The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-23
HE'S OUT ON BOND
oklahoma Governor Declines
Further Comment on Charge.
Attorneys to Do Talking About
Alleged Bride Acceptance.
SHERIFF HAS MORE WARRANTS
Three Remaining Arrests in
Bank Failure to Come Today.
EX-Bank Commissioner Nears
the Mexican Border.
SHERIFF HAS MORE WARRANTS
(By the Associated Press.)

OkmuIgee, March 23.-Governor ].
3. A. Robertson of Oklahoma and
seven officials Of Okmulgee banks
were under bond today for trial on in
involving two local banking institu-
tions- Governor Robertson is charged
Specifically with accepting part OF a
$4,000 bride to place S150,000 of
state funds in the former Guaranty
State bank to prevent closure when
that bank was known to have been
fnsolvent.
The state executive came here last
night from Oklahoma City. accepted
service on &. warrant. furnished bond
OF $4,000 and soon left for Oklahoma
City He said his visit was to meet
the issue" without delay.
The governor declined further COM
nent on the charge, declaring the
ease was in the hands OF his attorneys,
whose advice he would follow Be-
sides those arrested yesterday a war
state bank commissioner. jointly in
dicted with Governor Robertson.
Dennis is charged in the Indictment
with having shared the S25, 900 bride
with the governor Dennis has been
missing from oklahoma City since he
Resigned several months ago. A
search will be instituted for him.
Three other warrants remained to
pc served today on banking violation
indictments returned by the grand
jury. Two were said to be for Ok
nnulgee men and the other was un-
derstood to be in connection with
failure of the state bank of Preston,
in this county.
J. W. Meyers, president of the first
bank of Hoffman. was served with a
warrant yesterday on an indictment
m connection with the failure of that
Institution
County Attorney Hepburn. who con-
Quoted the grand jury investigation
started on n vacation today and he
announced that the date for trial of
defendants in the banking cases would
not be fixed until he returned in a
week or ten days.
Back in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City. March 2s.-Gov-
ernor Robertson and Col. H. B. Mark
ham of the Oklahoma National Guard
returned here early today from Ok
rnulsee, where they went late yester-
Gay to permit the governor to perfect
an appearance bond following his in
dictment by the district court grand
jury there.
Criminal Court COnvenes Soon.
A crimipal term OF district court
will be called here within the next
few weeks to try Governor Robertson.
arrested on indictments returned by
the district court grand jury after an
investigation into county banking af-
fairs. precipitated by the failure of the
Bank of Commerce here last Novem-
Der.
That announcement was made to-
day by District Judge Mark L. Bo-
sarth- who said that he would order
the defendants arraigned several days
before the date of their trials that
they might enter pleas and clear the
way for trial.
Heavy Penalty for Conviction.
Governor Robertson was indicted
Jointly with Fred G. Dennis, former
state bank commissioner, charged
with taking a bride to deposit 81 1000
in state funds in the Guaranty State
bank here after Dennis had found il
TO be insolvent.
The statute provides a penalty of
Imprisonment in the state penitentiary
not exceeding ten years, or a fine of
$1,000. or both, for any executive or
public officer convicted of receiving
brides. In addition, it provides that
he shall forfeit his office and be for
ever disqualified TO hold any public
office in the state.