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Show FIVE LEGISLATORS GUILTY OF BRIBERY Charleston, W Va.. Dec. 31 Five members of the West Virginia legislature legis-lature are guilty of accepting bribes In connection with the election of a United States senator at the regular session held In January and February 1913, and should be expelled, is the finding of a Joint committer of the two houses of the legislature, made public today One member of the state senate, and si memlx-ra of the house of delegates dele-gates were indicted lust February charged with accepting bribes to vote for Colonel William Seymour Edwards Ed-wards as United States senator, to cnterea at second -e!a succeed Clarence W Watson. Later Judge Nathan Goff of the United States circuit court, was elected. Five of the men under indictment have since been tried, convicted and sentenced to termB In the state penl tentlary. State Senator Ben A. Smith and Delegate.! S. U. G Rhodes. Rath Duff Dr. H F Asbury and David Hill are recommended foT expulsion Delegates Dele-gates George S. YanMeter and Thomas Thom-as J. Smith have not been brought lo trial. ' oo |