The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-08

| ~ HierCaiiltIe Ilrfn doing business III the clly
| OF st. Louis a. a department store, a dis
| count or 10 per cent on the selling price
/ of goods TO be sold by said firm TO the
! city of St Louis for the purpose and with
! the Intention on the part of said George ii.
! Martin OF retaining said discount OF 10
per cent on the price aforesaid of goods So
| To he sold 10 the city. to and for his own
! use and benefit. and thereby To take and
! withhold from the city of 81. Louis money
/ belonging tn said city: the said George II.
/ Martin hcing then and there an ot'i or
Of said city. and required by the Chart n
, "ud ordinances thereof tand more particu-
| larly hy section AZ of article Of the
| Charter. and sections llG7 and ll0S Of ord-
| nance l'lSS Of the city o. St I.ouisl. to
account for and pay over to the city
Treasurer of said city all moneys Of said
city coming into his hands
CHARGES ATTEMPT
TO ENTOVT 4 BRIBE
specialization " Attempt to Extort a
| Bride: In this. that the said George H.
Martin. heing then and there deputy Com
missioner of Supplies Of the city "f st
Louis. duly appointed ana qualified and act
ing as such. and such Deputy commis-
si"ner of Supplies did. on or about the --
day of February. 1900, offer To Silk. Bacr X
Fuller. a mercantile firm doing business in
the city Of ST. Louis a department store.
that he. the said George II. Martin. such
Deputy Commissioner of Supplies. being
charged with and having in charge the pur-
chase Of goods and supplies for said city
in the open market. would purchase for sand
city and from said firm Of SILK. Bacr X Ful-
Ter of the goods. wares and merchandise
by said firm kept for sale. and would give
to said firm part of the business of tn
city uf ST. Louis In connection with Tn"
purchase of goods and supplies within tn'
lines Of business carried on by said firm.
provided the said firm would pay him. the
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and benefit, a discount or commission on all
sales OF goods by said firm To said city
equal to 10 per cent of the price at which
said goods might be sold TO said city. And
by his said offer he. the said George IL.
Martin, was then and there an officer
of the city of st. Louis. and receiving AN
annual salary as such. and who was then
and there charged with and assigned to
the duty Of purchasing supplies for said
city, said duty having been prescribed ny
the Commissioner of Supplies. intended and
attempted to obtain money as a bribe,
whereby the purchase of goods would be
made by the city AZ a higher price than 4
reasonable price to said city, and he. the
said George ii. Martin. would profit there
by, contrary 10 the provisions of paragraph
Of section % of article 3 of the Charter of
said city of st. Louis. which prohibits any
officer receiving salary from receiving
any fees or other compensation for his
services.
CHARGES ATTEMPT
I'd SECURE A BRIBE.
Specification 3. Attempt 10 Secure or
EXtOrt a Bribe: In this. that the said
George II. Martin, being then and there
Deputy Commissioner of Supplies of the
city of st. Louis. duly appointed and quail
flied and acting such. and while dis
charging and performing the duties Of the
Commissioner OF. Supplies in his absence,
and while dischargins and performing such
duties the Commissioner of Supplies had
prescribed for him. among said duties being
the duty of purchasing supplies fJr the
city OF ST. Louis OF the kind dealt in by
he firm of StiX. Baer & Fuller, n mer-
camille firm of the city Of 81. Louis. doing
business as Il department store. for the
lowest and best price at which supplies
could be obtained in competition. did then
and there, in violation Of his duty as such
Deputy Commissioner of Supplies. offer To
purchase of said firm of Silk. Baer & Fuller
goods OF the character and kind carried and
dealt in by them at prices greater than
the prices for which the same could be pro-
cured In the open market. ard at prices
greater than those ~ which they could be
procured from said Silk. Baer a, Fuller, on
condition that said StiX. Baer & Fuller
would agree to pay 10 him, the said George
II. Martin an amount equal to 10 per cent
on the amount Of purchases OF supplies to
be made of them by him. the said George
II. Martin: he. the said Martin, thereby
intending TO obtain for his personal ad-
vantage and use such sum of money; where
by the said city of st. Louis would, through
such action on his part. ana contrary to
the ordinances which 1t was the duty of |
said Martin. as such Deputy Commissioner
of Supplies TO respect In the purchase of
supplies. be compelled TO pay a higher and |
larger price for supplies than otherwise"