Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-27
JUDGE TO TAKE OWN MEDICINE
lnstigator Of investigation Of Vote
Traffic Involved Now.
sUBPOENAs ARE READY TO SERVE
of Conversation in DanvilIe--
Grand Jurors Defy judge In
Their tuNestiEattons.

instigator. Judge r. r. r. kimbrOugh. In
addition half a score Of the leading demo
cratic politicians have been drawn into the
inuuisition.
Today's developments were:
| Judge Eimbrough summoned TO testify
before the grand jury which he himself
charged to make an investigation.
Mayor Plat also asked to testify.
Bringing Of elections more than eighteen
months ago. ordered excluded by Judge
| l<imbrough, under fire.
Courts own election brought into the
search.
! Testimony by Charles Knox, unsuccess-
ful candidate for sheriff and Peter San
lchas, Greek politician.
Mayor and Judge Kimbrough announced
they will go before nquisitors and unre-
/ servedly tell all they know.
/ Opening fire on both democrats and re-
/ pubicans.
Testimony by Curtis Redden, attorney
and former foot ball coach of University
of Michigan.
| Late today subpoenas were Issued and
given the sherffs office for immediate
service, which made the city gasp at the
suddenness with which the blow fell and
with the identity OF those named
Political Aspect Discussed.
The political aspect OF the move today,
which was intensified when Foreman Isaac
| woodward showed surprise when asked
| about the new list, at once became the
| chief topic OF conversation in Danville.
Members Of one faction openly said it was
move to whitewash the others, now
! that it Is too late to get action" while
the others denied knowledge Of the motives
back Of the move and said it was only
natural step In the muchdesired clean
| ing up of political conditions"
Little attention is paid to any other
| feature Of the sudden action. However,
except his display Of surprise when shown
! the list Foreman Isaac woodward, who
| has said Just wait. Wen go to the bot
tom Of this thing had only a smile for
questloners tonight.
| Many Of the subpoenas are issued in di-
! rect defiance to the express instructions
OF Judge Kimbrough in charging the grand
/ Jurors last week when they were empow-
cred only TO investigate all alleged traffic
In votes during the last eighteen months.
The courts Interpretation OF the law,
! which exempted his own election, became
matter Of public interest. The order
also excluded from examination the cleo
ton Of States Attorney John H. Lewman
and Mayor Louis Plat.
Last of Men Summoned.
Following is the list of men for whom
subpoenas were issued today. the action
following hard upon the appearance of
Charles Knox, unsuccessful republican
candidate for sheriff at the primaries, be-
fore the grand jury:
n L v,h he cip "a
who brought about the investigation.
Mayor Louis Plat, elected twenty-one
months ago, when Judge Kimbrough was
his strong supporter
Earl Chambers, a chauffeur who has
been summoned to explain a rumor current
at the time that he drove Candidate Plat
ard Judge Klmbrough about the city the
day of the mayors election, to carry
money to the workers at the polls.
Clint c. Tilton, editor Of the Press. Demo
crat. a Danville democratic morning news
paper,
James Meeks, master in chsncery of the
circuit court
George L. Harroun, law clerk in the
office Of Master in Chancery Meeks.
Harry Campbell democratic committee
man from the Seventh ward.
Percy Plat, son OF Mayor Plat.
Chris Liens, Mayor Platts private secre-
tary
VIII Connors a politician
Fred C'Dr.'O Yutrich, deputy sheriff and
guard at the door of the grand jury room,
who was objected to by Foreman Wood
yard but who was accepted when he ex-
planned his method Of handling witnesses.
Theodore Anderson, politician,
Charles weese, an election Judge at West
Vile
Lou Nolan, a politician.
Among the witnesses before the grand
Jury today was Peter Sanchas, the Greek
politician, who has considerable influence
among the people Of his race here. He
spent an hour and ten minutes before the
questioners and had announced he would
tell all ne knew, which, he added, smiling,
was nothing. This is the customary an
nouncement of witnesses before the grand
jury.
Defeated Candidate Teatifies.
| Another witness was Charles Knox. I'M
successful candidate before the primaries
for nomination as sheriff. He was pre-
pared, before going before the grand jury,
to explain the rumor current here at the
time OF the primary and since that he had
approached the head of a local political
organization not identified and had been
told 1t would cost him 5000 for the organi-
zation and S4,OO0 for that body ito spend"
The report has it he refused and lost
the nomination.
How far the new situation will carry the
inquisitors is not known. Every public
official in Vermnion county admits he
knows Of vote traffcking, some Of il by
personal observation, but none have ex-
pressed willingness 10 give this information
unless IL were agreed that all would turn
in and make a cleaning up
As a result much speculation is rife as
to what information win be given by Judge