Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1908 — STATE SENATOR IS INDICTED FOR LIBEL [ARTICLE]

STATE SENATOR IS INDICTED FOR LIBEL

Charged That SIO,OOO Parity Fund Existed. Philadelphia, Dec. I.—State Senator James P. McNichol was indicted on a charge of criminal libel preferred by Max Kaufmann, former secretary to Mayor Rayburn. Kaufmann was indicted for perjury At the same time a bill charging D. Clatence Gtbboney. secretary of the Law and Order society, with criminal libel, preferred by Senator McNichol. was ignored Senator McNichol charged that Kaufmann had received from him SIO,OOO which was to go to Gibboney for making raids on questionable houses and thus show up the alleged hypocrisy of the administration of Mayor Weaver.