The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-04
Ohio LIE gisl tors Ac-
cused by Grand Jury of
Soliciting Brides,
II G Utility, MUST
edo" PRISON TERM
House and Senate Pass Bill
Making Imprisonment Manda-
tory in Bribery Gases In
volving Public Officials.
Sergeant-at-Arns Was
the Go-Between.

Columbus. O.. May a.-Three State
Senator'S and two Representatives
We're Included In bribery indictments
returned this evening by the Franklin
county grand jury. which has been
engaged In investigating corruption in
tho Assembly.
of Butler county; l.. r. Andrews. OF
Lawrence county. and George X. Ce
tone. of Montgomery county.
The Representatives are DR.. George
p. Nye. of Pike county. and a. C..
Lowry, of Lawrence county. One in
dictmcnt was returned against each save
In the case of Nye. charging the So
licitation OF brides. Four indictments
We're returned against Nye.
In addition, Rodney J. Diegle, OF
Erie county, sergeant alarms in the
senate. and alleged o-betwecn in ne
gotintions with Senator's, was indicted
with the Senator's for aiding and abet-
ting in the bribe solicitation. Dicgle
was indicted three times. as he is in
Guided in each OF the bills against
Senators.
All of the indicted men appeared at,
the courthouse soon after the bills
were returned and furnished bonds.
The amount was $1,000 for the three
Senator'S and Representative Lowry.
The bond of Nye and Diegle was slO.-
600.
''No bills" Found. @
Three detectives. II. S. Harrison. a.
G. Bailey and David II. Berry, who
allege they trapped the legisla tors in
the bribery deal and who were ar
rested last week at the Instance of
Nye. were bound ovr. TO the grand
jury Monday. hut to-day the grand
jury returned mo bills" in their cases.
The detectives will be the principal
witnesses at the trials of the Assem-
blymen and Diegle, which, 1t is de-.
ciared. will be pushed as rapidly as
nossible 1t is announced that adj
!ournment OF the April term of court
VIII not be taken until the bribery
trials arc disposed OF. Meanwhile. the
grand jury Will continue Its inyestI
cation tomorrow
To-day Detective Burns questioned
grand jury witnesses. present and
prospective, in the office of Prosecutor
Turner The presence also of Ser
geant- at-Arms Dicgle led to reports
that immunity had been offered him
for his testimony. However, Degle
tonight declared he was innocent of
wrong doirg. The indicted officials
also asserted they were innocent
To-day Witnessed the reluctant res
ignation of Or. Nye from the House
Calendar or Steering Committee. All
the other members had resigned yes
terday. To-day Speaker Vining APP
pointed new committee
ArraiEncd TO-nnrro,y.
Those indicted to-day Will be ar
raigned Friday. The two Lawrence
county legislators, Andrews and Lowry.
arc Republicans. and the other four
indicted are Democrats o,,r,, 80
Nyc are physicians. The former is n
SON law of Colonel H. A. Marting.
OF lronton, manufacturer, who for
years has taken an active part In poli
tics.
sergeant-at- Arms Dieg,e Is a for
mer newspaper and hotel man.
Huffman Is an attorney and grand
master of Ohio Odd Fellows. Andrews
is an attorney at 1ronton and Cctope
fruit grower.
me legislation In connection with
which the indictments were returned
include the womans ninc-hour bills
the Whittemore insurance bill to adj
nit mutual insurance copanies now
barred. the Gerrymander bill. designed
to put off the bench Judge A. u. Blair.
OF Portsmouth. who was instrumental
in the Adams county election probe
The brides which the indictments
allege Wee solicited. range from 500
to $4,000. The latter it Is alleged.
Nye demanded from detective nos
ing as lobbyist to secure passage
OF the Whittemore measure. Nye. IT is
charged, solicited brides In connection
with all the bills mentioned.
Both the House and Senate to- day
passed BILL, making penitentiary
sentences manda tory in bribery cases
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