The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
] CONFESSION Seven More Warrants art Result. |GRArD RAPIDS SCANDAL
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GRAND RAPIDS SCANDAL

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. g--chapke1 two of the Lake Michigan water scan1as was opened to the public tonight
 Judge Hasssrty of the polics oourt hsa signed warrants for the arrest of sssep moro pFomlnsnt man implicated Ii fha scandal by khs confession or ex-Giky At IoFney Lant K. salisbury and his test<~ mony at the police court examination thus Gar held. An eighth 0warEMnt VIII De issued early to-morrow.
 The list of men for whom warrants were Issued ls as follows; Charged w1fh con of the dsfuncg Grand Rapids Demonkats Charles 8. Bnrcn, manages Of ths Grand kapids Evenl0g Presss Eugene D. Con- ger. manager of the Grand nApids Herss aid: J. Russell Thomson, former repoktef tor the Grand Rapids EFeninN ET4&N: {ss eaac F. Lamoreaux. former city e1ef&
 Charged with asteEnpfsn8 nMbcfdusa<tpn of per1ury--WiIliam F. hieKni8tt Mkhugs ney, who was Democratic cardidafp &ox attorney general. lu ieaz x
 Charged with perjury Eax- State &eaa akQx George E. Nicholst lonia. Mich.s attpSnex at law.
 The, warrants were Issued on the conl- plaint of Prosecutor Brown. hase6s en khp testimony of ex-City Attorney Laik E. Sal9bury.
 1t is the intention q. the proasuatson to make the arrests some tune t0-moxz4W fl the persons whosa names are 11snt tsfsssM do not appear voluntarily in tho masze ing.
 On salahury's Tssimony.
 The warrants tor conspsracy in the fa- mous water deal charge Charles 6. nNfch of The Evening Press: '. Clark Gpnoet of the old Morning Democrat, IL Ds Con ger Of The Herald: '. Russell .Thotnean: and Isaac r. LamoFeaux. fdfmaf eisy cierk. with accepting money kRem GAl&s lpasrp for aseistinN hism k0 tEY A9kinS tiia eummeE uk zsoa ta secure contract Wt&ss 5 fha eitg to 1fEilsHA lfM ihhMAitAszl8 SssIa Aias4r from L&As Michigan
 Salisbury eWe&Fa that he gave Bnrcz 2S 1 co: Epeoaf $z7ss10: Cpnger sl101e; 1holGas son ssoo and kamaorsaux Tl.k0o out Of a e1oo.e0a poodle fund placed In his hassas 1 by II. A. Taylor. New York caplsAiist
 to procure . contract with the city. To Suborn Perjury. William F. Mcknight is charged with attempting to suborn ?. H. CarInan. one of the peoples witnesses. to swear tsiaeiy in the trial of Salisbury in NoyeEnber 1sQl, The warrant against Nichols charges hlm
 with perjury alleged to have been coKis- mitted at the same time, when he wae witness in the Salisbury case. The issuance of these and other war rants has been expected for mere than week. The delay caused fnfImaaicas to be made that the prosecutor was be- ing influenced to such an extent that he dare not proceed as he would like to- Relative to this, Prosscutof Brown said to-day:
 s.Any such intima4ion Is absolutely false and without any foundation. Since Salisbury first came home from Detroit neither myself nor Mir. Ward. my assist ant have been approached by e single person with even the slightest suagastion 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 s2.oo0 fine, or Imprisonment for one year in the county jail or both,
 In the discretion of the court.