Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-27
MANY 0NNECCTED
With scandal
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Sew
enteen Former City officials Of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
ACTION The RESULT OF The
CONFESSION OF LIANT SALISBURY
Eorner Mayor Perry, State Senator
Burns and Fourteen Ex-Aldermen
In the Alleged Plot-Sums Ranging
from 5000 to $4,000 Said to Have
Been Received.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 23.-War-
rants were issued Saturday for II for
mer city officials, charging them with
accepting a bride In connection with
the famous Garman-Cameron scheme
for supplying the city with water from
Lake Michigan. All of the warrants
are the result of the confession made by
former City Attorney Liant X. Salisbury,
on his return last week from serving a
two-years' term in the Detroit house of
correction for breaking the federal
scheme. While in prison Salsbury's
conviction on bribery charge in the
state courts in connection with the
same matter was affirmed by the su-
preme court, and with the prospect Of
being returned to prison Salisbury went
to the prosecutors office and made .
lengthy confession, which resulted In
the issuance of warrants.
Persons Indicted.
Following are those indicted:
Former Mayor George r. Perry, State
Senator David Burns, Corey P. Bissell,
former member of the board Of public
works, and the following ex-aldermen,
who were in Office when the attempt
was made to put the water deal through:
James McColl, Peter Depagter, Jacob
Ellen, Malachi Kinney, John T. Dono-
van, Jacob Mol, Abraham Ghysels,
Charles Johnson, Ryner Stonehouse,
Daniel Lozier, John McLachlan, Clark
1 hr M,,ir nd 1rfo 1,.iVy
The amounts the respondents are
charged with having received out of the
alleged Doodle fund range from 5000 to
1888.
Had Control of Council.
Revelations of the morning in the
service of the warrants show that the
common council was controlled during
the attempt to put through the water
scheme with the IA votes, which includ-
ed both democrats and republicans
Tho aldermen are charged with having
received $500 to $500 each. Mayor Per.
RVS share, it is charged in the warrant
was 1888. and Corey P. Bissell is
charged with receiving $500. while State
Senator Burns is alleged to have re-
ceived 5000 for his support.
It has developed that Salsbury's frs
confession made last week was not 81
complete as the prosecution had hoped
for. Prosecutor Ward went to work a
once upon the leverage offered by tn,
incomplete statement and secured
enough additional evidence so tina
Salisbury was summoned again Frida.
night for conference. The result, tn
prosecutor says. was statement which
is regarded as complete.
Indicted Men Surrender.
Ex-Mayor George R. Perry heard o
the warrant against him and wake,
into police headquarters and gave him
self up. State Senator Burns and ex
Alderman Kinney came in next. The,
were in the custody Of officers. Prose
cutor Ward states that there were, &C
cording to Salsbury's confession, 1
aldermen in the deal, two OF whom hav
since died. Other aldermen who ia
vored the deal at various times did 8
because they believed in it. accoEdin
to Salisbury and the other evidenc
which the prosecution has been able t
gather. Consequently, no more war
rants will be issued for ex-aldermer
AS to whether other city officials will b
implicated, however, Prosecutor War
will say nothing.
Aldermen Jacob Mol, Charles T. John
son, Reyner Stonehouse, John Nc
Lachlan, Jacob d. Ellen, Peter de Pae
ter, Malachi Kinney. Adrian Schrive
and Abraham Ghysels, 1t is charged, re
eeived $3.50 each. Aldermen Daniel +
Lozier, Clark Slocum, James o. McCoo
John Muir and John Donovan receive
$500 each. it is charged.
-Four of the men arrested are mem
bers Of the present council, as follows
De Pagter. Ellen. Mol and schriver.
4 Vote to Strike.
| New York, Nov. 23.-Fifteen hundre,
OF the 5000 employees of the Passai
Steel company, at Paterson, N. j., hav,
voted to strike December if the com
pany makes cut of ten per cent. il
wages, as it has announced its inten
ton of doing. Those who voted tt
strike are bridgemen. working, the,
claim. under an agreement that no GU
shall be made for one. year
Yale Beats Harvard.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 23.-In the an
nual football game between Harvard
and Yale Saturday, the latter team va,