Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-15
THOMAS ]. DAVIS
IN GREAT DEMAND
Ohio Senate Sergeant-at-Arm
Spirits Him Away in an
Automobile.
TAKEN ON A HABEAS CORPUS.
Wanted to Testify about Paying Co,ln-
~ Treasurer for Deposit of
County Funds.

Cincinnati, Ohio. March To- Thomas
j. Davis, cashier of the First National
bank of this city who was arrested IN
q sensational manner last night for
failing to appear as a witness before
the Drake investigating committee,
was returned TO this city today on "A
writ OF habeas corpus having been
taken from the sergeant-at-a Of
the state senate at Springfield and
brought here in the custody OF Cincin-
natl officers.
Mr.. Davis acted Oh the advice OF the
banks attorney IN refusing TO appear
before the committee. holding that the
information which was sought from
him was absolutely confidential which
he had no right to make public. He
was at his desk as usual, even notify
ing the committee where he could be
found II they wished to secure his ar
rest. Attorneys for the committee,
however, said that they feared any at
tempt to secure arrest IN the ordinary
way would be the cause OF a delay.
through habeas corpus proceedings
and the legal contest which would fol-
low. For this reason they took the
somewhat unusual method of aIrestiug
MN On Il NlllAtll SNstltllcul anu lllth
hurrying him from the city In an auto
mobile before the local courts could
issue writ of habeas corpus ana Sc
cure possession of the witness. The
arrest was made AT the close OF the
day and the officers had difficulty In
getting away with the prisoner some
of the bank clerks who had
crowded around at one time
seeming about to use force
to rescue their superior Atty. Law
renee Mexwell. Jr., ON behalf Of the
bank, protested against the arrest as
contrary to the power Of the committee
and Immediately secured writ Of hi,
beas corpus from Common Pleas Judge
Pneger. but before II could be served
the party in the automobile had been
hurried to Sharon, 10 miles from the
city, where a rsc,ion car was taken
to Dayton. At that city a train was
taken TO Springfield. and in that city
the party stopped at hotel for the
night. Officers from Cincinnati with
copies of the writ had been In various
directions and some of these reached
Springfield during the early morning,
The sergeant-at-arms did not resist the
order of the court, but gave up their
prisoner who was brought back Ia
Cincinnati, where he was 10 appear BE-.
fore Judge Samuel W. Smith today
The Drake committee had summoned
Cashier Davis to testify whether his
bank had paid either gratuities or in
terest to County Treasurer Hynicka, as
a means OF securing the deposit OF
county funds. The hearing Of the house
committee was postponed until next
Wednesday, Davis was released on his
own recoenizance.
INTEND TO HAVE HIM YET,
Columbus, o., March ia writ ~
habeas corpus was issued today by
Judge Dillon, in the Franklin county
common pleas cuort, made returnabe
at once for Thomas j. Davis. the Gin
cinnati banker deputy sheriff was
given the writ and started out TO find
Davis, but returned later, when he
found that Davis was in Cincinnati
The writ commanded Davis 70 appeal
before the common pleas court at Gin
cinnati. senator schmidt said today.
They may prevent US getting Davis
before the senate today, but we are de-
termined in the matter, We 10 not pro-
pose TO be baked in our purpose with
out a fight"