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Show REPORTER IS LIBERATED Newspaper Man aid Senate Sen-ate Clerk, Sent to Jail for KecpiHf Still, Arc Set Free. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 23. I. L. Page, newspaper correspondent, and Cole Hickox, Senate clerk, who were committed to Jail last week for contempt of the House of Representatives Representa-tives In refusing to answer questions put by that body as to where and for whatpurpoee they came into possession of 11000 each, were released by the Supreme Su-preme court today on a writ of habeas corpus. The investigation In the House grew out of charges of bribery in connection with the enactment of certain legislation. legisla-tion. Page and Hickox, who refused to answer questions put by the investigating investigat-ing committee, were sent to jail. A writ of habeas corpus was applied for last week, and today, after brief arguments. ar-guments. Chief Justice Robinson and Justice Grant ordered the release of the prisoners without retiring for consultation. |