Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1910 — MORE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

MORE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.

Attorneys Williams and Hathaway Cited to “Show Cause” j —■■■—■ ' ■ 1 * IN THE BADER GRAFT CASE. Affidavit and Information Filed Saturday and Rule Made, Returnable Next Saturday.— Charge Is Wrongfully Advising Sheriff Shirer. Another chapter in the Bader bridge graft case was-Sprung Saturday when Prosecuting Attorney Longwell filed an affidavit and information against George A. Williams and M. M. Hathaway, citing them to appear in court and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court in wrongfully advising Sheriff Shirer in the taking of said Bader to the penitentiary. .1 ■ - It will be remembered that the sheriff in his answer to the contempt proceedings brought against him for failure to take the prisoner to Michigan City at once after sentence was passed and the' necessary papers were placed in his hands, said that the above attorneys for Mr. Bader had told him that he had five days in which to convey said prisoner to the prison, and that relying on said statement he had let Mr. Bader remain in Winamac to fix up his business affairs before going on with him to Michigafi City. The affidavits and information are practically the same as that in the Shirer case, which was published almost entire in The Democrat, hence we only publish herewith the principal changes, as follows. We publish that against Mr. Williams, and the other is the same except that Hathaway’s name appears instead :

“That said George Williams as attorney at law, knowingly and ,corruptly advised and counseled the said Lewis Shirer that said Bader had business matters in the town of Winamac, Ind., which he, the said Bader, desired to look after and close up before being taken to said prison,, and that he, the said Lewis Shirer, should take the said Badfer to Winamac to settle up said business, that said George Williams wilfully; knowingly and corruptly advised said Lewis Shirer that he had five days within which to take said Bader to prison and advised and counseled the course of action of said Lewis Shirer, hereinbefore set out in this affidavit, which course of action on the part of said Lewis Shirer was in contempt of this Court and the judgment and order of the Court in the premises. * * * And by reason of the premises said. George Williams is in contempt of thisi Court and of the judgment and order of this court. “Wherefcne affiant prays the Court that a rule rrom this Court he served against said George Williams and that he be required to show cause, in said Court, why he should not be attached and punished for contempt as alleged in the^remises. The writs are made returnable next Saturday, when the attorneys will appear before Judge Hanley with their pleas. Mr. Hathaway resides at Winamac and is a member of the Winamac Bridge Co., which did the grafting.