The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-02
OHIO ASSEMBLY
 HAS A SCANDAL Detectives Unearth Alleged Legislative Bribes
MANY ARE INVOLVED
Detective Harrison Tells How the Alleged Bribers and Bribe Takers
 Were Caught by Ingeni- ous Electrical Device

Columbus, Ohio. May 1.-when the Franklin county grand jury meets to- morrow to hear testimony relative to alleged bribery In the Ohio general as- sembly, 1t will have 0 nhand large number of witnesses. including members of the assembly, attaches. de- tectives and newspaper men, who were subpoenaed today.
 Detectives who laid plot to catch legislators suspected of being subject to bribery make the prediction that a score or more of assemblymen will be involved before the grand jury ends it's work, but none of their evidence, save that involving one house member and four senators in connection with the nine-hour women's working day bill and the Whittemore insurance measure. has been made public.
 The assembly met this afternoon for the first time since the disclosures. A resolution was adopted in both houses, directing the attorney general to join the prosecuting attorney In his probe An investigation by a legislative com mittee, which was proposed, was headed off by Governor Harmon and others who objected to any bribe-takers avoid ing prosecution through an immunity bath granted by committee from the assembly.
 Members of the legislature flocked into the city on early morning trains today, hours earlier than usual on Mon days. because of the charges made by detectives who have been here for weeks secretly Investigating legislative bribery, that they have unearthed the worst scandal In the history of the Ohio general assembly.
 Detectives Arrested
 A. c. Bailey, F. s. Harrison and Da- vid Berry, detective operatives, charged with bribery by members of the gem eral assembly. were the first three men arraigned in police court today Attor- ney c. L. Charles Pretzman notified Judge Osborn upon their arraignment that the three men would waive exam ination and be bound to the grand jury.
 Bailey and Harrison were bound to the grand jury on bonds of s5ooO each and Berry on bonds of s2500.
 The men were locked up for a short time until new bonds for common pleas. court could be signed.
 We have stenographic copies of every word that passed between us and Rep resentative Nye and the other men in volved in this natter said Detective Harrison today.
 The evidence was secured by means of dictaphone. which consists of num- Der of sensitive discs by which the sounds spoken in a room can be carried 40 or 50 feet by means of wires connected with an electric battery.
 'Dr. Nye and l were in one room. In the next room was a stenographer door connected the two rooms. In front of the door I placed a couch In my room. The dctaphone was under the couch, the wires running into the next room.
 "The stenographer set with a tele- phone receiving arrangement on his head.
 We have 20 members of the legisla- ture caught in this scandal If had been here longer I would have run out of money, they were so eager for 1t. It will take us a week to tell all we have found out and you mark my words, that we have the proofs sufficient to convict the men accused"