The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
GOVERNORS LAWYERS
SEEK TO HAVE CLIENT
SERVED IN COOK COUNTY
Springfield Sheriff Says
No"-Legal Tangle
Precipitated.

Chicago, July 27.-Faced with
the refusal OF Sheriff Henry
Mester of SangamOn county, TO
come to Chicago and arrest
him, Governor Len Small and
his legal advisors went into
conference today to plan the
next step in the fight against
trial under the indictments re-
turned at Springfield, Last We'd
neSday.
Neither the governor nor AL.
bert Fink, his chief attorney,
appeared today at Mr.. Fink's Of
fice, where the lawer had said
In a telegram to the Sangamon
county sheriff last night that
the governor would be ready TO
surrender today. 1t was re-
ported. however, that Mr.. Small
and his attorneys and friends
were in conference In another
Law Office in the vicinity.
One rUmOr which spread
shortly after the conference Op-
ened was that the governor
might surrender either to
Charles EitzmOrris, superin-
tendent of police here, or Sher-
iff Charles Peters of Cook cOun.
ty, and permit them to teIe-
graph Sheriff Mester at Spring.
1ield that the governor was in
custody and to come and get
him.
LII the Sangamon county au-
hOriies can be persuaded to
make the arrest it is understood
that arrangements have been
made to apply TO a Cook eOun-
ty court for a writ of habeas
corpus. LII the writ were issued
the attOrney-general would be
required to show proof why the
governor should stand trial and
IN event of a ruling In favor OF
Mr.. Small, the indictments
would then be rendered void.
Sherff,s Telegram.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 27.-War
ants for the arrest of Governor
len Small on charges of embeZzle-
nent and conspiracy to defraud the
state were placed in the hands oi
sheriff Henry Mester of SangamOn
county this morning. The sheriff
sent a message to At
orney Albert Fink, Governor
'malrs counsel in Chicago, inform
ng him that it will not be neces-
AIRY for the governor to submit tc
rrest in Chicago ,oday, but thai
arrangements for bonds can be
made when the executive returns
o the capital
The message follows:
Replying to your telegram ol
asst night, will say that IT is un-
ecessary for Governor Small to &c
D the inconvenience or trouble ol
ubmitting himself to arrest in Chi
ago. He can advise me on his re-
Urn this week and process can be
eryed here. Please wire day Gov
rnor Small will be in Springfield
)r this purpose.
Sheriff Henry Mester."
An early reply to his message
1day was expected by Sheriff Mes
sr.
Il do not understand why the
overnor went to Chicago to sur
ender," Sheriff Mester said after
e sent his message. There is no
ody here who intends to treat him
isrespectfully. We will wait for
reply from his attorneys and
erve the warrants in due time here
n Springfield"
Governor Small's purpose in Of
ering to surrender in Chicago, II
vas believed here, was to get
prompt action in his case through
labeas corpus proceedings.
Bench Warrants.
Sheriff Mester received the threC
warrants from Circuit Clerl
Charles Koehn. Bail of $4,000
he same as that allowed Lieutea
mt Governor Sterling and Vernon
Curtis, was fixed by Judge E S
Smith, who brought the question
of arrest Of the governor to
crisis yesterday when his ruiiHi
hat the ancient adage 'the kim
an do no wrong" has no place il
American Jurisprudence.
The three charges against Gov
srnor Small arc:
Embezzlement of 100000.
Embezzlement of 100000 joint.
With Lieutenant Governor Sterling
md Vernon Curtis, one of the pro
,rietors of the Grant Park bank,
IN alleged fictitious institution, II
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