Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-24
DEMAND ON SHERIFF.
Grand Juror Asks Why He Fail
ed to Serve Subpoenas.
SENSATION At DANvILLE
Vote Buying Probers in Cannon Dis
trict Ask for New Guard.
OBJECT TO DEPUTY ON DUTY
City Attorney Jones and Speaker
Cannon's Son-in-Law Among
Witnesses Summoned Today.

DANVILLE. ILL.,, January A.-Foremar
Isaac woodward Of the Vermill-on county
grand jury appeared before Circuit Judge
E. r. E. Kimbrough as soon as the latter
opened court today and asked the cour,
to cause Sheriff John T. Shepard to ex.
plain why he did not serve subpoenas
given him to serve by the grand jury
woodward also asked that a deputy
sheriff other than Fred t'Dr.o Vutrich bs
appointed to guard the grand jury room
The request of Foreman woodward
caused a sensation here, inasmuch as
Sheriff Shepard was mentioned In the
first reports. which later were denied
as having admitted buying votes. 1t was
for him, according to the stories which
met with such prompt denial when pub
lished. that City Attorney Frank W.
Jones is alleged to have bought votes
as related to the grand jury yesterday
by newspaper men.
Vutrich, the deputy, was one of Sheriff
Shepards chief henchmen in the last cleo
ton and preceding primary. Neither the
court nor the grand jurors would giv'
out the reasons on which the objection
to the deputy was made, they saying II
was an ethical reason-because Of W.
trichs energy In the election.
Grand Juror Dissatisf1ed.
A rumor was circulated early today
that Foreman woodyard, who has ap-
peared from the very first as the central
figure of the investigation, was dissat-
isfied with the way witnesses were being
H4R@ h. II hurry oya6
that woodward would ask that either
an assistant to States Attorney John H
Lewman or special assistant states at
torney be named to conduct the exam
ination. The grand juror would not deny
the rumor. but said 1t was little pre-
mature, at least. Action in this regard,
If any was taken, would not come before
late in the day. it was intimated by those
who know OF the authenticity Of the
rumor.
States Attorney Lewman Las not
claimed at any time to be the moving
factor in the investigation, but has re-
fused to announce any Of his plans or
commit himself in any way, except to say
that he was only the servant Of the grand
jury and would await the commands of
that body. He said that not he, but the
grand jurors would arrange the Oh der
Of evidence to be heard and the conduct
Of the whole search.
Foreman woodward today took him at
his word and verified that fact by this
statement later: i've got nothing to
say today. 1 did not say yesterday tnat
we've been told by the county to, go
into this thing, and we are going to get
the bottom OF 1t, II it takes leg"
Subpoenas Issued Today.
Among those for whom subpoenas had
been issued for appearance today were
City Attorney Jones. whose converse
tion with two newspapermen and the
subsequent assertions and denials as to
it's nature brought the matter to a
crisis, f. X. Lesuere, Speaker Cannon's
son-in-law. and Peter Sanichas. the
Greek politician whom Frankeberger
the newspaperman who first appeared
before the grand jury in the vote in
vestigation. accused before that body of
having sought to get the newspaperman
out of the county.
At Lesuere's home it was stated he
had left the city and that the infor-
mant, over the telephone, did not know
when he would return.