The Washington herald., 1909-01-15
BRIBERY Is CHARGED
Attempt to Influence Jury
men in Bank Case.
TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE
Sensation in RInebart Case at Pitts
burg When Two Men Are Arrested
ets-Uufted states Authorities In
tervene-FormaI Charges To-day.

Pittsburg Jan. IA-There was q sen
sa;ioD in the Rinehart case az 5 o'clock
tonight. when the United States au-
th0rities walked into the Monongahela
House and arrested George V. Worle.
brother-in-law OF Cashier J. 3. 2. Rine-
hart, and Joseph l. Smith, another rich
business man OF waynesburE. Pa. cFarg-
ing them with attempting 70 bribe a
turyulan in the Rinehart case Both men
are locked up In the central police sta
ton here. after having rolls Of money
aggregating $500 each taken from them
The arrests came within two hours after
the jury in the Rinehart case had re-
ceived lis instructions from Judge Young
and had retired TO deliberate The arrests
were made by Edward c Haines. United
States Secret Service officer, who has
been working OF the Rinehsrt case since
the present jury al waynesburg dis
agreed some weeks ago over a Rinehart
case
Refuse to Talk.
i Both Smith and worle refused TO make
statements. but sent for attorneys For
mai charges Will be made agaiust th6m
tomorrow morning by the United States
district attorney. The information which
eventually led 10 the arrest Of Smith and
WorIe was brought 10 the United States
authorities by 2 man named Williams
OF Ambridge. Pa which is the home OF
one OF the jUrymen. whose name IS not
made public tonight by the authorities
c~-~ -- E1r-n
been Smith and Worie visited 8 real
estate man named X r Wagner al An
bridge on last Tuesday night. and. after
looking at some real estate. broached the
subject OF the Rinehart trial Did Wag-
ner know Mr.. --. one Of the jurors,
&c? Yes: he was well known 70 Wagner
Onered $500.
There was some more talk and some
shrinking. during which Wagner was Of
fered Sa.5e8 TO get these two men IN COM
n1unscation with the juryman- Wagner
was 10 sound him out first and see
whether there was any chance 10 fix
him.
Wagner was suspicious OF the pair and
had placed Williams so he could overhezr
the conversation. and then asked him 20
report to the United States authorities
Wagner told the whole story also, and
arrangements were made for the arrests.
which were made tonight.
RInehart Rages.
Cashier Rinehart was beside himself
with rage tonight when he heard Of these
arrests.
Its a heIlish conspiracy. and I don't
know where it is all going TO endr' he
screamed. "Out at Waynesburg jury
tried me after il had been packed by the
prosecution, and wi1en It failed to agree
I was accused Of fixing that jury Now
here's another jury that don't see how
they could convict me Yet the cry is
raised that my friends have tampered
with the jury"
Rinehart telephoned 20 several attor-
neys and had friends offer bail for the
imprisoned men. but bail was refused
There is Tumor tonight that twenty
more arrests will be made tomorrow.
The Rinehart case went to the jury
about s O'Clock tonight. RiRebart had
made a scene outside the courtroom in
the afternoon. declaring loudly that he
had been gagged on the stand. and that
he had not been permitted 70 open up
and tell all he knew about the political
rOttennesS Of this end Of Pennsylvania.
I wanted TO give names and dates Of
those who got money from our little bank
for political purposes. There were only
2000 Of them, but I was not permitted
he said.