The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-24
SPY TELLS ON
VOTE BUYERS
CannOn's Home Town Shocked
by Revelations Made Before
Grand Jury.
COURT ITSELF NAY BE
INVOLVED IN SCANDAL
Newspapermen Relate COnfes-
sion Made to Them by City
Attorney Jones.

DANVILLE. H., Jan. 22.-The Yer
million grand jury today heard Danvlic s
city attorney accused OF having admitted
buying votes and was given list OF nifty
possible witnesses by the accuscrs
The city attorneys alleged trafflcking.
1t was testified, was in the interest of the
present sheriff al the last general cleo
tion. The jury heard eleven witnesses,
and twelve, including Speaker Cannon S
son in law, are subpocnaed for tomor-
row.
The fact that an investigation may dis
close Irregularities In the elections OF the
states attorney and even the court itself
has not stood In the way OF their orders
10 have the search complete and all the
officials concerned have announced they
want thorough Inquiry, regardless oil re-
suits.
Relate Confession.
r. Fl, Frankeberger. reporter for a Dan
Vile newspaper, and George A Martin,
correspondent OF an indianapolis newspa-
per. were witnesses today. 5. Murray
Clark, assistant United States district at
torney, who was defeated for the
nomination as states attorney, and VIII
liam G. Brown. appointed two weeks ago
on the election commission OF Danville,
also testified,
Frankeberser's testimony brought out
the full story of the interview he clnimed
to have had with City Attorney Jones,
The conversation which the newspaper
told the grand jury he had with Jones
was approximately as follows:
Frank eberger-We have come to see you
about this election business.
Jones (smilng)--Be careful; i have a
shotgun in the closet there
Martin-Wc're not looking for the shot
gun. Mr., Jones.
Frankcberger-I got the old man (the
reporters law this morning and
ne was telling me about your election day
office In the back Of his shop. He said
YOU showed him your poll list
Burned List of Voters.
Jones-Ycs. yes. did have one OF those
lists. but haven't got IL any more.
MartEn-Mr. Jones, did you have a list
OF bought votes and the amounts paid for
them?
Jones-Yes, had partial list OF those
but haven't got II any more; burned IT,
Frankebergcr-Can you remember the
names of any of those votes on the list?
Jones-Not right on. but | might have
my memory refreshed by some OF those
ward captains there in the Second or the
Seventh.
FrsnkeberGer-Laseurc was before the
grand jury and he lost his memory.
Jones-WeH | could refresh his MEM
ory on few points If was a mind to,
There's lot OF those fellows whose
memories could be refreshed on this
Thing.
The cold man referred TO. FRANKIE
berger testified, was his own father-in
law. II NJ. Martin. who told him that
Jones engaged tho rear room of the shop
as an election office II being two doors
from The polling BOOTH.
Here. said the witness. Jones personally
met voters election day. instructed
them how To vote and il was testified
paid them FOR their votes. Martin and
his son-in-law (the witness today told
the latter he knew this happened because
he scraped off some paint on the glass
panel of the door and looked through.
The following persons were subpoenacd
for tomorrow:
l. Il, Ia W of
non and president Of the Danvilie Ma
tional bank: w, J. Parrett, manager OF
the Commercial News; J. 5. Moorehouse.
who was candidate for county treasurer:
Frank w. Jones. city attorney and named
by the two newspaper men as having ad
miticd buying votes: he was campaign
manager for Sheriff John T. Shepard
Peter Senichas, a confectioncr identified
with Shepard's candidacy and named by
Frankcbereer as having brought the al
legged offers OF vacations and other good
things II the reporter would not go be-
fore the grand jury: w. C. Thompson,
former county treasurer