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Show ciiAiimv ' ilium. n v. Kalian. 1 i-l.latate Knlil lo lime Nold Thele lolts. Toi'tlfA, Kan., Match 21. The Heuate commltleu Iiiveillgattug the charges of bribery of high stato olllcials to defeat certain antl-gambllng bills III the recent leglslatuiu was continued today. Atlor n number of witnesses hod given unimportant tes tlmony James F. Legato was sworn. He end! "1 looked over Ihe Hit of members, and from my knowledge of the men and Ihe canvass, there wero at least sir men who received bribes. 1 was told that W. J. llucbanati recelvid tl5,00t) or f!W,0(M Irom Kansas City whisky men. l'cte Klein told me tho gamblers had btcn lompelled lor the last twu years to contribute $1U,IHK1 a year to the lteiibllcan parly of Kan sas. Thu men who I had canvassing Iho Utalo came In nod told me thut they would get eight or ten ltufubllcnn members of tho House to vote with the l'o ullsls on ori-auliatlou. I wanted to pay the men and told l'elo Klein I wanted $3UiW. I aild he would I o reimbursed by the 1'opullst party. He gave mo u check forSSUdd. This I paid inu men. My Judgment Is thnt It cost tho railroads 5 KM) to get Inure four man to sign for Douglass. "Later on Judge Duslir told me three Democrat's would gn Into thu l'opuliat house as soon as tnrce llepubllcans llepub-llcans would maku a break. I sent word to Klein before that I was going to get a bill through destroying thu policy business." Legate explained that he paid JlftOO to some men tosecuru three ltipubllu nusto vote with tho l'upullsts. The Democrat", however, would not Join the movement. Tailing lo get Iho ltu publicans to bleak liu sought to get thu l'oiullsts In tho Itvpubllcaii house. Klein will testify teloro the commission commis-sion tomorrow. Ho declares the most sensational testimony Is et to cumo. |
