The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-24

For once the expected happened, and
yesterday afternoon the grand jury
came into open court and presented
eleven indictments under the territorial
statutes.
All of these were in connection with
the alleged county frauds in the matter
of The furnishing of the joint city and
county building. Two of the indict-
ments We're against ex- Selectman JOS
eph R. Norris, three against eX-Select-
man Herman Bamberger and one
against Martin Hayken. The balance
are against two parties who do not re-
side in this territory and whose names
are withheld for the present in order
that service of proceedings may be had
upon them.
The newest and most important fea
ture in the developments of yesterday
is that the indictment against Hayken
duplicates the representatives of the
city in the furniture deal. This is the
first time the city people have figured
prominently in the deal, and further
Developments in this direction are
awaited with interest.
County Attorney Whfttemore says
the investigation is only just fairly
opened and that more indictments
against officials may be expected soon.
a. The principal witnesses before the
~ grand jury yesterday were eX-Select-
man Cahoon and Harry Haynes. The
former was not subpoenaed, but made
a request that he be allowed to tell
what he knew of the matter in hand.
This fact may account for his, so far,
not sharing in the fate of his confreres,
Bamberger and Morris.
Jointly Indicted.
Herman Bamberger and Joseph R.
Morris are jointly indicted in the fol-
lowing phr3seology: Herman Bam-
berger and Joseph r. Morris, on the
23rd of July. 1893, being ten and there
executive officers of the territory of
Utah, to wit, selectmen of Salt Lake
county, and the county court OF said
AoLnty of which the said Bamberger
aha Norris were then and there men,
bers as such selectmen, having then
and there under construction said
county's portion of what is known as
the joint city and county building, and
the Winslow Brothers company being
then and there DESTROYS OF furnishing
the said county certain iron work and
placing the same in said county's por-
ton of said building for a. price to be
agreed upon, the said Bamberger and
Morris did then and there ask from
one L. c. Davis, the agent of said
WinSlOw Brothers company, a BRIDE
to wit, large sum of money, the
amount Of which is TO the grand
Jurors unknown, with the understand
ing that their votes, opinions and &C
tons as such selectmen in regard to
said county making a contract with
said Winslow Brothers company for
said iron work and for placing the
same in said county's portion of said
building, should be influenced thereby
IN favor Of said company"
m One For Joe.
~ Then comes a separate indictment
against Joseph R. Morris. The usual
verbiage meaning to state the fact
that on March l, 1894, Morris was a
6electman and member of the county
court. is INDUCED in and then it is
stated Morris agreed with Martin
Hayken, the agent for Andrews & Co,
70 receive from Andrews & Co.
bride, to-wit large sum of money
with the understanding that his vote.
opinion and action as such selectman
would be influenced in favor of
Andrews & Co. in regard to the pur-
chasing Of furniture for the county's
portion Of the joint building.
Two For Herman.
Herman Bamberger is then indicted
In exactly the same words as the pre-
eeding Indictment against Morris.
The other Indictment against Bam-
berger charges that on September 25.
1898. he being a selectman, agreed
with Charles A. Barker, the agent of
the Western Temperature Regulating
company, TO receive from the said
company bride. to-wit: $500 with
the understanding that his vote
opinion and action as such selectman
would be influenced in favor Of the
Western Temperature Regulation
company for awarding them the con-
tract for appliance for regulating the
temperc ture in the county's portion of
the joint building.
City Committee Implicated.
q Another of the batch of indictments |
3 against Martin Hayken and charges
aim with attempting to bride one |
of the members of the city com
-nittee which awarded the con- |
tract for some of the furnishings
for the city's half of the building. The /
full particulars Of this Indictment were |
not given out yesterday but will be to-
day. The indictment will be served |
on Dey & Street, Hayken's attorneys, I
who will, according to arrangement, /
enter appearance for Hayken and ar |
range for bonds.
Two Unknowns.
The remaining five indictments are
against two parties who do not live
IN the territory, and who it will take
EeSeRSI days to reach with acquisitions
u warrants and whose names, fer