The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-23

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| Of bribes No new informations were
lodged nor warrants sworn out hat
| there is very good reason to think that
the league is far, far from through yet.
T.. b. Sturges, the head of the Men )
union of Green Ridge and the heart
and soul of this reform movement, yes
terday said TO Tribune man: Moth
ing has been done today, but we have
good deal of work still on hand. We
| can't give anything out just yet, bat
will be ready to do so in good time"
Attorney Il. c. Newcomb was yes
terday retained in the case as counsel
for the league, and, together with At
torneys James II. Torrey and F. +.
Beers, will look after the crusaders
side of the case.
ENTERED BAIL.
Common Councilman David II.
| Reese, of the First ward, and NJ. V.
| Morris, of the Second ward. entered
bali yesterday morning before Aller-
man Fuller Wade NJ. Finn qualifying
as their bondsman in the sum of 5000
in each case. M. F. Fadden furnished
$4,000 bonds for the appearance of Sc
lect Councilman Simon Thomas, of tho
! Fourth ward.
Attorney James II. Torrey, when
spoken to yesterday said: "All the
warrants issued so far have now been
served and the accused parties have
appeared before the alderman. with
the exception of Select Councilman H.
T. Fellows, of the Fifteenth ward, and
Common Councilman Griffiths."
Mr.. Griffiths, who is the member
from the Fourth, and who is president
. | Nf In
Barre all day yesterday. The counch
men on whom warrants have peen
served so far are Select, Simon
Thomas, T. j. Coyne; common, David
H. Reese, Morris V. Morris, James j.
Grier, C. E. Godshall, C. E. Wenzel
Thomas NJ. watkins. T. F. Morris.
OF these all have entered bail, with
J the exception of Common Councilman
: Watkins, of the Fifteenth ward, who
: was arrested Monday evening and re-
leased on his own recognizance to lind
: bail.
With the exception of Common Coun-
Gilman C.NE. Godshall, all of the par-
: ties waived a hearing. David H.
Reese entered bail Monday evening for
his appearance yesterday when he
would decide whether or not he
: wanted a hearing, but appeared yes
: terday morning and waived his hear
ing and entered BAIL
Eleven warrants. in all, have been
: issued instead of the seventeen at first
contemplated, the information being
withdrawn, temporarily, at least, in
: six cases.
: TALK OF COUNTER SUITS.
There is considerable talk among the
: accused counclmen of starting coun-
: ter proceedings against Joseph S. Har-
: ris, the New York detective in the
: leagues employ, who proftered the
: bribes, and yesterday a pretty strong
> rumor was afloat to the effect that a
: large number of warrants We're issued
" before Alderman Fidler, Of North
: Scranton, charging Harris with offer
ing bribes. The alderman, however
denied that any warrants were issued
before him and at the close of the
day no arrests had as yet been made
Today, it is expected, more sensa'
= tions will be sprung. 1t is claimed
n that several more arrests will be mad(
: on warrants issued at the instance Of
the Municipal league, and that among
= the PARTIES will be some more of the
councilmen and nine members of an
| OlHtl ltSiiSldllNG boNyB ACSihSS -oui ou
e ministrative officials.
'' The crusade has aroused no end o.
discussion around the city and tn,
=. leagues energy and industry i'll thi'
. movement in the purifying Of loca
municipal government has everywhere
met with approval.
Several gentlemen called upon ;
number of the prominent business
men of the city yesterday for the pur
pose of securing funds to pay the ex
penses of the prosecution of the al
legged boodlers They all reported ex
cellent success, one of them announc
ing that ne had secured $500 in les
than half an hour.
MR.. WILLIAMS LETTER.
re Select Councilman Richard II. viii
liams, of the Fifth ward, author of tn
ty letter that was taken away from Coun
Gilman Coyne when he was under ar
n. rest in Alderman Fuller's office, con
tributed the following for publication
r. Scranton, May % 1900
OF Editor Tribune-Sir; Please insert the follow
ing and oblge the undersigned:
owing 70 the prominence given to letter froT
me to Mr. Coync in today's papers Of the cit
which tends TO place me in an unlavorable an
/ probably incriminatiIg position, I desire to heI
} state | wrote Mr.. Coyne letter as stated, o
| the matter which has been given so much vi
,a called for publicity as far as am concerned bu
- the letter was Of a nature entirely foreign I
W. the construction placed upon it by the gentle
+ men no caused Mr. Coyne and myself to hgll
n SO conspicuousy and njustly before the public,
as On Thursday night after the meeting Of couI
T. ell, Messrs. Mason, Jcnes and another gentlema
m Of the West Side approached me and Mr., OLIVE
m and ehided US for passing a license ordinant
. which did them as business men great injustice
- They claimed that the ordinance should incluC
the taxing Of hucksters, whom they said d
at business here free OF tax TO the detrment OF me
is chants in ger eral.
st As Me- Coyne and myself are members OF Il
mn license committee. | asked him to meet me
80 the ST. Charles hotel the neat night to amer
" the ordnance above mentioned so as to inclu,
aS what we considered the Just claims of tho
merchants and insert their wishes in the, fin
I'M raedlnG Of the ordinance.
al lie promised 10 meet me at $50 y. IN. on Il
IN night mentioned hut failed to do So Feelir
an that Mr.. Coyne ignored my wishes contrary
promise ! sent the letter 20 him stating that
disappointed me, and that unless | should he
Oh from him before our next meeting or words
KS that effect should consider myself free to amer
Ily or otherwise do what wished with the tax ORD
ay nance as ! think named it,
The above is, as near as I can recall the su
stance OF the matter and shall gladly aclnov
o. edge everything in the mutilated letter. as stat
in the papers, and furnish as near as can al
words that may lie missing. This Is written
Justice to myself and fair play to Mr., Coyne
by r. H. Williams.
SSss Physicians Compete.
aud Philadelphia, Pa, May 22.-An examination
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