Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1905 — ARE NOW BEHIND WALLS OF PRISON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ARE NOW BEHIND WALLS OF PRISON

The feet ib now established that if President Roosevelt does not call an extra session of Congress, Walter Wellman, the Chicago correspondent, jvill.

Gov. Folk of Missouri has his hands quite full; not satisfied with having unhorsed the grafters he has now given notice that the “pistol toters” have got to “git.”

The anti-railroad pass bill, for legislators, was killed in the lower house of our state legislature Tuesday, and we notice that Bro. Marshall’s “Wilson of Jasper” voted to kill it.

Quite a number of people are rejoicing over the decision of the Supreme court by which the beef trust got a good choking; but many others prefer to wait until the price comes down before they “celebrate.”

Four California State Senators have been accused of accepting 'bribes of 1350. In some of the States members of the legislatures are expelled from the “grafters union” if they accept less than a thousand.

Johann Hock, the husband of twenty-five wives, made a big mistake wasting time in the East. He should have gone to Utah where he would have undoubtably been elected a Mormon Bishop or a Senator without opposition.

A Philadelphia preacher thinks there is no objection to a politician occupying the pulbit. We are in doubt as to whether the politicians have lowered the preacher to their standard or whether the preacher hopes Jto give them a lift.

Monticello Herald: One of the township trustees of this State who attracted attention two years ago by denouncing the law requiring the publication of trustees reports, confessed to a shortage S3,(XX) when he retired from office a few weeks ago. No wonder lie objected to publicity.

Friends of the ex-treasurer of Newton county are circulating petitions among the tax-payers of that county asking the legislature to place the loss of county funds in the Gilman bank failure on the taxpayers and relieve the treasurer. The petition is meeting with a chilly reception in most places, notwithstanding the fact that the circumstances surrounding the loss there are much more favorable to the treasurer than here, and it is said that the people of Newton will fight the measure in the courts, should it become a law.

Machen and the Groffs Begin the Serving of Their Sentences.

SEQUfL TO POSTAL CONSPIRACY

Culprits Must Spend Two Years in Prison and Pay Fine of SIO,OOO Each.

tdforta or the Attorney of Samuel A. Gross to l*revent Hl* Client Being Taken to the Penitentiary.

Washington, Feb. 8. —August W. Machen, former general superintendent of the free delivery postal sendee and Diller H. Gruff, of this city, both under sentence of two years’ Imprisonment and SIO,OOO tine for postal conspiracy, surrendered themselves to the United States marshal and were placed In the

cell room In the city hall. Samuel A. Gross, whose counsel sought to have his removal to the penitentiary deferred, because of Illness, was ordered brought Into court and latter was placed in the cell room with the others.

Said Samuel Gross Was 111.

The case came up In the criminal court on receipts of mandate handed down by the court of appeals directing the Immediate excutlon of the sentence on Dr. Lorenz and the Groffs. Attorney Maddox, for Samuel A. Gross, produced a certificate of two physicians saying that he was not In condition to he moved, from his house and •uggestlng that If the district attorney wanted to Imperil his client’s life, as well as his liberty he had better take a gun and go to the house. District Attorney Roach replied that Samuel Gross, his surety and his attorney had been advised of the possibility of this mandate for some time; that Samuel Gross had visited the district attorney’s office last Thursday and that Groff’s son Monday communicated with the district attorney’s office to know what clothing his father might take with him to the penitentiary.

Italher a Sudden Stroke.

Tinder these circumstances the district attorney suggested It as a rather sudden stroke of illness. Mr. Beach insisted upon the immediate appearance of the prisoner and he was sent for. Nothing has been head of I>r. Lorenz, who is reported 111 at his home In Toledo, Ohio. Macben and the Groffs were taken to the Moundsville (West Virginia) penitentiary in the afternoon.

A. W. MACHEN.