The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-06
ldaho's Legislature in Deep
Disgrace.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES or ELlGoRE
COUNTY MAKES AFFIDAVIT THAT
HEITCELD PAID FOR VOTES
An Investigation Leads to Startling
Developments of Fraud in tho
Late Senatorial Contest,
II 10 Alleged That els, 900 Was OAsred far
Mise Popul3ats Who woud Vote for
Anybody 70 Beat Dubois.

ldCC kudt representative JONES
Elmore county had made an affida
Wit that be had been bribed to vot
, for Henry Heitfeld for United State
; Senator; that he was paid $50 b.
w. Y. Perking (Pop.) of Blain'
county and was promised 500 NOR
by the same party; also, that h,
was paid 5000 by Fuller { IIeitfield'l
private secretary )of Shoshone coun
ty, in consideration of bis vote fol
Senator Heitfeld.
JONES' affidavit is dated February
| Oath aud is sworn to before H. E.
McElroy of Boise. The affidavit,
sets forth that on the 9th of Jan
uary, the Populist caucus made a
nomination that was not satisfac.
tory to Mr.. JONES, and he left the
room and consoled himself by 60.
ing to the theater. Later, Repre-
sentative w. Y. Perkins asked him
to take a ride to the Hot Springs
and remain over night. Perkins
asked him during the ride to vote
for Heitfeld, and promised to pay
him a large sum of money if he
would do so. The next morning Per-
kins promised him that If he would
| vote for Heitfeld he would pay him
$3.50. After the election Perkins
paid him $50, aud the remaining
500 has not been paid. The aft
davit further declares that Repre-
sentative Fuller offered TO pay him
$500 if be would vote for Hsitfeld.
After the election Fuller told him
that he would get the money from
Senator Heitfeld. JONES alleges
that Fuller and Heitfeld went to-
gether to the Capitol State bank
and returned in a short time, when
Fuller haned him the 5000.
JONES says it has always been his
intention to make such a statement
when the proper time should arrive.
The House appointed committee of
three to investigate the charges, a majority
Of the members viewing the matter In
the light of Joke.
A motion was made by Flanagan
(Pop.) to suspend JONES from the privi-
leges Of the floor. Then the storm broke, |
and for several hours the matter was hotly
debated. Some took the ground that
JONES should not be punished without
trial, and Others that Perkins should be |
suspended also. Finally motion was
made To insert Perkins name in the sus |
pension resolutions. This was ruled out
of order. Then Hays (Dem) moved
that the resolution lay On the table until |
the committee could make report. This
vas carried by vote of Is to II. Wal
lsntine Dem }, Waite (Pop.l and Rigby
(Sil. Rep.) were named a. the investiga-
ton committee. The committee met at
o'clock in the afternoon and issued sub
poenas for q number of witnesses. At
o'clock the taking of testimony began.
The original affidavit was produced and
two or three witnesses were examined.
Then JONES was put ON the stand. He
reported in detail the allegations made in
the affidavit. The attorney general and
members of the comnitte cross examined
him 1t length but he adhered to his story.
Il varied from his affidavit only in one
particular. He said that Fuller told him
1e would get the money from HeitfeId,
1ut he did not zee Heitfeid 90 to the
,ank with Fuller. Fuller returned shortly
md gave him the cash.
The most important witness Of
he first days investigation was w.
4. Beard. He testified that on the
irst night of the caucus be over
heard a hurried conversation, in
which it was stated that some one
lad gone to the Hot Springs with
$500 to pay a man there. When
he fact came out the next day that .
Perkins took JONES to the Springs,
'e remembered this statement.
later on be heard that Perkins had
iven JoiEes $3.50, end that Fuller
lad paid him some money. Some {
lays later he charged JONES with !
aving received money. JONES de. /
led it, but afterwards came TO him j
nd told all the circumstances. !
Dimes himself, in bis testimony, !
old similar story, saying be con- ]
luded he might az we'll tell the q
hole matter since Beard was 80 I
ell informed. He then made the =
hidavit.
Tuesdays investion led to further
developments in the bribery matter.
he evidence showed that H. s.
1ooley offered $4,000 for nine :
opulist votes to beat Dubois. :
Miss Lucille Scott, stenograph-
;, figures as an important witness =
nd gives interesting details of some >
lady business in which she was =
gagged as a lobbyist. Miss Scott !,
i'd that Mr.. Perkins told her early =
the session that if be could 60 >,
ome with $4,000 or $4,000 he would T
} so. There was not much differ T
zee, he said, in the ability Of the Il
indicates after Dubois and Clagett =
ere out of the way. and if he could =
AXE 5000 or $4,000 in securing !
10 election Of any one he would =,
MIRAGE the opportunity. Perkins =
Id her he was not there for bis n
.alth. :. =
Several Republican leaders told Der, y
Q said, that there was money here in =
&c quantities from the East 10 be used 81
sinst DUBIOUS. One Of those who talked W
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