James B. A. Robertson - Arrest On Suspicion of Accepting Bribes

Arrest On Suspicion of Accepting Bribes

On the evening of March 22, 1922, Governor Robertson submitted to arrested in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. Earlier that day a grand jury which investigated the failure of state banks in Okmulgee country, named Governor Robertson and Fred G. Dennis, former state banking commissioner in an indictment.

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