Show sENATOR FRO FROM MAINE DENIES HE GAVE BRIBE Gould Admits ts He Might Have Signed Check to Premier WASHINGTON Jan S S-DY f ByThe The Associated d Press Press a grilling examination before a sen sen- senate aen- aen senate ate elections sub-committee sub today Senator Gould Republican Maine Mame steadfastly asserted a hi his Innocence of charges charses in 1912 that ho bribed a premier of New Brunswick Brun wick Canada Can Canada ada to obtain a t railroad con con- contract contract contract tract The new senator tor reiterated that he knew his hia associates in the railroad cons construction company had agreed to PO pay to lre Pre Premier mier but that he be did not know It wa was wai paid and that it was done don without his con con- consent consent consent sent At no time did he spend pend any of the tho company's money he hc solid said and all 1111 check that he drew Ire sere ere turned over to Ross noss Thompson of Vancouver Canada one on of his partners who handled the th finan finance eeL ces ce MAY MAr HAVE II E SIGNED SIG You might have ave signed the checks to JI pay Flemming s sug- sug suggested Senator Walsh Yash Democrat Montana who Is prosecuting the case I 1 wouldn't say I 1 did or didn't replied Gould You You never Inquired who paid It or from fund it came pressed the Montana senator No I didn't was th the reply It came out of the railroad com com- company's coni- coni company's pany's funds somehow When I heard about it it- itI I tol told 1 my ray associates ates they had made maJe a mistake Recalled to the stand E S Carter a political organizer of the Liberal party par pary of Nw New Brunswick gave a e version of the tr transaction ERIBE OK on CONTRIBUTION We hadn't any doubt but bilt that the transaction was entirely be- be between between be between tween Mr Ir Gould and Mr lem Flem- Flem ming luing ho he lared It Is all to news to me ma that his associates were supposed to have ho paid the money and controlled all of the themon mon money y Was Vas as it regarded BI as a a cam cam- campaign campaign campaign or a bribe asked Chairman Gott Goff Republican can West Virginia Vireinia lnla W Ve e didn't kno know a ai as to that Mr Carter replied |