The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-03
WHALEN GAVE BOND
Kentucky Bribery Case Has Proved to
Be a Great Sensation.
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COURT SENT FOR THE MONEY,
But Trust Company Officers Would
Not Allow Il.
~
10 ,.$ asss an NOT BE OPENED
Except in tnc essence aud by Agreement
Of Certain Parties.
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZED BOTH HOUSE.
GoebcI Is President Pro Tenn Of the
CONGRATULATIONS Is Caucus Nom-
inee for United states senator.

Frankfort, Ky, January 1.-The charge
of attempted bribery made by. Senator
s b. HarreIl against John H. whaiep.
one of the Louisville anti -Goebel leaders,
has proved TO be one of the greatest sem
sations Of the most remarkable campaign,
election and contest for State officers
Kentucky has ever known. Whalen, who
is accused in a warrant sworn out today,
of having attempted 10 bride Harrel by
Offering him 1880 to vote against Goebel
in the organization of the senate and in
the gubernatorial contest, arrived here
this afternoon from Louisville and gave
bond in the sum OF $1,000. He was ac-
companied to the sherif's Office by Gem
eral p. Wat Hardin and other anti Goehel
leaders, His examining trial is set for
o'clock tomorrow. when his attorneys will
enter plea denying the jurisdiction OF
the local courts. claiming that the Of
Tense, il there is one. was committed in
Louisville.
An order was entered in the Franklin
circuit court this morning by Judge CAM
| trill, directing County Sheriff Ben suter
and County Attorney James Polsgrove to
so to Louisville and serve the warrant OF
arrest for attempted bribery on John II.
| Whalen. They carried with them the
| KEYS turned over last night by Senator
! Iarrcll to the caucus. with an order to
| the Louisville Trust company to allow
| them TO open the lock box. When the
officers reached Louisville the court or
der was placed in the hands of Sheriff
Bell of jefferson county, VINO served IL
on the officers of the Trust company, Mr..
/ Speed of the Trust company handed Shor-
| III Bell typewriiten response setting
forth reasons FOR refusing to comply with
the order. MIR. Speed stated that he had
no right to produce the box. He said
he considered the box under the exciu-
sive control of other persons and that
under i private aud written agreement
| inadc by the renter" with other per
Hons at the time box 500 was rcnteu, it
was not to be opened except by mutual
consent and in each others presence.
as vault kceuor nc contended that he
simply had the custody or the yaluahlcs
In tho boxes OF the Yauit and had no right
10 open the hos. County Attorney Polls
grove returned 10 Frankfort this evening
and made his report Wbcreupon Judge
GERS OF the Trust company.
The organization of the two houses OF
the legislature at noon today was withou,
noteworthy incident, the democratic eau
Gus nominees being elected in both houses
In the house, South Trimblc for speaker,
received the full nifty eight democratic
votes and j. u. HasweIl, all OF the forty
two republicans. For president pro TEN
of the senate. Senator Goebel was elected
The three democratic senator's Alexander,
Hays and Gillespie. who bolted the caucus
last night. voted for the caucus nominees
today.
Governor Taylor submitted messag
of over 1000 words. covering State affairs
and presenting elaborate reasons for the
repeal of the Goebel election law which
he called the 'infamy OF 1898 that had
demoralized. disturbed and disgraced tho
State" lie recited at length thar many
citizens he believed had been disfranchIsed
and claimed that even after the ballot;
were cast there was injustice in counting
the votes and in making the returns He
pointed out the great danger to the COM
monwealth of having all the power al
election being vested ia any one party
to the exclusion OF other parties. The
governor recommended a new State cap
. itol building, stringent law against
lynching and all mob violence and the
prohibition of the use as well as the sale
OF cigarettes.
In the Franklin circuit court the motion
OF Democratic Election Commissioners
Poyntz and Fulton for Injunction against
Governor Taylor's appointees. MRckay and
Cochran, was postponed until Friday.
At a conference held tonight the Off
| GERS OF the Louisville Trust company do
cided to answer in person The subpoenaes
from Judge Cantriil's court President
\ Loving and Vault Keeper Speed viii leave
for Frankfort tomorrf y morning. but thes
would not say whethlsr they would take
with them Box SOP