New-York tribune., 1910-08-24
J. {. S|bLEY ARRESTED
Conspiracy to Debauch Voters
Charged Against Him.
HAD JUST QUIT CONTEST
With Aid of Other Politicians,
Accused of Buying Nomina-
tion for Congressman.


Sibley. who withdrew a candidate for
Congress on the Republican ticket in the
2sth Pennsylvania district yesterday, was
arrested late last night a warrant
charging conspiracy to dcbauch voters"
He WIS later released on his own re-
cogniSance to appear before Justice of
the Peace Perry at Warren, Penn, on
August 90
The arrest of Mr.. Sibley came few
hours after he had announced his with
draWal from the Congressional race
In the warrant under which Mr.. Sibey
was arrested. among others three prom
inent politicians in the 2Sth District are
also charged with conspiracy to debauch
voters. They are Charles CrandaH r. NJ
Howard and George NJ. Dunn.
The information against Sibley was
made yesterday before Justice Perry, of
Warren. by Constable Walter Paige. of
the same city. Paige obtained the war;
rant and served it on Sibley late last
night at Sibleys h0Gne here. In the in
formation Frank II. Ia yior secretary to
Sibiey. is also named as co-defendant
Mr.. Taylor was arrested, but neither Of
the two men was required TO go to War
ren nor to give bail. the constable RELEASE
ing them on their own recognizance.
Sibley Won't Talk.
Mr. Sibley denied himself to interview
ers to-day. In the statement issued last
night. when Mr.. Sibley announced his
sudden withdrawal from the Congress-
ional race. he said that i'll health was
solely responsible for his giving up the
contest It is also said to-day by close
friends of the family that Mr. Sibley is
suffering from acute heart disease and
has not left his home for some time.
Warren. Penn. Aug. 23.-The information
upon which warrants were issued for ex-
Congressman Joseph c. Sibley and others
charged with conspiracy ito debauch the
voters of Warren County, was returned to
the office of Justice Perry tonight The
Information asserts that the accused men
used the following sums of money paid
over by Sibley and his secretary, Frank H
Taylor: To Charles Crandan, SIS, 800; George
Is. Mum. $500; D. NJ. Howard $4,000; D.
=. Wheelock, $500; William McCray, $3.50:
c. J. Gibson. s625: R. J. Schumacher. $ess
Albert Erickson, $50, and John A Swan
son. $1,000.
The Information was made by Constable
". l. Page. who is represented by D. l.
Ball. The latter said tonight that the ac-
ton against Sbley and the others was
begun at the instance of the Warren Coun-
t. Civic League. The lea que is composed
of Republicans, Democrats. Prohibitionists
and men of other political faiths, accord
ing TO Ball, and that Sibley's withdrawal
viii have no effect the leagues actiH-
ties.
The attorney asserted that Nelson p
Wheeler. Sibley's Republican opponent In
the primaries, and William J. Breene the
Democratic nominee. knew nothing of the
prosecutions plans until the arrests were
made public.
Joseph Crocker Sibley is sixty years old.
He is descended from a line of Connecticut
Yankees. and was born in the little town of
Friendship. n. Y. Mr.-Sibley has served
several terms in Congress. and has always
been successful vote getter. though he
has a record for frequent change of poll
tics. He has at different times been known
as d Democrat Populist, Prohbiticnist
and Republican On account of his MIN
BILE charges from one political eminence to
another he is known as 'the Kootenay
Ram"
Spent S42,50O-$4 80 Vote.
Recently ne decided to go back 10 Con-
sress from the 2Sth Pennsylvania District,
and admits that to obtain the Republican
nomination he spent a2.50O. being an aver
age of 81 so for each vote received in the
primaries
Mr.. Sibley is a manufacturer and farmer
and reputed to be a millionaire. He wss
elected as q Democrat to the sd and 56th
Congresses and Republican to the
57th and 5sth Congresses and reelected to
the 5sth Congress by large majority In
tba
Mr. Sibley received the largest number Of
votes for the nomination of Vice-Presi-
dent but wired the convention to with
draw his name.
Mr. Sibley was for many years in the oil
business and was one of those concerned
in the famous Archbold letters read on the
stump by William r. Hearst in the cam
paign of 1908. He has always been q hard
fighter and was known for his fiery cam
paign oratory.