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Show ATTORNEY UNDER BRIBERYCHARGE Parkersburg, W. Va Jan. 14 A. Leo Well of Pittsburg, chief counsel for the Manufacturers' Light & Heat company, waB arrested on a train at Wllltamstown, W. Va.. today charged with attempting to bribe S H. Bron-son Bron-son of public service commission Jn an effort, to Influence a decision in which the light company is Interested. Application was immediately made to Judge A. G Dayton of the federal district court lor the release of Well, on a writ of habeas corpus The writ wa granted. Weil Is one of the . leading attorneys of Pittsburg. The company he represents is the most important natural gas corporation operating op-erating In West Virginia. When arrested ar-rested Weil was on his way to Parkersburg, Park-ersburg, where he was to appear to-da to-da in the federal court to ask that a master be appointed to take testimony in the litigation between the public service commission and the gas company. com-pany. (' 11 Bronon, mentioned in connection connec-tion with the alleged attempt at bribery brib-ery is a brother-in-law of Governor Henry D. Hatfield and hoa been very active In the work of the commls sion. Attorney Weil Is president of the Voters' Civic league of Pittsburg and several years ago was active in the prosecution of a large number of members of the Pittsburg city council coun-cil for alleged malfeasance in office. |