The Washington herald., 1909-02-18

for the arrest and transportation 10
Washington Of Joseph Pulitzer. editor of
the New York World; Caleb H. Lyman.
OF the World. and Delevan Smith and
Charles R Williams, Of the indianapolis
News. By Chief Justice Clabaugb. in the
Supreme Court Of the District of Co
lumbia
The warrants followed swiftly the re-
turn of indictments for criminal libel
against the men named By the Federal
grand jury. This action was based on
the publication in the two newspapers
OF alleged HbeIous articles concerning The
purchase Of the Panama Canal rights b.
;he United States.
LfBeled President.
The indictments hold that the published
matter Iibeled President Roosevelt. Presi-
den;-elect Taft. Charles P. Taft. Douglas
Robinson. the Presidents brother-in-law:
j. PIerpont Morgan, senator-elect ElihU
Root. and William Nelson Cromwell
{ falsely charging that Cromwell, CHI
?. Taft. and Douglas Robinson
posed . syndicate which made
of nearly 8seso.ese in the Panama
affair
The warrants we're placed in the
Of the United states marshal foi
District Of Columbia, and they
+ forwarded to The United States ma
lin New York and indianapolis.
VIII BE Broaght Here
! When the warrants are served the in
dicted men viii be taken before a United
states commissioner for removal 70
Washington
Besides the indictments found against
ATr Pulitzer and the other Nev York
World men. an Indictment IS also directed
against the Press Publishing Company.
which publishes the World. and Otto
y Carmichael head Of the World Bureau
here. has been served with a5summons-
Assistant District Attorney Mcnamara
said yesterday afternoon that the gov
ernment could proceed with the trial Of
i. the Press Publishing Company. irrsspect-
i've cf TIE individuals indicted. and, Il
found guilty on each OF the FIVE counts,
the company could he fined s5.ooa
II Is said tnat the attorneys for the de-
fense VIII stand on the decision in the
Dana case. whereby sn attempt vas
made to bring Charles A. Dana from New
/ York to Washington on a warrant 10
/ answer in 2 sGiJ for criminal libel. III
: stituted in Washington, by Frank 3
3 Moves. Mr Dana successfully met the
issue in New York by hsbeas corpus pro-
. ceedings.
. Notwithstanding the outcome q the
: Dana case. the government attorneys be
: ueve they can find means Of bring
e. 4 ing the indicted men 20 this city 70
to stand trial
Relies on Land Cases
: District Attorney Baker is relying OF
= the decisions in the cases Of HYDE. Ben
? son. Sch7eider. and Dimond. sH non
: residents. who were indicted here for
F. conspiracy 90 defraUd the government out
2 of land All four fought the bench war
rants issued for Jhem. under. section 1914
Of the Revised Statutes. but in the end.
the Supreme Court decided against them.
and they were brought here and tried I;
= is under section TGl4 Of the Revised Stat
utes that these indictments are also re-
turned
This statute provides that for any crime
, or onense against the United States ,hs
offender may be heId Tor trial before such
, court o. the United States as by iaw has
tcognszance of the cFease.
III L provides further.
j And where any offender. or witness. is
o cosamitted in any district other than that
, where the offense IS te be tried. II shall
s. be the duty 0f the Judge Of the district
= where such offender OF witness IS In
l. lprisoneG scasonabIy 10 issue. and of the
/ marshal to execute. warrant for HIS re-
; moval % the district where the trial is
n TO be had
District Code.
The indictments are based on section
Is Of the District code. which saws.
Whoever publishes q libel shall be pun
ished by a fine no, exceeding sf.eoo. OF i'm
lprisOnment for a term not exceeding hve
u years, or both
The indictments are illustrated with re
y producdoEs OF cartoons which appeared
: in the World and the News. and The gov
n ernment holds that these cartoons. taken
Il in connection with printed statements
r. forms tie libel
I A history Of the Panama Canal down u
the tine OF the transfer To the Unitst
: States is given. as preamble 20 the in
!, dictments. and made q part OF them.
- There are five counts 10 the Pulitzer IN
: dictment- In the first count Charles ?
Confined on PAGE 2, Column 2.