The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-01

The city was agOg with excitement
aud curiosity Wednesday moruinR
when the news Was bruited about
the stteels that Uouciman Biteman
had been arrested on the charge Of
bribery and taken to Occur d'Alene,
aud that his arrest had been followed
by the arrest of J. A. Robinson on
the same charge and that he also had
hsen taken to Occur d'Alene
No one knew anything about the
matter except the bare fact OF the
arrest aud the charge. No que knew
who had given the bribe or who had
sworn TO the complaint.
A representative Of the Record
trying TO run down the story inter
viewed some of the city officers but
they expressed Ignorance except as
to the fact that Bitemau had been
arrested Tuesday afternoon by Sher-
III Bailey aud taken to Occur d'Alene
Chief Of Police Cherry. when ex
press.y asked what he knew about
the arrest denied all knoWledge Ia
the face of later developments this
appeared strange. TO say tha leest, hs
be was the person who made the
charge aud swoie to the complaint on
which the warrant was issued aud
knew all of the facts In the case
that we're to be known. Hts trip
to Puyhllup, Washington last week
WAS for the purpose of bringing back
one Martin, cousin of Mr.. Blteuan
who ls alleged TO he the man who
payed the brIbe money to Biteman.
II the chief of police was laboring
under the small town delusl0n that
10 could keep a case where the prln-
cipala are as we'll known as Ia this,
or hla connection with 1t, out of the
papers he has another guess coming.
The complaint charges that on
May 29th, 1918, Mr. Biteman ac
oepted a hribe of twenty five dollars,
said money being paid to him by one
Martin to influence him to vote for
tue repeal Of the ordinance in rela-
tion to disorderiy houses aud houses
OF III fame.
The complaint Charges that Martin
received the money from A. Robin
son and It is charged Gu information
and belief that Robinson received
the money from or through other
parties interested
It also appears that the money was
paid to Bltemau by Martin in the
presence OF Robinson
BitenRn ". . taken to Ooeur d Alene
on the afternoon boat Tuesday Ro-
binson WAS not arrested until the
uext morning and WAS taken to Occur
d'AIene on the morning boat
Both men we're taken before County
Attorney Wernette and Questioned
The date for the preliminary examin-
atlnh was fixed for next Tuesday aud
they we're permitted to 90 returning
home Wednesday evening
Mr. Biteman WAS seen by a represen
tative OF the Record Thursday lie
denies absolutely ever having reeeiv-
ed any money from Martin or any
one else as bribe OF to influence
his vote
He states that on May 30 II lasl
year he did receive S25 from Martin
aud that after that he received Other
moBey from Martin amounting In all
10 $1,000 That all of that money
was paid him by Martin for board,
washing, tobacco that he bought foI
him. and to repay borrowed money
tie states that In the latter part oi
April, Martin, VINO Is cousin OF
his, came to his place to board
That Martin was not at work at th'
time. that he Furnished him roou
aud board, bought tobacco tor bin
and loaned him five dollars In cash
That after Martin had been ther'
about a month he began to ask hin
TOR money.
That on May 20 they had som'
words over the matter aud Martin
told him thai when he vent dcwI
town he would raise some moue!
for him aud that " Biteman woul'
meet him down there In the cours
Of an hour or so. he would pay hin
something
Btmau met him between The Honi
stead Bar and McCutoheon's black
smith shop. Martin pulled ont som
money aud gave him twenty five dol
lars and askei him II that was sat
isfaotory and he said it WIS.
Juf a. Martin vas paying hir
RobIusnn, drove up an his dray an
haard the oonTersalIon. MaILI