The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-04
SIX ARE INDICTED
Five Members of the Ohio Legis-
lature and One Officer
Charged by the Grand Jury
With Soliciting Brides.
ALL FURNISH BONDS.
Arrangement Is Expected to
Take Place Tomorrow.
Bill Passed to Make Penitenti-
airy Sentence Mandatory.
ALL FURNISH BONDS.

Columbus O., May 4.-The Franklin
county grand jury today resumed its
session following the Indictment late
yesterday of five members of the Ohio
legislature on the charge of bride so
Letting and the Indictment of one OH
Ger of the legislature on the charge OF
abetting bride soliciting.
Three state senators and two repre-
sentatives were included in the bribery
indictments. The senators are: Isaac
E. Huffman, of Butler county; L. X
Andrews, Lawrence county; George h
Cetone, Montgomery county. The rep
resentatiVes are: DR.. George B. Nye,
of Pike county, and A. {. LoWdy, Oh
Lawrence county.
One Indictment was returned against
each. save in the case of Nye, charg-
ing the solicitation of brides. Four IN
dictments were returned against Nye.
In addition, Rodney J. Diegle, OF Erie
county, sergeant-at-armsi in the senate
and alleged go-between in negotiations
with senators, was indicted Tor aldlns
and abetting the bride solicitation.
Diegle was indicted three times, as he
is Included in each of the bills against
senators.
All six appeared at the court house
soon after the bills were returned. They
were accompanied by Attorney John A.
The amount was $1,000 for three senators
and Representative Lowry. The oono
of Nye and Daniels was $4,000
Three detectives. F. S. HARRISON A
c. Bailey and David NJ. Berry, who al
lege they trapped the legislators in the
bribery deal and who were arrested
last week at the instance OF Nye' were
bound over but the grand jury return,
ed mo bills in their cases. They WIZ
be the principal witnesses at the trlals
of the assemblymen and Diegie.
1t is announced that although the
April term of court does not run many
weeks longer, adjournment VIII not pc
taken until the bribery trials are dis
posed of Meanwhile, the grand jury
will continue it's investigations.
DR.. Nye resigned from the house cal
endar or steering committee. The other
members had resigned previously.
Speaker Vining appointed a new COM
mittee. The only old members he re-
tanned were the two floor leaders, L. X
Langdon of Warren. county, Repub-
Iican. and Price Russell of Wayne
county, Democrat.
The house became much excited over
a published report that progressive as
sembIymen were seeking to force the
resignation of Speaker Vining because
of his selections in the old steering
committee. The speaker was given
vote of confidence by the house.
Those indicted will be arraigned Fri
day. The two Lawrence county legis-
lators, Andrews and Lowry, are Repuo-
Means ana the Olner IOuI al DSLAO-
Gratis.
The legislation in connection with
which the indictments were returned
includes the women's nine hour bill;
the Whittemore insurance bill to admit
mutual insurance companies now bar
red; the gerrymander bill, designed to
put off the bench Judge A. z. Blair, of
Portsmouth, who was Instrumental III
the Adams county election probe.
The brides which the indictments al
lege were solicited range from 800 to
$1,000. The latter. it is alleged. Nye de-
manded from a detective, posing as
lobbyist. to secure passage of the
Whittemore measure. Nye, it Is
charged, solicited brides in connection
with all the bills mentioned.
Among the witnesses before the
grand jury was Detective Harrison.
| who explained the workings of the die
| tagraph, which. the detectives assert,
conveyed to a stenographer in an adj
i joining room all conversations in which
bride deals were made.
! Both the house and senate passed a
bill making penitentiary sentences
mandatory in bribery cases involving
public officials.