Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-19
W.W.HOWLAND
is ARRESTED
HOUSE MEMBER HELD by GRAND
JURORS FoR PROBE OF
BRIDE CHARGE.
TO GIVE BOND
MESSENGER BOY TELLS OF RE-
cEIVINe AND DELIVERING
MONEY PACKAGE.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
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 deliber-
ate perjury in his testimony before
the grand jury, relative to his receipt
of money Feb. 9 OF 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 it directly, when the
information against Rowland stated
that the grand fury 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-
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
Howland's remaining in Denver over
Sunday.
The Rowland cast took an interest.
ing turn Saturday as the result Of tes-
timony Friday night before the House
probe committe by DIR. 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 Jul
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 DIR. 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
uhbt 1lAlhoNg "a CDChNtu CNAhNh1V "a
ficient to satisfy the district attorney
that his charges can be sustained in a
criminal action.
Meantime the Rowland bribery
case has assumed unexpected proper.
lions and the single thread of doubt
has led the Investigators into a 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
a messenger boy of the Postal com
pany who disappeared soon after the
Rowland probe started, brought out g
! story so entirely different from any
told previously that the Investigator
/, confidently anticipate startling devel
opments in the immediate future.
Gibson testified before the CRANE
jury that he carried the mysterioui
package containing currency on Feb
, 8, from an office in the Denver Gal
l & Electric building to Rowland on thu
, floor of the House, delivering thu
message to a d~oorkeeper. He declared
, inability to remember the office t.
which he was called. nor could he de
scribe the person who gave him tn
. package to deliver to Rowland.
It is stated that Rowland will be eX
e PEELED formally from the House o
Representatives early this week.
D George C. Waterman, Rowland
D close friend and partner in tn
framed" story first told to the gram
jury and the House investigation con
mittee, was before the grand jury Sal
l urday, and later was closeted wit
j District Attorney Rush, prior to How
lands arrest. Whether he will b
prosecuted for perjury is not nov
known.