The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-15
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CHARLESTON, w. va..s Jan. 15.-
The charge that "A. Leo We'll OF Pitts.
burg. chief counsel Of the Manufact.
nrer's Heat & Light Co., had attempt
cd to bribe G. H. Bronson Of the Pub.
lie Service Commission will be inves.
tigated by a special grand Jury sitting
here next Monday. The grand jury
was ordered drawn today.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. Is
Charles II. Bronson, a member Of the,
West Virginia Public Service Commis.
sion, declare before q crowd in, a hotel
here that he had never been offered
a bribe by Attorney "A. Leo Well OF
Pittsburgh, and that he had never
talked privately at any time with
We'll. He promised to make state.
ment later.
Well left here yesterday ut noon
for Parkersburg, refusing to comment
on his arrest last night on q charge
Of ofattempted bribery OF Bronson. The
amount named was 1000. We'll was
released on $4,000 bail to appear
here next Tuesday to answer the at.
tempted bribery charges. NJ H. Am.
bier, associate counsel with Well for
the Manufacturers; Light & Heat Co.,,
declared Wells arrest was a .miser.
able outrage without justitication.s
There is likelihood Off conflict be-.
tween the federal and state author
ties over the arrest Of Wen. Y.
PARKERsBuRG, W. Va, Jan. is
In Federal Court here yesterday, coun. !.
sci for the Manufacturers Light q
Heat Company Of Pittsburgs IN the
case againsts the West Virginia Public
Service Commission, secured con.
tinuance until Friday morning, when
1t was announced that A. Leo Wen.
chief counsel, who was arrested and
taken to Charleston on the. charge OF
bribery. would be here to appear in
court.
B. NJ. Amber of Parkersburg, as.
sociate counsel with Mr.. We'll, mott,
fed the court Of the arrest of Mr.;
We'll. Mr.. Amber. declared that Sher.
If Hill, who made the arrest, had
violated the writ and paid no atten.
tion to the courts order. He char.
acterized the arrest as miserable
outrage without justification"
Argument Fixed.
The argument. set for this morning
was on motion of the light and heat
company for the appointment OF spe.
cial master to take testimony in the
suit of the company against the Pub.
lie Service Commission which has
been appealed to the United States
Supreme Court.
United States Marshal Smith left
for Charleston this afternoon to serve
on Sheriff Hill the habeas corpus
writ issued early today by Jdge Day.
ton in the We'll case, but the action
viii serve no purpose as Mr.. We'll has
already secured his release on bond.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. Is. -
Representative S. B. Avis, left here
last night for Charleston, W. Va.
where he will be associated with Dis.
trict Attorney T. c. Townsend of that
place in the prosecution Of the charge
against A. Leo Weilof Pittsburg. who
was arrested on the charge Of at
tempted bribery.
News OF the arrest Of Mr.. We'll, at.
torney for the Manufacturers Light &
Heat Company, on the charge Of try.
ing to bribe members of the Public
Service Commission OF West Virginia
reached here yesterday. The author.
tiles communicated with Representa-.
tive Avis and requested him to come
home at once and participate in the
proceedings.