New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
HARMON HEADS OFF
BRIBERY IMMUNITY
Grand Jury and Not Legislature
Will Investigate Burns
Charges.
8 DETECTIVES GIVE BAIL
Allege Use of Money Was Neces-
sary to Get Honest Laws
Have Been Made Tool,
Says Speaker.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Columbus. Ohio May 1.-The Ohio Legs
lature is wrought up 70 high pitch over
the allegations Of bribery among its mem
bers brought by Burns detectives. IL was
restrained at to-day BY Governor Harmon
and other state officials from, plunglng AT
once into a legislative inquiry, when wou1u
have meant that the alleged brioers couiu
have avoided criminal prosecution throus"
an immunity bath. which the leg'sl'"'o
committee could have extended
II Is likely that one phase Of the inVesu-
cation will concern the liquor bills OF "hien
,bere have been several this session.
+ Harrison. of New York. ard u -
pa,lev and David Berry of Chicago the
three Burns detectives arrested yesteraaE'
were arraigned in police court 'o-oa -,
alleged bribery of Representative "eoiSe
p. I'VE. All were bound over 70 'le s'"''N
jury .. .,r,n
The men were locked up for snort ui''.
until new bonds for Common Pleas NouiV
could be signed Detective Harrison hai''e'
four state Senators with whom ne say
he had dealings. and TO whom ne ueO' %
he raid money in connection with the i'ihe-
hour womens working day bill ana t'e
Whittemore insurance measure
MANY Witnesses Summoned
v-ben the Franklin County Grand Jury
meets tomorrow 10 hear (es'iuion'
tive 10 the alleged bribery " VIII ia
hand large number OF witnesses iNoi-
ing members Of the Assembly aI'd0"e7'
detectives and newspaper men VINO Wei
subpcenaed to-day. All Will De sworn -
secrecy. as have other recent WITNESSES oe
fore the grand jury. A.,
The Assembly met this evening Ioi u'e
first time since the disclosures a result
ton was adopted in both houses alteE INV
legislative inquiry had been headed OIL o'-
rect!ne the Attorney General TO assist the
Prosecuting Attorney.
The Burns detectives declare that a
least twenty members Of the Legislature
are involved in boodling, with the pos
sibllity Of many more being drawn IN 20
confident were the detectives Oh 'he!I
ground on the eve Of a grand jury IN
vestigation that they predicted that many
LEGISLATORS would come in and turn sla'e
evidence. II is declared that - members
Of the Senate will be charged with pooo-
ling before the investigator en0s' Ing
Senate has thirty-four members. IN THIS
case there would not be quorum 4elI
10 transact business In the House eve"
q greater number are said 10 be lhVo!Vec'
The number there may reach thirty. Inc
House has III members
William J. Burns head OF the detective
agency. will come 10 Columbus tomorrow
10 take charge OF his forces.
Ohio business men. disguised at the a.
leged FREQUENT demands for money from
legislators are responsible FOR the pfeSehI
graft inquiry. They declared II was III; III
possible TO obtain honest .es!s.duoH ~
out brides. and the formation Oh IN anu
graft pool was the result.
Alleged Brides from 500 to $500.
4 month ago business men interested IN
legislation declared in open committee
hearing that It was next 10 impossible to
Get honest bills through. The amounts 'ac-
cepted by legislators according 10 the
Prosecutors evidence, ranged from 500
10 $500
The Grand Jury investigation VII! he made
under the direction Of Prosecuting Alter
nev Edward Turner. assisted by Attorney
General Hogan. This was decided to-daJ
at conference held in the Governor
Office. and aiso at a later conference be-
tween Governor Harmon. Secretary Long
Secretary Of State Graves. State Treasure
Dreamer and others
Al 4 conference Today between Speaker
Vining OF the House and the detectives he
was told by the latte. that Representative
Nve had told them that he (Ninns) could
be bought Tor $1,000 the speaker became
/ i am inclined 10 the belief sad the
Sneaker. that l have been made TOOL o..
II that is true, | want 70 ind u out. Above
all I want ? full and complete lnVCst!Sa-
ton of this whole matter
we have StenoSraphlc copies OF every
word that passed between US and Repre-
sentative Nye and the other men involved
i'm this matter" sad Detective Harrison to-
day. ,......s
dictaphone which consists OF q numoer OF
sensitive disks 50 constructed that the
sounds spoken in room can be carried
forty or fifty feet by means Of wires.
y met DR. Nye IN this room. IN the next
room was a stenographer door con
prcted the two rooms. IN front OF the door
in NV room / placed couch. The dicta-
rbone was under the couch, the wires run
ring into the next room, where the ste
nOgrapher sat with ii telephone receiving
arraneenent on his head
We have twenty members OF the LeSls-
lature caught in this scandal. II had
been here q week longer | would have run
out of money. they were so eager for II.
II will take Us a week 10 tell all We nave
found out and you mark my words, we
have proofs sufficient 10 convict the men
accused"
MACHIMISTS' STRIKE GROWS