Show BAKING POWDER BOODLE Sensation Testimony Given by Whitney Layton Against Senator Sullivan and Others Jefferson City Mo Aug lJThe trial of State Senator William S Sullivan under Indictment on the charge of soliciting so-liciting a bribe of 1500 from a representative repre-sentative of baking powder interests for three votes in favor of the bill to repeal the antialum law was begun here today before Special Judge H C Tlmmons The Jury was secured without with-out delay I Is made up o seven farmers farm-ers two carpenters a State house employee em-ployee a clerk and an engineer Whitney Layton representative of the baking powder Interests the witness upon whom the prosecution depends chiefly after testifying to the fact that attended the Legislature Inst winter trying to secure the repeal of the pure food bill said I mot Senator Sullivan In the large room back of the clothes room He said we needed three votes to get the bill that we wanted passed Ho said that for the sum of 4500 he could carry two other votes and his own for the repeal of the law Who were the other Senators 7 He gave me to understand that Senator Sen-ator Smith was one of tho others He aid he would see Smith and go Into the matter further Layton then told of Sullivan Smith and himself going to the Madison htfuse and added Just then Senator Farris came In and Senator Smith stepped over and Joined Senator Farrls I talked to Senator Smith later after Smith had talked with Farris |