The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-11
DANvILLE GRAND JURY AD-
JouRN YESTERDAY UNTIL
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MORE SUBPOtNAS ISSUED
Real Work Of Probing Political Cor
ruption Expected to be Taken
up Next Wcek--Whitlock
Indicted.


panvllle, Ill, Feb. 1O.-The grant
lnry today returned ZIG true bills and
adjourned until Monday afternoon. Al
large number of subuoenaes were is
sued this evening, rnturnabe next
week, wnen II Is believed the, real
work Of sitting the charges or politl-
cal corruption will be commenced.
Among the indictments returned to-
aay Wee bills against City Attorney
Frank w. Jones and reter Sanic.ias,
Greek merchant, who are Charged
wieh perjury In connection with their
testimony In the election Inquiry 1t
was stated that several indictments
were returned against vote sellers
and at least one against the vote buy.
ers. but the names will not DO dis
closed until the bench warrants arc
| served.
IL is stated authoritatiyely that an
indictment was returned against a
vote buyer In order to obtain a test
case on points covered by Judge kim
broneh's recent decision that such Oh,
Tenders arc immune from punishment,
because OF the unconstitutionaiity of
that section of the city election law
providing 4 penalty for vote buying.
| An Indictment containing 2io
| counts was returned against Harvey
| II. Whitlock, former county treasurer,
who Is supposed to be In Detroit.
Mich, charging him with enbezzle-
ment and malfeasance in Office, aud
an order was Immediately teIegraphed
to the Detroit authorities for his ar.
rest. His bail was fixed at $500
| An indictment also was returned
against Harry j. Freeman. clerk OF
the probate court, VINO was Whit
\ locks chief clerk in the tteasurSr's
Office, charging him with accessory
before the fact of enrbezzzlement
Yesterday was the first real day of
the inquiry. The grand jury went
back to its business with remark
able display OF enthusiasm. When
adjournment was taken at nightfall
L iiOlG udl Uefl accomplished luCH lit
the three other days of the week
Are we&going the limit?' Foreman
Isaac Woodyard repeated when ques.
toned well, I'll tell this much, that
the inquiry isn't ended--not by
long way"
| Some politicians In velm'lion coun
ty who have been toying with us,
don't realize how close they are to
the prison walls at Joliet" declared
a Juror, and another remarked:
II guess the political crooks will
know we are on earth from now on.
| We've only started"
| The Jury made good the assertion
that IT lad "only started" by issning
100 new subpoenaes for small fry"
4 politicians and workers" who are
said to have ''handled the money" at
| elections within the last eighteen
months.
Smiths Appearance stirs.
The appearance of Clarence Smith
before the grand jury caused no enl
Of excitement. He has been promi-
nent as a Republican worker" in tho
first precinct of the Second ward.
Smith was brought before the jury
on a body sumomns and appeared
dressed in overalls and high rubber
boots Eefore he reached the grand
jury chambers q courier of the Can-
non machine had snread the news and
: number of politicians appeared at
the courthouse.
! IN vermihon Heights, where Smith
! worked at elections. 1t is openly
J charged that the Swedish vote at the
; mayoralty election brought from s17
: to 500 head
4 Smith proved an unwilling witness
For more than an hour he was
grilled, and then suddenly appeared
in the anteroom with Foreman Wood
lyard. Together they made their way
, into the courtroom Of Circuit Judge
f. r. E. Kinbrough
Witness Balks at Query.
! THE Jury has asked question
which he refuses to answer" Fore
man woodward told the Judge.
81 can't answer II without impli-
, eating my friends" Smith explained,
The foreman and the judge then
, held whispered conversation. The
latter was ACQUAINTED with the uues-
/, don, Judge Kimbroueh then ordered
Smith to answer, and he was lel
/, back into the grand iury chamber,
, Ten minrtes later ne again anpcar-
od in court with Foreman woodward
"If | answer the question \ nr'n-
her of my frlepds might get IN trou-
bile. end If don't answer truthfuliy
:, | will he indicted for perjury" Smith
told the court. He appeared to be-
. laboring under much excitement,
II can't help YOU out on that.' the