The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-06
|NIs ARRESTED
AFTER MIDNIGHT
4 Paw, the editor, Of tho
a''r 'phlladelphIa News-Post was
Taken Out Of
Bod.
CHARGED WITH LIBEL
~. whole Political Gang ls Behind
carey In This Fight Said
Pew In jail
Today.

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+ PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.--Marlen
d paw. editor Of the Philadelphia
News Post, was taken out Of his beo
shortly after midnight and arrested on
charge Of criminal libel. The war
An. was issued by Magistrate Will
Ham F. Campbell. Although Pew
lIyes IN the Germantown section. he
vs taken across the city to Kensing-
s Ton where he was locked UP In the
police station and spent the remain
der oi the night In cell.
The charge was brought by former
& Assistant District Attorney William
Gay on behalf Of Magistrate James
Carey who claims that Pew libeled
lin when he printed the confession
1 of J. Alexander Boyd, superintendent
of Washington Park. this city, that
be Boyd had been bribed by Carey
] TO nx juries carrying damage suits
,gainst the Philadelphia Rapid Tran.
Dit Company. This confession was
made to Assistant Director OF Public
Safety Murphy, who turned It over to
District Attorney Rotten. The latter
Rnt 1t back, however. saying that
prosecution under it could not lie, as
4 1t was barred by the statute Of limi-
tatons.
Pew Is already under $500 bail on
another libel charge brought by Carey.
Magistrate Campbell announced, how.
ever, that he would require $4,000
] bah on the new warrant; which he
issusd late last night.
In The first instance Carey caused
Pew's arrest as the result OF story
IN which Pew attacked Carey fol
sending girl to jail over night. The
girl had been arrested on the charge
Of interfering with fireman" who
It's alleged, was choking another
woman whom he had arrested. Aftel
MS first arrest, Pew continued his figh
on Carey and the magistrate sytsen
( q the city and on Monday printed
tne bribery charge which resulted ii
the second arrest.
the whole political gang Is behint
Carey In this fight" said Pew toda,
N 1ail, but they cannot gag m,
paper. ! shall print the truth abou
them. The honest people Of Philadel
pnla are strongly supporting me-"
Few was held in his cell until near
y Il o'clock before he was finally re
leased On bonds Of $4,000. Magistrat
campbell announced that he woul,
give the editor hearing on the libe
caarge at four O'Clock this afternoon
rev declared, after he was released
.nat ne was just getting ready t
ngnt, He said that he had printe
nolalng about Magistrate Carey tha
M -
Bar Association Interested.
/. y was announced that, although TIL
uls'lic1 attorney has taken the pos
uon mat prosecution OF Carey unde
noyas confession was barred by tn
statute Of limitation, the Philadelphi
Dar association will hold a specis
meet. mss.lng next Monday afternoon
"n'ch 1t will decide whether to inst
.. .u'e impeachment proceedings again.
,ae magistrate. At that time tr
NY auya confession and numerous othe
aAssatons against the Judge will b
Mssented to the association.
should 1t decide to back the In
.,s. psacnment proceedings, formal p
s''0n addressed to the speaker OF I'll
muse q representatives viii be Or
nled. 1t will detail the charg.
.salast Carey, and demand that he /
~. ,su 70 show cause why he shou,
inis is vital question: . said I'd