The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-04
Three Senator'S and Two Repre-
sentatives Indicted by
Grand Jury.
SOLICITATION OF
BRIBES Is CHARGED
Legislators Give Bonds; No
Bills Returned Against De-
tectives Who Set Trap.

COLUMBUS, o., May 3-Three state
senators and two representatives were
included in bribery indictments returned
today by the Franklin county grand jury
which has been engaged in investigating
corruption In the assembly
The senators are: Isaac E. Huffman,
Butler county; l.. r. Andrews, Lawrence
county. One indictment was returned
against each, charging tho solicitation OF
bribes. save in the case of Nye. Four
Indictments were returned against Nye.
In addition, Rodney J. Dieglc OF Erie
county. sergeant at arms in the senate
and an alleged go between in negotia-
tions with senators, was indicted on the
charge OF aiding and abetting the brbe
solicitation. Diesle indicted three
times as he Is Included in each OF the
bills against senators,
Accused Men Give Bail.
An appeared al the courthouse. They
were accompanied by Attorney a Connor
and furnished bonds al once The
and Lowry. The bond OF Nye and Diegle
was $4,000.
Three detectives. F. $. Harrison, 4. e,
BaGey and David M. Berry, who alleged
cry deals and who were arrested last
week at the instance OF Nye. were bound
over, but the grand jury returned no
bills" IN ;heir cases. They VIII be the
principal witnesses al the trial Of the
assembymen and Dlegle.
II is announced that although the April
term OF court does not run many weeks
longer adjournment will not be taken
until the bribery trials are disposed OF,
Meanwhile the grand jury VIII continue
It's investigation.
Detective Burns today spent most of
his time I'm the office OF Prosecutor Tur-
ncr questioning grand jury witnesses.
Sergeant at arms Dieglc was summoned
and his presence there led to reports that
Immunity had been offered him for his
testimony. However. Dieglc said he was
Innocent Of wrongdoing. The indicted
officials also asserted they were inno-
cent.
New Steering Committee.
Or. Nye today resigned from the
The other members had resigned yester-
day Speaker Vininp appointed new
committee. The only old members he
retained were the two floor leaders, l..
x. I.angdon OF Warren county Repub-
.Ncen and Price Russell of Wayne coun-
~. Democrat.
The house became much excited over
q published report that progressive mem-
bers of the assembly were seeking to
force the resignation Of Speaker Vining
because OF his selections. The speaker
was given vote OF confidence by the
house.
Those indicted today will be arrasened
Friday. The two Lawrence county leg
islators. Andrews and Lowry. are Re-
publcans. and the other four are Demo-
Gratis.
The legislation In connection with
which the indictments were returned in
cluded the women's nine-hour bill, the
Whittemorc insurance bill 10 admit mu
tual insurance companies now barred.
the gerrymander bill, designed 10 put Off
the bench Judge a, u. Blair Of Ports
mouth. VINO was instrumental in the Ad
county election inuQlry,
Nye Wanted $4,000.
The bribes which the indictments allege
were solicited range from 500 to $4,000.
The latter, II is alleged. Nye demanded
from a detective. posing as lobbyist
TO secure passage Of the Wbittemore
measure. Nye. 1t is charged. solicited
brides in connection will all the bills
mentioned.
Among todays witnesses before the
grand jury was Detective Harrison, who
explained the workings Of the dictagraph,
which. the detectives assert. conveyed
10 a stcnosrapher In an adjoining room
all conversation in which bribery deals
were made.
Both the house and senate today
passed bin making penitenliary sem
tences mandatory in bribery cases in
v0lylng public officials.