The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-01

mayor Perry Office and gave him
1888.
Editors Got Money.
"Perry's theory" so Salisbury testi-
fed. was for him and the Democrat
"a local paper to support the Bailey
Springs water project, a rival of the
Lake Michigan deal. He advocated
the Bailey Springs deal with the sole
purpose of getting the other papers to
oppose the project before it was known
that the other papers would accept
money. Mr.. Burch Of the Evening
Press at first wanted $4,000. but finally
took the 5000. I insisted that nothing
be done by the council until the addi-
tional $4,000 for which we had bar
gained with the promoters came. At
torney MCGarry first got hOl dof this
money, but I insisted that it be turned
owed to Stilsen V. Mcleod. an employee
Of the old National bank. with whom
had been Interested I'm stock specula-
lions. Mcleod took $4,000 10 make up
his shortage and ] got $4,000 and paid
up my debts The rest was kept by
Mcleod and the old National bank.
Ny idea yet was tot call the whole
water deal off and let these fellows go
back to New York thinking that they
had done something"
Federal Officer Implicated.
Salisbury also implicated Samuel. n.
Lemon, collector Of internal revenue.
aud William r. Anderson, president Of
the Fourth National bank. who he said
wanted $40 900 each Lemon was inter
ested in several water deals that were
on at one time, 50 Salisbury said, and
came 60 his Office saying that he had
paid the mayor $4,000 and wanted 10
know how much it would take to get
the council
81 told him that 10 would take 5000 o.
03O,' said Salisbury He wanted me
TO come down. but 7 told him that he
and Anderson wanted $4,000 without
doing a thing"
Sa'ebury also implicated Dudley e
Waters, q member of the board of pub
JIG works; Eugene y. Conger. manager
Of the Grand Rapids Herald, and J. r.
Thomson. municipal reporter of the
Evening Press. He said that he sound
ed Waters and that Waters told him
ne had enough money, but would not
stand i'm the way Of the water deal.
eihter voting favOrably or staying
away.
Thomson Was Cute.
Later ] learned" SalsburV testified
that he had negotiated with the New
York parties direct One night after. a
council meeting Thomson came to me
and accused me Of knowing about the
deal ] took him in and offered him
$1,000 cash and $1,000 in bonds After
Mcleod and myself took what money
we needed out Of the SO, 600 Doodle
fund there was S48. 500 left 1 carried
that until after election. The day Of
election I awakened suspicion among
some of the city officials that I had
the Doodle by betting heavily on cleo
ton results. They asked me then for
their money. I gave S13.75O to ex-
Mayor Perry and to the Democrat S13.-
$50. I gave some to Corey p BisseIi
or the board Of public works and some
to J. r. Thomson and to Z. D. ConRer
10000 I paid $3.50 each to Aldermen
Ellen, DePagter. Kinney. Schriver.
MOI StOnehOuse and MacLachian: $500
each to BisseH Thomson and Alder
men McCoOl Muir, Donovan, GhyseIs,
Lozier and Slocum. To Isaac E,xr7:,r-
eauX T paid $500"
LamoreauX was city clerk and is SUD-
posed to have confessed to the prose-
cutting attorney. although he has not
yet been arrested.