Oxford eagle., 1913-12-11

-iackso1.
Iieut. Gov. Theodore q. Bilbo and SEN
ster q. A. Hobb- Of Liacola county. Who
were indicted by the Warren county
grand jury on charges Of receiving and
solisiting bribes In connection with a
bill before the legislature creating new
county in the delta with B~lsoni ss the
county seat, appeared in the circuit eoa-i
at Vieksburg and furnished bond in tn
sum of 5000 each for their appearance
at the trial.
Lieut.G'ov. Bilbo arrived in Iarks.,n
from his home at Popisrviile. The lien
tenant-goveruer took the first train for
vicksburg after he learned Of hts indict.
ment. sheriff Hyland Of wsrrsn coun.
ty. Sho arrived in Jackson with a var.
rant for senator Hobbs. also had a war.
rant for Lieut Gov. Biiho. not knowins
that Mr.. BiIbo bad started for Nick.-
burg.
Immediately upon his arrival here
Lieut. Gov. Bilbo sought some of his 10
cal friends and held hurried conferrnc.
with them before his departure for
Nieksburg. lie arranged for bis bond
while here and carried the document With
him ;. J. Taylor. mayor Of Jackson.
AMI X. Z. Remington. PFomineni k'eal
merchant. signed the bad az surstie..
Before leaving for vicksburg Lieut. Co, /.
Bilbo gave out a signe,l statement
The indictment Of Lieut. Gov. Biihs
and Senator Hobs Is the one ab~prbius
disclosures are expected from both sid.-
and the Developments in the ease are b.
ing wstehd With the keenest interest by
all classes Of citizens.
That politics would b. inieeted into
the case wss considered certain BY those
who have beeH closely following recent
political events. This expectation ha~
been fully realized. The sensational
statement given out by LIEUT.. Gov Bsl-
bo, in which be severely eritirises Gov.
Brewer, means political warfare without
any quarter being shown or asked by
either side. Gov. Brewer viil no doubt
strike back in due time and the fighting
will become fast and furious. The gov
ernor decliiscd TO discuss the Indictment
of Messrs. fsilbo and Hobbs.
The indictments against Lieut.f;ov.
Bilbo and senator Hobbs contain two
counts. The first count charges them
with soliciting a bribe of s., 900 from :
Castleman for the purpose of securing
the passage of bill by the legislature
creating a new county with Belzoni az
the county seat. The second count
charges Messrs. BiIbo and Hobbs with
receiving and accepting the sum OF ST.
900 from :. Castleman for the purpose
of influencing their action on the Bel
zoni county bill The two officials are
indicted jointly.
Gov. Brewer, il is said, has all OF the
reports Of the detectives that were en-
ployed in the case locked up in a safe
place in Jackson. The reports will be
used at the trials. II il said here that
Dan s. Lehon, manager Of the Burns de
tective agency at New Orleans, will be
one OF the star witnesses for the prose
eutim when the cases are tried Mr.
Lehon, il is said, held dietaphone an
Messrs Bilbo and Hobbs, and has a rec
ord Of their conversations.
Committee to Act.
No steps were taken ythe legislative
committee to investigate the charges
against Lieut.-Gov. Bilbo, Senator Hobbs
and other officials who figure in the
case. Senator Anderson, chairman of the
committee, returned from his home at
Ripley, but Representative Bramlette
failed to reach here. Desiring a full
membership of the committee when the
charges are taken up, consideration Of
the case was postponed until Mr.. Bram-
lette returns Chairman Ande-son said
that the committee would begin the in
vestigation of the charges in due course
and that when the Legislative probe IS
once started it would be systematic and
thorough. Every phase of the scandal
will be covered by the probers and all
of the facts presented to the legislature
and to the public. II the disclosures in
the investigation point to other officials.
the investigators will follow out 20 the
end each line Of evidence, no matter
where it leads or who will become in
volved.
Senator Hobbs bond was signed BY
Maj. ID. C. Casey of Sharkey county,
and by Lieut.-sov. Bilbo.
Bilbo Makes Statement.
Lieut.-Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo gave out
the following sizzling statement:
ITO the People of Mississippi;