| Show MUSKOGEE I SIDES WIT ITH INDICTED Leading Business Men Express Ex Ex- Ex- Ex press Confidence in Men Hen Accused ALL LL INFLUENTIAL IN AFFAIRS AFFAIR OF THE CITY Stated MistaKe Must Have Beert Made in Town Lots Case MUSKOGEE Okla Okia Feb 4 Sixty I. Sixty leading business men of Muskogee held helda a mass meeting at midnight last night that lasted until early today to discuss seven indictments returned hove here lato yesterday by tho the federal grand jury jug in tho governments government's town lot investigation Mayor Martin presided Expressions of or confidence in the high standing integrity and honor of tho the indicted indicted in in- men mon were made and a committee of seven members was appointed to correct correct correct cor cor- what was termed an erroneous impression impression impression im im- as to tho the legality of land titles existing in Muskogee l and eastern Oklahoma I forc details became known today regarding re rc- rc I garding tho tim indictments Tho The first indictment in in- returned that a against Gov in-I in Charles N. N Haskell Clarence W. W Turner and anti Walter J R R. Eaton alleged ed forty I seven leven overt crt acts in conspiracy to defraud cle- cle de do- fraud the tho government o Tho second indictment indictment in in- returned was a against William WilliamT T T. Hutchins and Clarence W. W Turner and alleged ed thirteen overt acts in conspiracy con con- to defraud tho government The Tho third indictment a against Albert Z English En En- glish Frederick B B. Severs and Tesse r es e Hill lull alle alleged ed two ninety overt acts in Conspiracy Indicted Are Arc Prominent The indicted men are amon among tho the most prominent in Oklahoma GOY Gov Charles N. N is Oklahoma's mas ma's first governor go since Binco statehood and was elected to that office in November 1907 lIe He formerly lived Jived at Ottawa 0 O. and removed to this state in 1900 1000 He lIe toon oon became prominent in developing the resources of Muskogee Musko ee and was president president president pres pres- ident of the tho Indianola Contract Contracting 11 compan compani com com- pan pani constructed many of the principal buildings s here Ho was treasurer treas of tho the Democratic national committee corn com for the tho first months of tho the last cant campaign pa ign Clarence W V V Turner is s 55 years of a ago 0 and was born in iu Cleveland Clevelan O O. Ito IIo is proprietor of tho Turner Hardware Hardware Hardware Hard Hard- ware com company pan and nna formerly was a member member mem meni- ber of the thc Musko Muskogee eo city etty c council Walter R. R Eaton is secretary of the tho Indianola Contracting company compan of Mus Mus- kogee William T T. T Hutchins j is is a lawyer and was as born in Virginia nia Ho lie was spoken of fo for nudge uel o of the tho Oklahoma supreme court but hut declined to be a can candidate for that office Albert Z En English lish was born in New Ho lIo is is man manager maner er of tho Title and nd Trust t company and tho the Mus- Mus National Telephone company Mr lr English h is in Los Angeles An cles Cal Ca for tor his health Had Romantic Career Carcer Frederick B. B Severs who is 74 years of a age e was born in Arkansas and cameto cameto came camo to what then was tho the Indian territory when a young youn man Ho He tau taught ht in the Indian schools married a half breed Indian Indian Indian In In- dian woman became a Creek citizen and was adopted by the Creek Indian council He lie fm engaged a ed in in the mercantile bU business nes in and Okla was extensively interested in stock raisin raising and was a a. member o of the Musko Muskogee eo city council Mr Severs is law father of A. A Z En English HASKELLS HASKELL'S FRIENDS DENY RUMORS' RUMORS OF RESIGNATION GUTHRIE Okla Feb 4 Friends Friends of Gov Charles N. N Haskoll Haskell denied today toda I I the truth of rumors that the tho states state's chief executive would resign resign his office oce as a result of the indictment returned a against him ye yesterday by tho the federal grand jury at Muskogee G Governor vernor Haskell said today that be to had nothing further to say eav re regarding ard n the charges chares 3 against him oilier than to repeat t his statement as made last night to the Associated Press He expects to start rt toni tonight ht for Muskogee Muskogee Mus Mus- kogee where bo ho will m appear with theother tho the other indicted men Friday in in tho United United Unit Unit- ed States court and form formally offer otTer bond Many prominent men havo offered to toli sign li n the thc governors governor's bond Scores Score of telegrams expressing loyalty have been received by the tho governor o from fri friends I in in various parts of Oklahoma and I throughout hout the tho country GOVERNOR HASKELL SAYS DEPARTMENT IS MISLED GUTHRIE Okla Feb 4 Governor Governor Haskell when hen informed that he was indicted last night ni ht issued the tho following statement to tho the Associated ted Press I 1 have hav just heard of the indictment for conspiracy c con coupled pI with seven en or eight of tho the oldest and highest char- char citizens pf of Musko Muskogee l e men who developed and up that country h by th their ir unselfish effort From now on the proceedings will bo he open to both hoth si sides R crooked manipulators will be 30 at a 8 discount I am am satisfied that the interior do- do has hns been ben misled bv h false falso statements I t am nm confident onti ent there thi-re has not ben been a n dishonest act tt done b by any anyone one of the tho indicted p persons persona and that good citizens in in general r regardless of or politics feel the same tamn WIC WI way C N. N HASKELL ATTORNEY FOR FOP CREEKS SAYS HE lIE IS TO BLAME ST. ST LOUIS eu 4 M. I.-M. M. M 1 T. T L. L Mott Iott at at- torney for the thc Creek Nation asserted hero today that tho the land hand fraud investigation ti in iii It Oklahoma was was- instituted as tho the result of evidence which ho lie gathered in connection with civil suits stilts lor br the thc recovery recover of lands alleged cd to havo been leen fraudulently obtained from tho the Indians whom h he represents represents- rue Tho interest of the government o in th the present prosecution cution is simply that of ofa a a. trustee said Mr Ir Mott 1 who with Chief Moty Tiger of ot tho thio Greeks aws in St St. Louis on his hs way to Washing ton There is no rio truth in in the thc report circulated circulated circulated cir cir- by I Governor or his friends that William R. R Hearst in inspired in in- rd the suits I was tb the man who inspired tho prosecutions and from the tho first I 1 havo hn been heen active in in forwarding them thorn Quotes Open Letter rIn r. r In Iii an au open letter to lo Governor Go Hasken haskoll Has Has- koll ken last fall fail I charged him with the vcr very frauds for which he hI is now in in- Ho lie denied m my chr charges es null and T I wrote to PI Roosevelt I had based assertions upon the sworn worn tat of persons whom had used as IS dummies in iii his tion These Then stat statements wore were gathered gath gath- ath ered rell in two civil suits stilts which I had instituted instituted in in- ou on behalf of the Creek Indians to recover lands JandA of which they had been heen TwentY six of these suits wore were started d before statehood was consummated mated and nd before Haskell was a n candidate candi candi- date luto fur for governor As they ther were based as Il on the saute allegations of f frauds as 11 the thc criminal pro proceedings ee in I r cannot see CO how correct correctly can allege u that the they were inspired by ur Hearst or that there thero is an any loli politics tics in them |
