The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-11
SEVEN ADDITIONAL
WARRANTS OUT
Second Chapter Opened In the Grand
Rapids Water Scandal.
PROMINENT MEN IMPLICATED
Conspiracy aud Perjury Charged
Against Managers and Reporters
az the Grand Rapid. Papers
Arrests "a lie Made.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Dec S.-Chap
ter two OF the Lake Michigan water
scandal was opened 10 the public Mon
day night Judge Haggerty OF the 20
lice court has signed warrants for the
arrest of seven more prominent men
implicated in the scandal by the con
fession Of ex-City Attorney Liant X.
Salisbury and by his testimony AZ tho
police COURT examinations thus far
held. An eighth warrant will be is
sued early to-day.
Charged with Conspiracy.
Charged with conspiracy. Clark
Sproat former manager of the Morn
ing Grand Rapids Democrat and Even
ing Post. Charles s. Burch. manager
of the Grand Rapids Evening Press:
Eugene ID. Conger. manager of the
Grand Rapids Herald; J. Russell
Thomson former reporter of the Grand
Rapids Evening Press: Isaac F. Lam
oreux. former city clerk.
Subornntiou or Perjury.
Charged with attempting suborna-
ton or perjury-William F. Mcknight.
attorney. who was democratic candi-
date Cor attorney general in 1902
Charged with FREDERICKSBURG Sem
ator George +. Nichols. Ioana. Mich,
gttorney at law.
The warrants were issued on the
complaint OF Prosecutor Brown. based
on the testimony Of ex-City Attorney
Lank X Salisbury
Arrest. VIII Re Mnde.
IL is the intention of the prosecu-
tioE TO make the arrests some time
to-day if the persons whose names
are mentioned do not appear yolunta-
rily.
The warrants for conspiracy in he
famous water deal charge Carries s.
Burch. o. the Evening Press; j. Clark
Sproat. Of the Morning Democrat r.
ID. Conger. of the Herald: J. Russell
Thomson former reporter OF the Even
ing Press. and Isaac F. Lamoreux, for
mer city clerk. with accepting morey
from Salisbury for assisting him To
try during the summer OF 1900 To Sc
cure contract with the city TO furnish
It's inhabitants with water from Lake
sIoo.0oo Doodle Divided.
Salisbury swears that he gave Burch
s.. 600. Sprcat sl7,5o0. Conger $4,000.
Thomson $500 and Lamoreux $500
Of a 100000 Doodle fund placed in
his hands by III. A. Taylor. New York
capitalist, 10 procure a contract with
the city.
William F. Mcknight is charged
with attempting TO subornafe r. II.
Garman. one OF the peoples witnesses.
TO swear falsely in the trial OF SAILS |
bury. in November. 1901. when the !
latter was convicted in the superior |
court Of accepting a bride in connec- |
ton with the water deal. IL is charged |
that on October "a Mcknight con-
spired with Salisbury. Nichols and
Thomas r. McGarry TO offer Witness
iarnan, in the Livingstone hotel. |
1850
The warrant against Nichols charges |
him with perjury. alleged To have been
committed November 20. 1901. when
ie was a witness in the Salisbury case.
Prosecutor Brown said:
other Warrants to he Issued.
There will be other warrants issued
when VIC can get ~ them. There is no
occasion for any rush. however. We
hall 20 ahead a. rapidly as possible
With our work. but not so rapidly that
se can not be absolutely sure Of our
round. We do not want To begin a
ingle prosecution until We feel that
re have the positive evidence to con-
let"
Penalty On Each Charge.
The maximum penalty upon convic-
Ior of perjury is $4,000 fine or i'm
risonment for one year in the county
all. or both. in the discretion OF the
curt.
The penalty upon conviction Of
barge OF perjury is Imprisonment in
le penitentiary not to exceed Is years.
here is no fine nor alternative of
ne included in this penalty.
For attempting To incite a witness
, commit perjury. even II no perjury
hall have been committed. the pen
lty Is not to exceed five years in the
tate prison or not more than one year
/ the county Jail. with no alternative
,r fine