The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-10
GOVERNOR LEN SMALL SUBMITS TO ARREST
FURNISHES $4,000
BOND TO ANSWER TO
.EMBEzzLINC CHARGE
Dramatic Day in Capital City
Closes With Apprehension
of States Executive--State
House Besieged for Hours

Springfield. H. Aug. Ex-Governor
len Small Of Illinois. afte- resisting
. arrest on indictments charging emhez-
clement and conspiracy, for three weeks
on the plea OF executive immunity or
that the king can do no wrong" as
stated by his counsel. today finally sub
nitted 10 Sheriff Mester after the latter
had bcsieGed the state capitol with
deputies for several hours.
The governor protested his arrest un-
III the last. charging persccutioranda as
serting his Innocence, but the sher:n OF
Sangamon county was determined and
insisted the governor so from the eH-
crutivc mansion to the court house
where Abraham Lincoln used 20 prac-
tice law, before accepting III" bonds.
There the governor. gave surety for $780,
900 and went his way % await trial on
tho charge Of defraud;ng the people "f
the state Of some s.. .ohn. 900 while state
treasurer through alleged failure 10
turn over TO the state the proper In
terest on state funds
Dramatic Day at Capitol
I, was a dramatic day N the capitol
rt Illinois and the whole city was at
white heat for hours as the climax OF
the long contest between the governor
After the governor had refused yes
tcrday to yield to service On The three
warrants held by the sheriff. the latter
had told him he would serve the papers
today or as soon there2ftcr as possible
either quietly or with any necessary et-
fort When the sheriff wcat 10 the
capitol to perform his duty as directed
by judge Smith Of the county cour;.
Governor Small. attended b. several ad-
yise-s was in his office and refusNd 10
come out at the sherifr's request The
sheriff then placed deputies around the
building 10 block any undct"rred egress
Of the governor and sat down in the
lobby to snoke until the chief officer OF
the commonwealth should decide TO
emerge.
1s1isgs ths Capitol
He announced t.at he had the adyan-
tage OF the besi.ced man, because he
had taken the precautions to eat his
luncheon before investing the capihol
and laushnsI: remarked that ne had
nt,le else exrept the arrest Of the gov
ernor to occupy his ;ine.
The xo%0rnor finally sent out word
couple Of hours after the luncheon hour
that the sheriff might come into his
office and serve the warrants but the
sheriff declined. saying that he was in
TO hurry and would prefer to make the
arrest outside 10 avoid any technical
charge Of in,errupting cxecutirs eusi-
ness.
This tact OF the sheriff was In pur-
suance Of the attitude adopted from tho
time the indictments were returned on
July 20.
Crowds gathered around the state
house as the afternoon wore on, and
there was a holiday appearance within
the structure as flashlights doomed and
the high rotunda illed With smoke. But
the governor kept at work in his office
sending out two lists OF appointments
during the siege.
Governor cApttulatss
AS the shadow Of I.incoin's monument n
the capitol yards grew long under tho
declining sun. the CHIEF executive finally
sent out word that ne would surrender
10 the county officer at the executive