The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-02
EXCITEMENT
AT GRAND
RAPIDS
Cltizaas Crafty Stirred Up Over
Revelations Of Graft and
Corruption In Court.

Grand RapidE Mich. Dec. with the
entire city stirred by the revelations OF
ex-City Attorney I.ant X. Salisbury IN his
testimony ~ the hearing OF State Sen
ator Burns Monday on charges OF bribery,
the examination of Alderman de Pagter
was begun in the police court yesterday.
Dc Pagter Is charged with having re-
ceived a bribe OF 1850 from Salisbury 10
support the. Lake Michigan water deal
In The council salisbury tesuned That
he gave De ragter xoe
II told him that he could nave $loO
ultimately said Salisbury. Later we
entered INTO an agreement by which ne
was IN receive from S3sy 10 $500 In water
bonds
salisbury was asked whether he had
the Intention of iellins the story while
he was I'm Detroit ia prison.
home. expecting 10 take my medicine.
During ali the time in prison my wife
mss teen begging me 10 tell the whoie
atory. After few days az home ! talk
whole thing
Have YOU been led TO expect that you
will be treated lenieptly2H Salisbury was
Il have not. but / hope to be.
De Pagter,s case was then adjourned
until next Monday 10 give him time 10
Ex-Alderman Muir's examination was
then begun. Salisbury swore that IL was
az frst understood that Muir. who was
known as Honest John was to re-
agreed he was to have 500 in bonds.
INTENDED TO BLEED THEM.
Salisbury testified that he intended to
bleed all the outside parties. and then
go before the common council. expose
his fhsm ars snd he sesD ssd the Gors onsy p B. col
lected money from all OF the aldermen
to to help ,, my dsfsnS. ,sn,., Mr.. sisseil said
AT the conclusion OF salisbury.s test.
nony the Muir case was also adjourned
until Monday next The case OF ex-Al-
derman James @. McCooi was taken up,
become q ~ember of the special council
water committee OF seven and he agreed.
II finally paid him 800 and he was TO
have 5000 in bonds In addition Salisbury
McCoors examination was put over 20
next Monday, with the others.
State Representa- tive Henry 3. Wander.
cook. implicated by Salisbury, has issued
statement, declaring that he emphati-
caly refused 10 introduce a water bill In
the legislature, and that he never ac-
cepted favor in connection with the wa
When court met for the afternoon ses-
sion the water scandal cases were still
pending, Those not yet disposed Of were
johnson. Slocum, Mclashlan. Stone
house. Lozier Mol Kinney and Corey p.
BiSsell. cxm member or the board OF Works.
Most Of them were present or represented
The first case called this afternoon was
that of Alderman Jacob Ellen OF the
First ward.
WARRANTS FOR MORE.
Salisbury was called TO the stand and
said he paid Ellen $3.50 in cash.
After the grand jury was called SAILS
bury said Ellen talked with witness and
said ne would go before the grand jury
and deny receiving any money and also
deny having voted for Salisbury for city
attorney Witness advised all aldermen 10
refuse TO tell the grand jury how they
voted for city attorney. as IL might let the
people learn how the vote stood and there
ny enable them 10 ascertain the guilty
parties in the water deal.
The examination was concluded this
morning
II was reported last night that ex.Al-
derman Donovan. Aldermen Hol. john
son, Stonehouse. Slocum. Mclaughlin
and Lozler and Corey r. Bissell ex-
member OF the board OF water works, who
were under arrest, would go 10 court and
waive examination. In this case they will
be held 10 tho present term of the Su-
perior court for trial. This will conclude
the preliminary examinations ~ the men
already arrested through Salsbury's con-
fession.
IT is expected that the prosecuting at
torney will issue warrants today or Thurs
day for the arrest of few OF those ad-
ditional ones who were implicated by SAILS
bury Monday.
The prosecution refuses to give any
names. but II is saia warrants are al
ready prepared.