The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-18

Louisville. Ky, April IA special
to the Evening Post from Frankfort
says:
The Franklin county grand jury has
returned true bills against Dr. W. God
frey Hunter. the Republican nominee
for senator; eX-Congressman Henry
Wilson, Eleventh district; Z. T. Franks.
! Second district; Captain Noel Gaines
and his brother-in-law, Thomas Tan
ner. Frankfort. These names have
been indicted for conspiracy 10 bride
All are Republicans with the exception
of Gaines and Tanner.
The indictments were all included in
one bill and filed in court at 1920
O'Clock. The news at once became
! public, and created the great indigna-
ton among the Republicans, all Of
whom denounced it as a conspiracy
among the Frankfort Democrats to HUI
initiate and defeat Hunter.
! They claimed the indictments against
Gaines and Tanner, Democrats, were
returned simply to prevent the public
from gaining the impression that the
grand jury had been made an engine OF
political persecution, and that hey will
be dismissed at the first hearing on
account of insufficient evidence. Chair
man Jones of the Republican caucus
said it was a .'diabolical and hellish
conspiracy" and the Republicans would
disprove and resent il in the proper
spirit. State Senator Debbe was of The
same opinion, and no one of the Re
publican leaders hesitate to condemn
the action of the grand jury as partisan
and prejudiced. When the Indictment
had been returned Judge Cantrill or
dered that bench warrants be issued for
the arrest of the accused and made re-
tu5nable for the next term of court
which is in September. The pail was
fixed at $3.50 in each case. Judge Can
trill said: Il dc not think proper to
try the cases at this term of court.
but If the parties come in ana ask for
immediate trial 1 will proceed with it
at once; otherwise il will go until Sep
TENDER" Conspiracy to bride is COM
mon Law offence in Kentucky. the pen
atty being fine or Imprisonment
Captain Noel Gaines, one IF the in
dicted parties. and the nan who
claimed that Hunter and mis- iieuten-
ants had endeaVored to secure his as
sistance in obtaining votes, gave out d
red-hot interview this morning, as sert-
ing his innocence, and saying among
other things:
"A man may be forgiven for stealing
when starvation is at hand, but no man
should be countenanced for lying as
these men (Hunter, Wilson and others) /
have done"
He said that he was satisfied he
would be dismissed as soon as his case I
was heard. The vital portion of the !
true bill returned by the Franklin /
county grand jury is as follows:
The said DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter.
John II. Wilson, Noel Gaines, b. T.
Franks and Thomas r. Tanner. did +
unlawfully. corrupuy and yickedly
combine, confederate and
agree together to attempt 10 bride
them, the said w. Ct. Gossam. Merge
the legislature) and to offer mem the
sum or $1,000 each for the vile purpose
of securing and influencing them to
cast their votes at the time and in
the manner provided by law for said
election for the said w. Godfrey Hun
ter and by such unlawful means to
secure his election to the said office
The grand jury did not report airy
additional indictments and adjourned
this afternoon until Monday. No steps
have been taken by the attorneys of
Hunter and others to secure immedi-
ate trial. which Judge Cantrill init
mated he would grant if asked
DR.. Hunters friends admit that his
chances are hopeless, though they do
not ascribe this to the fact that in
iictments have been returned They
say his case has been hopeless for a
week or more. and that he would have
been out of the contest some time ago
lad the road been open to him, but
hat he could not afford to quit at
hat time. There is a great deal of
ak of new caucus. The Republican
eaderS are proceeding very cautiously
is they fear that Hunter and mis- close
friends will become so much offended
hat he viii make himself a factor, TO
ome extent at least. in the caucus,
md following it that it will be impossi-
lie to get them into line for anyone
petition has been drawn up for cir
ulation Monday for a new caucus :