The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-03-19
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aOWer Uroncn Of the state LeI1oloture
when that body, By . vote q % ayes
and no nays. five members being o..
cused or absent, adopted the report Of
the special investigating committee.
composed Of Speaker p. B. Stewart
and Representatives Boone Best, p. d.
Nelson. e. v. Dunklee and Hugh
Taylor.
The report stated that the commit.
tee had been unable to determine def
nitely that Rowland had accepted
money ~ . bride. but that It found
him guilty Of perjury and recommend
ed to the House that he be expelled
~ q member of the House - being
guilty Of conduct unbecoming . mem
Der Of this body and that his seat be
and IL hereby declared vacant"
Meantime Rowland 10 in jail, being
unable to find anyone to 20 on his
bond OF 5000 pending his trial on .
charge Of committing perjury before
the county grand jury in telling two
stories In explanation Of the receipt
Of money by him on the floor Of the
House the afternoon Of Feb. 3.
Rowland has declared that he 10 pre-
pared to "iet things ride" but to Rep
resentatives Ardourel and Daley,
Democrats, who went to visit him at
the jail, he 10 said to have declared,
bitterly. I'm the first representative
to land In jail. but I'll not be the last.
There1l be more Of you soon"
Because Of Howland's arrest and
facts adducsd before the grand jury.
the House investigation committee
Monday asked that II be continued.
with all plenary powers to conduct
further investigations and hearings
Into the case In hope Of getting at the
real truth Of the whole transactiou.
The request was granted unanimously.
Denver, March l5.-Repressntative
william w. Rowland Of Denver was
arrested Saturday afternoon on IN in
formation filed with District Judge
Denison by District Attorney John A.
Rush, In behalf Of the county grand
Jury. charging Rowland With dsliber-
ate perjury In his testimony bsfore
the grand jury. relative to his receipt
Of money Feb. on the floor Of the
House chamber at the state capitol.
He was unable to give 5000 bail. and
was taken to the county jail.
The Rowland case took an interest.
Ing turn SATURDAY ~ the result OF tes-
timoay Friday night before the House
probe committe by DR.. Mary Z. Bates
OF the Women's Protective League, 10
the effect that she had sent us to
Howland to b transmitted by him to
Mrs' 4. H. hsr'.en' . private oe'ec
i've ensaseo "y nsl 70 mssshsa.s ~
sen"e Iou'. o',.ee no ns'ss'
wnen 'uose hen .. L,nosey o. .ne ~.
venue soort ho..i'eo o's'r'c. A''o'ney
1onn a. nusn tnst ne "ou,o ask io'
" msn's LOT .ne ar,es. :" IT. s'
=, ho'hns, undertaser T. n
Wnteneao. secretary OF tne state hu'
name society. sne FRANK L. Rose, on
cnsIses o. consp'''ns 10 oe'a"e '-'no'
seq character.
Nstrict Attorney hosn stated Una.
ne ~ouio ISSUE no sucn warrants Until
yuose '.'nosey presented evioence SUI
tic'eht 10 sa''s'y tne o's'''ct. s''olneS
That MS charges can De sustained In .
criminal action.
The arrest Friday Of Carl Gibson.
4 messenger boy Of the Postal com.
pany who disappeared soon after the
Rowland probe started. brought out .
story 20 entirely different from any
tols previously that the investigators
confidently anticipate startling devel
opments In the immediate future.
Gibson testified before the grand
Jury that he carried the mysterious
package containing currency on Feb.
3. from an office In the Denver Gas
4 Electric building to Rowland on the
floor Of the House. delivering the
message to doorkssper. He declared
Inability TO remember the office TO
which he was called. nor could he de-.
scribe the person who gave him the
package 10 deliver 70 Rowland.