the 207 true bills
returned today by the federal grand
Jury which convened last Monday.
Three others mixed up In the tail
urc of the American National bank
at Tulsa last year also were indicted,
IL is reported, but they have not yet
been put under arrest. More than
quarter OF million dollars is in
volvcd i'm this case, while Bclislo is
said 20 have taken $4,000.
only SO no bills were In the report
Foreman W. u. Brccdlovc gave
Judge x. l.. williams shortly before
noon. Included I'm this number was
a charge ot using the mails To de
fraud against X. l., Nay of Mus
kugce.
Indicted by previous grand jury
Nay escaped this time because postal
inNpcctors found that an oil Cprpo-
ration, i'm which he gave away
stock. actually existed. lie was said
to have taken thousands Of dollars
from the negroes In land ana oil
deals.
Five Countcifeitcrs were indicted.
Practically all were amateurs at the
Job.
James NJ. Ford Of Bartlcsville is
said to have raised 81 bin to "a s.
bill by making slight changes. L.
II. Alexander OF ArdmoUe went him
one better by making "a 81 bill into
"a $40 bill
Frank Page. Walter Walls and
Cecil Tulhert, all OF Tulsa, tried 10
make 81 and $40 bills out OF 81
bills.
NJ. c. Harper. formerly publisher
OF the Interstate Farmer. which re-
Gently was sold to "A Tulsa company
was indicted for using the mails Ia
defraud. Faxed subscription figures
| caused his downfall.
TWO came under tho Mann act
violations. John j. Graham OF Nc
Curtain. Haskell county, was in
dicted for alleged relations with
/ Florence Balm, who still is being
/ held in jail here. Graham is out
under bond.
William Cody Franklin of TULSA
was re-indicted for white slavery.
Claud Henson and Henry Erwin
/ two local boys caught by police sew
| cral nights ago breaking into tn,
] armory here, were indicted for con
/ spiraCy To steal government arms.
! j. 7. Brown, federal enforcement
| officer who was indicted nearly {
year ago for converting stolen prop.
! erty, was rc-indicted to make tn,
/ charge technically perfect. He Il
! said to have sold goods taken from
his prisoners. He is still in tn
service
Several of those Indicted We're ar
raigned before Judge Williams afte
the report. Others will be arraignct
here April 1s Most of the case
were set for Tulsa beginning mex
week or for McAlestcr in May.
Tip !. Hammons, formerly
postal clerk in railway mail service
pleaded guilty to rifling registcre,
letters. He took $500 in all he sal,
In his confession. lie owed seVera
pressing debts, was his explanation
'Strangc philosophy---to steal t,
pay debts" commented the Judge
They can put you in Jail for steal
ing, but not for failure TO pay you
/ debts.
IT'S peculiar about these boy
who come back from the army. The,
seem to lose all moral balance
don't know why. I'm only going {,
give you four months in Jail hecaus,