The Goodland republic., 1904-05-20
MORE BRIBERY CASES BEGUN
J. =. RUBzRsoH BOUND OVER TO DIS
TRIsT COURT on BRIBKRY CHARGE
Ton Ieb0w Again Up to Answer second
Count Of UnIawfulIy Using IOnry-
wilson Case Leaving Had
Smell Behind II.

The u. A. Wilson case, which grew
out Of the robbery of the Rawlins coun-
ty treasury IN 1901. IS maturing a rank
smelling aftermath in the affairs of
Cheyenne county. Originally the VIII
son case was brought in Rawlins cOun-
ty, where the robbery occurred, but n.
A. Wilson, the defendant, took a
change of venue to Cheyenne county,
and after a hard fought battle, the jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty and
Wilson went free. But not long after
that a charge of attempted jury bribing
was made against Tom Lebow, Dew
ey, who was convicted and let of with
a fne.
Out of the LebOw case complications
have arisen, and a Sherman county
man, ]. B. Ruberson, has been arrested
on the charge Of attempting to bribe
the same jury that Lebow tamPered
with Concerning the Ruberson case,
the St. Francis Eagle Of last week says;
Constable c. NJ Prichard, of Bird
City, arrested Jim RubersOn, of Sher-
man county, Monday afternoon May 81
on a warrant issued out of Justice VIII
liam V. Grifhth's court, charging him
with attempted jury bribing- 1t seems
that this case in some way grew out of
the Thompson Lebow case which was
tried in the April term of court and in
which Lebow was convicted. Mr.. Rub
erson gave bond and took a cOntinu-
ance until next Saturday at 2 O'Clock,
when the preliminary hearing will be
had
At the preliminary trial at St. Fran
els May IA. after the state had offered
the testimony of several witnesses, Mr..
Ruberson waived further hearing of the
case, and the justice fixed his bond at
81 800. The case will be called for
trial at the June term of the district
court for Cheyenne county.
Concerning the second arrest of Tom
Lebow, the Atwood Patriot Of May y,
says:
Thomas LebOw, who was convicted
in the Cheyenne county district court at
the last term on the charge Of attempt
ing to bribe Jurors in the Wilson case,
which was tried IN December, has been
again placed under arrest. He was
brought to town early last Friday morn
ing, waived a preliminary examination
and was bound over to the district court
IN the sum of $500. Bond was furnished
Saturday and he was released from
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made and intended to leave with his
family for Canada the next day when
lie was arrested. The warrant on which
LebOw was arrested alleges that the
said Thomas LebOw, did, in the county
of Rawlins and state of Kansas, on or
about the 28th day of April, 1904, un-
lawfully and felOniously take and re-
eeive Of and from the said NJ. A. Viii
son one hundred dollars, lawful money
OF the United States, for the purpose Of
concealing the fact of the commission
OF the said crime of said NJ. A. Wilson
OF feioniousIy attempting to bribe mem
bers of the said jury aforesaid, he the
said Thomas Lebow then and there
having the knowledge of actual COM
mission of the said felonious attempt of
the said N. A Wilson to bribe and in
fushce members of said jury in his
favor as aforesaid. -
lin Ruberson is an old resident of
Sherman county, and is an ex-county
commissioner. The matter of his being
arrested,upon the charge of attempted
bribery comes as q surprise to the peo-
pie Of this county.