Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-27
ILLINOIS Sc ENATE
ORDERS ARREST
Of WITNESS
REFUSED TO PRODUCE
BANK BOOKS AT HEARING
Three Chicago Men to Be Ar
rested and Brought Before
Committee Investigating Al
legged Corruption.
IBy Morning Journal Special Isn.,a wire,

IBy Morning Journal Special Lsnsed wirel
Springfield. ILL.,, April 26.--Edward
Tilden, Chicago packer, and William
Cummings and George NJ. Benedict,
president and cashier of the Drovers'
Trust and Savings bank OF Chicago.
were ordered arrested on contempt
charge by the Illinois senate shortly
after 6 o'clock tonight The vote was
40 to Z.
This action was taken on recon-
mendation of the senate bribery lnves-
tigation committee after Tllden. Cum
mings and Benedict, through their
lawyers, had refused to produce TIL
den's personal bank accounts for May,
June, July and August, 1909.
The committee believes these bank
accounts will show evidence of the
use of money in the election of Wih-
am Lorimer to the United States sem
ate. Tilden had submitted an aff.-
davit before the committee saying
these accounts show nothing directly
or indirectly bearing upon the cleo
tion of Lorimer.
He also had offered. In letter
to the committee, TO allow one mem
Der OF the committee to examine these
bank accounts. Tilden made the ex-
press stipulation that he should be al
lowed to designate the member of the
committee.
The committee took the position. In
which II was sustained by the sem
ate, that 1t refused to allow Tilden to
dictate the conditions upon which
the bank accounts should be investi-
gated.
The committee also insisted that
the subpoena served upon Tilden ask
ing for the banking records, was suf-
ficiently specified and was not So
called "dragnet" subpoena, as was
contended by his counsel
Lieutenant Governor John G.. Og-
lesby, Immediately following the
adoption of the committee recommen-
dations. announced he would not as
sumo responsibility of issuing the war
rants for the arrest OF the three Chi
cago men. Senator Helm then plac-
ed the responsibility upon the body
of the senate In motion directing
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby to issue
a warrant for the arrest of Tlden.
When this motion had been passed
the senate passed similar motions In
relation to Cummings and Benedict.
Warrants for the three men were
placed in the hands of Il. III. Hat
field assistant sergeant-at-arms. and
he was directed to go Immediately to
Chicago and make the arrests.
Attorney Sears, counsel for Tilden,
before leaving the senate chamber
told Senator Jones, floor leader. that
habeas corpus proceedings will be
started In Chicago tomorrow morning.
The senate order for the arrest of
the men followed an entire day of
argument by counsel for both sides
and debate by members before the
body of the senate.
Former State Senator Cyril r. jan
dus of Chicago was a witness before
the senate bribery investigation com
mlttee tonight.
Jandus appeared with his bank
accounts for the year 1909. These
accounts were read into the records,
They showed that Jandus made two
deposits aggregating $4i25 in June
and July, 1903.
He was unable TO give the commit
tee the source of these deposits. In
no other months in 1903 did Jandus'
deposits amount to more than few
hundred dollars.