Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
Three State Senators and Two
Representatives Caught at
Columbus, Ohio.
GO-BETWEEN ARRESTED, TOO
Legislation Said to Have Included
Putting Judge Of the Bench
Who Probed Corrupt
Election.

Columbus, Ohio. May 3.--Thrcc state
senators and two representatives. were
included in bribery indictments return
ed this evening by the Franklin county
grand jury. which has been Investigate
ing corruption in the Assembly.
The senator's are Isaac +. Huffman OF
Butler county. l.. X. Andrews Of Law
renee county and George *. Cetone of
Montgomery county. The representa-.
tives arc George II. Nye OF Pike county
and A. G. Lory Of Lawrence county
One Indictment was returned against
each, charging solicitation of bribes,
save Nye, against whom there are -four
indictments.
In addition Rodney J. Diegle, SER
geant- -at-arms in the Senate ana alleE.
cd go-between in negotiations with
senators, was indicted on a charge of
aiding and abetting in the hrihe So
licitation.
All the indicted men appeared at the
court house soon after tho bills We're re-
turned and furnished bonds.
Three detectives who allegc they
trapped the legislators in tho bribery deal
and who We're arrested last week at the
instance Of Nye, were bound over to the
grand jury Monday but to-day the grand
jury returned mo bills" in their cases.
The detectives will be the principal wit
nesses at the trials of the nssemblymer
and Diegle. which Will be pushed as rapid
ly as possible. Meanwhile the grand jury
will continue it's investigation tomorrow
WHO THE MEN ARE.
To-day Witnessed the reluctant resigna-
tion Of DR. Nye from the House calendar
| or steering committee All the other
members had resigned Yesterday To.
day Speaker Nning appointed a new COM
mittee. Only two old members were re.
tained, l.. X Langdon of Warren county
republican. and Price Russell of Wayne
county, democrat the two floor leaders
OF the indicted legislators. Andrews
AID Lowry are republicans and other
four democrats. Lowry and Nye are
physicians. DieCle Is former news
paper and hotel man; Huffman an at
torney and grand master of ohio odd
Fellows Andrews is an attorney and
Cetono a fruit grower.
The legislation In connection with
which the indictments were returned in
cludes the Women's nine-hour bills the
Whttenore insurance bill to admit
mutual insurance companies. now barred,
and the gerrymander bill, designed 10
put off the bench Judge \. z Blair OF
Portsmouth, whc was Instrumental in
tho Adams county election probe. The
hrihes which the indictments alleGe were
solicited range from 500 to s5Ho. The
latter, 1t Is alleged. Nye demanded from
detective posing as n lobbyist to secure
passage Of the Whittemore measure.
Nye It Is charged solicited bribes IN
connection with all tho bills mentioned.
CAUGHT BY DICTOGRAPH
Among to-day's witnesseses before the
grand jury was Dete otives Harrison, who
- 'plained the workings Of the dictograph
which the detectives assert conveyed to a
-tenographer In an adjoining room al
conversations In which bribc deals were
made.
Both the House and Senate to-day pass
90 bill. making penitentiary sentences
mandatory In bribery cases involving pub
lie officials.