Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-25
FOREMAN OF GRAND
JURY COMPLAINS
Of SHERIFF
DANVILLE OFFICIAL TOO
SLOW IN SERVING WRITS
Just Enough Developments in
Illinois Election Scandal Probe
TO Keep the Politicians on
Anxious Seat.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel


Danville. H., Jan. 24.-Develop-
ments in the Vermillion county vote
selling scandal were few today, but
those which transpired created con-
siderable interest among politicians
and uncovered the trend of condi-
tions upon which the grand jury ex-
poets to work in the effort TO clear
up politics.
The developments were.
Foreman Isaac woodward appears
In open court complaining of the al
legged failure of Sheriff John T. Shop
ard to serve subpoenaes given him to
serve.
Sheriff Shepard called before the
court and directed to use greater ac-
tivity in the service.
Complaint by Foreman woodward
Of the designation of Fred Vutrich.
deputy sheriff, as guard of the grand
jury roc
Of the Weekly Truth of Danville, be-
fore the jury to corroborate previous
testimony relating to the alleged
confession" OF City Attorney Frank
w. Jones that he bought votes which
Jo y denied.
ling of @. B. Leonard, a politici-
an, and William Q. Washburn, book
keeper at the sergeant majors office
at the Soldiers Home, and seven
others before the grand jury.
The delay in the service of sub
poenaes by the sheriff was explained
by him as resulting from the fact
he has been busy cleaning up the
testimony in the case of the negro,
Harry Thomas, who is alleged to have
confessed Monday to completely in
several murders, also from the fact
that many other witnesses had to be
called The sheriff said he was now
prepared to get quicker service. how
ever.
None of the politicians here, who,
Sunday, predicted great exposure
Of vote selling similar to that going
on in Adams county, Ohio, would
stand by that prediction. The gener-
al impression now is that there will
be no such great exposure of graft.
II is now said by public officials
that. while there may be a few in
dictments. they will not be such as to
start the ball rolling
Foreman woodward says he has
not started yet, and that when he
has cleared up the routine matter,
something will happen
That Is the situation in Danvile
tonight, the uncertainty that has kept
the town and county on the anxious
seat for several days having In no.
wise diminished.
1t has been indirectly announced
that the grand jurors would summon
all the visiting newspaper men now
here to tell of what disclosures had
been made to them and at least one
of them also to give evidence touch
ing on the charge made by r. H. |
Frankeberger, the first witness in the
vote scandal, that efforts had been
made to have him leave Danville and
not appear to testify
The tenseness of the situation has
been relieved, according to local poll /
ucians, by the announcement by the |
court that the inquiry may go back |
only eighteen months instead of !
uree years, since that prevents in |
Vestieation of the election at which |
Mayor Platt, Judge Kimbrough and |
States Attorney John II. Lewman |
were successful The courts has in
dicated that there is doubt that a
conspiracy charge, the only one which.
uhoer the ruling could be brought in
period back of eighteen months.
could be made 10 hold.