The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-08

with conspiracy to sell their votes on
certain measures before the legisld-
ture.
Nye Is the head of the Democratic
organization in Pike county and IL
now serving his third term in the
legislature.
The provisions of the law which
are alleged to have been dehantly
violated i'm Pike county are those
regulating the action of party work
ers at the polls. Not only is 1t re-
ported that there was open bar.
ter in votes, but that persons in
terested I'm the election last Novem-
Der employed methods of intmida-
tlon in seeing that persons bribed
delivered the goods when once they
had been bought. Voters. IL Is al
legged. were followed to polling places
and even into the booths I'm an effort
to make sure that they really came
across"
The Kimball law makes It criminal
conduct punishable by heavy penal
ties for election workers or anyone to
use duress, force or restraint of any
kind on voters at the polls.
Judge Corn, whose home Is in Iron
ton. has been quietly conducting an
investigation into reports of rotten
ness In Pike county ever since the
recent election.
Finds Many Violations.
Judge Corns charge to the grand
jury upon releasing 1t for the holi-
day recess indicates that he Is salts
y "a there have been extensive vlola-
ions of the law which viii result
later in sensational developments. In
fact, the charge in itself contains
sensational features of it's own. BY
implication he charges Sheriff Givens
and his deputies with interfering with
the service of subpoenas for witnesses
> Judge Corn has summoned.
81 have been reliably informed" he
says, that instead of subpoenas be .
ing served on grand jury witnesses
by the official who was elected to do
this they have been served by per-
sons having no authority to do 1t and
who reflect on the honor of the prose-
cutor the grand jury and the court
when serving the witnesses by telling
Them they need not testify truthfully
before You because the prosecuto Or
would do nothing, you would do moth
iAsb anu Aht NphiA N'e biAhiHhs " hNfi
. return here all these matters will he
Investigated by contempt proceed
> ings."
Judge Makes Threat.
!, Judge Corn quotes the statutes TO
;, show that such Interference with the
= course of the law is not only con-
= temptuous before the court but Grim
= inal. Then he makes this threat
II want YOU to know that this
court, and you are part of II, has
the entire power of the state benin
1t to enforce the law and If the local
> officials are unwilling or not strong
=. enough to aid the court, l will get
the persons who Will"
Judge Corn says that he has also
been told that witnesses have been
. informed in advance that subpoenaes
) are out for them and consequently
J have disappeared to escape service,
He declares that he will mo longer
tolerate the open, hagrant, contempt-
nous and shameful interference with
Z the procedure of the court"
The jury Is then dismissed with this
y significant statement:
mo, gentlemen, your work has just
begun and, while certain citizens may
sneer at you and reflect on your in
6 tegrity and honesty of purpose, the
u court and the vast body of citizenship
= Of the county Will believe in YOU"
d The Rev. Florence Buck is. the
l first woman to hold a pastorate in
g Alameda, California. She took charge
\ of the First Unitarian Church. of Al
: ameda on New Years morning. She
u is said to have had the largest con
10 gregation ever gathered in that city
+ Miss Buck was recently the pastor
g of the Unitarian Church In Pale
u Alto. cal. and has preached also IN
!, Wisconsin and at Cleveland. Ohio.
In Salt Lake City a historic grave
L yard, which furnished the most suit
able location for the new $250,00C
e race track, has been purchased by
= Montana and California capitalists
s. The course leads over the graves OF
d score of early Utah pioneers, in
!, cluding the father and brother OF
"a Lett Smith, the famous Mormo.
Isl DANTE.
.ol There is a Welsh colony in Pata
4 gonia, established forty-six years
4 ago that has developed fertile
y region in what was waste before
i 1t Is in the chubut Valley an
iamong its enterprises are more thar
c tkvo hundred milag of irrigatint