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Show McMURRAY DENIES CHARGES. Man Who Holds Contracts With Indians In-dians Makes Flat Denials. Sulphur, Okla. "It has been charged charg-ed that you, through Jako L. Hainon, offered Senator T, P. Goro $25,000 or $50,000 as a bribe to influence him In congress to withdraw his opposition to tho approval of your contracts. Did you, or did you not, offor Sonator Goro such a brlbo?" J. F. MoMuray answered "No" to that question in tho hearing before tho congressional commttteo Investigating Investi-gating Indian land affairs Thursday. Mr. McMurray, who holds contracts with tho Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians In-dians for tho salo ot $30,000,000 worth of their lands In this state on a 10 per cont contingent fco basis, was on tho stand all day. |