Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-16
ARREST
OF COX PROBABLY
sFRAMED-UP' AFFAIR
Nominees Party Stopped
in Ohio Village by Mo-
torcycle Officers.
GOVERNOR REFUSED TO
SUBMIT TO ARREST
Speeding Charge Likely an Eff
fort to Embarrass Candidate.
Tidings of Bryan Heard.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 15-An
unsuccessful attempt TO arrest Gov
ernor Cox on charge of automobile
speeding and a harmless accident to
one of the cars of newspaper men
accompanying him furnished excite
mcnt today in the motor trip of the
Democratic presidential candidate re-
turning from Wheeling. W. Va.
The attempt TO arrest the Governor
and his party was declared by Roy
II. Legion. Adjutant-General of Ohio.
who accompanied the Governor. To
have been planned by Republicans to
cmbarrass the Democratic nominee.
General Legion said tnat warning
of the plan had been received yes
terday" At Jacksontown. Ohio. abou,
thirty-two miles east OF Columbus.
the Governor and his party rode
slowly through, d!srcgardinG out
stretched arms of shirt -sleeved man,
and also n large group of persons
gathered there. Within a few min
utes two motorcycle officers stopped
the cars OF the Governor and press
correspondents. declaring all under
arrest and demanding their return 10
Jacksontown. Governor Cox identi-
fed himself. but the officers said they
had orders from Jacksontown au-
th9Tities to arrest all four automo-
biTes of the party mo matter who
they contained" on charges of speed
ing.
Would Not submit.
You can reach me at the executive
office at Columbus any time" Cover
nor Cox replied. ordering all the cars
to proceed and leaving the officers
busy taking down car numbers on
the fly.
The Governors party passed two
men in plain clothes riding a motor
cycle shortly before they reached
Jacksontown. but there was no at
tempt at that point to hold up the
cars. The first intimation the Gov
| ernor had that an attempt was TO
be made to arrest him came as his
! car. leading the procession ap-
preached the center of the village.
a large crowd was gathered on the
corner and n man in his shirt sleeves,
believed TO be the chief of police.
who, il is presumed had been asked
by the motorcycle men by telephone
! TO stop the party, stood in the middle
of the street waving one hand, point
ing TO his police badge with the
other and shouting at the top of his
voice: stop: stop! You are arrested
! for speeding" The Governors car
moved on and the other chauffeUrs
followed close behind. The motor
cycle policemen then gave chase.
shouting orders TO stop and waving
their hands as they rode past. Tt
make certain the cars would stop
the policemen wheeled directly in
front OF Governor CoN's car anu
| came 10 n halt.
One OF them ran around to the side
| of the car and announced that the
| party was under arrest. The othcr
three cars also had come to n stop.
| and the newspaper men rushed up to
the Governors machine.
Some one informed the policemen
that Governor Cox was in the frs;
| car.
I'VE don't care who is in the car"
the policeman replied.
You'll have to go back the po-
liceman shouted. They said they
| wanted these four cars"
I'll be at the state House /: you
want to see me there" said Governor
Cox. Go on. John
One Cnr Wrecked.
Soon aftcrward, during heavy
downpour and in n jam of automo-
biles on slippery road, one of the
correspondents cars was forced up an
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