Salt Lake Herald | 1903-08-21 | Page 3 | Fined $100

I I i I I I FINED FI N ED Light Punishment of State Senator Sullivan of Missouri Jefferson City Mo Io Aug SO Arguments A u ments were made m de today to a in the trial of oC state tate Senator William P Sullivan charged with soliciting a bribe In con connection connection connection with the bill repealing re aUng the anti anU alum law Judge flaying in instructed instructed instructed the thi jury jur soon after court con convened convened this morning C J Ware Tare speaking sneaking for Sullivan declared that Whitney Layton La un the baking bilking powder lobbyist hail had bought the Arkansas legislature and when he came here berc with 2500 in his pocket that fact was as prima fade facie evidence that he meant to try to corrupt the sena senators senators tors Vindictiveness he declared had caused Layton to appear app ar on the stand against Sullivan The case caire was given to the jury at p m The Tile jury found Sullivan guilty of soliciting a bribe and fined him hinl While this Is th the maximum for the offense otren e the penalty could have ha vc carried a two t o months in jail jan sentence