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-HAVE YOU SEEN"MOST BNGAGfiD &RL IN "AMERICA"? READ TODAY'S MOVIES STORY ABOUT HER. THE DAY BOOK 500 SQ. PEORIA ST. 398 TEL. MONROE 353 (j Yol.2,Np.39 Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1912 One Cent FEDEkAL GOVERNMENT SMARTS INQUIRY1NTO . , CASE OF BitGAfflST JOHN SIMS' At the request of; The Day Book, the federal government to- day began an inquiry into the, case of John Sims, Daily News deputy sheriff, bigamist and son. of Edward-Sims, one of the chief lieutenants 'of 'Boss Jimmie Quinn: ' Sims was indicted for biga mously marrying'Hilda Cass by the October grand-jury. f The grand jury set Sims' bond at $2;000."Neither the state's at tprney's office nor .the ..bailiff of the Criminal Court made any at tempt to have Sims put up'bond." Qne week ago Friday Sims de cided tor leave the city. He did so and took Hilda Cass-with him. No effort was made by the authori ties to stop him. Since then Mrs. F. A. Cass, the igdther o'f Hilda Cass, has plead ed with -the stale's attorney's of fice, the police.ithe.sheriff 'and the bjailiff pfthe Criminal Court to make some effort to find her 'daughter.' She has -told them sthat from Wihat sheiknQws of Sims'- charac ter she fears that he will put her daughter in a resdrt: The author ities have not lifted a finger to nelp tne distracted.mother.. , . Inasmuch as Sims' marriage to Hilda Cass was bigamous! the 'eirl is not his'wifean.the eves, of the law. Therefore if Sims has taken Hilda Cass out of the state-he has 'violated, the Mann Act and the federal government, can proceed, fa'gainst'hi'm" under that act One of the main reasons for 'the immunity afforded Bigamist John Sims, late of the staff oLthe IDaily "News,-, was discovered by The Day Book today. The'name of this .main reason lis Richard J. McGrath, bailiff of the Criminal Court. ' , i "McGrath, it will ""be remem bered, was Andy Lawre'nceV (candidate for'clqrk.of the- Super jior Court, and was elected1 last fruesaay despite Lawrence s sup port. ' " As bailiff'of 'the Criminal Couft it is the duty of McGrathYS fikd Simsiarfd'iputhim under arrest, since Sims has-f ailed to put up the $e$Qa bail - demanded . by the