Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-01
BRIBERY TO THE LIMIT
Grand Rapids Astounded by
Revelations.
SALISBURY SCORES
GIVES FURTHER INcRIMINATIN9
TESTIMONY.
Intended to Keep Quiet, but. Yielded to
Persuasion Of His Wife to
Divulge Story.
SALISBURY SCORES

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, December l.
With the entire city stirred never before
in its history by the revelations of ex-City
Attorney Liant X. Salisbury, in his testi-
mony at the bribery hearing of State Sena-
tor Burns yesterday, the examination of
another Of the men arrested as the result
of Salsbury's confession to the prosecutor,
Alderman de Pagter, was begun in police
court today.
De Pagter is charged with having receiv-
ed a $3.50 bribe from Salisbury to support
the Lake Michigan water deal in the coun-
cil
Gave de Pagter $3.50.
Salisbury was the first witness. He testi-
fed that he gave de Pagter $3.50 at about
the same time that he did the others he
bribed, the currency being delivered in an
envelope in Salsbury's office in the city
hall.
This was not done Salisbury said. until
after he had had several talks with de
Pagter and had satisfied himself that he
would stand by the deal.
Il told him that he could have $1,000 ulti-
mately," said Salisbury, land / explained
how l wanted him to support our PROPOSE
ton. He agreed, and later we entered in
to an agreement by which he was to re-
ceive from $4,000 to $1,000 in water bonds"
Wanted Him to Stiffen Up.
Salisbury said that he made de Pagter
heavier offer than was at first contem-
plated because things had come to such a
pass in the common council that in order
to stand by the deal a man had to have a
little more courage, and he wanted de
Pagter to stiffen up.
Salisbury said on cross-examination that
he never brOached the subject of money
until after he made sure that de Pagter
was favorable to the water deal.
IF You found that he was favorable to
your plan why did you think 1t necessary
to offer him money at all?'' he was asked.
Wanted to Be Sure Of Him.
Because 1 wanted to be sure of him.
couldn't afford to take chances" Salisbury
replied.
Salisbury was given a severe examina-
ton by Attorney Smedley, who tried to pin
him down on details in regard to some of
which Salisbury was in doubt
Prosecutor Ward asked Salisbury wheth-
er he had the intention Of telling the story
while he was in Detroit In prison.
Il intended never to tell 1t. l came home
expecting to take my medicine.
After 1 had been home few days 1
began to waver.
Wife Begged Him to Tell.
During all the time in prison my wife
had been begging me to tell the whole
story. After a few days at home I talk
ed with Judge Grove, my attorney and
then went down to your office and told the
whole thing"
Have you been lead to expect that you
will be treated lenientiy?" asked Attorney
Smedley
II have not. but hope to be-"
DO you expect by making these state
ments that you will get into the good
graces of the people of Grand Rapids?"
Il suppose it will put me into the bad
g1aces of a lot of Them
"Honest John" to Get $6,OOO
De Pagter's case was then adjourned un-
til next Monday to give him time to pre-
pare his defense.
EX-Alderman Muir's examination was
then begun. Salisbury swore that it was
at first understood that Muir. who was
known Honest John" was to receive
81 600 in cash and later it was agreed he