Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-02
PREPARE FOR EARLY
TRIAL OF ACCUSED
Two Men Not Before Named
Plead Guilty of Conspiracy
in Election Cases.
ISSUE WARRANT FOR SENATOR
Federal Judge Sessions Says All
Indicted Must Appear Be
fore Next Monday.
ISSUE WARRANT FOR SENATOR

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Dee Tin
expected progress WAS made today by
fcdera! officers III preparing the way
Tor an carly trial OF the l35 men. in
Guiding United States senator Truma II
II. Newbcrry, who were indicted by a
Federal grand jury here late Saturday
on charges Of corruption. fraud and
conspiracy, N connection with the
Newberry election campaign in 1915.
Service was secured on a number OF
! those Indicted and first arraiEnmcnts
:2rc held before Federal Judge C.. w.
Sessions today. half a dozen of the
defendants appearing in court.
Something of Il sensation was caused
today when two OF those cited in the
true b!lls. but whose names did not
appear in the list announced Saturday.
came before Judge Sessions and plead :
ed guilty TO COUNTS contained in the
indictments. These were William r.
Rice. Il Grand Rapids printer. who this
moninE pleaded guilty 10 conspiracy
ana Mile Il. Moore. formerly a Grand
Rapids newspaper man and later a
puoiisher al Marquette, Mich. who
pleaded guilty late today 10 four Of six
! counts.
Several Appear Voluntarily.
| Several others OF the l2l whose
/ names had been Withheld pending serv-
ice OF the warrants. correctly suspected
u =
/ ncnt and appeared voluntarily i'll court
today: They included George +. Rog-
! ers, former Grand Rapids alderman
aeer OF the Ncwberry campaign
Charles Carpenter. former member OF
! the Grand Rapids health board. and
| employed al salary of Sl5o a month
TO work. during The Newherry cam.
| paign among the"Pohsh residents OF
Grand Rapids. All pleaded not guilty
| Glochcski being held in $4,000 bail and
| the others in 200 each.
! That bench warrant had been is
| sued for Senator Newbcrry was ndi-
Gated today when it was announced
that Clerk Charles Potter. of the Fed
Grad Court; had furnished United
each of the lS5 persons indicted.
| Ncwberry VIII Not Resist.
Speculation as TO whether Senator
! Ncwbcrry would attempt to resist
1 service Of Il warrant against, him was
disposed of when former Circuit Judge
James -. Muriin, of Detroit now Of the
Newbcrry counsel, announced today
| that the senator would appear in cour;
| here next Monday TO answer the in
! dictmcnt
| Arraignmcnt of the remainder of tho
defendants is expected 10 spread over
! the entire week. but all those named in
! the indictments. Judge Sessions ha:
announced. must appear in court on or
of the cases will not be permitted tc
drag, Judge Sessions indicated toda y
! stating that an effort Will be made &c
complete them before the 1920 Hresi-
! dcn;ial election. Judge SeSS ions is .y-
pcctec TO preside at AL OF the trials.
| L. =. MnrshaIs Serving Warrants.
! \ number of deputy United States
! marShals are expected to be occupie
l'all of this week. from Lake Superior
! TO the Ohio border. serving the bench
warrants for those cited. The dcpu-
tics have been given authority to ac-
! ccpt bail but the amount in each case
/ is Endorsed on the warrant by Judge
! Sessions.