The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-20
Is Found
Guilty of
II Charges
Vote of Senate Court of I'm
peachment TO Remove
Walton Is Unani-
nous.
New Trial Is Denied
by Associated Press.


Governor ]. e. Walton was removed
from office today by a unanimous
vote Of the state senate court of i'm
peachment on the first article of the
Impeachment bill submitted for
verdict.
The vote, which was on the charge
that the executive had abused his
pardon and parole authority, was Al
to 0 for conviction.
A verdict OF guilty was returned
also on article 2, charging the execu-
tive with placing his personal chauf-
feur on the state health department
payroll. Six senators voted for ac-
auittal on this charge.
A member of Governor waltons
counsel, who re-entered the senate
chamber when the roll call on fhe
verdict was started, entered excep-
tions 10 the vote on both counts. The
governor had not been represented
since he withdrew from the trial Sat
urday.
The charge that the governor pad
ded the state payroll was sustained
IS to 3. The defense again offered
exceptions.
The vote on article 3, charging the
dispersal OF a grand jury, was SO TO
l for conviction.
Acquitted Of Corruption.
Governor Walton was acquitted Of
the charge of corruption in connec.
ton with the purchase Of his resi-
dence here. The vote was % for con
viction and Is against. which was less
than the two.thirds majority needed
for convicting.
He was also acquitted OF the charge
of bribery contained in article 5. The
vote was IS for conviction and IA
against, two less than the necessary
two-thirds.
The court voted 40 to l to convict
the executive on the charge that he
suspended the writ OF habeas corpus
during the period OF martial law I'm
Oklahoma
| Article Is. charging the executive
with issuing deficiency certificate
for $4,000 for the state health de-
partment when no deficiency existed.
was sustained 81 to 4.
The charge that the executive had
issued a $4,000 deficiency certificate
for state negro orphans home un-
der the same conditions was also sus-
tanned. The vote was 40 TO l.
Guilty on Election Charge.
The governor was convicted Of ots
structing the special October : state
election by a vote of 81 to ).
Governor Walton was acquitted OF
the charge that he had abrogated the
death penalty. by a vote Of Il for con-
viction and 80 for acquittal
Governor Walton was acquitted Of
the charge that he Illegally named
large numbers of irresponsible per
sons as special state police. The
vote was "a for and II against II
was during consideration OF this
charge that the executive quit the
tr1al Saturday, declaring he was not
receiving fair treatment.
The governor was found guilty of
collecting excess campaign funds. ~
a vote OF IS 10 Il.
Another unanimous vote for con-
viction was returned on the charge
that the governor had Illegally
sought contributions and gifts. The
vote was Al to 0.
Freed on First Article.
The executive was acquitted OF
article one. charging that he illegally
appointed a member of the state
legislature 10 q district tuigship.
The vote of 80 to 1e.
A verdict OF guilty was returned
on the general ineompeteney charge,
the vote being SIS 10 4.
With the completion Of the vote.
the record showed Governor Walton
was found guilty OF II OF the % i'm
reachment charges originally pre-
senfed against him.
He was acquitted OF five and evil
dence on the remaining six wa.
never presented by the prosecution.
The courts formal vote to remove
the governor from ofice was unani-
nous
The remaining six articles OF ina
peachment. charging Governor wsf-
ton with onenses In connection with
his declarations of martial law in
the state, were dismissed by the
court. on motion OF the house hoard
Of prosecution.
Immediately afterwsrd, counsel for
the executive filed application for
new trial. This was denied by q
standing vote OF the court.