Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
Gov. Snla|' IS
 Subnitts. fOAnest
Chief Executive of Illinois Un- der $50, 900 Bonds on Elm bezzlement Charge.

bezzlement Charge.
 Springheld. H., Aug. 9-Governer Len Small of Illinois shortly after o'clock tonight submitted to arrest on charges Of embezzlement while state treasurer and accompanied Sheriff Mester to the courthouse to give bond.
 The arrest was made at the executive mansion.
 TIT automobile and taken to the court house where bonds of fifty thousand dol lars were arranged.
 Bondsmen for the governor are Roy and Harry dex and C. H. Jenkins, di- rector of the state department of public welfare.
 Governor Small protested against his arrest. When his bond was given, paragraph was added by the governors attorneys. It read:
 The above bond is given by Len small governor of the state of Illinois under protest that he is not subject to arrest during his continuance as governor of said state"
 The governor protested his arrest until the last. charging persecution and assert ing his innocence but the sheriff of Sang anon county was adamant and insisted on taking the governor from the execu- mve mansion to the court house where Abraha Lincoln used to practice law. before accepting bonds. There the gov ernor gave surety for $50000 and went his way to await trial on the charge of defrauding the people of the state of some $2,00o,0o0 while state treasurer through alleged failure to turn over to the state the proper interest on state funds
 E was dramatic day in the capitol Of Illinois and the whole city was at white heat for hours as the climax of the long contest between the governor and county officers drew near.
 After the governor had refused yester. | day to yield to service of the three war rants held by the sheriff, the latter told him he would serve the papers today or ! as soon thereafter as possible either uui- etly or with any necessary effort When the sheriff went to the capitol to perform his duty as directed by Judge smith of the county court, Governor ] Small, attended by several advisers, was in his office and refused to come out at the sherfn's request. The sheriff then | placed deputies around the building to block any undeterred egress of the gov ernor and sat down in the lobby to smoke urtil the chief officer of the common- wealth should decide to emerge. He announced that he had the lvan- tage of the besieged man, because he had l taken precautions to eat his luncheon 1 before investing. the capitol and remark ed that he had little else except the ar- rest of the governor to occupy his time.
 The governor finally sent out word a couple of hours after the luncheon thas the sheriff might come into his office nd serve the warrants, but the sheriff de. 1 clined, saying he was in no hurry and l would prefer to make the arrest outs. i4 l to avoid any technical chage of int.r- l ruptipg executive business. ] s This tactic of the sheriff was in pur. 1 suance of the attitude adopted from he time the indictments were returned or July 20.
 house as the afternoon wore on aut there was a holiday appearance with'1 the structure as flashlights boomed ant 1 the .hig1 rotunda filled with smoke. Bu the governor kept at work in his office sending out two lists of appoint1n ant, during the siege.
 As the shadow of Lincofn's monune en in the capitol yard grew long under tl1, declining sun. the chief executive final, sent out word that he would surrender | the county. officer at the executive man sion at five o'clock if it could be arrange; to give bonds at once. The capituia-;o' was accepted by Mester, who cthdrev under the truce with his troop of dcpu ties.
 At o'clock, the sheriff with his war rants, somewhat thumbworn from lon; handling, drove to the governors house
 e Governor, I am here with the war rants," he said when he met the gov ernor. The sheriff .hen read the war rants and said:,
 Governor, you are under arest."
 ''Vey well, what shall do?' askei tn
 governor.
 G. B. Gillespie, of the governors coun sel, then produced bond which had bee
 prepared and asked the sheriff to take th
 sureties in the mansion but the latter de
 clined |
 You must go with me to the court house." the sheriff declared.
 When Attorney Gillespie was iusistep the sheriff said:
 ''Mr. Gillespie, you are not working fo me, you are working for Governor Smal l We must go to the courthouse ! The governor entered Mester's auto mobile and went to the court house win q bonds were signed by Roy and Harry Ii and c. H. Jenkins. The governor the . returned home.
 Governor Small was indicted by tn
 Sangamon county grand jury, July 20 0
 a charge of embedding $50o,000 of stat funds and conspiracy to embezzle $2.00o
 900. The act of which he was accuse 2 took place while he was state treasure
 Indictments also were returned again: , Lieutenant Governor Sterling and Verne z Curtis Grant Park Illinois banker, bot of whom submitted to arrest and gay bonds.