The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-24
WALLS GIVES BOND
Also PerSuadeS a Critic to
Sign a Retraction.
NORMAL SCHOOL MONEY
Withheld by Treasurer ThOmp-
son on a Legal Doubt,
NORMAL SCHOOL MONEY

Guthrie, o. T, March 23.-(special.)-
Representative J. c. Walls. who Is in
dicted under two charges Of offering
brides, gave bond this morning in the sun
Of $1,000, the bond being furnished by tn,
State Bank Of Norman, and his case.
Will be continued until the next term o.
court. Walls is suffering from running
carbuncle on his breast, which was the
reason for MS not appearing before the
grand jury when summoned. He does not
appear TO be at all cast down by the
serious charges against him but on the
contrary manifests the same defiant and
pugnacious demeanor that characterized
his career in the legislature Last even
ing, feeling aggrieved a. the tone OF the
write-up of his arrest in one Of the local
newspapers, Walls sought the editor at his
home and quietly but firmly insisted upon
The editor signing retraction, which he
cd
The purpose Of adjournlng the grand
jury until April 3 was merely for the pupr-
pose Of waiting upon the convalescence
Of the persons under subpoena that sent
n sick certificates as an excuse for not
appearing. The members Of the legisIa-
lure who are remaining out Of the territory
hiding the time when the grand jury shall
return are also liable TO be kept in onger
exile than they expect. since County At
Iorney Jones IS determined to continue
the Investigation before the succeeding
grand jury if such q course is necessary
to secure the testimony of the absent wit
nesses. 1t IS said that the county attor-
ney already has sufficient evidence to war
rant the return Of indictments against
two of the most prominent members Of
the council and q leading light in the
lower house in connection with the pass
Hge Of ehe bin restricting taxation in the
Indian reservations, and the screen bill
There Is also said to be some very dam
aging evidence against one of the officials
of the council, alleging that ne was a,
go-between for a certain senator and the
county weighers' lobby.
The purpose in subpoenaing Auditor Hop
kis.3 IS said to be in furtherance Of an
other investigation of the official conduct
of the late adjutant general, Phil Ro-
senbaum, and also to inquire into the ru-
mored Irregularities in the issuing of war
rants.
In the indictments against Representa-
tive Walls he is charged with having at
tempted to bride Frank A. Hutto, coun-
cillor from the Third council district The
first charge is as follows:
-. C. Walls, late Of said county Of
Logan. did on the first Of March. 1899.
then and there being, did then and there
willfuliy, wrongfully. corruptly and felo-
niously offer to give 10 one Frank 4
Hutto, the said Frank a. Hutto then and
there being a duly elected, qualified and
acting member OF the council of the
Fifth legislative assembly of the territory
Of Oklahoma, which legislative assembly
was then and there legally in session. a
sum OF money. to-wit: The sum of s25.
which said sum of money. J. c. Walls did
then and there offer TO give to him. Hutto,
to then and there induce him to prosti-
tute abuse and betray his trust and to vio-
late his duty as a member of the late leg
islative assembly. and to influence in this
wrongful, willful and corrupt offer. the
vote OF Frank =. Hutto, as a member Of
this assembly aforesaid, on a certain bill
then and there pending before the said
assembly. known as House Bill No. 70 and
called the pharmacy bill"
The second indictment reads: THAT 7
{. Walls did on the 2Sth Of February. 1900
then and there, did willfully. wrongfulIy.
corruptiy and felonously offer to give 10
Frank \. Hutto a duly elected. qualihed
and acting member Of the council of the |
Fifth legislative assembly and which as
fembly was then legally in session. a sum
Of money to-wit: The sum of $50 which /
he. J. c. Walls then and there offered TO |
give to him, Frank A. Hutto. member a.
aforesaid, as bride to induce his to pros
ttute, abuse and betray his trust and to |
violate his duty as member Of the as 4
Hembly aforesaid. to influence by said |
wrongful. willful and corrupt offer as /
Aforesaid the vote Of the aforesaid mem /
her. Hut5o. on certain measure then and /
there pending before said legislative as /
sem5.y, known as the Quarantine bill"
The pharmacy measure was Ny. Woods /
hill the representative from the Nine /
teenth district, and the quarantine bill was /
introduced by Mr.. Walls. by request.