Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-27
Habeas Corpus to Follow
the Arrest of
TiIden.
WARRANTS NOW OUT
Upper House of Illinois LegisIa-
ture Backs Up the Helm
Committee.

: Chicago, April 27.-The ar
rest of Edward Tilden, George
M. Benedict, and William C..
cummings on charges of con-
s9empt of the Illinois senate
Ewill not occur until tomorrow,
1t was announced today. I'm
Immediately following the arrests
"a petition for writ of habeas
corpus will be filed in one Of the
courts.
WARRANTS SIGNED.
Springfield. Ill. April 27-Lieutenant
Governor Oglesby this morning signed
warrants for the arrest of Edward Til
den, W. c. Cummings and George NJ.
Benedict, ordered last evening by the
ieenate. An officer left Immediately for
Fhicago 10 serve the warrants.
DECLARED IN CONTEMPT.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 27.-Edward
Tilden, Chicago packer, with William
e. Cummings and George NJ. Benedict,
president and cashier Of the Drovers
Trust and Savings bank of Chicago.
were declared in contempt by the IL
hnois senate last night and warrants
were issued for their arrest. The vote
was 40 ayes to nays.
Those voting against the arrest or
der were Ball, Barr, Broderick, Car
xoll. Curtis. Forst and German.
Those absent and not voting were:
Bailey. Denvir. Gibson and Lish.
Warrants for Tilden, Benedict and
Cummings were placed in the hands
OF E. H. Hatfield OF Lincoln. assistant
Sergeant al arms of the senate. He
was directed TO proceed Immediately
10 Chicago and make the arrests.
On motion of Representative John
E.ailey of Peoria the senate directed
Attorney John ]. Healy TO accompany
Hatfeld and represent him in any ha-
beas corpus proceedings that may be
started.
EXPECTS DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
The committee believes these bank
accounts will show evidence of the
use Of money in the election OF WI
diam Lorimer TO the United States sen
ate. Tilden had submitted an affidavit
that these accounts show nothing
bearing upon the election of Lorimer
He also offered TO allow one member
that he would name TO come 10 Chi
cago and examine the bank accounts.
The committee refused TO allow Til
den to dictate the conditions upon
which the bank accounts should be in
sestigated
Lieutenant Governor OgIesby an
bounced that he would not assume re-
6ponsioility of issuing the warrants
for the arrest of the three Chicago
men. Senator Helm then placed such
Responsibility upon the body of the
Senate in a motion directing Lieu
tenant Governor Oglesby 10 issue the
Warrants and to order the sergeant at
arms Of the senate or his assistants
or the sheriff OF Sangamon county or
any constable Of that county To bring
Tilden and the others before the bar
Of the senate.
ARGUED ALL DAY.
The senato's order for the arrest Of
Tiiden. Cummings and Benedict fol
lowed an entire day OF legal argument
by counsel for both sides, and debate .
b. members before the body of the
senate.
Attorney John J. Hcaly appeared .
for the bribery investigation commit
tee
The senate chamber and galleries
were packed TO their doors through (
d., The day /
Speaker Adkins OF the house vas
forced several times &c send the house .
sergeant a. arms for members to get
3 quorum.
When the legal arguments had con-
cludCd Senator Walter Clyde Jones OF
Chicago. made an emphatic speech de
mandins the arrest Of TiIden.
Senator Richard J. Barr. of Joliet
declared that the body Of the senate
was not familiar with the legal as
peCts OF the testimony aud for that
r. -sou he asked a post jponemcrt-
PUT Up TO SENATE.
Senator Helm. chairman OF the ori-
berg committee. asserted thct the
Chicago men had assumed a position
o. superiority toward the committee
ard The senate. He said that unless
thc senate stood beh-nu the conIairS-
tee in this crisis, the bribery inquiry
would cone 20 naUsL-.
Senator Logan Hay. 0f the bribery
followed demanding Til
don's arrest The result CT the roll {
cal vas a surprise to many members,
Friends OF Senator LcriEsr, lad said