The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11
INDICTMENTS ARE PREPARED
Charges of Bribery and Conspiracy
to Bride.
DR.. HUNTER AND TWO OF HIS FRIENDS
They indignantly Deny the Charges
and Threaten Prosecution for
Criminal Libel.

Frankfort, KY, April le.-lrd.etDetts
| charging bribery and conspiracy TO tTloe
have been prepared by the Franklin COUNTY
grand jury against three Of the most prom
inent republicans IN the State. and tue
bills will bo returned against ex-Coagrsss-
man ". Godfrey Hunter OF the Third Dis
trict, the republican nominee for United
States senator; ex-congressman John VII
son OF the Eleventh district. one q DT.
Hunters closest advisers. and Hon. Z. I.
Franks, one OF the leading republican poll
iicians Of the Second district. The a.
dictnents were prepared last nisA; O. tha
testimony OF Captain Neol Gaines, CAp.Ala
Thomas Tanner. his broiheE-ia- law, AID
Fred Gordon, all OF this ci,y.
The charges are Ind gnantly denied ~
Or. Hunter. Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. FrzcEs,
all OF whom say they will prosecute tsr
criminal libel all who have testified - tie
all claim that it is the last desperate eLort
Of The Blackburn democracy 10 prevent
DE-. Hunters election today. when se-aiel
u cen.aiuty il view OF the 4ac- ~. *
lacked only one vote a. the ballot !ester-
Gay.
The following are the substantial. po.lts
Of statement made today b. ". Hunter
eX-Cougressman wilson and M franks.
The original statement bears ne signature
OF sir. Wilson. with Endorsements aided
thereto by Dr. Hunter and NJ. Franks.
and is Us follows
80 FAR as know the statement made By
Mr.. Gaines is not true. The facts to Jar
as know are these: Some ten days aso
L. T. Franks told me that Noel a. Ca!1ts
lad called him by telephone. made an eD-
pointmout to meet him and SAID he had
three members OF the legislature whom he
could have vote for DR.. Hunter fer 5000
each. and that Gaines wanted $1,000 for his
services. Franks told mo that one Of the
members VINO was to vote for Hunter vas
at Gaines that night a. o'clock for the
purpose Of hearing the member say ina:
be would vote for Hunter whenever Gaines
told MIN to do 90. Franks said he thought
il was a trick to try TO trap him and Hun
ter and asked me to 20 TO Gaines house
and unravel the scheme. / went No mem
her appeared. Gaines said the member
was AFRAID 81 me. nut wanted Franks.
Afterward Gaines talked with me several
times saying the members were unwilling
for him TO divulge their names. but that
Franks hra promised him $4,000 with
which TO bug members TO vote for Hunter.
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wanted his $1,000 told him he must LOOK
TO Franks for his money.
Franks then told me that Gaines said
he wanted tho 1900 or he would put him
in stripes and defeat Hunters election.
and that the $1,000 must be paid him by
last Thursday at o'clock or he (Gainesj
would tell Governor Bradley 10 put the
state house gang after me and Dr. Hunter
Franks replied that Gaines would get him
self into trouble.
Gaines replied that he was not afraid
mat there was man in mis- city who
would see that he tGaines) did rot suffer
Both Franks and I agreed that We believed
Gaines had no one whom re could induce
30 vote FOR Hunter. talked with Gaines
at the request Of Franks FOR the purpose
Of seeing IL it was not scheme prepared
to trap Hunter and was engineered by
others than Gaines So far as ! know there