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Las Vegas Daily Optic
Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico
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In Jefferson City, MO, Senators B.L. Matthews and Charles A. Smith, indicted for accepting $1,000 bribes from J.D. Kelley to oppose the alum baking powder bill two years ago, posted $3,000 bonds each on April 20 and claimed innocence.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO., April 20.- Senators B. L. Matthews and Charles A. Smith, who were indicted by the grand jury Saturday for accepting bribes in connection with baking powder legislation, today gave bonds in the sum of three thousand each for appearance before the circuit court in the July term. They say they are innocent of the charges. The indictments charge them with receiving bribes from J. D. Kelley of $1,000 each to vote against the alum baking powder bill as members of the criminal jurisprudence committee of the senate in the Forty-first general assembly two years ago.
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Jefferson City, Mo.
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April 20; Two Years Ago In The Forty First General Assembly
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Senators B. L. Matthews and Charles A. Smith were indicted for accepting $1,000 bribes each from J. D. Kelley to vote against the alum baking powder bill as members of the senate's criminal jurisprudence committee two years ago. They posted $3,000 bonds each for appearance in July term and claim innocence.