The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-06

after he promised TO pay It he re-
signed
since / have been here We have
completed an audit ~ tho court
clerks office That disclosed that
Frank luRruhnm was short In his
books about $4,000. an of which
was caused by shortages That
matter has been straightcncd out
John - Porter was short about
S. O00. Al except about 5000 of this
was duo To- errors But that 5000
ls not accounted FOR # cannot be-
accounted fuI. The audit shuws that
someone failed To- reach the cash
drawer with that much money
81 have bcon auditing ana roaudi's
iug oyer since cane here. An audit
IstrHigatrus an office out but n ls
soon as bad ns over | am La favor
of some steps bong takcn which
viii correct mattcrH'
D. $ Hutchlsou suggested that
bByJ be called into the meeting IN
regard tp the t9i transfer showing
ON ll1llmaus books Bays stated
positively that ho did not get tho
money Tho docaet was brought
before tho meeting ard iu several
cases. tho fees of which totnlod So.
DO w,c5 disclosed that Bays had
signed the warrants and the money
had brcu turned into some officers
hands. Where the officer was HIp-
posed 20 align n receipt was Bays
name. but hc denied siRtang. Jusucc
iitlimau admitted that Bays aid not
mgn tho book lie explained that
ho wrote the invcstigator's name as
matter u record. but he claimed
that liays got tho money
"Th 9ao wore cases against people
q. a tr. a
Hallmnn said. ITO called mo up
one night and I came down. Aftor
the people had been charged they
were released on bond. Later
Chicken Smart and OF Greenwood
ramo back and after "a conference
with Bays left Smart came back In
a few minutes later and paid the
fines OF all the people arrested.
Right there / gave Bays the $50 and
I think Smart was present how
ever. | am not sure about that"
mo. Hallman you did not give
me that money" Rays said slightly
turning his head. IL was here that
the Justice assaulted tho county In
vcstigator.
Rays Denies Charge.
After the rumpus Quilted Bays
again took the floor with "A dcnial
that he got the money. 81 have
never received money for my scr-
vices" Bays said, ~ have made many
arrests and many raids, hut have
never charged tho county "A penny.
suppose my men do, hut don't
T know whether they have collected
ali OF II or not
about this particular money
thought that Hendrix had received
, II. but he told mo that he hadn't
llallman came to me several days
ago after "A consultation with tho
shoriff and said that Cassidy had
I told him to ask mo to sign the
, docket under whore my name APP
, pears refused and turning 10
i, Cassidy did you tell him to dc
that"
hut Cassidy was interrupted by the
J sheriff who arose with the state
ment that Bays was unfair. THAT Il
not n fair statement and you know
I IT," tho sheriff said. "Hallmhr
! comes up to SEQ me several times
: don't know what you are referring
7 TO. but he told me some things thu
y other day that wouldn't sound good
y and | don't want to tell them, bu
y II you play unfair so will l."
II don't think that ! made sucl
request of Hallman." Cassid
said. when | discovered that tn
y docket showed Bays had receive
~ tho money | said that Bays ough
y to have signed for II. probabl
ot suggested that the officer who re
~ ceives morey should sisn for 1
90 That Is probably where Hallman sc
~ the idea"
ID We'll never did sign" Bays cor
~ tinued, "and | told Hallman so, III
y said he thought that Il was all rigf
~ as my men had received the none!
hut told him II was not all righ
n Ilallman came to me yesterday morr
= ing and said that he had told Cas-
~ ~ sidy he had given me tS3 ana wantc
y, mo 10 verify him"
" did you deny it?" Commission,
~ Gilmore interrupted,
a, 81 neither affirmed nor denie
~ IT," Bays said, II Just let him go
iu Why Is Bays Name ThcrcP
OF The discussion then centered O
n why Bays name appeared on a
IN docket N he didn't sign Il. l..
- Abbott was particularly eager to fin
out why the Investigators name al
X pearcd thcrea II. h. Short suggest,
rs that It looked like forgery. but Ca
to sidy corrected the statement wit
Nv the assertion that Hallmau made !
az claims OF it's being Bays Hignatur
ng "The Justice told me-" Cassidy sal
;s' that he put Bays name there as
IN matter Of reference only lie admit
OF that Bays did not sign the docket
Ild Bays was excused and Hallml
cd was again called before the NEE
ou Ing.
'rs "Gentlement. want 10 apologi
ep for my conduct" Hallman said,
ne lost my temper"
Mailman Rcprimandcd.
I'm certainly wac not becomiI
an officer" Gilmore said. "and
don't approve OF It," The 9th
"a members OF the commission and Il
~ committee agreed with Gilmore
ice u,,oss bS noc,,r., 49,, ", IT,, ~ ~,
w paid Bays, the justice would be III
w. BILE TO the county for the money,
,cr PAYS denies receiving a