The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
Hoffman Banker Is
Arrested; Bond Set
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solvent, in violation of the state laws
The s25, 900 was delivered by Rebolt
to Governor Robertson and Dennis by
means of a cashiers check, il /.
charged.
Dennis took the check rendered by
Rebold, deposited it in an Oklahoma
City bank and split it three ways
records taken by the grand jury pur
ported to show. Governor Robertson
was alleged to have received a check
for sS,333.S4 and Dennis a similar
amount with which he purchased {
farm. No record Of the third checl
was produced.
Dennis Admits Transaction.
When a legislative investigation o
the transaction was made last yea
with view TO the impeachment O
Governor Robertson. Dennis admitted
receiving the $685. from Rebold
but said 1t was in consideration o.
an oil lease which he sold to Rebold
Governor Robertson was paid one
third of the $4,000 for his interes
in the lease. Dennis declared.
A report of the house committee
recommending impeachmenI which
failed of adoption by tie vote before
the full house. declared the land ir
question. was not worth 81 per acre
and that the sale Of the lease. II any
sale was made was to cover up
corrupt action"
Pail for Oil Lease.
Rebold asserted he paid the S25, 90,
to Dennis for the oil lease, but sale
he had never examined the propert,
and did not hold title to 1t. Governor
Robertson's name did not appear II
the lease as holder Of an equity. Re
bold and John p. Cooke, former presi
dent of the Guaranty State Bank
are under joint indictment for tender
ing the alleged bribe. Both are charg
ed with accepting deposits in an in
solvent bank and in addition, Rebolt
is charged with accepting deposits ir
an insolvent bank and in addition
Rebold Is charged with acceptinl
bribes and borrowing money from tn,
bank while an officer. The Guarant,
State Bank was purchased on Janu
airy 3, 1921, by the Okmulgee Banl
OF Commerce and the failure OF tn,
latter brought about the grand Jury
investigation into banking transac
tions here.
Five Others Named.
The others who are under bond fol
appearance at trial ranging. in the
various cases, from accepting deposit.
in an insolvent bank to embezziement
making false reports as TO the con
dition OF hank and borrowing none,
from bank in which they were off
GERS are:
j. Ray Brown. president Of the de
funct Bank OF Commerce.
Ernest G. Ray. cashier OF the Bani
Commerce.
John w. Hammond. former director
or the Guaranty State Bank.
A. j. Peters. former vice president
Of the Guaranty State Bank.
l.. H.. ID. Cooke, former director OF
tho Guaranty State Bank.
Three other warrants remained tc
be served today on banking violation
indictments returned by the grant
jury. Two were said TO be for Okmul
gee men and the other was understood
to be In conenction with the failure
Of the State Bank at Preston In this
county.
Hoffman Banker Named.
J. w. Meyers, president OF the FRS,
National Bank Of Hoffman, was scrv
ed with a warrant "Wednesday on an
indictment In connection with the fall
ure Of that institution. County Al
torney Hepburn. who conducted IN,
grand jury investigation started Of
on q vacation today and he announc
ed TINT the date for trial Of defend
ants In the banking cases would no,
b fixed until he returned In wcek
or ten days.
OKLAHOMA CfrY.-Governor Rob
ertson and Col. II. h. Markham oi
the Oklahoma National Guard return
ed here early Thursday from okmul
gee where they went late yesterday "a
permit the governor to perfect an ap
pearance bond for his indictment by
thed istrict court grand jury.