The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-25
SHERIFF ORDERED TO BE MORE
ACTIVE IN SERVING SUB
ToENAEs BEING Is
SUED.
PROBE. Will CO BACK
A YEAR AND A HALF
Was Expected to Cover Three Years
--rublic Officials Now Believe
Only Few Indictments viii
Be Returned For
Vote Selling,

Danvllle. ILL.,, Jan. o4 develop
ments in the vermilion county vote
selling scandal were few today, but
those which transWred created con-
siderable interest among politicians
and uncovered the trend OF conditions
upon which the grand jury expected
to work in tie effort to clean up poll
ties.
The developments were: Foreman
Isaac Woodyerd appeared in oper
court complaining OF the alleged fail
ure OIL Sheriff John r. Shepard to
serve s,;bpoenaes given him TO serve
Sheriff Shepard called before the
court, and directe TO use greater ac-
tiyity in the service.
Complaint by Foreman Wcodyard
al the designation of Fred Butrith,
deputy sheriff, as guard Of the grand
jury room.
Appearance of Ed Matthews, editor
of the Weekly Truth. of Danville, be-
fore the Jury to corroborate previous
testimony relating to the alleged con.
iession OF City Attorney Jones that
he bought votes, which Jones denied
Calling of G. b, Leonard, a p ltti.
clan, and VIM. o. Wasnburn. hook
keeper of the sergeant-maior's office
At The Old soldiers home. and seven
others, before the grand jury
The delay in the service of sub
poenaes by the sheriff was explained
by him tc tie court as resulting from
the fact that lie had been busy clear
ing UP the Testimony in the case of
the negro Thomas who is alleged to
have confessed Monday to completely
in several murders, also from the
fact that many other witnesses had to
be called The sheriff said he was
prepared to get quicker service now,
however, the other work having been
attended to.
None of the politicians here who on
Sunday predicted great exposure oil
vote selling similar to that going on
in Adams county, Ohio, would stand
By that prediction today
1t is now said BY public officials,
who asked suppression of theii
names, that while there may be a
few indictments they win not be such
as to start tho ball rolling.
Foreman woodward said he has not
started yet, and that when he has
cleared up the routine matters some.
thing will happen"
That Is the situation in Danyifle to,
night, the uncertainty that has kept
the town and county on the anxious
seat for several days having in no
wise disappeared
1t has been Indirectly announced
that the grand jury will summon all
the visiting newspaper men now here
TO tell OF what disclosures had been
made TO them and that ait least one
CT them also Is to give evidence touch
ing on the charge made by r. n
Frankeberger, the first witness in the
vote scandal, that efforts have been
made TO have them leave DSnvllle and
not appear to testify.
The tenseness OF the situation has
been relieved, according to local poll
ticians, by the announcement by the
court that the inquiry may 80 back
only Is months instead of three years
since that prevents Investigation OF
election when Mayor Pratt, Judge
Kimbrcugh and States Attorney Lew
man were successful.
The court has indicated that there
is a doubt that a conspiracy charge
the only one which under ihe rulina
would be brci'lght TO period back Of
is months. could lie made to hold