Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-25
Dee LEA IS Ill
|le to Be Present in Court
Hence No Move in the
Doodle Cases.
k1oR CONVICTION FILES AZ
bAvITs FROM WITNESSES
BEFORE JURY.
If That They Gave No Evidence
That Would Warrant Finding
Of Indictment.
Is OF THE AFFlDAVlTS FILED


re whom the cases against the
hbers of the last legislature charg-
with boodling in connection with
ain measures in that body are
hing, is still i'll and unable to be
bent in court, so that no new move
made yesterday in these cases
ept the filing by the firm of Muir
and Lewis, attorneys for Senator
". Covingtcn, who is charged with
perry in two cases, of afidavits in
port of Senator Covington's mo-
to quash the indictment charging
with accepting a bribe in connec.
with the Felsenthal bill, which
vides for the division of Union
nty into two districts and makes
town of Felsenthal the seat of
ice for the eastern district.
he affidavits are filed tc support
claim OF Senator Covington that
testimony sufficient to Justify the
ling OF an Indictment was given
ore the grand jury by the witness
who appeared before in the inyesti-
Ion OF this matter. T.ecsa who
|de the afHdavits are l. Telsenthal
Felsenthal. Allen Winham. wao
5 secretary Ct the last senate; S n
r Thomas w. Hardy cf Camden
! W. K. Ramsey, cashier of a Cam
b bank.
Fhe Felsenthal affidavit is as fol.
rs: Il did not testify that he ever
felved any such bribe or any money
watch to influence his vote. On
! contrary, l testified just the re.
Fse. The fact is that I never offer.
or gave him anything either direct
or indirectly for any such purpose,
p knew of no one else doing 20.
"a my testimony was to this effect.
lere was nothing in it from which
y inference against him, however
gnt, could have justly been drawn"
w. X. Ramsey's affidavit is as fol-
US: II testified nothing about the
1endant, A. w. Covington, having
celved any money, watch or other
lngs as bribe, or to influence him
senator to vote for any bill. knew
tnlng about any such matter. I
ew nothing against him, and, in
testimony, said nothing against
n. l was asked nothing about him
d his name was not mentioned by
y one while was before the grand
~"
IN MS affidavit Senator Hardy says:
II knew about Senator Coving.
! connection with the Felsenthal
= ana all l have testified to is that
voted for the passage of the bill
q that he called it up en- it's final
ssage and made a speech in behalf
tne Dill in passing it over the gov.
loi veto. This is all that I have
en- questioned about in connection
I'll the defendant as to the passage
said bill, and know nothing that
uld incriminate him about this bill
any other bill."
Allen Winham says: "1 do not
DIV OF A. w. Covington's having &C.
'ted any money or other thing of
ue to induce him to support any
or measure before the recent leg
ature. I know nothing about any.
ng which would incriminate him
ating to his conduct in the last leg
lture or elsewhere"
rhe grand jury will. as soon as
lge Lea is able to be at the court.
Use, make a report on the business
mas disposed of up to this time, af-
which 1t will take recess until
y ~. The recess is taken in order
/ the jury may complete the Doodle
ulry because II the next grand ju.
which will be impaneled next Sep.
aoer, should have the cases before