The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-26
examiner TOOK
0VERC0AT AS A
BR|BE, Charged
Five Counts of Embezzle-
ment Against Pacey and
White; Also Twelve for
Accepting Deposits
TWENTY-SEVE TRUE
BILLS ARE RETURNED
Jurors Recommend that Old
Courthouse be Razed and
New One Constructed
Especial to The Ardmoreite. }

SULPHUR. Okla.--The worst has
happened, it is believed by Sulphur cit
liens. who have watched the turn of
events since the closing Of the Bank OF
Commerce on February 23 the suicide
of Charles A. Bryant. vice president Of
the bank, u few days later, then the
arrest and trial Of Mayor w. IL. Riley
on charges Of embezzlement and the re-
call by election OF the mayor.
Late Thursday the grand jury which
has been in session since May / made
its report and adjourned Twenty-seven
true bills were returned. the majority
OF them against officials OF the defunct
bank
Five separate charges OF embezze.
ment were returned against /. Il. Pa.
cey, president, and l.. T. White, cashier
Of the bank
Seven separate charges OF receiving
deposits in an insolvent bank were re.
turned against Pacey and White.
II. c. Carpenter, former state bank
examiner, is charged with corruption In
office. in that he took S45 overcoat
from officials Of the Bank of Commerce
as bribe.
Rawlings Is Named.
Pacey. White and Ralph Rawlings,
local attorney, We're jointly charged
with forging notes to deceive the bank
examiners and commissioner.
Rawlings is named again in connec
ton with X. Walker and Holmes II
Colbert and charged with acts contrary
to public decency.
Other indictments include four for un'
lawful possession OF lntoxicants. on
which Eainey Wesson. Jasper Wesson
Charles Duncan and OH Goodwin are
named. Each person was named sep
arately.
Five charges OF adultery were re
turned. against Wesley Brown. Andy
Goforth. Jeff Neal. Karo Milligan and
Dude Carnes. Each person was named
separately.
Mrs. S. A. Wallace OF Sulphur and
W. NJ. Findley OF Davis We're each
charged with conducting public nui
sances.
Lawrence w. Peak and r. X. Daven
port We're Jointly charged with selling
| cigarettes 10 minors
Report Is Rendered.
In adjourning after II days session
and examining 1856 witnesses. the grand
jury made the following report to Judge
w. j. Eagleton. who summoned IL:
| I'VE have examined thoroughly and
carefully the affairs and conditions OF
the defunct Bank Of Commerce. and. In
our opinion. said bank has moi beer
solvent since June. 1890: that the as
sets OF said bank have been stolen. ant
the shortage replaced with forged notes
to the amount Of something like sls,
900. That these forged notes wer,
| plugged into the note case and carried
into the report OF said bank from time
10 time In order to deceive the bank
examiner.
Score State Examiners.
1--WE find from the books OF said bank
that forged entries and cruss entrie:
and forged credits and debts and forged
remittances have been entered on tn,
books and records OF said bank TO de
ceive the bank commissioners and thai
this practice has been carried ON fo'
the past three years.
I'VE wish to state in this connection
that these forgerles and false entries
and Juggling so apparent and easily de
teeted upon examination OF the books
OF said bank that II the bank commits
sioner and examiners who have exam
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