The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-08
.SALSBURY'S MEN
PLAYED SNEAK.
Eight More. Conspirators Charged
With Boodling on His Confession
in Grand Rapids.
Investigation Brings Forth Many
More Serious Charge Another
Informer Helps Prosecutor.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. Slant X.
Salsburys confession has led to the issu-
ance Of seven warrants for cOnSpira tors
In the water deal scandal. The men are:
Charged whit conspiracy J. Clark
Sproat, former manager Of the Edefunct
Grand Rapids Democrat; G. s.. Burch,
manager of the Grand Rapids Evening
Post; Eugene D. Conger. manager of the
Grand Rapids Herald; j. Russell Thorn
son, former reporter for the Grand Rapids
Evening Press; Isaac S. LamOreauX,5 for
mer city clerk. - ,-..,4
Of perjury, William Mcknight, attorney,
who was democratic candidate for attor-
ney general in 1902,
Charged with perjury ex-State Senator
George E. Nichols Ionia, Mich, attorney
at law. o F n r#E# 4
Instead of placing the warrants in
the hands Of officers to serve, the Of
fcials telephoned the respondents
from police headquarters requesting
them to appear.
Another warrant for Gerrit H. AL
bers, charging perjury at his trial on
the charge of attempting to bribe AL
derman Renihan, has been issued and
Albers came into police headquarters
and entered his appearance, being per-
mitted to then so in search Of bonds
men. s.-'. E!5S &c., a..'
Another Confession.
Judge Haggerty, who issued the
warrants, announced that the Albers
warrant was based on a confession
of DR.. Wilkie Devries, that he induced
lAlbers to make an offer of q bribe to
Alderman Renihan, as charged at the
time of his trial by the prosecution.
Albers was acquitted at that time. AL
tho Judge Haggerty refused to dis
cuss Devries' confession any further,
there are reasons for believing that it
reveals much Of the inside of the wa
ter deal and will be corroborative of
Salsbury's confession.
Charles S. Burch, manager of the
Evening Press, waived examination to-
day in police court and was bound
over to the superior court for trial
under $4,000 bonds .s..... -.
j. Clark Sproat, formerly manager
of the Democrat and the Post and J.
Russell Thomson, former municipal
reporter of the Evening Press, also
waived examination in police court
and were held to the next term of the
superior court for trial, giving bonds
for their appearance.
Other Companies Involved.
The examination of ex-Alderman
Mol was taken up in police court to-
day. Salisbury testified that he not
only gave Mol $350 for aiding the
water deal, but also gave him $50 to
Salisbury denied that he gave money
for their campaign expenses to all the
aldermen running for reelection in
1901. He went over the list Of those
who were running, however, and said
he gave campaign money to Alderme n
McCool. Kinney, Schriver, Ghysels
johnson, Beck, Lozier and McLachlan
Where did you get this money!"
Some from: the street railway com
pa1y and some of the Bell Telephone
company. I got the street railway
money from Mr.. Sproat and,I think he
gave me $1,000"
Salisbury said that he cauld not re-
member the amount of the telephone
company money, but said that it came
to him thru Mayor Perry. - H.
Jury Fixing, Too.
Salisbury testified that he entered
into attempted jury brlbing when he
was on trial. He said he gave Alder.
man Mol $3.50 to pay to a juror named
Meyers who was expected to sit ir
his case. Meyers was stricken off the
jury by the prosecution and he after.
wards returned SIS of the money, Sc
Salisbury sWore.-.--- ..-. -. .--. .
Salisbury further testified: II eavt
SIS to John Kremer, who was in the
poor department.. He was to fix {
juror whose name do not remember
I am satisfied, however, that he neve
gave the money. I also gave William
D. Pugh several hundred dollars fo
the same purpose and it never reached
the jurors. - =..-.. 49,.
They were all trying to do you up
were they?'-
"Thats about the size Of it,.
William F. Mcknight appeared ant
demanded an examination in polic
court. The examination was set TO
Dec. 18. His bond was fixed at $4,000
which was furnished. ....... -.