Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-16
COMPENSATION, A PENITENTIARY
Or q Grave, Are the Alternates Which
kOerner Claims He Has Been
Told Are Awaiting Him.
MORE HOT SHOT IN STOCK FOR wYMAN.
Prize Charged With Taking a Hand in the Fight for
2 Consideration.

Will bring forth. The ewes of the North
side are on Mayor Wyman. Whatever
answer he may make to the charges against
him will be analyzed to the marrow. The
interview Of II. O. Price in THE DISPATCH
yesterday. in which he denied portion of
Bouis Kcerner's allegations, was con-
sidered a foreruuner of Wyman's de-
Tense and if the criticism it
received is repeated when the Mayo s
statement is published, magazine of num-
berless pages will be necessary to give it
space. Koerner was made more deter
mined than ever by the imputation of
Price that he had testified falsely,
and renewing the allegation that Wy
man and Murphy had collected tribute
from the wheel OF fortune proprietors, he
said that the proof of 1t could be found in
the companys books. He called on III. o.
Price to produce the books and prove the
guilt or innocence of the accused men.
The system of bookkeeping used, he
explained, was such that every dollar
paid out would be shown on the STUBS and
unless they as is said OF others, have been
lost in the garbage furnace. Mr. koerner
stated Price could produce them. He ex-
pressed a hope that such would be done,
and regretted that Prices residence in an
other State will prevent the prosecutors, if
Wyman is placed on trial, from demanding
;hat the evidence be produced.
koerner says He Was Superintendent.
In retutinC Prices statement that he was
common laborer. hoerner said that he
was entrusted with the employment and
dscharginE OF men, and was therefore in
The position of superintendent. He re-
aft med every statement previously made
and said he was willing TO stand over them
In court.
Nir. Eoerner claims, in addition to what
he hiss already said, that great pressure is
being brought to bear on him to retract as
much as possible from what he has testified
and TO refuse 10 testify further. One of the
persons who visited him, he alleges, told
him that one of three things were
in waiting for him-compensation,
The penitentary grave
The compensation, he saws, was offered in
case he would turn in and help Wyman and
the threats were made on the ground that
certain gamblers base the continuation of
their business on the Mavor's ability to
clear his name, and that in desperation
they are willing to periure themselves in or
der TO send hoerEer to the penitentiary or
10 take the steps that will put him out of
existence. Koerner views the threats he
saws have been made as only bluff. He
claims he is in the investigation to stay.
No Difference Who Paid the Money.
Chairman Heinrieks. of the sub-Auditing
Committee. viewed Prices denial as an ex-
PLANTATION with the explanatory part left out.
He called attention to the fact that Price
L. Ip,5aI hot I,o Of n Iria
\ Co had paid money 10 Wvman and
Murphy and then that il stated that Charles
Ilurlick run the wheel of fortune, but
cid not say whether or not the latter paid
tribute. Mr.. Henricks claimed it made no
difference who paid the money, but whether
OF not Wyman received it. He said that
could be proven without doubt bv
persons other than koerner who had
seen Wyman sign a receipt for the
money. In Price own statement Mr. Hen
ricks said there was the evidence of favorit-
ism for simply charging - day license for
. show where liquor was sold and for which
an ordinance provided that $50 day should
ac charged. He thought the statement
would have no effect, and, besides, he said it
ignored the very important charges that
Wyman had collected licenses for a tobog-
gan slide and foot races, of which no record
can be found.
hungarian iboardInn House hald.
From another member of this Auditing
Committee II was learned that part of the
new evidence TO 5e produced will charge
Wyman and Murphy with conducting sys-
tematic raids on Hungarian and Bohemian
boarding houses for the purpose Of extort-
ing witness fees. 1t is claimed that Wyman
learned that these classes save up
taeir money 10 send home and that on
Sunday they get together in crowded board
ing houses, but seldom act disorderlv. The
plan he Is said 10 have carried out was to
have house raided every Sunday and cap
Ture from 10 TO 20 who at the hearing
On the following morning would each
be charged witness fees, which the
Mayor as the proper custodian"
said the committeeman, would lay away in
his inside pocket The revenue derived
1herctroIn is claimed to have been from S25
10 so per week. The claim, of course, was
always made that the men we're arrested tor
dISorderly conduct, but evidence to the
contrary is said to be at hand. The
discovery of the alleged conspiracy was
made through the auditors who found that
Peter Gillen was fined for being in q board
ing house in the Eighth ward, and that his
fine was afterwards remitted, An lnvestl-
cation. II is said. showed that Gillen threat
ened 10 prosecute for false arrest and that
he vas sent for and given back his money.
Hore Lively Developments Promised.
Another charge that, it is claimed, will be
brought against the Mayor is that be levies
tribute the proprietors of disorderly
houses and cOmpels them to buy their
liquor and furniture from certain dealers,
from whom he also receives ''divy." This
charge, like the others, is backed up with
afidavits already in safe hands. Sworn
testimony on other subjects is in the pos
session of the Reform Association, ard
will be brought out at the proper time.
Tie interest which Price is taking in de-
Tending Wvnan caused considerable talk
among Allegheny reformers. One of the
latter, who is at the head of The movement,
stated that Price is anxious TO get back to
Pittsburg and that he is making a play TO
get license to sell liquor at the Homewood
racing track In order to do this,
it is claimed he wants the, support
OF MavCr Wyman. Price has
been ia the city three days. He is a
bgother-in-law of hoerner and has, accord
ing to the latter, attempted 10 arrange
conference EOerner claims, however. that
he Will not see Price alone, as he believes
thr latter would attempt to induce him to
crop the fight against Wyman.
some of those directly interested in the
maJJer positively stated last night that
Mayor Wvman will he prosecuted before
the next grand jury on several charges.
The Homestead Democrats Organize.