The state herald., 1915-03-19
COMMITTEE REPORTS PROOF OF
BRIBERY LACKING, BUT sus.
TAlNs PERJURY CHARGE.
MESSENGER TEsTIF|ES
THERE WILL BE OTHERS IN
JAIL sooN," THREAT OF Ac.
cusED MEMBER.
Newspaper Union News Service.

expelled from membership In the
lower branch of the State Legislature
when that body, by vote OF 60 ayes
and no nays, five members being ex-
cused or absent, adopted the report of
the special investigating committee,
composed of Speaker p. b. Stewart
and Representatives. Boone Best, p. d.
Nelson, Il. V. Dunklee and Hugh
Taylor.
The report stated that the commit.
tee had been unable to determine defi-
nitely that Rowland had accepted
money as bribe, but that 1t found
him guilty of perjury and recommend
ed to the House that he be expelled
as member of the House as being
guilty of conduct unbecoming mem
ber of this body and that his seat be
and is hereby declared vacant"
Meantime Rowland Is in JAIL being
unable to find anyone to go on his
bond of $4,000 pending his trial on a
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. 0.
Howland has declared that he is pre-
pared to ''let things ride" but to Rep.
resentatives Ardourel and Daley,
Democrats, who went to visit him at
the jail, he is said to have declared,
bitterly, '1m the first representative
to land in jail, but I'll not be the last.
Therell be more of you soon"
Because Of Howlands arrest and
facts adduced before the grand jury,
the House investigation committee
Monday asked that It 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 transaction.
The request was granted unanimously.
Denver. March 5.-Representativ
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 deliber-
ate perjury in his testimony before
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 $1,000 bail, and
was taken to the county jail.
The Howland case took an interest
ing turn Saturday as the result OF tes-
tlmony Friday night before the House
probe committe by DIR. Mary u. Bates
OF the Women's Protective League, to
the effect that she had sent SIS to
Rowland to be transmitted by him to
Mrs. l.. l.. Hartzell. n private detec
tive engaged by her to investigate Ju.
yonile Court officers and matters
when Judge Ben II. Lindsey OF the Ju
yenile Court notified District Attorney
John A. Rush that he would ask for
warrants for the arrest of DR.. Bates
X. T.. Rollins, undertaken: Il. X.
Whitehead. secretary of the State Hu.
name Society. and Frank L. Rose. on
charges OF conspiring to defame Lind
sey's character,
District Attorney Rush stated that
he would issue no such warrants until
Judge Lindsey presented evidence suf
ficicnt to satisfy the district attorney
that his charges can be sustained In a
criminal action.
The arrest Friday OF Carl Gibson.
Il 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 deyel
opments In the Immediate future.
Gibson testified before the grand
Jury that he carried the mysterious
package containing currency ON Feb.
o. from nn ttfice In the Denver Gas
a Electric building to llowland on the
floor OF the House, delivering the
message to doorkoopcr. lie declared
inability TO remember the office 10
which he was called. nor could he de
scribe the person who gave him the
package TO deliver 20 Rowland.
For the first time since the begin
ming OF the case the word "bribe" was
connected with II directly, whom the
information against llowland stated
that the Grand jury had been lnycsti'
eating certain matters with reference
to accepting and receiving n bribc by
the said W w. Rowland" This In
fora that the grand jury has discoy
cred evidence stronger thnn that
brought out In the House OF ReprcHen'
tn,iycs probe, and which leads to po
litieal influences higher up"
Two OF the higher ups" were re
ported 10 have left the city Saturday,
and the grand jury refused TO chance
liowlnnd'a remaining In Denver over
sunday.
George e. Waterman. iIowlhud's
close friend and partner In The
framed" story first told TO the graLd
Jury and the House investigation com
ml,tec, was before the grand jury Sat
irday. and later was cloacied with
DiH,fic, Attorney Rush, prior 10 How
lands arrest.