Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-08
CHAPTER Two Opens. With the Is
suing of Warrants for Arrest
Of Seven More Men,
ALL OF THEM ARE PROMINENT.
Charges Are Conspiracy Perjury and
Nearly Al the Grimes Named in
The Decalogue

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec Chap
tcr two OF the Lake Michigan wafer
scandal was opened to the public to-
night. Judge Haggerty Of the ponce
court has signed warrants for the ar
rest OF seven more prominent men mn
plicated IN the scandal by the contes-
sion of ex-clty Atty. Liant IL Sals'
bury and by his testimony at the police
court examination thus far held An
eighth warrant viii be issued early TO-
morrow. The Hist Of men for whom
Warrants were issued follows.
Charged with conspiracy, j. ozark
sproat. former manager of the deluuot
Grand Rapids Democrat Charles D
Burch. manager Of the Grand Rapids
Evening Press. Eugene ID. Conger
manager of the Grand Rapids iieraiu,
/ Russell Thomson, former reporter Oh
Tho Grand Rapids Evening Press isaac
T. Lamoreauy, former city CLERK.
Charged with attempting suborna-
lion of perhry William Y. mcknight
attorney. who was Democratic candl-
date for attorney general IN l9O2'
Charged with perjury Ex-state sem
ator George r.. Nichols, iona, Men"
nttorney-at-laW.
The warrants were issued ON inc
complaint of Prosecutor Brown, baseu
ON the testimony OF eN-Clly AtlE' i",l
X. Salisbury. II Is the intention OF the
prosecution 10 make the arrests some
time tomorrow II the persons whose
names are mentioned do not appear
Voluntarily Nv the morning
The warrants for conspiracy III inc
fnuous water deal charge Charles y
Burch of the Evening Press j. Clark
Sproat of the old Morning Democrat
~ ID Conger Of the Herald. j. Russell
Thomson. former reporter of the Eve
ming press. and Isaac H. Lamoreaux,
former city clerk, with acceptlnh
money from Salisbury for assisting nm
10 try during the summer ct l9OV, 70
secure contract with the city 10 tur-
nish It's inhabitants with water IRON
Lake Michigan.
Salisbury swears that he gave Burct
81. 600 Sproat Si7 500, Conger $4,000
Thompson $500 and l.amoreauX $1,000 o.
sl00.0O0 doodle fund. placed IN his
hands by II A. Taylor, a New Yorl
capitalist. To procure a contract WIN
the city.
william Il. Mcknight is charged viii
attempting To suborn #, IL, Car
man, one OF the peoples witnesses Il
swear falsely IN the trial OF Salsbur'
IN November, l9l when the latter WA
convicted in the superior court of ac
cepting n brIbe in connection with tn
water deal. II Is charged that on Oc
tober 30 Mcknight conspired wit
Salisbury, Nichols and Thomas II. Nc
Garry 70 offer witness Garman, In IN
Livingston hotel $3.50
The warrant against Nichols charge
him with perjury, alleged to have bee
committed Nov. 20, 1901, when he was
winess in the Salisbury case, AT thu
time he was questioned relative to III
alleged attempt TO bride T.. II. Garma
and swore In denial of the entire stor
of Garman, He was himself arreste
upon the charge OF bribery and wn
acquitted after a trial In the OttaW
county circuit court at Grand Haven,
The prosecutor first thought OF tax
ing him now upon charge of perjur
In his own use. but this would necess
tate II trial al Grand Haven, where III
offense Is alleged TO have been con
mitted, and as Nichols swore TO pra6
tically the same testimony here, II
charge can just as well be made her