The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
GOVERNOR DROPS
JURY CAMP PAIGN
Abandons His Campaign;
Returns to Capital
With Bodyguard
HE ISSUES STATEMENT
Says Hepburn Unyielding
Believes Jury Didn't Have
Time to "Think IT Over

ny kssocRted Press state Wire.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March -
Gov u. D. A. Robertson, who rec |
turned to the state capitol today !
from Okmulgoc, Indicated tonight !
he would mako mo- further attempts
20 get before the DkmulRoe district
court grand ry which is invosti-
eating the failure thcro uf the Bank
OF Commerce
The executive indicated however,
that be still had hope Of obtaining
n chance 10 testify and would hold
himself In readiness TO return to-
Okmulgce should tho grand jury
call upon him.
In statement issued on his arr
rival hero today Governor Robert
son said he assumed the inycHtlEat-
ing body did not have time yesterday
to consider his request for an oppor-
tunity 20 present hls testimony no
said he had received no word from
tho foreman Of the jury,
Tho governor declared that ns tho
result Of conferences with County
Attorney Hepburn both were In nc.
cord on plans for the reorganization
OF the closed bank.
Attorney General Short also re.
turned today from Okmulgoo, but he
would make no statement u8 10 the
progress being made toward rcor-
gnnization of the Bank ot Com
lie Issues statement.
A written statement by the gov
ernor today follows:
II submitted 10 both Mr.. Hepburn
CJames Hepburn county attorney OF
Okmugoo county, and tho foreman
OF tho grand jury my proposal To go
100
Mr. Hepburn was unyioldlng In
his opposition to my 80 doing, and
received no response whatever
from the foreman of the grand
jury ! assume that the grand jury
did not have time TO consider my
request.
Il returned TO oklahoma City tits
morning aud have received no iu-
formation from there since my ar
rival"
"In Accord With Hepburn"
The governor supplemented his
statement by saying that he was In
accord with Mr.. Hepburn In regard
20 the reorganization OF the bank
and the investigation being made
into It's failure.
George +. short. attorney-general,
who has been in Okmulgee In con-
nection with the work OF reorgauiz.
ing the defunct Bank OF Commerce
also returned to Oklahoma City to-
day. lie declined to make n state
ment as to progress that had beer
made further than to reiterate hi
hopes OF success.
OKMULGEE, March 4,--Defeato,
In his efforts TO testify before tn
district court grand jury here whicl
IL investigating the failure OF tn,
okmulgee Bank OF Commerce, Gov
j. A. -. Robertson returned earl.
today to his office at Oklahoma
City.
Tho departure of the governo
from Okmulgee where he came yes
terday with u demand TO be heart
by tho grand jury, was regarded b!
tho executive OF plans 10 get bofor
observers as definite abandonment b
the investigating body.
Some Offer Apologies.
Before leaving Governor Robert
son announced that the mayor an,
other local officials had offorc,
apology for tho incident ycstcrdn
at the courthouse wherein sovern
lusty blows were exchanged bctweo
Mr.. Robertson and James Lyon,
local oil operator over what Lyon
said 90 the governor - think
am among friends here" said the OK
eCutive.
Announcement by Governor Rot
ertson that no had no intention {
supersedlng County Attorney Jam,
Hepburn In the conduct OF tho gran
jury investigation was taken by o
fiCials here to mean that no furthC
moves would bo made by thel GOV
ornor until tho grand jury return
a report.
Meanwhile today the grand jui
was idle. having taken n recess unit
Monday morning.
II was the opinion OF court ~