The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-04
FIVE INDICTMENTS
 RETURNED IN OHIO State Bribery Probe Bring.
 ing Results DIR. G. B. ME RESIGNS
DIR. G. B. ME RESIGN
Detective Burns, Who Arrested AL legged Los Angeles Dynamiters Connected With Exposures.
 Confessions Rumored

Columbus, O., May 3.-Three state included in bribery indictments return ed this evening by the Franklin coun- ty grand jury which has engaged in in vestigating corruption in the assem- bly. The senators are: Isaac E. Huff man of Butler county, L. R. Andrews Of Lawrence county and George K. Ce- tone of Montgomery county. The rep reseDtatives are: Dr. George B. Nye of Pike county and A. c. Lowry of Law renee county One indictment was re- turned against each, charging the so- licitation of bribes.
 Four indictments were returned against Nye.
 In addition, Rodney J. Diegle of Erie county, sergeant at arms in the senate, and alleged go-between in negotia- tions with senators, was indicted with the senators for aiding and abetting the bribe solicitation.
 "Diesle was indicted three times, as he is included in each of the bills against senator's
 All of the indicted men furnished DonuS dt once. The d1nOunI Wdk SOUOU for the three senators and Representa- tive Lowry. The bonds of Nye and Diegle were s1O,000
 Three detectives, F. s. Harrison, A. C. Bailey and David H. Barry, who al- lege they trapped the legislators in the bribery deal, and who were arrested last week at the instance of Nye, were bound over to the grand jury Monday, but today the grand jury returned mo bills" In their cases. The detectives will be the principal witnesses at the trials.
 Today Detective Burns spent most of his time in the office of Prosecutor Turner questioning grand jury wit nesses, present and prospective. The indicted officials also asserted they were innocent
 Today witnessed the reluctant resig- nation of pr. Nye from the house cal endar or steering committee. All the others members had. resigned yester-. day. Today Speaker yinins appointed a new committee.
 Rumors of confessions by members of the Ohio legislature and of arrests of accused members are rife, but no official will substantiate them. Prose- cutting Attorney Turner reiterated his declaration that he would not accept any confessions of those who sought by the confessions to escape prosecu- tion through an immunity bath.
 Senator Tod, a progressive repub- lican, today offered his services to Gov ernor Harmon in the legislative poodle investigation.
 We have to expel a few members" said the governor. as he thanked Sena- tor Tod.
 The explanation in which the indict- ments were returned includes the womens 8 nine-hour bill; the Whittemore insurance bill to admit mutual insurance companies now barred; the gerrymander bill de- signed to put off the bench Judge A. z. Blair of Portsmouth, who was instru- mental in the Adams county election probe. The bribes which the indictments alege were solicited range from $100 to $5oO0 The latter, 1t Is alleged, Nye de- manded from a detective posing as a lobbyist Nye. it Is charged, solicited bribes in connection with several bills.
 Among today's witnesses before the grand jury was Detective Harrison, who explained the workings of the dicta- graph, which the detectives assert con- veyed to a stenographer in an adjoining room all conversations in which bribe deals were made.
 Both the house and senate today passed a bill making penitentiary sentence man. datory in bribery cases involving pub lie officials