Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-24
REPORTERS TELL
Of VOTE Buying
NEWSPAPER MEN BARE STORY
OF DANVILLE CORRUPTION,
CANN0N'S SOH-IN LAW IN
Relative of Speaker 10 Appear Before
Grand Jury-DcyelOpmcnts
Startlc.

million County grand jury today heard
Danville's city attorney accused or
having admitted buying votes and was
given a list of fifty possible witnesses.
The alleged trafficking, 1t was testl-
fled, was in the interest Of the pres
ent sheriff at the last general cleo
tlon The jury heard eleven Wit
resses and twelve including Speak
er Cannons son-in-law, and subpoe-
macs for others were issued.
=. The fact that the investigation may
disclose Irregularities In tho elections
the states attorney and even the court
itself has not stood in the way Of 9TH
ers To have the search complete and
all of the officials concerned have
openly announced that they want the
inquiry to go to the bottom of affairs,
regardless of the resolution,
one OF the newspaper men who was
witness today, told the lnquistors
that he had been approached by per-
sons offering him a vacation and sew
eral good things If he would not go
before the grand jury with his story
1t had not been expected that the
alleged vote traffic would be investl-
gated so soon, as there were many
routine matters to be looked into by
the grand jury but the climax Of the
situation was precipitated when the
two newspaper reporters who last
week sent broadcast a story purport-
ing to contain a confession" from
City Attorney Frank w Jones that he
had purchased votes, which story was
denied by Jones, demanded to be al
lowed TO go before the grand jury and
tell their story. When II became
known that they would Insist on being
heard forthwith several subpoenasI
were issued and nine other persons
appeared later and were heard.
Those who were heard today in
cluded
r. II, Frankeberger, reporter for
the Commercial Eews panvillel
newspaper, who claims to have Sc
cured Jones alleged confession
George A. Martin, a correspondent
OF the indianapolis newspapers, who
was with Frankeberger when the con-
!. versation took place containing the
alleged admission Of Jones.
s Murray Clark assistant United
States district attorney and former
county Judge. who was defeated for
the nomination as states attorney Of
Vermillion County at the primary and
the preceding November election by
the present incumbent, John II, Lew
man.
William c. Brown, who was ap
pointed two weeks ago on the election
commission Of Danville, and several
others said to be chiefly ward and
precinct workers.
Following the testimony OF these
men the following were ordered by
the grand jury to be subpoenaed to
appear tomorrow:
r.. X. Laseure. son-in-law Of
Speaker Cannon, and president OF the
Danville National Bank.
w. ]. Parret, business manager of
the Commercial News.
J. c. Mormouse, who was a candi-
date for county treasurer
Frank w. Jones, city attorney OF
Danyille, and Peter senichas, Greek
confectioner, identified with Sheriff
Shepard's candidacy and named by
Frankeberser as having brought the
alleged offers Of vacations and other
"gocd things" II the reporter would
not go before the grand Jury.
w. G. Thompson, former county
treasurer and four others said Ia be
ward and precinct workers
Frankeberger's testimony before the
grand jury brought out for the first
time The full story Of the interview
he claimed to have had with City At
toruey Jones. The conversation
which the newspaper man, backed by
his colleague Martin, told the grand
Jury ho had with Jones was approx
mately as follows:
Frankeberber-"We have come to
see you about this election business
Jones (smiling)--"Be careful; II
have a shotgun In the closet there"
Martin-"We are not looking forl
shotguns, Jones'"
Frankeberger--"I told the old man
(the reporters father-in-law, 8. M.
MARTINI this morning and he was tell
ing me about your election day office
IN the back Of his shop. He said you
showed him your poll list"
Jones--"Yes, yes, did have oneI
Of those lists, but haven't got itI
any more"
Martin-"Mr. Jones' did you have |
list Of the bought votes and amounts
paid for them?"
Jones-"Yes; l had partial list OF
these, but | haven't got It any more;
burned IT,"
Frankeberger--"Can you remember
the names OF any those votes on the
list?"
Jonos-"Not right of, but might
have my memory refreshed by some
of those ward captains there in the
Second or Seventh"
neutrality-suspicious. was before
the grand Jury and he lost his men,
ory."
Jones--"Well, could refresh his
memory on q few points II mind
10. There's lot OF those fellows
whose memories could be refreshed
on this thing"
According to Trankobcrser's tcsti-