Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-03
TWO LOBBYISTS ARRESTED
Charged with Attempting to Bride
Legislators at Topeka.
BIG SENSATION CREATED IN SENATE
Accuse Two Men OF oher-
ing Them $1,000 Each TO vote
for n Certain
One Gets Away.

TOpEKAl Kan, March 2.-Direct charges
NJ bribery and attempted bribery were
made before the state legislature today
Tho charges we're made in open session.
Tho namre of the accused were spoken OUT
right. and warrants were issued LOT the
arrest Of the culprits. One of the two men
imnlicated was arrested before he could make
his escape from the capitol building.
The alleged bribery is an outcome OF 'he
attempt made by the populist MAJORITY il
the state legislature to force a reductioh
of the charges levied by the Kansas Guy
Stock Yards company, which are IN the
state of Kansas. The charges for feedlns
and the charges Of the commission men
are most seriously opposed. A Dill hau
been Introduced covering these points anu
seemed sure to become the law, out at d
late hour an opposition measure, KNOWN
as the Hanna bill, was forced to the front;
The Hanna bill Is said to have the approval
of the stock Yards people. and 1t was when
This measure seemed likely to be forced
through the legislature that the charges
of corruption were made. me Jpn ava,
came in the senate. Senator jumper nau
lust concluded a fiery speech IN Opposition
to Hanna's bill. Senator A.. }. TITUS, q
quiet and conservative member was recos
nizad, and threw the senate into the great
est confusion when he made this deciara'
ton:
"Thls morning. while in my chair, wac
opnroached by a man and offered $l,Oo'
for my vote for the Hanna bill. l unuer
stand other senators had the same expert
ence. | can name the man II YOU say ~
and | will do it," :,
Immediately there were cries OF WHO Il
he?" and Name him.
THE mans name is r. S. Boyd, and
desire to have him arrested by the sergeant
alarms of this senate, II IL is possipie' ie
piled Senator Titus.
Senator Jumper was next to get recoghl
tion, and as soon as the commotloh ma
somewhat subsidized he demanded the arres
also of AL Tucher of Ottawa for attempte'
) bribery. Senator Jumper explained that he
r too, had been offered 1000 to supper
Hanna's bill.
r Lieutenant Governor Harry quickly oriere
= that all the doors of the chamber door b
= locked. that no one might escape, and wal
rants were at once issued for the culprit!
Q The man Boyd could not be found, but tn
= sCrgeant-at-arns arrested Tucher In the SCI
ate toilet room, where he had hidden. n
. was locked up in the chlef clerk room' ii
refused to say a word.
d Another sensation was created a few mil
d utes later, when 1t was reported that senate
Johnson OF Jefferson county mad telephone
TO the culDrit Boyd, advising him to lie
a Senator Johnson arose to a personal prlVieg
and branded the story as a malicious tals'
hood. Senator Campbell volunteered II
statement that a man named McCormlc
= had said so. On motion OF senator stern
u was voted that Mccormick should be brougi
= before the senate to be Intercepted.
y Both Tucher and Boyd have frequented II
capital since the session began. Tucher Is
farmer. Boyd claimed 10 be from Hard
county, Kentucky, and said he was an age
fer a law publishing house, but he Is kno"
IN TO have been much in Kansas City. Wa
4 rants have been sworn out for both men o
fore a justice of the peace in addition to u
l. senate warrants. The senate could on
lc Impr'son the offenders until the close OF t
C. session.
n The senate held a special session tonig.
TO investigate the charges of bribery. III
'e culprit. Tucher, was brought in for pr
IS liminary examination. He was allow
counsel. Attorney General Boyle appear,
eff for the serate. After a brief hearing, !
Y q vote OF q to 10, Tucher was held for tri
ID before the senate. The man Boyd cannot
D. found. The man Mccormick and several a
+ taches of the senate were examined, b
l. the charge that Senator Johnson had tel
N phoned to Boyd could not be substani
in ated.
The scandal resulted today in the defe
v of the Hanna bill and the paFsage OF !
Mt straight populist measure to regulate t
to stock yards.