Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-07
OF STEALS RELATED
BY FORMER OFFICIAL.
ALMOST EVERYBODY IN 1T
Officers, Aldermen, Newspapers and
Writers All Listed and Priced to
Receive Shares of the Money Loot
ed Out of the Public Treasury on
Various Deals.

Gus water scandal In TINS CITY, was
told Yesterday for the first time IN
court at the preliminary examination
of State Senator David Burns, and II
has created a tremendous sensation
ON account of the number Of promi-
nent officials who were arrested on
bribery charges ten days ago. The
examination of Senator Burns was
completely lost to view in the story
of the conspiracy as related by SAILS
bury.
AS the names of many prominent
men were mentioned by Salisbury, and
the amount to be paid each for the in
huence or silence were given, there
was a suppressed murmur of surprise
the thronged courtroom.
The persons implicated by Salisbury
and the amounts he alleged they re-
ceived are:
George R. Perry, ex-mayor. Sl3,I25.
j. Clark SprOat, manager Grand
Rapids Democrat, S3,SSS.
R. A. Cameron. New York, $500.
State Senator David E. Burns. 5000.
Aldermen McCool. Muir, Donovan,
Lozier. Hodges and Slocum, $500
each; Aldermen Allen, Pagter, Kin
ney. Johnson, Stonenouse, Shriver,
Mol and Ghysels, $3.50 each; Alderman
Hilby, $1,000; Cory P. Bissell, $500;
]. Russell Thomson, reporter for the
Evening Press, $500; Isaac Lamor-
eaux, ex-city clerk, $1,000; State Rep
Vanzoeren, $3.50; State
Vandercook, $50; E.
d. Conger, manager Grand Rapids
Herald, $4,000; Thomas F. McGarry,
a prominent attorney, now in Florida,
So 900; c. S. Burch, manager of the
Evening Press. $4,000.
Six separate water conspiracy deals
we're on in Grand Rapids at one time.
according to Salsbury's sworn testi-
mony, each gigantic in its size and IN
all calling for the use of the Doodle
fund. In addition TO the Henry Tay-
Tor 100000 Lake Michigan water deal,
he testified there were five other
strings out from each one of which
thousands of dollars were hanging.
Every ore of these six sets of men
who put up or offered to advance
corruption FIND were dupes, so Sals-
bury says of himself, Perry, McGarry
Srroat
Pat Flynn of New York he named
as one of those at the head of one
scheme. The men interested in the
Hydraulic Water company are named
as the hackers of another deal in Chi
Cago. Then there was a Milwaukee
deal. in which he said Contractor Loss
of Chicago was interested; An Omaha
deal, in which the Barton milionaires
are said to have put up $4,000. and
a Gillespie deal. On top of all these,
duplicates Revenue Collect
or Samuel NJ. Lemon with a deal,
charging Lemon with coming to him
with a proposition to buy the council
after having bought the mayor for
$40. 1000. D. n. Grow of Grand Rapids
and Moses Grow of New York are also
in connection with one of
the deals.
Money for Legislators.
Describing the means by which the
water bill was passed by the legisla-
ture, Salisbury said:
Il saw Joe Kennedy, and gave him
a 81 900 bill to take care of the inter
est of the bill in the legislature. 1t
was the last day of the session for the
of bills l think. He told
me he paid Representative Vanzoeren
$3.50, and Representative Vandercook
500. As expenses l allowed him $50
without any question. He returned
the rest of the money to me. The
first man to receive money from me
was Mayor Perry, 1888. 1t was paid
in his private business Office"
Gives Lie to Charges.
In a signed statement Charles Ed
ward Conger, manager of the Grand
Rapids Herald, denies Salsbury's
charges as follows:
The statement of Land X. Salisbury
that he ever paid me any money or Of
Tered to do so, or that I ever had any
with him whatever re-
garding the matter, is an unqualified
ialsehood. The Herald, since the in
,eption Of this plot, has steadfastly op-
posed its contamination and with IN
firing zeal sought to unmask the
criminals. The Herald was the first |
paper in Grand Rapids to expose the
Barton deal in Chicago, was first to j.
demand the grand Jury investigation.
The Herald continued to urge the sum-
noning of the grand jury until it was
,alled and was insistent in demanding
he full exposure of the plot and the
punishment of the conspirators. The
arch conspirator has been convicted
md now turns upon me as owner of
his paper for revenge"