Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-05
BILBO AND HOBBS
ARE INDICTED
DETECTAPHONE USED AND DETEC-
TIVES SAY THEY HAVE EVIL
DENCE TO CONVICT,

DENCE TO CONVICT,
BilbO and Hobbs Gave Bond in Vicksburs in Sun
Of $4,000 on Charge Of Soliciting and
Accepting Bribe.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 3.-Lieut.
Gov. Theo. G. Bilbo and Senator
G. A. Hobbs of Lincoln county,
who were indicted by the Warren
county grand jury yesterday on
charges of receiving and soliciting
bribes in connection with a bill
before the Legislature creating a
new county in the delta with Bel
zoni as the county seat, appeared
in the circuit court at Vicksburg
today and furnished bond in the
sum of $4,000 each for their ap,
pearance at the trial. The case
will be called on the docket of the
circuit court next Monday and a
date fixed for the trial.
Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo arrived in
Jackson at $50 o'clock this morn
ing from his home at Poplarville.
The lieutenant governor took the
first train for Vicksburg after he
learned of his indictment. Sheriff
Hyland of Warren county, who
arrived in Jackson last night with
a warrant for Senator Hobbs, also
had warrant for Lieut.. Gov. Bill
DO. Not knowing that Mr.. Bilbo
had started for Vicksburg, Sheriff
Hyland left Jackson on the early
morning Gulf & Ship Island train
to arrest the lieutenant governor.
AS matters turned out, the sheriff
had his trip for nothing.
Immediately upon his arrival
here this morning Lieut.. Gov. Bill
bo sought some Of his local friends
and held hurried conference with
them before his departure for
Vicksburg. He arranged for his
bond while here and carried the
document with him. SD. Taylor,
mayor of Jackson, and r. Il. Ken
nington. a prominent local mer-
eg3:lt, signed the bond ~ snreties.
Before leaving for Vicksburg Lieu
tenant Governor Bilbo gave out
signed statement.
Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo left Jackson
for Vicksburg at $50 O'Clock this
morning. Senator Hobbs preceded
him on an earlier train. Senator
Hobbs was paroled by Sheriff Mid
dleton of Kinds county last night
in the custody of Desk Sergeant
Scott of the Central Police Station.
FURTHER DISCLOSURES EXPECTED.
The indictments against Lieut.
Gov. Bilbo and Senator Hobbs
contain two counts. The first
count charges them with soliciting
a bribe Of $1,000 from S. Castle
man for the purpose of securing
the passage of bill by the Legis-
lature creating new county with
Belzoni as the county seat. The
second count charges Messrs. Bill
DO and Hobbs with receiving and
accepting the sum of 5000 from S.
Castleman for the purpose of in
tluencing their action on the Bel
zoni county bill. The two officials
are indicted jointly
Gov. Brewer, it is said, has all
of the reports of the detectives
that were employed in the case
locked up in safe place in Jack
son. The reports will be used at
the trials. 1t is said here that
Dan S. Lehon, manager of the
Burns detective agency at New
Orleans, will be one of the star
witnesses for the prosecution when
the cases are tried. Mr.. Lehon,
it is said, held a detectaphone on
Messrs. Bilbo and Hobbs, and has
a record of their conversations.
BREWER WILL NOT REPLY,
The committee spent the greater
portion of the day in the investi-
cation of the affairs of the national
guard. Several witnesses were
examined, but no important evi,
dence was brought out. The in
vestigators today placed Account
ant Cranch in the Office of the
State Board of Health to audit
the books and records of the
health bureau of the state govern
ment. The probe of the health
board will consume very litlle
time.
When asked If he had any reply
to make to Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo's
Gov. Brewer answered
that he would not enter into con-
with man charged with
a crime. Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo and
Senator Hobbs returned from
Vicksburg to Jackson tonight.
Neither would make any state
ment concerning the incidents of