The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-08
COUNTY BREACH
GROWING WIDER
Sheriff Notifies Bays He
Is No Longer a Dep
uty Sheriff
RUCTION WIDE OPEN
County Attorneys Office
Holds That Sheriff Is
Without Authority

That Sheriff W NJ. Mccullough
has absolutely no power under
which he can take from r. J, Bays
county Investigator. Virgil Hendrix
and G. u. Franks, Bays nsaigtants.
the deputy shorltf commissions
which he gave them fow months
ago, was the assertion OF Jamcs
Harrington assistant county attor-
ney. late wednesday evening This
statement followed a notice which
the sheriff served earlier In the day
on W Il. Soavcr, county attorney
that no would take up tho commits
sion, Harrington said tho commits
sions must bo revoked through n
regular custer proceeding
Mccullough action came after a
month OF dispute between him and
Bays, but despite this fact his In
tcntion Of recalling the commits
siona came like n thuuderb0lt 90
other county officials. aThat the
sheriff means 10 stand BY his an
nuuuc-ti intention was evidenced by
a statement made shortly after g
o'clock.
yes. I told tho county attorney
that was going to take up tho
commissions" the sheriff said.
"They are cancelled right now.
Bays and his men no longer have
the power OF deputy shoriffa.
haven't yet gotten the cari@ | i--
sued them but nevertheless you can
tell the public that tho commirsions
arc void. ] am no longer responsi-
bio for tho actions OF those three
men.
II stlI Sheriff.
II am stili sheriff In this county.
The policies of Bays and myself diff
fer and ! refuse to get into any
more trouble over his acts. can
not indorse his acts and that IL why
revoked the commissions OF Bays
and his men. Some people may not
like this action but don't care. and
~ the ministors want TO invcstlgat o
me for IL, I am ready"
Bays and his two deputies met
McCullouRh's announcement with n
smile. "He hasn't got my commits
sion yet" one OF tho men said" and
he. knows whore l am II he wants
81 don't think that Bill has the
power TO take away these com mis-
sione," the Investigator said. "And
hinder me In making raids on road
houses and joints in the county. |
have done my best TO clean this
county up and I intend TO keep up
my work, despite Bill Mccullough.
n my making raids on these road
houses offends Bill. I can't bo wor-
ried. am only enforcing the law.
He has failed to do 80. explaining
that his office was swamped with
civil business"
nays won't Talk.
Pays refused to discuss why ne
thought the sheriff had taken such
action but explained hat II he
tramped on tho toes OF the boot
legEers and they In turn stepped on
McCulloughs toes, that waa the
nheriffs lookout.
II was believed by many about
the. courthouse that McCuliouRh's
action would take from Rays the
power 10 make tho raids which he
has been carrying on with such
force the last few weeks That the
investigator would be limited to Sc
curing evidence for tho county at.
torney was the belief of several.
Two days ago when the ruction be-
tween the two offices first became
open tho sheriff said that BAYS
ought 10 secure evidence on the
roadhouaes ana Joints and turn II
over to him for action.
The sherlffs action follows close
on tho heels OF injunctions against
the Campbell chicken farm. aniA TO
be run by '. c. (Boss) Kinney and
Harry Hamilton and the alleged
roadhouss near THE fairgrounds on.
Grated by Shorty Wilder. Sheriff
Mccullough emphatlcally denie cd
that ho revoked the commisslons
because Of these injunctions. lie
did not say what policy no would
pursue In regard TO making raids.