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Show Speaker Cannon's Home Town Has Many' v Sensations Danville, 111.. Jan. 24. Foreman Isaac Woodya'rd of the Vermillion county grand Jury appeared before Circuit Judge Kinbrough as soon as tho latter opened court today and asked the court to cause Sheriff John T. Shepard to explain why he did not serve subpoenaes given him by the grand Jury. Woodyard also asked that a deputy sheriff other than Fred (Continued on Page Seven.) oo DANVILLE SCANDAL. (Continued from Page One.) "Dr." Vutrich be appointed to guard the grand Jury room. The request of Forenran Woodyard caused a sensation, Inasmuch as Sheriff Sher-iff Shepard was mentioned in the first reports, which wero ln.cr denied, as having admitted buying votos It was for him, according to tho stories, that City Attorney Frank W Jones is alleged al-leged to have bought votes as related relat-ed to the grand Jury yesterday by newspaper men Vutrich, the deputy, was one of Sheriff Shepnrd'8 chior henchmen in the lost election, and preceding primary. pri-mary. A rumor was circulated early today to-day that Mr. Woodyard, who has appeared ap-peared from Uie tirst to be tho central cen-tral figure of the Investigation and who has been looked to by the element ele-ment hero which desires a thorough search, as the one man of the county who would satisfy all demands for thoroughness, was dissatisfied with the way the witnesses wero being questioned before the grand Jury and that he would ask that either an assistant as-sistant to States' Attorney John PI. Lewrnan, or a special assistant state's attornej be named to conduct the examination. ex-amination. Among thoso for whom subpoenas had been Issued for appearance today were City Attorney Jones, E. Xj Les-ure, Les-ure, Speaker Cannon's son-in-law, and Peter Sanlchas, the Greek politician, whom Frankenberger, the newspaper men who first appeared before tho grand jury In tho vote Investigation, accused of having sought to get the newspaper men out of tho county. At Lesure's home, it was said he had left the city, and it was not known when ho would return. |