Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1909 — CLEARS 3 ASSEMBLYMEN [ARTICLE]

CLEARS 3 ASSEMBLYMEN

Story of Stephenson Election Bribery Hurt by Examination of Hotel. Milwaukee, May 7.—“ Untrue and without foundation,” was the verdict returned early this morning by the senate investigation committee sent here to look into the story told before the legislature by Frank T. Wagner, charging Assemblymen Farrell, Towne and Ramsey with having been bribed by J. H. Puelicher through M. J. Regan. Investigation of room “153” at the Plankinton House developed that there is no transom between it and adjoining rooms, thus knocking the foundation out of Wagner’s story that he peeped through the same and saw Regan give the assemblymen packages of money.