The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-09
THE BRIBERY" DISCUSSED
And Settled to the Entire Satisfaction
Of the Board of Agriculture.
The People, However, Will Continue to Talk
About Ito Be Brought to the Attention
of the Grand Jury-The Wind-up.

The State Board of Agriculture yesterday
took up the alleged bribery case and settled
it to it's entire satisfaction for the present.
President Boggs appointed Z. ii. Peed. q.
B. Harris and Hiram Rowland committee
to investigate the charges against MI.
Lockhart. The committee reported as ioi-
lows, which was unanimously adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred the
newspaper charges affecting the INTEGRITY or n.
N. Loekhart, a member of the poaTa, after
was approached by persons unkn own 10 the
committee, and offered the sum OF Si,Ooo, pro
vided he (R. NJ. Lockharn should vote Ior
the purchase Of the Miller ah,i iar Soara % We
ind that contract In writing had peen
entered into by Mr. Lockhart and said unknown
been burned, as provided in said contract. il
said vote was not cast, as so agreed We also
find that Mr.. Lockhart. after being approached
tified 'ni several "0T members H of this board
that stranger had approached him,
and, by his actions, SO hrous s, q
stranger) was endeavoring to approach him
for the corrupt purpose of influencing his action
as a member OF the State Board or a Agriculture
grounds And your COMMITTEES further find that
the several members of this board, 10 whoin ne
Qockharn had spoken, advised him to go ahead
just what proposition the man had to make 10
him, and for what purpose this proposition was
made. We also find that the SAID $1,000 had
been placed in the hands OF persons unknown 10
this committee for delivery TO said Locknart In
case he fulfilled his part of the contract, ana
said $1,000 was returned 10 the person VINO
made said contract with said L0ckhart at the
expiration of said contract, on the |th day OF
January, 1892.
Said Mr.. Rowland, last night: "An even
ing paper charges me with seconding mo-
ton made by Mr.. Maze. exoneraJing Mr:
Jones from handling money corruptly. l
seconded no such motion, for none was
made. Where the reporter got 1T cannot
Imagine, for it surely never came from any
member of the board" Said member OF
the board. yesterday: III the persons who
him as well and as intimately as do, they
would think as do. that he would sooner
cut off his right hand than have bride
placed In it."
Ex-President Banks said to a reporter
last night: Mr.. Lockhart came to me and
told all that bad happened. and !, together
with three other gentlemen, told him to
encourage the man, and we wouid BACK
him up in all that he did. I am willing to
make affidavit to this, and so are the other
gentlemen"
Mr.. Banks also denied that Mr.. Lockbart
had said he didn't know who the party
was who offered the bride. What the
gentleman did say was that ne preferred
not 10 Tell VINO III was unless ~ VAC eueo-
lutely necessary to do so.
Two members of the board declared,
yesterday. that MIR. Jones had announced
himself last September as being In favor OF
the Miller farm when il came TO ohoosing q
new fair site. Continued one of them:
thine and again since then. and before
the Miller farm was ever mentioned as q
candidate for the site. he expressed him.
self similarly" The board did little other
business, yesterday, aside from trip to
the old grounds and deciding upon what
buildings 1t wished to preserve and what to
tear down. The floral hall. new stables
and amphltheater will be saved. They are
each built in sections, and will
he taken down, removed to the
new site. and put up again.
The buildings that will have to be built
complete are: Agricultural building.
poultry. fine art hall. culinary department.,
womsn's building and others of less i'm
portaDce.
The board decided to offer prize for the
best landscape gardeners design of a plat
for the new grounds. The same will be
done for the principal buildings.
The executive committee will meet on
the 18th of this month to attend to the
moving of the buildings The next meet
ing of the entire board will be on Feb. 9.