Show CLAIMS WALTON ACCEPTED BRIBE OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR TAKES REWARD FOR SCHOOL APPROPRIATION PR ON Prosecution Admits Lack of Evidence Charge Is I. Article Articia Five of Twenty two Charges agaInst Oklahoma Okla Okia homas homa's Governor Oklahoma City Okla Governor 3 J. J C. C 3 Walton was accused Wednesday by bythe bythe the he house bouse board hoard of managers which is prosecuting Impeachment charges against him of receiving through a arlend friend a bribe of ot in connection with the appropriation for tor the Pity ity Preparatory school at This Wits article 5 of the prosecutions ions ion's two twenty charges charge against the suspended executive It was charged by y W W. E. E pleney In an opening statement state went ment before the senate court of ot un that the governor was per per- to approve the appropriation for or the school and in return for which A A. A L. L D. D a friend and conti dant ant dant of Walton received from Ton kawa cawa citizens The prosecution admitted that they could not prove that Walton himself actually dually received the alleged bribe but mt that they thoy would present a circum case which would make it impossible for the govern governor r and hl lila his friend Snodgrass to deny having re reo calved the money Testimony of Aldrich Blake make the first witness examined on the charge er created ted a strong defense for the gov gOY Blake make said that he had bad no knowl knowl- edge dge of ot the governor go accepting the money The witness declared that the he only time he had any suggestion of ot money being raised in Tonkawa to support the school appropriation measure neasure was on the occasion of n ft telephone call and that the governor told old him to tell the people that were riving giving money that they were being grafted upon |