, 1890-04-10
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
A Spokane Councilman Says lie
Was offered $500 for
Ills Vote.
The Mayor Lays the Matter Be-
fore the Council--An Invests
CATION Demanded.

llHnt Ncfc tut unlNclsbl lollc OF
conversation yesterday. Everybody
was asking "Who was the man who
tried to do the brlbing, and who was
the man approached?n
During the day II leaked out upon
the streets that Councilman David
son had charged Councilman Duebcr
with Offering him $500 IL he would
vote for Justice Curry for police
justice.
\ REVIEW reporter found Coun-
Gilman Davidson on Riverside
avenue Thursday, and asked him to
make statement. At first he de-
cllncd to say much, stating that his
full statement would come out AT
the investigation. Then the repor-
ter asked point blank;
"Mr. Davidson, were you ap-
preached 10y Councilman Peter
Dueber some time ago, and offered
5000 to vote for Justice Curry for
police Judge?'
ayes, I was"
"Did you accept the offer"
mo, did not. Before the con-
yors,tlon closad the offer WAS raised
49, sEnn Which yos rcr,,sad He
,har AL od mo n 1, u,s nossib,e to
n,nue i, a, Ind,,cemcnt for me To
&c 90, Insticc Curry Mv renly
,,,as tho, /, ,,as ro, nossibIa fnr him
a. oucr suf,icIo,,I induco,na,,s
"Thcn IN nae bls own louyiaye.
ask.d Jsthis sure?, and I ronlied
.Scs D.,eber then ,skcd ia there
ANYTHING ,hat 1 can offer or do to
innuence youp, NIyauswer was No,
sirin
nDid Mfr Duobor lead vou to he.
I,ovo that be vas authorized by
aone one olse 10 offer this cousidera.
tionp'i
,It. s,id ,hnt Inc ku,v inst how
6,r he could 20 but boyond tbnt sun,
bo could flnd out. and il would take
bi, only about fifteen minutes,
puohcr further said. splI elect my
man. no matter what IL costs. You
see If don'Lin
THE SCENE IN THE COUNCIL.
M. ,1,.,., ,,,,os ,,a o,m, n,.,a,
MaL..s nan,,l
A spocinI meeting of the city
council was held Thursday niybt in
answor 10 n cnlI from tho ,nnvor
when tho roll was called nil IN,
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- ~, ~ IL -
AIthough 'he can i"r 'ne meeting
stated that II was Tor the purpose OF
transactlng city business, II was
generally believed there would he
sou,o stnrtling deveIonn,onts I'm cop.
,aatio,, ,,,i,n ,ho ot,an,n,od hr,bo,.y
'eu''O, L,,' VI ~" -, -,
cou,'o'i"'",' w, n'H 'o'o 'o' Po,
lice ltsuce' ana pclore me clerk hnd
finished reading the minutes OF the
previous meeting the hall was
packed and the doorway was
rro,Ydod with mon unable 10 yet I'm.
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hi,,u '"o 'vo""
inc audleh'e ulu not nave iohg ,o
wait for the expected developments.
At the conclusion OF the reading
of the minutes Mayor Furth said.
,,,, n,vov,s sr,rp,rSr
pehtlehiehi VliS niec'''B WAS
convened principa''y ior the purpose
vi 'o,l'ls Oh WV olu'''."V. "Pino,
rm'nB ,',o,.s " p,s ". ~" "
u"oN "n" ,'''o.. '".N' anu ..""s
act'ns ',, suS,' ' o'''or o,,y o"s,,e ',' :"
,ne oI.a,,u.' s & mo,s 1oe u ~. ~ ,i,t, .iie ~
bu. oe'pe you o, VIZ" w ~
aosu'ai ,na a,,,,a,,,,rt ""'' ,,,,do tL L,s n,,n-
gnIu ui,e Uo,,i est'',,u ,hn ''ay auy uoun Nv, !
,,o,' el,,ilaii nou', h,.d Hoan va. oon,ad d % hsIta
Sou,I', III Inc Go 80" arico ,md,,e n,at as
to, ,hc councll ndjournod last nioht
Mr. Belts told me who the council
man waswho had been approached,
and also who had offered the bribe;;
Today ! nave Iur.nor .iVts,lga.eu
tne iii','e,' w" v''svi I,op1,,
ana rlgilt .nu. .n,s eou''v', slou,'
Dc "ppriseu "i 'hc 'i"i'es vi INV par
t'es; ,-, + A.. IL.
MI; i,nSiusot ,' ,ne 'ilan ~. n,n Mio
was o',eIeu .hc ''rin., "hu ~, ~ ','v /,
DER " 'lie o.heI p"r,S n'iR,,ca'eu.
ro, mionlch. tne st,ii''es1 , WWN W
awful hh eyes Wero uirecIcu ,o
ware ,ounSi,,''m Dueu.'' WY w,
InotIonless W., hio,n.ne "nu ,nen
arose nnu WIN Vhe "'"i"s' c""'Pos
ute sa'u'
MIR. DUEBERs DENIAL.
"NIr. Mayor, cmphatically den,
evor having made any nronositior
,o A. Da,ia.nm n, mo,ay not,ors
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