New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
MANY cHIcAGo ALDERMEN SUBPoENKA
THE GRAND JURY VIGOROUSLY INVESTIGATES"
THE NOODLE" CHARGES 4 Ntw-PNhKS
CRAVE ACCUSATIONS.


Chicago. March i0.-The Investigation nio the 'h''
cago Aldermen, boodc methods va, hfnn ~ me
Grnnd Jury I'm earnest day. states Attorney Lonsc
uecker and Foreman Llcb held "a corien,ue Which ~
,nltod in drtrrnlnatlpn 10 drop everything cle ana
push the luvc,tintlou rapidly as p"'ib" SUI
pocnas were lssue-i and "a" baH, wen sent S'HfTF
lug around for tho following vitucs'cs ini sH '''7'
alderman conway * Alderman li'idrfh Ai'''"''
--ler. Dorinan. J. Cha-ey wiring. NILS nd schwarn;
city Clerk Van Clcvo &. y. Bryant an" g. Knapp,
Of the Gas Trust G.. 4. Yulllc. Of th GiSlisht ana
Coke Company IL !. Ton'-. Of The I'op'- 'a-hsht
and Coke Company and j. :. Zimmerman. scriafH "i
the latter corporation. soon nearly III thee men i"d
a-ccnded The ,tn r. leading to The Grui Jun room.
4, the Investigation pfocced, IT, ~colr bnadrn-.
Anoilr.r orIrancc has bc added - th" l-t ~ tho"
,o bc inquircd INTO n f. the Jefferson ard Urban
electric franchise. which. 80 J., said. "a- "nndhafr'd
for $4,000 I'm the Interest Of the lcrhcs obi" system
Alderman Kun7 the ~uppy~d inforucr who testified }'-
teay was again among tl" witn'~-e- examined '"N'
The ward Sat -nlcn held high carnival 'm'' waiting
for their turn and cracloI MANY - ored loac. NJ
dcrman Kuuz va, the racl for an hor. aud looked
rrc,f fallen when he Led from t" lry room. ION
siderable heated talk caused 10. g. jury room b'
the failure Of the cas company oflcial'o bring ih'ir
books. Notwithstanding dl-tnct ntucpn, 90 The Sub
pocnas
Before adjournment flr the day thciurv DECIDED -
take up among other thing, thc NGrmanic sale of
places 10 would be employees of the Gy government.
II is said that ~ the Aldermen cent so ir - 10
have printed blanks prepared. By vhlch apiIi'hhi'
bound themselves each 10 pay the Alderman from tla
salary NJ The coveted pacc, when 'curoi sums idns
lng from - T. $40.
The Tribune tni, morning eas: Fihy $1,000
Mn, were drawn from the Illinois rrn,t aud savings
Bank by manufacturing concern few days after uie
passage Of the compressed air ordnance. man In
tcrcstcd in street railway frarm'c savs-"nh me
Tribune is authorized TO give hi name to the Cram
Jury-that he went 10 .ce II ccttln Alderman -"ho''
name "rhe Tribune ha--to m;"c a legitimate oncr
# "A large sum To the clty for franchise The Al
derman said he had talked it o.cr with the boys and
that II would cost the compant $1,000 bat hnt The
money mu- 20 10 the Aldcrmen and not 10 the ety.
ain the presence Of winc~.c--who-c names the
Tribune has an Alderman demanded $1,000 aS tho
| price Of getting an ordnance ont of com
mlttce's pigeon hole. There j. sald To De ioh
| 100000 to 10000 I'm certain handS To DC
paid certain Aldermen. provided tie Mayor
signs the Ncrlcs Omnibus ordnance Ihc sum
- S175O offered a, q biibc and accepted on the al
vice of counsel has been tuned over to newspaper
ly Alderman Roth 10 be used ~ evidence IT costs
good deal OF money some tine, TO bus the CT '''''
sid an attorney who Is clio ely connerird WIN u'
| state Attorney. The Northern Pacific had all the
wort Of II In the .as three big deals the Aldermen
| have male. The figures for these three sales Of dN
franchise, are lust these Northern Padhc, S2'oooo
Economic Ga. SIdOOOO; Compressed Ar, TI"o"o''
rno.. are the amount, the members Of the Council re-
ccvcd In those three deals:
| a LAWYER Of this city, when in his cups conidcd
| 4, 49,, ,coualntance that he had paid eleven $1,000
luls to as many Aldermen in connection with TIC
| Xrtl,or, Pacific ordinance. An Alderman said IN
| n, ,nrittoc meeting that an Offer Of SJopoo 10 ire
dtvi for a franchise w.,s 'pTpetratng bachmal, upon
| ia Ahcrncn.' 'lehiud every contractor WI" ~
Gives a cit, contract fpI >cwcI-, "Te' II'
| -,,,anrcr work and many other things Is an Aiuef
man or Aldermen said an eN-ciA ohHid Nc.V-"'' -.
=! Vhcn th. t,a- Trust and the Economic were AT WI
op honest Alderman told by man liLbrsc1 III 'h'
outcouc Of the light that matter how mi'h money
thc trust Dut mp O prevent the E'i,une .. "r r.
| rnuic franchise, the Economic Wouu " II "lr pct,
| ,|rT II will lc noticed that the E'phoWh Rol u"rc'
VI ,ncr "a the effect that Int night plan - hhbt
~ Gr.md furor. va, perfected N certain Aldermen
| wns circulated about the CmIft buluhs Ouar'
,rs,s stated that the Clearing House hncrihen nad
held IA session h~t night ana h'n ur'uoG h " 1 . y tr w.
~ a." ,no,.,es.d urfr.rtV be- scen, ard pan u" pnr
| ch.ec II he nirdr Among the nunierois s.1,r' .,'
which have cropped out Is ono nno"t o ,afe ednnnI
men having keys To oonlrih,,5 III ts,tod NJ corr,,Ir
in"a. ar a scrurod es ENVELOPES containing inSlaIhen'
on their purchase money III M'N nclIc or1ina1ce
o,ter Tho po.Sage of the Northern If'.,o oinlil'S
-, Alderm,u secured from box III the SIR u,po-l
| yauNs envelopes marked WIN u,c' ~
| fainlnc his " large denominations. 49,,
:, IsuI March I9-IraS dent OaAes VI .no "aI,' W a.
poci6c nrrivcd i'm this city last hlEhl anu III an W
terview denied that his r0ad VII VIZ ~ ~ sca1dal' M
n%eceu % 20 NJ ~ aieccd bribery OF the chicago Counci b
PohSS ". h o, pacI6c as gross eXaggerduoh ana no
ny, . ~ an ah surdiiy. There Is hot "ou vi truu
W tbe ontirc story" lie did not cos' ,n 81 c,ar 20 -
! 10 Wafe any dclfn'. '
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