Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-12-11
EIGHT WARRANTS
More Alleged Bocdlcr' In Grand
Rapids Deal.
NEWSPAPER MEN IMPLICATED
All Basec en- Testimony Given by
Salsbury-FVe Charged With Con-
spiraey; One Attempting suborna-
ton OF Fer.Vry; Two Wsh Perjury.

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second chapter in the water deal
Doodle cases was opened to the public
at q O'Clock last evening when Judge
Haggerty of the police court signed
warrants for the arrest Of ali of the
following named persons excepting
Garrit II. Albers. for whom warrant
was issued this morning. on the
charges indicated:
Charged with spiracy-J. Clark
Sproat, former manager Of the Grand
Rapids Democrat; CHARLES S Burch,
Manager Grand Rapids Evening Press;
Eugene y. Conger, manager Grand
Rapids Herald: J. Russell Thomson.
former reporter for Grand Rapids
Evening Press; Isaac Z. Lamoreaux.
former city clerk.
Charged with attempting suborna-
ton OF perjury-William r. Mcknight,
sttorney-at-law.
Charged with perjury-George L.
Nichols, Ionia, Mich. attorney-at.law;
Gerrit H. Albers, attorncy-atlaw.
The informations and warrants were
prepared by Prosecuting Attorney
Brown and Assistant Ward and issued
on complaint OF Brown, based on the
oral testimony OF eS-City Attorney
Liant X Salisbury. as stated in his con
fession taken by the prosecution two
weeks ago
II is the intention OF the prosecution
TO make the arrests some time today
il the persons whose names are men
toned do not appear voluntarily.
Four Newspaper Men.
The warrants for conspiracy in the
famous water deal transaction charge
Charles s. Burch OF the Evening Press,
J. Clark Sproat Of the old Morning
Democrat. T. d. Conger of the Herald,
j. Russell Thomson, former reporter of
the Evening Press. and Isaac Lam
oreauX. former city clerk. with accent
ing money from Salisbury FOR assisting
him to obtain a contract with the city
10 furnish It's inhabitants WIN Lake
Michigan water during the summer of
1900.
Salisbury swesrs that he gave Burch
5000. Sproat Sl7.500. Conger 10000
Thomson $500. and Lamoreaux 81 500
OF the 100000 Doodle fund placed in
his hands by II. A. Taylor. a New York
capitalist. 10 procure contract with
the city.
William +. Mcknight is charged
with attempting 20 suborne +. II. Gar.
man. one OF the peoples witnesses, 10
swear falsely in the trial OF Salisbury
in November. 1901, when the latter
was convicted in the superior court Of
accepting a bride IN connection with
the water deal II is charged that on
Oct. &c Mcknight conspired with SAILS
bury. Nichols and Thomas r. McGarry
10 offer Witness Garmsn. in the Liv-
ingstonc hotel. $3.50 which it IS al.
legged 60 have been delivered TO him
by William H. Leonard
The warrant against Nichols charges
him with perjury alleged to have been
committed on Nov 20. 1901. when he
was a witness in the Salisbury case.
Al that time he was questioned rela-
tive TO the alleged attempt 10 bride
=. II Garman. one OF the star wit
nesses against Salisbury. and he swore
in denial Of the entire story Of Car.
man lie was himself arrested upon
The charge Of bribery and vas acquit-
ted after a trial In the Ottawa county
circuit court. which was held az Grand
Haven.
Gerrit II Albcrs is charged with
having committed perjury on May %,
1908. This was. when lie took the
stand in his own case and swore that
he did not attempt 20 bride Alderman
Ren!han. He was acquitted on that
trial. but the prosecutor says he has
sufficient evidence in addition to that
OF Salisbury himself TO warrant the
new charge against Albcrs.
Prosecutor Gives Warning.
The issuance Of these and other war
rants has been expected for more than
a week. The delay has caused intima-
lions TO be made. and even direct
chsrges. in certain Of tie Detroit pa
pers that the prosecutor is being In
huenced 10 such an extent that he dare
not proceed as he would like to- Rcll.
live to this, Prosecutor Brown said
Any such intimstion is absolutely
false and without any foundation.
Since Salisbury fret came home from
Detroit neither myself nor Mr. Ward
have been approached 10y - single per
ron with even the slightest suggestion
n influence. intimidation or appeal. II
would not be- very healthy for any man
to attempt to approach us, but ! am
glad to ssy that nothing Of the kind
has occurred.