The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-05
Rath Duff Will Be the
Next Legislator to Be
Tried On Bride Charge
JUDGE O'BRIEN DISMISSES
JURORS AND ORDERS
A NEW PANEL.
Reported Parties Interested in De
fense Tempered Given as Cause
Prosecution Is Threatened.

WEBSTER SPRINGS. W. Va. July
:. VIA Holly Observation-Disclosures Ra,h
Dun OF jackson county. viii be thez
next member OF tho West Virginia
Legislature To be placed on trial I'm.
the Circuit Court Of Webster county
on tho charge OF accepting a brfbe
from q detective to influence his yote
In the Senatorial election al Charles-t
ton last winter. Dun together with
Delegates :. L. G. Rhodes. DR.. II. F.
Asbury and David +. I'm appeared
In court this morning when tho State
elected TO try the Jackson couny Dell
egate. bclicVeins that the peculfar.
circumstances surrounding the entrap-F
ment and arrest OF DUR will expose
many angles OF the Legislative inves-
ticati"n which We're not barred in the
recent trial 81 Senator Ben Smith.
judge William =. O'Brien. Immediate
" after the State announced IL was
willing Ia proceed with the trial of
Dun. announced from tho bench For
reasons apus airing To the court that
the remaining jurors ~ tho first panel
drawn would he dismissed. The trial
Judr" made no effort 10 explain his
acton hut 1t s. generally reported
tina: persons interested IN the defense
had tempered with the Jurors.
nov array II forty Jurors wns
drawn by n. court and 20 give the
Sherir time To- sumon the talesman an
adjournment WAS taken Until next
Tuesday morning.
Smith Not Sentenced.
State Senator Smith, who was found
guilty Of bribery. was not sentenced
by Judge OBrlen this morning and
VIII remain in the county Jail here
until next week.
Tho first Of the members OF the
legislature convicted for selling his
vote last winter spent the day in Jail.
the authorities taking him into actual
custody for tho first time since his
arrest at Charleston last winter. Since
the conviction Of her husband. Mrs.
Smith has been on the verge OF nerv-
Gus prostration. but she recovered suf-
fcientlv today 20 clean out the cell in
the Webster county Jail. which will
be occupied by her husband until he
is removed 10 MOundsville
Threats Are Made.
Since the conviction OF Senator
Smith. several Of the defendants have
been In m ugly humor and repeated
threats have been made against thsN
attorneys and witnesses for the state.
List night Delegate Dun threatened
the life Of Detective Guy Riddinger.
who posed as the confidential agent
~ William Seymour Edwards during
the session OF the legislature and was
responsible for the arrest OF tho nc
cused lawmakers. Delegate Dun is
The scion who suspected Biddlnger TO
D" detective during the early stages
~ the legislature investi cation and
who for time refused To talk in hid.
dinccr's presence. writing his answers
10 questions on a pad of paper and
aff|rward burning the paper. There
SIS no danger Of Burns getting mo with
This system Dur Is said 20 have told
FddinGcr. Not as long rs Won stick
10 thar system replied Riddinger
who IN n f"w days gained the conf
dence ~ the Jackson county delegate.
took him 10 Washington on a pleasure
Trip. and IiuH IS alleged 10 have be-
come useful assistant 10 the de,ec-
tive. who offered him commission
Tor ovcrv member 81 the legislature
h' would bring 20 him.
IN 10" smith trial g. was admitted
by 'h" convicted senator that Il vas
bu0 who took Senator Smith to Rid.
dir-er
Many ~ Tho attorneys and some OF
ifF dcicndgnts who have been wait
inE trial LEFT this morning for thor
homes. 10 return next week II f. re-
ported That 4. J.. Gregory OF Parkers-
burg. ono ~ the associated counsel In =
The smith case. VIII act as chief coun- !
sci 90 rhr Dun case.