The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-04
Grand Jury
Acts Quickly
Three Senators, Two Representa-
tives and Go-Between
Are All Implicated.
DETECTIVES GO FREE
OF ANY INDICTMENT.
Will BE Prominent in Capacity of
Witnesses-Dr. Nye Resigns
From the Committee.

COLUMBUS. o.. May 3.-Three
state senators and two representa-
tives were included in bribery in
dictments returned this evening by
the Franklin county grand Jury,
which has been engaged in investi-
eating corruption in the assembly.
The senators are:
Isaac f. Huffman. Butler county.
l.. r. Andrews. OF Lawrence county.
George X. Cetone. OF Montgomery
county.
The representatives are:
Dr. Geo. B. Nye. of Pike county.
\. c. Lowry. OF Lawrence county.
One indictment was returned
against each. save in the case OF Nye.
charging the solicitation OF bribes
Four indictments were returned
against Nye.
In addition. Rodney J. Diegle. OF
Erie county. sergeant-at-arms. and
the alleged go-between in negotiations
with senators. was indicted with the
senators for aiding and abetting bribe
solicitation.
Diegle was indicted three times
as he is included in each OF the bills
against senators
All OF the indicted men appeared
az the court house soon after the
bills were returned. They were ac-
companied by an attorney and fur
nished bonds AZ once The amount
was $1,000 for the three senators and
Representative Lowry. The bond 81
Nye and Diegle was $4,000 Sen
ators Huffman and Cetone furnished
personal bonds. the others had bonds
FIFnlghah hr- "a
Detectives Not Indicted.
Three detectives. r. : Harrison. 4.
G. Bailey and David H. Berry. who
allege they trapped the legislators ia
the bribery trial and who were ar
rested last week AZ the instance OF
Nye. were bound over 20 the grand
Jury Monday. but to-day the grand
jury returned no bills" in their
cases. The detectives will be the
principal Witnesses az the trials OF
the assemblymen and Diegle. which
IL is declared will be pushed as rapid
~ as possible. II Is announced that
although the April term OF court does
not run many weeks longer ordinar-
lily. adjournment will not be taken
until the bribery trials are disposed
or Meanwhile. the grand Jury will
NNAANAAAHaN lNn lA ffntA az AnAl tW-lllWl lNf
To-day Detective Burns spent most
of his time In the office OF Prosecutor
Turner questioning grand jury Wit
nesses present and prospective.
Sergeant az Arms Diegle was sum
moned 20 the court house and his
continued presence there led 10 re-
ports that immunity had been offered
him FOR his testimony. However.
Diegle tonight declared he was IN
1ocent OF wrong doing The indicted
officials also asserted that they we're
innocent
Dr. Nye Resigns
To-day witnessed the reluctant
resignation Of Dr Nye from the
house calendar or steering commit.
tee. All the other members had 70.
signed Yesterday To-day Speaker
Nining appointed "a new committee.
The Only old members he retair.
we're the two floor leaders. T. *
IangdOn. Of Warren county. Repub.
fcan. and Price Russell ~ Wayne
county. Democrat The house be-
came much excited over a publisher
report that progressive asscmblymcu
we're seeking 20 force the resignation
~ Speaker Vining because Of bis
selections in the old steering com
miff"o. Tho speaker was given
vote ~ confidence by the house
brraign Indicted Friday.
Those Indicted to-day will be- ar
raiRned FRIDAY Tho two Iauronre
county legislators. Andrews and Low
~. are Republicans and fho other
Tour indicted are Democrats Iowr.
and $50 arc physicians Tho former
I4 Fon.in Jaw ~ Colonel % Mart
lnf. '' Ir0nfon. a manufacture. who
Tor years has taken an active part ir
ToH'Irs -nrTnanf.at.Arma unrI. D..
fprm"r nrwfraner and hotel m.r
H1Hman is an attorney and Grand
master or Ohio ODD FrII0u. An
tconcnusd on Tenth PagsJ