The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-03-18
HOUSE MEMBER HELD BY GRAND
JURORS FOR PROBE OF
BRlsE CHARGE.
UNABLE TO GIVE BOND
MESSENGER BOY TELLS OF RE-
CEIViNG AND DELIVERING
MONEY PACKAGE.
Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver, March 15.-Representative
William w. Rowland of Denver was
formation filed with District Judge
Denison by District Attorney John A.
Rush, in behalf OF the county grand
jury. charging Howland 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 $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 1t directly, when the
information against Howland stated
that ths grand jury had been investi-
eating certain matters with reference
to accepting and receiving bribe 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-
tatives probe. and which leads to po-
litical influences higher up"
Two of the higher ups" were re-
ported to have left the city Saturday,
and the grand jury refused to chance
Howlands remaining in Denver over
Sunday
The Howland case took an interest
Ing turn Saturday as the result of tes-
timony Friday night before the House
probe committe by DR.. Mary e. 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, 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 A. Rush that he would ask for
warrants for the arrest OF DR.. Bates,
r. P. Rollins, undertaken; E. X.
Whitehead. secretary of the State HUI
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
ficient to-satisfy the district attorney
that his charges can be sustained In
criminal action.
Meantime the Rowland bribery"
case has assumed unexpected proper
tions and the single thread Of doubt
has led the investigators into tan
gled skein of intrigue and double-deal-
ing, explanations and counter explana-
tions. with more looming up ahead.
The arrest Friday of Carl Gibson,
messenger boy of the Postal COM
pany who disappeared soon after the
Rowland probe started. brought out
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.
8, from an office in the Denver Gas
& Electric building to Howland on the
floor of the House, delivering the
message to 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.
1t is stated that Howland will be ex-
PEELED formally from the House of
Representatives early this week.
George c. 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 now
known.