Show MAYOR MA YOn OF GASPER CASPER DENIES GRAFTING CHEYENNE Wyo wo July 21 P JP- JP Mayor E. E W. W Rowell of Casper testa- testa tied led in federal court today he had never received one cent of graft or prot protection tion money during his two terms as ns mayor App Appearing aring as the first witness for tor forthe the he defense the mayor declared he had lad made every ery effort to clean up known cnown vice and liquor conditions in inthe inthe the he city that he never at any time had lad an agreement with bootleggers and that testimony of Joseph E. E Warren Warren War War- ren government witness that the two had connived over Midwest Refinery printing contracts wax was ridiculous Rowell is on trial with Chief of Police Michael Quealy of Casp Casper r and Sh Sheriff Gilbert O. O Housley Howley of allona county with 30 other defendants n on onan onan onan an Indictment charging a conspiracy In C Casper pcr to violate the national prohibition law Before Defore the defense began presentation presentation presen tation of ot testimony with Rowell on the stand today Judge T. T Blake Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ken- nedy dy overruled defense for tor directed verdicts of acquittal for a number of ot other defendants and the list remained at 30 Yesterday charges against five were dismissed with the tho concurrence of the prosecution prosecution prosecution tion after alter the government had rested d. Rowell was put on the stand after alter Defense ense Attorneys R. R R R. R Rose and H. H S. S Ridgley outlined the case for tor the defense and explained to the jury how the defense would present its testa mony |