The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-07

absolutely useless for US to talk bust
ness.
"tf you suspect us Of bolng
| crooked you won't believe what W,
say don't know whether what
/ was published IN that paper" h,
said as he threw II on the table. III
I true or not. II says that the com.
. mission iS 10 be probcd. I don't
know whether that ls true. But n
I you men are going 10 Investigate u.s.
N you believe those charges made
there pufportinR 10 come from tho
committee. then filc your charges In
court After we are cleared thon
we can talk huslRess.
why Cassidy Was Employed.
There ~ % charge there that We
hired CHNddy on December 10.
plead guilty 10 that. ! did vote 10
pay him $50 q month but he has
never drawn a penny. After We
voted % pay him he came 10 US and
said that the law prohibited such
action being taken ns he was already
drawing one salary Ana wo voted
10 pay Cassidy 10 act as legal hd-
Visor Iu tax matters because wo
found mat We couldn't rely ON tho
judgment ~ the county attorney,
County Attorney S'avcr'a office
has made several hobbies 7 know
NJ ono case In particular. and here
are the papers whore this county
was saved $1,000 This was % tax
case and tho county attorney ad-
ylsod ug 10 pay tho nOncy. We didn't
think II looked right and called in
Cassidy lie said Scavor was wrong
Many other cases have turned out
the same way II w do Il legally
/ ana sim In favor Of paying Cassidy
the money
Now about the autos mentioned
In that article. II says that the
committee viii investigate the pur-
chase of six autos Dy tho commiS-
sion. That charge seems TO come
from tho county attorney and the
first car over bought was by tho old
commission for T.. j Bays at the
county attorneys request. drive
one OF the COunty's cars myself
There i9 nm immense road project
being carried out In this county, a
building program costing half as
"A large part OF II. Last year | drew
about 5000 from the county | don't
think that / ought to bo forced to
furnish my own car. |, personally,
think that Chairman Gilmore ought
to have car bought for him by the
county as he does lots of travelling
around on county business.
Explains Wcichs Car.
"a big cry Is made about the buy
ing OF a car for Humane Agent
welch You men help contribute TO
tho humane office. He goes all over
this county giving aid to the needy.
People coming TO the commisslOn
for aid are referred TO him and he
investigates we bought him "A car
to leave just that much more money
for his work.
And another stink is attempted
by this Clark matter. On sJuly 8,
last year. the old board voted 10
make Clark pay whnt he owed the
county. He has paid about 800.
The new board has gone TO the
county attorney seeking n prosecu-
tlon but the county attorney tenn
pered Justice with mercy and said,
lot him pay as he can, That old man
has had lots OF hard luck That
paper critlcizes Ed Cassidy for mir
ing him The condition OF the rec
ords were such In the county clerks
office that during an audit CLARK
was indispensable. He was familiar
with the books and was not han
dllng n penny
Now. gentlemen, II you indorse
what that paper publishes. file your
charges and after we are cleared
wen talk deputy sherlffs. | refuse
to do business with you until | know
how you stand. II you have me un-
der suspicion want TO he cleared"
Cassidy Relieves Situation.
For few minutes the members
OF the committe were stunned. No
one moved and the 200 citizens pres
cnt at the session. looked on with
strained faces. Ed Cassidy. with a
short explanatory talk, relieved the
situation.
"The commissioners came 10 me
and asked my judgment on the mat
tor" Cassidy said. 1T IL without my
regular line of duties. They voted to
give me $3.50 n month. | informed
them the same afternoon that
didn't think could take 1t and n
few days later after communicating
with state Examiner Parkinson |
positively told them that | would be
unable to take the money, but |
told them tnat | would continue to
do the work and now have on my