Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Scheduled to Be Made Under the
Auspices of the Reform As
sociation in Allegheny.
AFTER THE FRONT OFFICE FORCE.
Suits For Conspiracy to Be Entered Against
the Mayors Clerk and Sew
eral Detectives.
MORE ATTORNEYS WILL BIZ EMPLOYED.
Preparations TO Defeat Any Movement for Delay on
Chief Murphys Part

If Mayors Clerk Hunneshagen and the
congratulating themselves on their escape
from accusations in the renovating process
going on over on the Northside, they are
fooling themselves, but not the reformers.
The proper time for them to say merry
Christmas to each other is at present, be-
cause the chances are they will not feel
that way 22 days hence. Attorney
Langfitt has their names on a little
memorandum in his office and on
some chilly day this winter he expects TO
draw up a charge of conspiracy and have
about half dozen of the Northside arrest
ors arrested. He is acting for the Reform
Association, and the new move dispels the
delusion some have formed that part of
the war paint had been scraped of the stern
countenances of the reformers.
The Basis of the Suits.
The grounds for the suit will be that
Mayor Wyman, Clerk Hunneshagen, Chief
Murphy and different members of the detec-
tive force have conspired together to collect
witness fees illegally and also to raid Hun
garian boarding houses for e1tortion. 1t has
not vet been decided when the suits will be
brought.
The Reform Association claims it is act
ing for the good of the people, and if any
good people want to bring suits against AL
legheny officials in cases where they have
been wronged all they have TO dc is to come
forward and tell their tale of woe and the
reformers will do the rest. Such expensive
luxures as attorneys will be furnished
without money and without price. All
other expenses will be paid, and besides the
association will be duly thankful for infor-
nation received. To conduct the whole
sale prosecution more thoroughly it was
decided yesterday to employ more counsel.
The Cases Are Complex.
The request for help came from Attorney
Langftt, who saws the cases are so complex
that the lawyers engaged are not able to at
tend to the work. 1t is not known vet
whether or not Attorney Robb Will be con-
nected with the cases. He has not been
formally retained, and as vet has taken no
mart. d. T. Watson will be employed for
consultation whenever it is thought ueces-
sarv. The additional attorneys to be Sc
cured have not been decided ON, but will
probably be men VINO prdctlce m Criminal
court and who will be able to partly coun-
teract the magnetism of GLORIOUS Old
Tom Marshall.
As was stated in THE DISPATCH yester-
dav. it is intended that the suit against ex-
Mayor Pearson will be brought to-day, or
not later than tomorrow forenoon. The
charges will be embezzlement and e1tortion.
They will be based on the illegal retaining
of witness fees.
Nothing will be done in Chief Murphy's
case until after next Monday night, when
the Auditing Committee will hold its reg
ular meeting.
Cannot Delay the Game.
If the chief and his counsel then show |
any indications of irving to delav the inves- |
tigation motion will be made to refer the |
matter to Councils with the recommenda- |
tion that criminal proceedings be instituted. |
In case this is not done the reform associa-
tion vii! probably act.
The sub-Auditing Committee will meet to-
morrow evening and receive further re-
port from the auditors with reference to
money due from street railway companies.
The other business will depend on the re-
suit of the hearing of Mayor Wyman in the
afternoon.
The Northside Social and Republican
Club has passed resolution of confidence
in the integrity of Mayor Wyman and Chief
Murphy, and condemning the present inves-
tigation. The paper was introduced bv
Robert McFall. 1t is claimed that ma
jority of the members of the club are city
employees.