Show SIt LI An ATTORNEY CHAR CHARGED m WITH OFFERING BRIBE Police Officer Accuses Ashworth of Trying to Hush Evidence Thomas F F. Ashworth local attorney ne ney is charged with offering a bribe to suppress evidence in a complaint complaint com com- plaint signed by Officer John Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan of th the police poUce department Tuesday Tues Tues- day The complaint charges that Ashworth Ashworth Ashworth Ash- Ash worth offered 75 to L. L B. B Nichols to decline to be a material l witness In hi Ul the case of ot George Anderson and andR R R. Benson alleged pickpockets who will come up uj for trial in the district court this week The Information attached to the complaint charges that Ashworth gave the money to Nichols with the advice e that he did not need to remember the identity of the accused accused accused ac- ac ac ac- men then when the case case comes up in court Both Ashworth and Nichols were victims of ot the alleged pickpockets several weeks ago In a local the the- atre George Anderson and and R. R Benson were arrested several weeks ago in In front of the theatre and charged with grand larceny following the reports of the activities of ot pickpockets pickpockets pickpockets pick pick- pockets In the tle lobby Later they were arrested while out on and charged with at attempting attempting at- at tempting to operate a confidence g game me S |