The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-19
HOUSE MEMBER HELD nv GRAND
JURORS FOR PROBE OF
BRIDE CHARGE.
UNABLE TO GIVE BOND
MESSENGER BOY TELLS OF RE,
cEIVINe AND DELIVERING
MONEY PACKAGE.
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Denver, March 15.-Representative
William w. Rowland OF Denver was
arrested Saturday afternoon on an In.
formation filed with District Judge
Denison by District Attorney John A.
Rush, In behalf of the county grand
jury, charging Rowland with dellber-
ate perjury in his testimony before
the grand jury, relative to his receipt
Of money Feb, 8 on the floor OF the
House chamber at the state capitol.
He was unable to give $4,000 bail, and
was taken to the county jail.
For the first time since the begin.
ming of the case the word 'bribe" was
connected with II directly, when the
information against Rowland stated
that the grand jury had been investi.
eating certain matters with reference
to accepting and receiving a bride by
the said w. w. Rowland" This in.
fers that the grand jury has discov-
cred evidence stronger than that
brought out in the House Of Represen-
tatiyes probe, and which leads to po-
AAAANaA AhAAuNAANh hAblNl UP
Two of the higher ups" were re.
ported to have left the city Saturday,
and the grand jury refused to chance
Howland's remaining in Denver over
Sunday.
The Rowland case took an interest
Ing turn Saturday as the result Of tes-
timony Friday night before the House
probe committe by DR.. Mary h. Bates
Of the Women's Protective League, to
the effect that she had sent SIS to
HowlaHd to be transmitted by him to
Mrs. l.. l.. ilGrtzell, a private detec-
tive engaged by her to investigate Ju-
venile Court officers and matters,
when Judge Ben b. Lindsey OF the Ju-
venile Court notified District Attorney
John i. Rush that he would ask for
warrants for the arrest Of DR.. Bates,
r. p. Rollins, undertaken; f. X.
Whitehead, secretary of the State Hu,
mani Society, and Frank l.. Rose, on
charges Of conspirlng to defame Lind
sey's character.
District Attorney Rush stated that
he would issue no such warrants until
Judge Lindsey presented evidence suf-
ticient TO satisfy the district attorney
that his charges can be sustained in a
criminal action.
Meantime the Rowland bribery
case has assumed unexpected proper
tons and the single thread of doubt
has led the investigators into a tan
gled skain Of intrigue and double-deal.
Ing, explanations and counter explana.
tons, with looming up ahead.
The arrest Friday OF Carl Gibson,
a messenger boy OF the Postal com.
pany who disappeared soon after the
Rowland probe started, brought out a
story so entirely different from any
told 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
& Electric building to Rowland on the
floor Of the House, delivering the
message to a ~doorkeeper. He declared
inability to remember the office to
which he was called, nor could he de.
scribe the person who gave him the
package to deliver to Rowland.
II is stated that Rowland will be ex
PEELED formally from the House OF
Representatives early this week.
George G.. Waterman, Howland's
close friend and partner In the
framed" story first told to the grand
jury and the House investigation com
mittee, was before the grand jury Sat
urday, and later was closeted with
District Attorney Rush, prior to How
lands arrest. Whether he will be
prosecuted for perjury is not nov
known.