The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-08
BIG BLUNDER MADE
B00DLERS UNDERTAKE TO BRIDE
AN ILLINOIS MEMBER.

Clerk or Something, Who Looks Like q
Member and is Mistaken for One-Bav-
Ing no Vote to Dispose of, He BLOWS on
the Gang Instead-Mea Accused Strenu
ousiy Deny the Charges - Embezzlers
and Others.
Springfield, Ill, May IA sensation
devcIoped roday in connection with the
Humphrey bills, by a reported attempt
to bride a committee clerk, mistaken
Ter a member of the house. A. l. Ham
Ilton. publisher of the West Chicago
journal and clerk Of the committee on
livestock and dairying, stated to repre-
Bentatives of the press that he had been
mistaken for Representative Flanagan
by a lobbyist for the Humphrey bills
and offered $1,000 to vote for them. The
Humphrey bills extend the franchise OF
street railways in Illinois fifty years and
give the control of existing roads and
new franchises to specially appointed
commissions instead of to the boards OF
aldermen Of the various cities. The bills
have been bitterly opposed, particularly
by the civic reform organization of Chi
cago.
Here is Mr. HamiIton's story:
Shorty after the house met today l
was talking TO Representative Bailey,
who was sitting in his seat. Senator
Landigan at the same time was talking
to Representative Flanagan, who oc-
cupies a seat next 10 Bailey. When
Landrigan walked out 1 also went out
after him. When we got out into the
corridor Landrigan turned TO me and
said: Mr.. Flanagan, I want to make
you acquainted with Mr.. Garrard.' /
shook hands with Mr.. Garrard, and then
he said: Mr.. Flanagan, we want few
more votes In the Humphrey bill We
have seventy-seven but want few
more to make things sure If you will
vote for the bills I will make you a pres
emit Of 81, 600 after they are passed He
also spoke Of some other bill. l said
nothing and walked away. I went back
10 Representative Bailey and told him
what had happened"
The Garrard referred TO Is E. c..
Garrard, for many years secretary of
the state board Of agriculture. AS it
was not known that he had anything
20 do with the Humphrey bills and az he
he Is man Of high standing, the story
was at once on everybody's lips and
created the greatest excitement. An in
eNplicable part of the story Is that Sem
ator Lan6rigan should be go-between
in the Humphrey bills, for he has stead
tasty fought them.
Both Senator Landrigan and Mr..
Garrard deny the truth Of Mr.. Hanil-
toms statement,
SPALDING ARRAIGNED.
Chicago, May 7-President Charles
W. Spaldfng Of the defunct Globe Saw
ings bank was brought into court today
to plead to Twenty-Five indictments
against him, mostly charges Of embez-
element. He entered a plea of not
guilty to each of the indictments and
was then sert back to his cell in the
county jail He has not yet been able
TO secure bondsmen in the sum of
$500, 900.
UP FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
San Francisco, May Rufus P.
VassaT, grandson Of the founder of Vas
sar college, is under arrest here charged
with enbezzlement. The complainant,
Maud Essington Stewart Mitchell Dug
gan Of Chicago. alleges that she en-
trusted him with 5000 diamond ring
and $50 IN coin and that he Appropriated
the same to his own use. Vassar, how
ever. claims that there is nothing GRIM
inal in his transaction with the lady
and states that they maintained a COM
munity interest in race track specula-
tion and that the ring and money do not
nearly counterbalance the amount ad-
vanced on her account. The fair COM
plainant came here ostensibly for the
purpose of securing a divorce from John
Edward Duggan Of Chicago. to whom
she was married in 1893 at Racine. Wis
The decree was granted April 80 last.
WANTED IN MANY PLACES.
Toronto. Ont, May Horace Greeley
Burton of Sandusky. Ohio, was arrested
in this city about two months ago and
sent TO st. John, N. B., to answer to the
charge of stealing $500 from a New
York publishing house for which he had
been acting as agent. Today word is
received that he has been acquitted.
Burton will now be brought back TO this
city TO stand trial on charges of obtain
ing money on false pretenses. He is
wanted In Sandusky and Toledo. Ohio,
on similar charges.
ST. PETER GETS SIX DAYS.
Pittsburg. Pa, May John NJ ST.
Dat al ~, -.
bezzlement OF $500 of the funds of the
Jeanette preceptory, National Window
Glass association, entered a plea OF no
defense in the county court today and
was sentenced TO six days in jail
SLICK SCHEME FAILS.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. May An attempt
was made 10 wreck the incoming Chey-
enne and Northern passenger train by
,nisplacing a switch in the yards al the
northern entrance 10 the city. Owing to
the fact that the train was running
slowly no damage was done beyond de-
railing the locomotive. The authorities.
upon investigation. discovered tina, the
parties who attempted 10 cause the
wreck are several Union Pacific brake
ner. one Of whom mas made a full con-
fession. The switch was turned with the
expectation that Cheyenne and North
ern employees would be blamed for it
and discharged and extra Union Pacific
men would be gwen work in their places.
TOOK ROUGH-ON-RATS.
indianapolis. nd. May 7-Christopher
Nichols. a lsborer living in West Indian
apolfs. made a nurderous attack on his
wife. from whom he had beer separated.
this morning, then fed 70 the banks of
Esgle creek. took a dose OF rouEa-on-
rats and lived only long enough 10 tell