Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-27

o surrender himself with
out resistance to Sanga-
mon county authorities
on warrants charging
him with embezzlement Of state funds
while treasurer of Illinois.
Sheriff Mester announced he had
received the following message from
Chicago:
ITO the Sheriff of Sangamon County:
This is to advise you that Gov
ernOr Len Small is ready to submit
to you or any of your deputies, or
TO the sheriff of Cook county, or,
according to your directions, to any
person designated as your agent
at any time tomorrow "wednesday,
July 27, 1920, in my office, 1855
Continental Commercial Bank build
ing, Chicago H. in submission to
the capias which understand
Judge Smith has directed you to
execute on the governor In order
to conserve all parties right, please
advise me when you will come to
Chicago.
(Signed) ALBERT FINK,
Counsel for Gov. Len Small.
Mester Will Not Go to Chicago.
Il will not go to Chicago to serve
warrants on Governor Small" Sher-
if Mester said Il am sending a tel
egram to Mr., Fink advising him Gov.
ernor Small may give bond in Spring.
field at his convenience"
States Attorney Mortimer was adj
vised of the Governors reversal in at.
titude toward accepting service OF
writs. but made no comment other
than to say he expected the COVER
nor to arrive at a decision to end his
resistance
"The information is news to me,
but | have nothing to say tonight"
said James NJ. Graham Of counsel for
Governor Small who "as friend of
the court argued immunity for the
governor before Judge Smith
"Freworks" Predicted.
Chicago, July 27.-With friends Of
Governor Small predicting plenty of
fireworks within the next forty-eight
hours, there was a lull today IN the
situation growing out of Governor
SmalIs offer to surrender himself to
arrest on warrants charging him with
embezzlement Of state funds while
state treasurer.
Governor Small and Attorney Gem
eral BTundage are both in Chicago
today with the attorney generals as
surance no attempt would be made
to embarrass the governor Those in
terested said the next step would not
be taken until one or the other re-
turned to the capital,
Habeas Corpus Next Move.
If a warrant is served on the gov
ernOr today either at Chicago or
Springfield it is presumed that he
will permit himself to remain in GUS
tody while habeas corpus proceed
ings are instituted to bring the case
to quick issue by requiring Brun-
dage to show proof why the COVER
nor should submit himself to a orim-
inal trial Governor Small and At,
torney General Braundage are both in
Chicago.
Remains In Secusion.
Chicago, Ill.,, july 27-The COVER
nor kept in seclusion throughout the
morning. Neither he nor any men,
Der Of his encourage could be found
at the hotel where the party regis
tered Albert Fink, attorney for the
governor, also was absent from his
Office and home. sending word to the
former that he would not be down un-
til about noon,
The Three Charges.
The three charges against Governor
Small are;
Embezalement of five hundred
thousand dollars.
Embe1zlement OF seven hundred
thousand jointly with Lieut.. Gov.
Sterling and Vernon Curtis one of tho
prOpretors OF the Grant Park bank
an alleged fictitious institution in
which state funds were deposited by
Small and Sterling.
Conspiracy and confidence game to
defraud the state of two million.
Warrants Issued for Small.
Springfield. July 27.-Warrants for
the arrest of Governor Small on
charges of embezzlement and Conspir-
acy to detraud the state were placed
in the hands OF Sheriff Mester this
morning The sheriff Immediately
sent a message to Attorney Albert
Fink. Governor Smalls attorney in
Chicago, informing him that it Will
not be necessary for the governor TO
submit to arrest in Chicago today,
/ but arrangements for bonds can be-
made when the executive returns to
Springceld. The message follows:
Replying to your telegram of
| last night will say il is unneces-
/ sary for Governor Small TO go 10
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