Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
CLAWS IS ARRESTED
Held in Chicago on Charge of
Theft of Books.
ACCUSED BY NEWSPAPER
Moral Turpitude Of a Senator Said to
Be Involved.
COMING HERE FOR TRIAL
Failed to Make Accounting After
Purchase Of Business,
It Is Alleged.
ACCUSED BY NEWSPAPER
COMING HERE FOR TRIAL

CHICAGO, June 2o-George o. CLAWS
was taken into custody early today on
a warrant sworn to by the Chicago
Tribune, charging him with the theft Of
the books Of firm in Washington, which
1t Is alleged. contain evidence OF the
moral turpitude Of a certain United States
senator and other officials OF the gov
eminent.
Maj Sylvester, chief Of police, received
a message early this morning from Mich
olas H. Hunt, chief Of the Chicago de-
tective corps. telling OF the arrest OF
CLAWS Chief Hunt gave the additional
information that CLAWS will return here
for trial without demanding a requisi-
ton, and Detective Fred NJ. Cornwell has
started for Chicago with the warrant 10
bring him here.
The warrant was sworn out in this city
because the transaction Is alleged to have
occurred here Wade II. Ellis. former
assistant attorney general. and r. Golden
Donaldson. counsel for the Chicago TriD-
une Publishing Company, engineered the
investigation last night and had James
Kelley, manager OF the company, swear
out the warrant.
1t was about $50 o'clock last night
when Mr. Donaldson obtained the war
rant from the clerk of the Police Court
and handed 1t over to the poilce Tor
service. and ii was long after midnight
before counsel concluded last nights IN
vestigation Of the affair.
Charged With Embezzlement.
CLAWS, who is said to be connected with
an advertising agency in Chicago, Is
charged with the embezzlement Of books.
papers and records valued at $3.50. the
property Of the Tribune Publishing Com
pany It Is charged that CLAWS induced
the publishing company to purchase
business in this city. the records OF the
firm. he claimed. containing records to
show that a certain United States senator
ana other public officers had been paid
certain sums Of money.
CLAWS, It Is charged. saw Mr.. Kelley In
Chicago and told him of the existence OF
certain papers in the files OF the company
he mentioned and said he had negotiated
for tho purchase OF the business. In con-
sideration Of his statement. 1t Is charged.
he was given the amount OF money men
toned in the warrant and was authorized
to make the purchase.
The accused, It Is charged. reported
that he had made the purchase and
that he had possession of the papers
which showed the payment OF money
growing out OF business relations be-
1OI0 one OF inc IeOcTdl QepdI tIucHlS
Repeated demands were made upon
CLAWS for the papers. 1t Is charged.
but he failed to produce them.
Names to Be Withheld.
His repeated delays and actions
aroused the suspicious Of Manager
Keeley. and he concluded TO place the
matter In the hands OF the attorneys
for the company. 1t is claimed by the
Tribune Publishing Company's agents
that CLAWS claimed TO have personal
knowledge OF the existence Of the pa
pers mentioned in the warrant.
Counsel for the company said today
that the names OF the United States
senator and others involved in the
transaction will not be made public
at this time. The papers. had they
been obtained. counsel state were to
have been used as evidence wherever
competent in the public interest"
Nothing was said today by interested
persons to explain why the applica
tion for the warrant was not made un-
til so late at night. Clerk Sebring is
sued the warrant on application of
Manager Keeley, and counsel turned 1t
over to Inspector Boardman to serve.
The Chicago police were asked to make
the arrest, and early this morning the
police were told that he had been ap-
pTcNeHOcQ.
CLAWS Here by Saturday.
Detective Cornwell left here this after
noon on the rs o'clock train. He will
reach Chicago tomorrow afternoon and,
unless CLAWS changes his mind about re-
turning or gives bond for his appearance,
he will probably return here Saturday
night.
Should CLAWS return without demand
ing q hearing in Chicago he will he n
! titled to q preliminary hearing in the
Police Court. A full hearing Of the case
would bring out the names of all the per-
sons CLAWS alleged were mentioned in
| the papers and documents he Is said to
have claimed he purchased. United States
Attorney Wilson may have the grand
| jury make an immediate investigation of
the affair, however. and such q course
might avoid the necessity for a Police
| Court hearing.
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