The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-20

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selected as follows:
A. P. COOPER, engineer and laborer.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL. farmer.
RUMsEY WATTS farmer.
.ohN buND. 1 Isrner.
nr,NIaT,> ropSK ..n.n,.-
HENRY srHAnpT. grocer.
WILLIAM BAUER, farmer,
GEORGE HARDING. custodian of ball park.
FRANK SCOTT. carpenter.
ADAM ANfw faLEh. farmer.
An out tnFee-eooper, haroins ana Scnmiu -
All put tthree-Sooper' harding ana Schmiot
live outside OF Jefferson City.
frosecutins Attorney stone road the IN
oictment to the jury. Attorney General
Crow addressed the jury and explained the
nature OF the ouehse with which the de-
iehaahts are charged. de said 1t was mis-
aemeanor.
"nen court reconVened In the afternoon
Mf. Roacn was put on the stand to COM
Piete ms idenuncation OF the Senate subsu-
.u.e. he produced the original substitute,
"mch showed tnat was taken up ana
,nuenni.ey postponed March " ISs.
VIII MnlaNEi LA1ioN
o.s W.. 20 ih-siiMoNi 1.
"m'ney layton Q. 81. LOUIS president
=. 'ne layton fure fooo company. took the
s.aho at Ten minutes oeiore O'Clock, ana
renamed tnefe an hour. MI. layton was In
'enelsoh oi.y great oeai OF tne ume dus-
ing the last session.
DO you know senator w. r Sullivan!
met him hrst In February, Eoa"
Defense objected to any statement show
ing why layton was mere.
sustained
Dio you nave any conversation with
Mr. SULLIVAN regarding the repeal OF the
Jaw 1oroiooing use OF alum
met senator sullivan TWO or three
imes al the Madison ana tried to show him
tne InJusuce OF the aw.
Wnat was nus atutuoe up 10 fepfuary'
aSS
objections sustained.
DID You know wnether up to February
Sd, 1905. the defendant was opposed to the
iaw!
didn't know myself, except from
others
when did you have your hrst CONVEX
sation with him?'
About the middle OF February talked
with him at the Madison House. couldn't
get an expression from him"
Tell how you happened to know Of Sem
ator Sullivan's attempting to bribe you.
as charged in this indictment"
Mr.. Layton told the story Of the alleged
transaction in a STRAIGHTFORWARD manner.
though he was confused as to minor points.
SAYS PRICE FOR THREE
VOTES WAS PLACED AT N.5oo
81 met Senator Sullivan in the large
room back of the Senate cloakroom one
evening as I was passing through there.
We sat down and the question Of alum
legislation came up. He suggested that
we needed three votes to defeat the label
ing amendment which had been proposed
and, for the sum OF $500. he said that he
would control two votes besides his own
that would carry the matter in the face Of
the opposition"
did he indicate to you who the other
two men were?'
After we had had this talk Senator Sui
Ivan said that he would see Smith and go
into the matter further After we had fin-
ished and were about to leave the Capitol
Smith came up the steps and we three
walked over to the Madison House where
we loafed around awhile. It was suggested
by Sullivan or myself. that we 20 to my
room. Just as we started, Senator Farris
came into the hotel and Sullivan and Smith
left me and went back to the ONCE
didn't see Sullivan again that night. saw
Smith talking with him"
did you talk to either Of them after
wards about the matterr'
, "I never did, again"
The witness then identifed the Senate
substitute and said that he knew the. oc-
currence had taken place prior to March 70.