Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-20
COrdova, Lucero, MOntoya and
TruiillO Formally Charged
With Soliciting Bribe for
United States Senator.
PRISONERS IN CUSTODY
OF STATE AUTHORITIES
Colonel Prichard and M. C. De
Baoa Appear for Defense
and Ask Fair Trial for De-
PENDANTS by Committee.

PENDANTS by Committee.
tspeeisl Telegvaua ts EvensaR HsFstds
Santa Fe. y. a., March 20.--For-
mai charges OF having solicited and
accepted cash bribea In return for
their votes Tor United states senators
IL is said. will be- filed against Manuel
Cordova, J. T.. Lucero. Julian Truhilo
aud Ruiz r. Montoya la district court
this afternoon.
The complaining witness Is ElfegO
Baca OF Albuquerque. who asserts
that he paid tho men $4,000 70 vote
for any candidate he might dCsignnto
for United states senator. Judge
toahy, sitting in the absence Of Judge
Abbott, is expected To- l5aue warrants
for the men aud they will be ar
ralgned az oEco.
The house committee, which also
is investigating the alleged bribery.
resumed It's hearings at o'clock this
afternoon. at which time this attOr-
neys for the accused men will file
formal answers TO the house charges.
II Is understood on sound authority
that the answers will deny every ma-
teriai charge ana that the accused
men viii contend that they we're
trapped into entering a room IN tho
Palace hotel and that money was dis
played just before tho sensational en-
trance Of Mounted Policeman A. a.
Sena and officers Of the Republican
state central committee.
That several sensations may be ex-
pocted In the course OF the house
probe was intimatod by several metn-
bers OF che investigating committee
today. This was further borne out
by the attempt OF Representative
James W. Chavos OF Torrance county
just 5efOre the adjournment Of tho
house az 1 O'Clock this afternoon. 20
put through under suspension Of the
rules a bin making It a felony for a
witness 20 perjere himself when toa-
tifying before an investigating CONF
mittee of the state legislature. Be-
cause OF "a Misunderstanding 0f the
purpose and intent OF the bill NUM-
ber Of members VINO later declared
that they would have supported the
measure. voted against susponding the
rules. and IN the confusion which re-
suited the bill got to its second read
ing and was referred 70 the committee
on judiciary.
Il is said by some members OF the
house, who openly charge that q well
concealed effort Is being made 20
prevent a thorough Investigation OF
the bribery charges that tho perjury
I bill was deliberately sldetracked. Mr.
lChaves says that IN the confusion he
was not given time TO make the full
purpose OF hls bin known 10 all the
members. He declares that there are
votes enough to pass the measure Ia
the house and that he viii call the
! bill up tomorrow moi hing or secure
the iniroductio nof another similar
measure.
II la understood m welt Informed
circles thar when tho senate meets
this afternoon perjury bin govern
7 ing witnesses before legislative inves-
| tlsating committees viii be one Of the
I first things taken up. II Is said the
I bill will be similar 20 the one smOth-
/ cred Ia the house today. aud that 10
purpose is to procure every possible
means of forcing the most thorough
Investigation Of the pending bribery
charges IN the house and the condi-
tlons surrounding those charges
I The four members % the house ac-
cused OF bribery remained In the
county iail lasi night and are atiil la
l the custody of sheriff CiossOn OF
santa ne county. The house made
no further effort 20 place the accused
men la charge OF the sergeant-at-
arms. None OF the prisoners would
talk. saying that they had been ad-
vlsed by their friends 10 make no
statement az this time. They have
completely rcgaincd their self COM
posurc ana n IL understood that they
/ will fight the charges 10 the last
PRISONERS ARllAIGNED
BEFORE BAR or HOUSE