The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-27
DEFICITS PAID
BY TWO JUSTICES
Gray and Oberst Enrich
, Treasury by $52O.S2
and 1892
LITS0N BElLlGERENT
Given Until Tuesday After
noon to Pay Up or Suit
Will Be Filed

The county treasury was enriched
hy about 5000 wnen TWO OF the
three justices OF the peace, Charles
Obgrst, J. IL. Gray and John Litson,
Maid the money which the recently
completed audits made by Ed o.
cassidy deputy state examiner,
Obcrst reported to the board OF
showed them to be short. Justice
county commissioners with a check
made out TO the county treasurer
for the sum Of SiS.22, the amount
demanded from him as a result OF
the examiners report. Justice Gray
showed that he owed. Not so with
also paid the S52O.S2 which the audit
Jueiice Litson, however, who APP
u5lred before the commissioners AZ
their last meeting and protested
AGAINST any payment, claiming that
he was being mistrcated. lie final
ly agreed TO pay off, however, by
the meeting yesterday
Iitson Bclligcrcnt
But when the meeting was called
10 order Justice LitsOn appeared
with hts attorney and again fought
any payment. He was belligercnt
I'm fact. His attorney T.. r.. Harvey,
wanted time 10 study the mater. Rut
George Il. Gilmore chairman OF the
board and Cassidy were stubborn.
They claimed that Litssn had agreed
20 pay the money which he owes
SG5.15. AS a matter OF fact, Cassidy
asserted, the audit shows that he
owes the county over 500. but part
o, this is penalties and the board
agreed to let him off by payment of
sG5l5. After several minutes of ar
gument with Litson and his attorn-
ev the board passed a resolution In
troduced by Ira Short referring the
matter TO the county attorney ana
ordering him TO bring suit on LIT
sons bond for the full am9unt OF
sl15.15.
Then the Justice began TO back
down. He said that he would APP
pear before the board Tuesday with
the money and his resignation II
thcy would withdraw the resolution.
Tho board agreed TO wait until 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, IL at
that time Litson has not settled the
county attorney will be presented
with the resolution, according TO
Chairman Gilmore.
Il have wanted 10 quit Tor some
time" Litson told the board after
they had agreed TO walt until Tues
day, but several civil cases | have
had under advissment. have kept
me from handingin my resignation
| have also had several cases IN
which all tho testimony was not in
Obcrst won't Quit
Justice Oberst was also asked TO
quit hut he refused. He told the
commissioners that he intended TO
stick it out. Several weeks ago the
board passed "A resolution ordering
the county attorney to bring custer
proceedings against the accused Of
ficlal but no action has yet been taxi
en-. Chairman Gilmore said yester-
dov that the board may appeal 10
the attorney general
Justice Gray who is the veteran
Of all Tulsa county justices was the
most agreeable Of all who have been
called to time by the audits. He has
been in office several years and con-
soaucntly his books varied more
than those OF other justices. The
audit showed him some 500 snort
but he appeared before the boaTd
and proved satisfactorily that he
was not liable for part of the mon
ey. An agreement was finally
reached whereby he was 10 pay the
county S520.S2. He made out the
check and presented It TO Cassidy
Tho audlts OF all records OF JUS
tices OF the peace in Tulsa county
was ordered last fall by the county
commissioners. Justice Tom Grlf-
9Th was found short and quit after
settling with the county; S. r. Hall
man also resigned. other audit re-
ports will be made aA they are COM
pleted. according to Cassidy.