The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-08
Seven More Implicated in Grand
 Rapids Scandal
THE WARRANTS ARE ISSUED
Prominent Citizens Are Charged With Extensive Boodling In Connection With Securing a Contract
 for Water Supply.

| Grand Rapids. Mich, December 7-- Chapter two of the Lake Michigan water scandal was opened to the public tonight. Judge Haggerty of the police court has signed warrants for the arrest of seven more prominent men implicated in the scandal by the confession of ex-City At torney Lant K. Salisbury. and by his tes- timony at the police court examination thus far held An eighth warrant will be issued early tomorrow. The list of men for whom warrants were issued Is as follows:
 Charged with oonspiracy-J Clark Sproat, former manager of the defunct Grand Rapids Democrat; Charles s. Burch, manager of the Grand Rapids Evening Press Eugene D. conger, man. ager of the Grand Rapids Herald; J. Russell Thomas, former reporter for the Grand Rapids Evening Press; Isaac F. Lamoreaux, former city clerk.
 Charged with attempted suhornation or perjury-WilIam r. Mcknight, attorney. who was democratic candidate for attor- ney general in 1902.
 Charged with perjury-Ex-state Senator George D. N. Nicholas of Iona, Mich att torney.
 Brown Responsible.
 The warrants were issued on the com plaint of Prosecutor Brown. based on the testimony of ex-city Attorney Lant K. Salisbury. It is the intention of the prosecution to make the arrests some time tomorrow if the persons whose names are mentioned do not appear voluntarily in the morning.
 The warrants for conspiracy in the fam ous water deal charge Charles S. Burch of the Evening Press. j. Clark Sproat of the old morning Democrat, D. Conger of the Herald, J. Russell Thomson, former reporter of the Evening Press, and Isaac F. ,4amoreaux, former city clerk, with accepting money from Salisbury for as- sisting him to try during the summer of 1900 to secure a contract with the citS to furnish its inhabitants with water from Lake Michigan
 Salisbury swears that he gave Burch 5000: Sproat Sl7.500; conger s1o.0Oo; Thom- son $500 and Lamoreaux s1aOo out of slOOOOO poodle fund placed in his hands by H. A. Taylor. a New York capitalist, to procure a contract with the city.
 William r. Mcknight is charged with attempting to suborn r. II. Carmen. one of the peoples witnesses, to swear falsely in the trial of Salisbury in Novem- Der, 1901.
 Nichols Charged With Perjury. .,
 The warrant against Nichols charges him with perjury. alleged to have been committed at the same time when he was a witness in the Salisbury case.
 The issuance of these and other war rants has been expected for more than a week The delay caused ntimations to be made that the prosecutor was being n- | nuenced to such an extent that he dare not proceed as he would like to. Relative to this. Prosecutor Brown said today: Any such intimatlap islahsolutely false and without any foundation. Since Sals- bury first came home from Detroit neither myself nor MT. Ward, my assistant have been approached by single person with even the slightest suggestion of influence. intimidation or appeal. There will be other warrants issued when we can get to them. There is no occasion for any rush. however,
 The maximum penalty on conviction for conspiracy is 5000 fine. or imprisonment for one year in the county jail or both in the discretion of the court