The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-31
THE VENEZUELA vILLAINY,
Orth's Criminal Connection with
1t Conclusively Established.
THE PENALTY.

The PENALTY.
TWO YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY-THE
ADMIRAL's EXPLANATIONS MAY BE CUT
SHORT BY TIE GRATING OF PRISON DOORS
ERE THE CAMPAIGN CLOSES.
The Washington special of the Chicago
Times of yesterday says: Orth's
troubles thicken. The foreign affairs COM
mlttee have been examining his case, and
ind it in every sense baser than Schenck's.
By bis own confession he succeeded as
Congressman 10 getting bold OF stock, and
subst quently took advantage of his re-elec-
ton TO make bis legal services OF value
bestowing them, sgainst the law, to push
FRAUDULENT claims through the state depart
ment. He was mainly instrumental in
tho passage of the bill making the Vene-
zuslsn claims valid. This lays Orth liable
to two years In the penitentiary, and there
is every prospect that his case will be GER
titled TO the grand jury, and just about the
time Indiana will be resdy TO vote for Gov
ernor Morton's candidate
HE WILL BE IN PRISON.
The law covering such cases as Orsh's pro-
vides that every member OF Congress who
directly or indirectly takes, receives, or
agrees to receive any money, property, or
other valuable consideration after his cleo
ton as such member tor his attention to,
serviGes action, vote, or decision on any
question, matter, cause, or proceeding
which may then be pending or may by
law, under the constitution, be brought
before him in his official capacity, such
member of Congress shall be considered
guilty of misdemeaDor, and imprisoned
not more than two years, and lined not
more than $4,000. The penalty goss
farther. 1t nullifies the proceedings and
No II nffi0Qr from
holding any office of honor, profit or trust
under the government of the United
States. An eminent lawyer whose atten-
ton was called to the matter says
oRTH's CONNECTION WITH THE MATTER
is clearly covered by both the spirit and
letter of the revised statute which was
adopted in the winter of 1928, alter
Orth's election, at the last session Of the
forty-second Congress. Though the mat
ter was settled in a measure by. the passage
Of the bill, it may not have been settled
that the claim would not, through his own
efforts as member cleo Lave Den brought
up in a succeeding Congress. AS chair
man OF the committee on foreign affairs it
would naturally have been brought espe-
cially to Orth's notice, thus taking away
from him the only alternative given him
in the statute. At all events he received
pay for services in a matter of legislation
which, If net effected at the time, might
have come when
HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER,
and through his preparatory efforts have
been accomplished. The immensely of tie
swindle by the Venezuelan commission
has not BALI been told. The testimony
now being taken by Springer's sub-com-
mittee on foreign affairs has developed the
following additional frauds: Three of the
largest claims sdjudicsted by the commits
sioners were the claims of Jacob Idler, OF
Philadelphia, amounting to about S250, 900;
Bealls, Noble & Garrison, of New York,
amounting to about the same, and the
heirs OF Willett, amounting to about S240,
600, the three aggfegsting something over
500. OoC. These three claims were dis
agreed to by the commission, but
ALLOWED BY BOY UMPIRE,
who was only is years OF age and the
instrument of Stillwell and Tslmsdge,
who got their shares of one-half. Accord
ing to the treaty, the Russian minister
here, Baron Stoecke, was to choose an
umpire. He appointed DIR. Machado, a
Caracas. A boy of the same name was
employed as copyist by Stillwell at the
United States legation and advantage was
taken OF his name by Talmsdge and Still
well to hoist him to a place which
properly belonged to DIR. Mschsdo, and
thus the umpire became the dupe of the
corrupt commissioners. 1t is said that
the aggregate of these three claims should
not have exceeded $4,000, but of course
the larger 1t was made by the commits
sioners the greater would be
THE swAG