Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-22
Criticisms Following In
dictment Held to be
Contempt.
BAR MAY TAKE IT UP
Ohio Republican Leader AcCuS-
ed of Having UnIaWfuIIy
Received City Money.


tention TO appoint a committee OF the
bar association ito prefer and prose
cute charges of contempt against
George B. Cox and a morning news
paper was announced by Judge Cor
man in the court Of common pleas to-
day The declaration came after the
judge had read the statement by Cox,
in which the grand jury and the meth
verely censured.
HEAD OF PARTY IN STATE.
Cincinnati, o., Feb. 22.-George B.
Cox. for years head OF the republican
organization in Cincinnati, a promi-
nenet factor in national politics. and
president of the Cincinnati Trust COM
pay. was indicted by the Hamilton
county grand jury yesterday on a
charge of perjury.
The basis Of the charge is that Cox
testified falsely before a grand jury
on March 81. 1906. in denying he had
received any of the interest money
which several banks, according to dis
closures before the Drake investigat-
ing committee, paid TO county treasur-
ers as recompense for the deposit Of
county funds in those banks.
The specific case upon which the
jury acted occurred during the admin
istration of John II. Gibson, who serv-
ed two terms as county treasurer.
from 1900 to 1904.
SWEARS cox GOT $4s,5OO.
Cihonp faSfifod boforo
jury that Cox had received $4S,500
of the $97,064 which the banks gave
to Gibson as 'gratuities' during the
latter's service.
This was the amount which Gibson
paid into the county treasury in 1906
following an investigation by the
grand jury of the Drake disclosures.
Two other treasurers, Tilden r.
French and Rudolph n. Hynicka. also
paid considerable sums to the county
French turning in s59,45 and Hy-
nicka s5S.44O.
Immediately after Cox had been in
formed by a reporter of the indict-
ment he prepared to leave his Office in
the Cincinnati Trust company and go
to the courthouse to enter an appear
hour after the jury's report Cox ap-
peared at the courthouse.
DEMOCRAT SIGNS BONDS.
Prosecuting Attorney Henry T.
Hunt had recommended to Judge Cor
man. presiding over the criminal divi- /
sion of the court of common pleas,
that Cox's bail he fixed at $1,000. This
was done and the required bond was
given by Cox, with Abraham Furst, I.
prominent in democratic circles, as
surety.
No date for Cox's appearance in /
court was set and the signing of the ,
bond ended the court proceedings.
There was nothing in COx's attitude f.
to reveal thar he had been moved by /
his Indictment.
BLAMES POLITICS FOR ACTION.
Mr. Cox in speaking OF the indict- |
ment said.
4 do not consider this an indict-
ment in the true sense of such action
II was purely political move and .
was brought about by political condi-
tions. The jury which brought the in
dictment was selected by a democrat
ic Judge who drew the names of the
grand jurors from his inside pocket
instead of from the jury wheel as the
law requires.
THE people, irrespective Of poll
tics, know, I believe. that never in my
career have / been accused of telling a
falsehood
Il consider the action Of the grand
Jury one OF the most serious attacks
and one OF the most outrageous pro-
cedures emanating from a body con
nected with a court. I will leave my u
side OF this affair TO the facts as
brought out IN the trial. In the mean
time ask the public TO suspend