Show SENT T TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT Manager of Barber Lumber Company Refused to Obey Order of Judge Boise Ida April 9 L G Chapman manager of the Barber Lumber com corn company pany lany is In jail tonight to committed for contempt by b United States District Judge Beatty An application will be made at once to Circuit Judge Gilbert at Portland for a writ o of habeas corpus For some weeks a United States grand jury has been in session here Its principal work has been an Investigation investigation investigation gation of the manner In which which the Bar Barber Barbel Barber ber bel Lumber company obtained title to toa toa toa a large amount of timber lands owned by b it on Boise river and its tributaries Mr Chapman was subpoenaed to bring In all aU the books letters check stubs and other records of the th company On his demurring he was ordered by the on Saturday last to bring in all aU aUthe the records touching touch ng upon 1 acquisition of title to lands Yesterday he hc ap appeared app appeared p ared before the jury with books and papers containing such records A question then arose whether the th jury jur should be permitted to examine the entire contents of the books and papers or only such features as were pointed out by Mr Chapman as being connected with the subject of the in inquiry Inquiry inquiry On the application of District Attorney Ruick Judge Beatty broad broadened broadened ened sued the order requiring Mr Chapman to bring all the books and other records of oC the company and requiring him to permit the tine grand jury to examine them fully Cu II On advice adice of his attorneys Chapman today oday tod t y formally ormall refused to comply with the he t order ord r oil on the ground that there was no authority of law aw authorizing an or order order der d er to submit all aU the private records of the he t to the thc grand jury He lie was then committed to the custody of Marshal lIar hal Rounds Bounds with instructions to lock Jock l him up A little latter the judge authorized the marshal to have him given the freedom of the tine jail It is claimed c that Chapman was ready yes yesterday yesterday erday t to point out every record bear bearIng bearIng Ing i ng upon the acquisition of title to lands ands l and that the refusal reCusal to obey the order as broadened is solely on the thi th ground that it is unauthorized The Thc Barber Lumber company is controlled by James Barber of Eau Claire Wis Vis and others In addition to the Chapman matter be before before before fore the United States grand jury there was some interesting maneuvering to se secure secure secure cure information from the accounts of th the j First National bank Cashier McAfee was ordered to bring in various arlous accounts Among Amon other things he was ordered to bring the dally daily dall balance book He re refused refused refused fused but it is understood he did so 50 under advice of his attorney that balances could not be exhibited It is thought there may mav ma be another contempt case before this branch bra neb of oC the inquiry s closed |