The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-12
Four Witnesses Heard Dur
ing Day, Two of Whom
Were For Dulaney.
NARDAMAN'S MANAGER PRO-
POSED TO SENATOR WALTER
PRICE THAT THE LATTER HIDE
IN A WARDROBE ND SEE BILBo
RECEIVE MoNEY-ROUGH AND
TUMBLE FIGHT IN HOUSE
CAUSED SOME EXCITEMENT.
BY Associated Press.


Jackson, Miss, April 11.-The prose
cution in the bribery scandal investi-
cation in the senate practically closed
its case this afternoon. 1t was an
nounced. however, that two witnesses
are expected here tomorrow and they
may testify. There were only four wit
nesses heard this afternoon, two of
whom testified to the good reputation
Of L. G. Dulaney.
Senator Walter Price told how ex-
Governor Vardaman told him during
The caucus that he feared money was
being used against him, and later j.
Q. Poindexter, Vardaman's manager,
proposed to Price that he get in the
wardrobe in Bilbo's room and see the
oribe given. This caused a laugh, as
Price weighs three hundred pounds.
Il told him l would not get into the
wardrobe for anybody, and | had no
confidence in Bilbo.'' said Price.
DR.. H. F. Garrison, of the seminary,
testified to Bilbos good reputation
MANY IN ATTENDANCE.
With a prayer by Senator Owen
pleading that "the Most High put into
our hearts to be generous and just in
the things we are investigating" and
with the largest attendance for sew
eral weeks, the senate this morning
met and resumed its probing. Both
factions kept their whips busy Sunday
and thirty-nine of the forty-five solons
were present. Among those absent
was Senator Bilbo.
A number of witnesses were in the
city for both sides, but as they had not
reached the capitol at opening time,
the senate began to grind out legisla-
tion. Senator Bilbo arrived at IL: 80,
but 1t was after the taking of testi-
mony began.
FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
While the senate was thus engaged,
there was an uproar from the house
side of the capitol. Those who reached
that side first found Representative
Frank Burkett and Director of Ar
chives and History Dunbar Rowland
engaged in rough and tumble fight
Burkett, once a candidate for vice
president on the populist ticket, but
now Democrat and very large man,
was being vigorously pummelled
Burkett finally got out from under his
smaller antagonist and hit him over
lhe head with a cane, rendering Row.
land unconscious The row is sup
posed to have started over the bribery
investigation. Rowland is not be-
lieved to hnve sustained serious injury.
Before the first witness was called,
Senator Banks arose to- question of
personal privilege and said:
Senator Tucker, my good friend, is
under the impression that | called him
liar the other day. [. want to say
that before said anything, Senator
Tucker had announced that he asked
the questions at the request of an out
side party. My remarks that the man
who said anyone paid Congressman
Byrd's expenses was a liar, false as
hell, applied to that man and not to
Senator Tucker. and that still stands y
Senator Banks bowed to Senator
Tucker, Senator Tucker bowed to Sen
ator Banks and all the senators ap-
plauded. w. I. Scott, former sheriff
and tax collector Of Poplarville, testified
that Senator Bilbo came 70 him when
he ran for. the senate, said he was de-
iinquent in his personal taxes and ask
ed Scott to change the records in his
office so that it could not be shown
that he was delinquent and thus make
him ineligible for the senate.
II told him. said Scott, that the
request was absurd. that even were /
disposed to do so, the records in the
chancellor's Office would show him de-
linquent. Then he said that the rec
ords in the chancellor's office had been
destroyed
Scott said he considered Bilbo's
reputation for business transactions
shady On cross examination, he
said he would believe Bilbo on oath
and did not believe the senator be-
lieved he was asking Scott to do any
thing wrong. On redirect testimony
he said Bilbo was a lawyer and should
know that classifying, of the records
was felony.