The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
THIRD STATE ENTERS
BIDDINGER TANGLE
West Virginia Wants Detec-
tive TO Testify Against
Alleged Briber.
PLOT TO HUSH HIM TOLD
Fifty-One Charges in Chicago
Called Only Scheme Of Man
lie Accuses.

Announcement was made yesterday
that the state OF West Virginia would
ask Gov Whitman 10 revoke his war
rant OF extradltion for the return to
Illinois OF Guy Biddinger. former Chicago
detective sergeant. against whom nifty
one charges have been made in Chicago
The ground upon which the third state
injects Itself INTO the case is that the
return OF the man to Illinois at this time
may prevent him from appearing as the
principal witness for the state II the
United States Supreme Court dec des
that A. Leo Well. Pittsburg lawyer and
reformer. must stand trial IN West Nir-
ginia on charge If attempting to
bribe public officials
T G. Townsend. District Attorney OF
Kanawha county. West Virginia. is in
the city and It is expected that Gov.
Hatfield will come 70 New York to
make personal request that Gov.
Whitman revoke his warrant. at present
stayed by habeas corpus action. and
that further proceedings be postponed
until after the trial OF the West Nir-
ginla case The United States Supreme
Court is exper,ed 10 hand down its de-
clslon this week.
Calls IL WriI's scheme.
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Mr.. Townsend said that details OF III,
charges made against Biddinger, a.
they appeared IN Charleston, SHOWED
that the affdavits We're made by conf
dcnce men. eN-convicts and pickpockcts
, In West Virginia, he said, Bidd!ngc
had blocked "A plan through which
natural gas company was to make IT
patrons pay an additional $4,000
year.
After GOV. Whitman had issued hi
warrant foi the return 10 Chicago o
the Burns agency. but is now with tn
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