State v. Bowles

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J. :

Charles M. Bowles was indicted by a grand jury of Wyandotte county. The indictment charged that the defendant did unlawfully, feloniously, wickedly and corruptly offer and promise to a person named that he would give his vote, opinion, judgment, and action as a member of the board of education of the city of Kansas City in favor of a certain matter upon condition that he be paid a sum of money as a bribe and reward for so doing, and did unlawfully, feloniously and corruptly seek and solicit from the party named the payment of the sum of…