The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-12
STORY OF A LETTER
WHY CITY OFFICIALS WENT TO IN
vEsTIGATE REDUCTION COMPANY.
Arrested for Criminal Libel In
N Letter Sent Here.

In view of the fact that the American
Reduction Company, of New York, is about
TO secure contract for the disposal OF the
garbage OF this city for ten years, a story
which has just leaked out will be of con-
siderable interest. When the company first
made its offer to the city and the Board
of Works decided TO consider IL the treas
urer Of the company. Mr.. Campbell, was
sent out here to have a conference with
the city officials and look over the city
with a view of determining just what kind
OF proposition could be made.
Air. Campbell went to friend in New
York, who has many acquaintance here,
and asked for letter of introduction to
good attorney in this city. This man gave
letter introducing MIR. Campbell to Grit
fiths q Potts. IN which he spoke very high
~ of the American Reduction Company
and of Mr.. Campbell. On the strength of
this letter Mr.. Griffiths introduced Mr..
Campbell to the city officials and recon-
mended the company.
4 short time after that Otto Frenzel
received a letter from man in New York
who signed himself \. Il. Frenzel Otto
FrenZel had never heard of the man and
says he is not related to the Frenzels
of this city. The letter made some very
serious charges against the American Re-
duction Company. Among other things it
is said that the letter contained the state
msnt: ffzar-1
Pewter president of the American Re-
duction Company and the American Re-
duction Company are frauds from A to n
and have stuck no end of people here
They are not TO be believed under oath"
This letter was sent from New York
1t also contained a clause at the end,
saying that Mr.. Frenzel could make what
ever use of the letter he saw IT. Mr.. Fren-
eel sent the letter TO Mayor Denny and
Works. Mr. CsmnheIl came here hiebIv
recommended through Grifiiths & Potts. that
the Board of Works immediately notified
be the meaning OF the letter. 1t was APP
parently SO sincere that Mr.. Griffiths wrote
10 his friend In View York, sending him
a Photographic copy of the letter. Mr.
Grifiths took the liberty TO take a photo
graph of IL because II stated that Mr..
Frenzel could do with IL as he pleased.
The New York man Immediately answered
reafffrmIng all his statements i'm his letter
of introduction. and even making his rec
ommendation of the company stronger.
Griff1ths a Potts then sent photograph
Of the letter to the Reduction company
been arrested on complaint OF Nathaniel
3. Pewter. president OF the company,
charged with criminal libel. Since the ar
rest OF A. y. Frenzel ho has, refused TO
state what he knows 70 the detriment of
the company, but II is said, admits that
II was partially on account of this let
te-. that Mayor Denny and other city off,
Gals went TO New York last Saturday.
The contract offered By the Reduction
Company is the most advantageous that
II was thought the city could get and il
was thought desirable to accept IL. but
II was not deemed good policy to accent
IL until the charges made by \. b. Frenzel
were Investigated. Besides this an inspec-
ton OF the companys process was thought
necessary. IL is believed here that an in
yestigation Will show nothing TO the dis
arrangement of the Reduction Company and
that the contract will be. closed before
the return OF the city officials. Mayor
him and IL all things are found satisfactory
they will be s'sned while he Is i'm New
York and be fsddy for the action of the
Council at its next meeting. Mayor Denny
thought when he left that he would be
ready TO start back by last night, but no
word has yet been received from him.