The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-03-18
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.


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Denver, March 16.-Representative
William w. Rowland of Denver was
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, L. V. Dunklee and Hugh
Taylor.
The report stated that the commit.
tee had been unable to determine def
nitely that Rowland had accepted
money as bride, 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
Der 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
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. 9.
Rowland 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, I'm the first representative
to land in jail, but I'll not be the last
There'll be more Of you soon"
Because of Howland's arrest and
facts adduced before the grand jury.
the House investigation committee
Monday asked that 1t be continued,
with all plenary powers to conduct
further investigations and hearings
Into the case in hope of getting at tho
real truth of the whole transaction.
The request was granted unanimously.
Denver. March l5.-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 deliber-
ate perjury in his testimony before
the grand jury, relative to his receipt
of money Feb. 3 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 Rowland case took an interest.
ing turn Saturday as the result of ties.
timony Friday night before the House
probe committe by DR.. Mary Il. 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.. Hartzcll. Il private detec.
tive engaged by her to investigate Ju.
venile Court officers and matters,
when Judge Ben b. Lindsey of the Ju.
ycnile Court notified District Attorney
John a. Rush that he would ask for
warrants for the arrest of DIR. Bates.
X. p. Rollins. undertaken: II. X.
Whitehead, secretary OF the State HUI
name Society, and Frank l.. Rose, on
charges of conspiring to dcfame Lind
sey's character.
District Attorney Rush stated that
he would issue no such warrants until
Judge Lindsey presented evidence sui
ficicnt to satisfy the district attorney
that his charges can be sustained In a
criminal action.
The arrest Friday of Carl Gibson,
messenger boy OF the Postal com
pany who disappeared soon after the
Rowland probe started, brought out a
tory 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
.. from an Office In the Denver Gas
IL Electric building to Rowland on the
floor OF the House. delivering the
message to n doorkceper. He declared
inability to remember the office to
which he was called, nor could he dc.
scribe the person who gave him the
package to deliver to Rowland
For the first time since the begin
ming OF the case the word "bribG" was
''uh''A'b WIN ~ uiI''NIp, "i'H NV
Information against Rowland stated
that the grand jury had been investi
eating certain matters with reference
10 accepting and receiving n bride by
tho said W. w. Rowland" This In
fcrs that the grand jury has diBcoy
cred evidence stronger than thai,
brought out in the House Of Hcprcsen
ta,iyes probe. and which leads to pc
liticnl influences higher up"
Two of the higher ups" were re
ported to have left tho city Saturday
and the grand jury refused to chance
H0wlnnd'B remaining In Denver over
sunday.
George e. Waterman. Iiowland'a
close friend and partner In the
framed" story first told TO the grand
Jury and the House investigation com.
mittec. was before the grand jury Sat
rrday, and later was cloBcted with
District Attorney Rush, prior TO How