The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-24
NEWSPAPER MAN TE5TIFlES
BRlBE WAS OFFERED HIM
Contingent on His Retaining from Telling
Story to Grand Jury---Eleven Witnesses
Examined Yesterday Twelve More
SubpOenaed--S Speaker Cannon
S0n-in-LaW Among Them

DanMlle, H., Jan. a3T--The Vefnfil-
ion county grand jury heard Dan
ville's city attorney, accused OF hav-
ing admitted buying votes and was
given a list of thirty possible wit
nesses by the accusers.
The city attorneys alleged traffickT
ing in votes, it was testified, was In
the interest of the present sheriff at
the last general election.
The jury heard eleven Witnesses,
and twelve, including Speaker Cam
non's son-inlaw, are snbpoenaed for
tomorrow ~.
The fact that an Investigation may
disclose irregularities in the election
of the states attorney and even the
court itself, has not stood in the way
Of their orders TO have the search
complete ami all the officers con-
cerned nave openly announced they
want the inquiry 10 80 to the bottom
of affairs regardless of the result.
Reporter Was Approached.
one OF the newspaper men who
were witnesses today told the inquisi
tors that he nad been approached by
persons Offering him vacation and
several good things" If he would not
90 before the grand jury with bis
story.
1t had not been expected the al
legged vote traffic would be iny5sti
| gated 81 soon, and taere We're man
routine matters 10 be looked into b.
the grand jury, but the climax Of Thu
situation was precIpitate1 when twt
newspaper reporters last week sen
broadcast the story purporting ~tC
contain confession from City AT
torney Frank w Jones that he ha,
purchased votes, which story was de
MED by Jones, and they demanded t
be allowed to so before the CRANE
Jury and tell their stories. When
became known that they would insis
on being heard several forthwith sui
poenaes were issued, and nine othe
i persons appeared later and wer
heard.
Yesterdays Witnesses.
Those heard today included II. Fl
Frankeberger, reporter for the Con
mercialN'ews, Danville newspaper
who claims to have secured Jones
4 alleged confession.
George Martin, correspondent 70
an indianapolis newspaper, who wa
with F'rankeberger when the CONVEX
sation took place concerning The q
legged admissions of Jones.
| s. Murray Clark, assistant u.
/ district attorney and former count
4 Judge, who was defeated for the non,
nation for states attorney Of Vcrmi
ion county, at the primaries, precet
ing the November election, by tn
present incumbent, Jonn H. Lewmal
| Vim. C. Brown, appointed tw
weeks ago on the election commi
sion of Danvllle.
Seven others, said to be chief
ward and precinct workers
cannon's Son-inLaw Called.
Following the testimony OF thas
men the following were ordered b
the grand jury to be subpoenaed
appear tomorrow.
E. X Lesuere, sonin.law OF Spea
> or Cannon, and president OF u
Danyille National Bank.
w. j. paTott, general manager
the CONNIE, cial-News.
y ]. G. Morehousc. Woo was a cnnd
date for county treasurer.
: Frank w. Jones, city attorney
!, f9aaville. and namei by the two new
tpaper men as having admitted buyin
!, votes. He was the campaign man
!. ger for Sheriff John T, Shepard
4 Peter Sanichas, a Greek conse
/. toner, identified with snenff che
!, ards candidacy aud named BY FRANK
berger as having brought the al'ege
!, offers OF vactions and other goo
!, things"sif the reporter would not