Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-18
S. MouIthrop, Dismissed
Clerk of Senator, Taken
for Forgery.
HAD UTTERED THREATS
Writes a Letter to President
Wilson in an Effort TO Head
OF Prosecution.

New York, Nov. 1s.-Sidney Moul-
throp. stenOgrapher accused by Sena-
tor Lewis Of Illinois Of having falsifed
and published letter informing II.
n. Pindeu OF Peoria. IL. OF terms
upon which he would be made ambas-
sadOr 10 Russia, was arrested late
last night in the lobby of a small
downtown hotel The warrant was Is
sued at Washington. the specific
charge Is that he forged check for
.-fO. the complaint being made by Ed-
ward Sullivan. private secretary TO
Lewis.
The arrest. according 10 the Times
came just as secret service men in this
vicinity were about 20 hunt for Moul-
thrOp as an alleged writer OF a let
ter received by President Wilson yes
terday. saying unless the president
has Lewis cease prosecution Of Moul-
tHrop d letter involving the president
himself would be made public.
a similar letter was sent TO Lewis
declaring that Fl the senator persisted
IN the prosecution -hreat OF making
public other letters would be carried
out
NOuifhrop waived eNtraditiou pro
ceedinEs st his examination this al
ternOOn- lie asserted ne wanted 20
return 10 Washington without delay
and stand trial He was turned over
TO d United States marshal.
Delay Naming Pineell.
Washington. NoE-Is-AfthouEh the I.
nomination OF Henry ". Pindell OF 4
Peoria as Ambassador 10 Russia has 4
not been sent To the senate. and de /
spite persistent rumOrs that his nomi- /
nation has been indefinitely postponed. +
Secretary of State Bryan denied there .
had been any change in the plan % .
appointing the Peoria editor.
member Of the foreign relations .
committee is authority for the under
standing" a. he puts IL. that Russia .
has entered a protest T. the appoint
ment because OF the Official admission
that Mr.. Pindell was 10 be appointed
under a practical agreement that he
would not De expected u serve a full
term
If the nomination finally is sent in
an investigation Of the understanding
through which Mr.. Pindeu accepted.
will be instituted. and this may call
forth the correspondence between Sen
ator Lewis and Mr.. PindeIl There
also viii be call for the correspond
cnce Mr. Pindell Is said 20 have had
with another member OF congress on L
patronage matter.
Writes Wilson Threat.
The alleged forged letter end og the
imbrogiiO developed another sensa-
tion- President Wilson. as well as
Senator Lewis. received a letter signed
by sydney Moulthrop. the stenog-
r-pher discharged by Senator Lewis
and suspected OF having furnished the
copy for the published correspondence.
wholesale political expos
Ures through other letters unless the
president called OF Senator Lewis
from his threatened prosecution OF the
" ritter
The letter received at the White
house declared that the writer had cor
between the president
and Senator Lewis which he would
publish unless he was let alone" The ,
letter 10 Senator Lewis referred 10 let
.ers that had passed between the sena-
tor and Secretary Bryan and Secre-
,ary McAdoO and 10 correspondence
with Roger Sullivan and William L.
DCouneu which would ruin them
ill- senator LEWIS AOulN not SNOW .
any OF the letters and said that Moul-
hrop had remembered" letters which
be- would publish The letter TO the
president. however. did not say re
nembered." but that the letters were
n Moulthrop's possession
Evidence OF an alleged check for
gerry by Moulthrop was presented
here today to the grand jury.