The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-24
GOV. BREWER OF MISSISSIPPI ON THE STAND IN THE BlLBO-
 HOBBS CASE.
TELLS OF THE CONFESSION
Hobbs Came to Brewer and Told Him Blbo Had Gotten Him into Trou- ble and Then Kicked Him Out When
 Crookedness Had Been Found Out.

Vicksburg, Miss. Dec. 23.-Earl i Brewer governor of Mississippi, tes- tifed today in the trial of State Sen ator G. A. Hobbs, that Hobbs had ad- mitted to him he was guilty of brib- | cry, and had implored him to help him out of his trouble.
 After this testimony and that of the Rev H. H. Webb, a college classmate of Hobbs, 10 the effect that Hobbs told him he would never drop any thing put into his hand" the state in the trial of the senator on a charge of receiving and soliciting bribe, closed it's case.
 You know you have the goods on | Bilbo and me- the governor testified | in quoting Hobbs T came here to the legislature a good man. I came here with BilbO, He is the crooked est member of humanity. He has led me to the doors of the penitentiary. Now he kicks me out. If you will help me will go out on the stump for you for governor against Bilbo" When Gov. Brewer spoke of Hoobs and Bilbo, who. is lieutenant govern or and jointly indicted with Hobbs on the bribery charge, his emotion was apparent, and one of the defense attorneys accused him of crying. The governor denied it. Tears came into the eyes of Hobbs as he listened 10 the governors recital
 The governor began his story at the time he said Stephen Castleman of Belzoni. Miss. told him Hobbs had agreed to accept a bribe in connec- ton with new county bill in which | Castleman was interested. Asked why no steps were taken to have 1 Hobbs arrested then the witness said he was satisfied others were implicat- ed and he wanted to get them all; that arrangements were made with l detectives to get evidence of further conferences. Castleman told him he and Hobbs were to have and that he did not want to take the matter into the courts until evidence sufficient l for a conviction was assured. After this had been arranged and records of conversations between Gas tleman and Hobbs had been recorded through telephonic devices, the gov ernor said the matter was brought to the attention of the Warren county grand jury, which returned the in dictments.
 It was while this grand jury was investigating the case that Hobbs went to Jackson and confessed, ac- cording to the governor. The gov ernor said he advised Hobbs to ar range for bail.
 Gov Brewer said Hobbs had been his friend politically, and that his only motive in bringing the matter to the attention of the grand jury was tn mrtherance of what he interpreted 70 be his duty
 Earlier in the day three persons who said they heard conversations be tween Castleman and Hobbs through a secret telephone, testified. They were W. l.. Douglas and J. G, Cert hauser. stenographers, and Sheriff Middleton of Hinds county. The ste nographers read what purported to Joe notes of these conversations.
 According to these notes Castleman was willing to give, and Hobbs to re- ceive, bribe, but apparently they were suspicious of each other. Sheriff | Middleton said he listened to the con yersations, but took no notes. He corroborated the testimony of the two stenographers.
 Mir. Webb said lie met Hobbs in | Hazlehurst, Miss, after Hobbs had been elected senator, but before he had been sworn. Mir Webb formerly resided at Belzoni the proposed seat of the new county.
 What will you people do when they pay to have this county bill pass ed?" MT Webb said Hobbs asked him Mir. Webb said Hobbs then laughed and apparently thought nothing of the remark. The witness testified that few minutes later, however, Hobbs
 remarked: "I would not take bribe
 but I wouldn't drop anything placed
 in my hands The conversation then
 turned to other things, MT. Webt
 said.
 Frank Cancannon. detective, an
 other witness, today said he saw Gas