The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-11
FLAYS GOVERNOR
FOR ACTIONS IN
JURY DISCHARGE

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George j. short IH 10 have no COM
ucCtiou with tho now grand Jury.
not uuicss hc uses force in lnsurlng
OkmulgCa this morning. on his ~.
rival mo visited County Attorney
lfcpbBfn end presented "a lati,r
from Governor I.NU.'fruu. vup A.
now iu N,NDl utDHtigut .uE blHlncH4
conditions naructiuF the new A.
tofu'v general to sup srdH the
county attorney in conducting IN"
uoH investigation Hut short m'i
WITH u.sfIrrf sururiHp without
u,ai.uuu Hepburn informed him In
emphatic language th1t no ono from
Tho ftltehouse win io ui .wCI 60
have the slightest connection with
tho conduct ~ thls gIauA jury Hep
burn mudo his attitude even H'ronE
cr Ho declared that mono NJ the
etptfhuusr crowd win participate I'm
thG investigation unless ho comes
10 oklahoma accompanied by a.
company ~ militiR-au1 even theu
Hepburn doubts whether he would
take part.
BACK Up Prosecutor.
simultaneously with shorts visit
tn Itopburn's office there entered
tho room about fifteen members Of
tho OkmulReo rUr association, nll OF
them prominent prnrtitluE ettor-
ncN. in tho city ~ OkmulBcc They
not only gave their assent 10 cNefy
uatcmont Hepburn made to short
but thoy also added the strength OF
their own almilar statements Tho
only plnn 10 which Hepburn ana
thpso attorneys would agree, the
only plan that will give the attor-
uoy GENERALS office rCprcsontatlcn
in connection with tho forthcoming
investigation, was advanced by Hep
burn ana ls now under consideration
by short, Short said In answer 10
Inquiries that there are two vhcnn-
cieH In the attorney generals force
So Hepburn suggcsted thht the
OkmulRcc Bar association uamo ono
80 80 own msmbera ~ flll one OF
these vacancies, and that this mem
her be the only person from the
attorney generals office 60 assist
tho county attorney or the grand
jury
Hepburn this afternoon said he II
confident that n any member OF tho
local bar association takes part. no
viii feel assured uf his integrity
and his conscienti business In obtain
ing complete and unbiased invosti-
cation,
Hepburn UnyIoiding.
Hepburn In a man who stands un-
yieldingly for his principles. TINS
was clearly shown when, after plead
ing had failed and citing supreme
court decisions had proved unavail-
ina IN dsterrlng Judge christopher
from dlscharging the grand jury he
called Christopher a coward and a
liar. Not once did the Judge init
mate ne would fine or sentence Hep
burn for contempt OF court. When
he reached his chamber, the judge
telephoned his daughter and when
she arrived he took her arm and
walked quickly TO his waiting auto
mobile. He has not been seen on
the street OF Okmulgeo since.
Charge of Bribery.
Apparently the testimony and evil
dence considered by the grand Jury
against state bank commissioner
Fred q. Dennis was extensive and
conclusive. Hepburn declared II
was sufficient 20 warrant the issu-
ance OF indictments against him for
violating every section OF the state
banking law. "iie Is not only q
crook, but he gutted the Guaranty
state bank here and took a brlbe OF
$4,000 for IT," Hepburn declared.
And he added, II have the evidence
night here in my desk TO prove H."
This evidence Is alleged to be photo
graphs of at least three checks, each
oHs representing one-thlrd OF s2h,-
O0O which was paid over 10 the bank
commissioner aa a hrlbo when he
transferred 100000 OF state funds
here to save the Guaranty State
bank which was taken over by the
Bank ot Commerce. While Hepburn
did not exhibit these checks II Is
generally understood that one went
TO Governor Robertson and another
90 the state bank commissioner. The
third has not been traced. II wns
this o-called steal that caused the
Investigation one year ago OF a leg
islativo committee and the submit
ting Of q lengthy report on the trans
action, For some unexplained reh'
son tho investigation and intended
impeachment and prosecution of Gov
ernnr Robertson was dropped 10y