A 1913 headline "A Story of Corruption that in History Is Not Surpassed" had the subhead "Appears Now That Oklahoma State Legislature Is Going to Uncover Rankest Graft Ever Perpetrated
He first came to Oklahoma soon after the opening of the Cherokee Strip and became a deputy sheriff, but previously was sentenced to prison for bank robbery (but escaped).
He was the state s most colorful politician, who had been president of Oklahoma s Constitutional Convention, served in the Legislature, served two terms in Congress and was Oklahoma s ninth governor.
The complicated history of the death penalty rages on in Oklahoma kswo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kswo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.