The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-02
HAD NO INTEREST
IN THE MATTER
Charles F. Pfister of Milwaukee Vic
tim of Star Chamber Proceedings.
MONEY is ACCOUNTED FOR
no BASIS FOR THE INDICTMENT
RETURNED.

"a ILWAUKEE. Wis, Sept. l.
III Charles F. Pfister, the capital
tst, who was indicted three
weeks ago by the grand jury on the
charge of having stolen $4,000 which
had been placed in his hands by the
Wisconsin Rendering company, will
make public tomorrow morning a state
ment showing the manner in which the
S25, 900, which he has held for the COM
pany, was disbursed. After the indict
ment was returned the president of the
rendering company denied that Mr.
PfisJer had misapprOpriated any of
its money, and since then the company
has made a full payment on notes held
against il by Mr.. Pfeister without Of
feriEg any counter claim The insinu-
alton. however, has been circulated
that the money, if not misappron riated.
Was used for a corrupt purpose by Mr..
Ptister.
Corroborated by Bank Record.
The statement now issued is corrob-
GRATED By the bank record showing Mr.
Pfister's personal account, by a state
ment signed by President F. G. Gen
Oss. Joseph Schaff and Louis SchOyer
of the Wisconsin Rendering company,
and also by a statement issued by John
j. CTilley, the contractor to whom most
of the money was paid. Crilley in
acknowledging the payments TO him eX-
plains that at the time the city con-
tract was awarded to his firm he found
himself unable TO enter into the con-
tract on account of lack of funds. He
then entered into an agreement with
the Wisconsin Rendering company
which had an established plant at
Mequ0n, that if that company would
put up $4,000 with some responsible
man, out of which was to be paid the
expenses. Crilley was put to in con-
nection with the contract. the work
would be turned over to the rendering
company.
Mr. Pfister was selected as the Gus
tOdian of the fund. He had no inter
est with any of the bidders, and paid
out the money in accordance with the
orders of the parties interested, and
had nothing 10 do with il further
None Of this money, CrilIey states, was
used for unlawful purposes,
What the Payments Show.
The payments show conclusively that
Mr.. Pfister did not steal any Of the
rendering company's money, and also
that he did not use any of il in an i'm
proper manner. A supplemental state
ment by Mr.. Pfister's attorneys dis
closed the fact that when the grand
jury had the indictment under con-
siderat:Ou two Of its members, togeth
er with District Attorney McGovern-
visited the First National bank and
there received Mr.. Pfister's permission
10 examine his account. They found
the entry showing the deposit of $25-
GOO on July 19. 1887. but apparently
disregarded entries Oh the same page
showing the payments of SIS 900 and So
geo respectively to Crilley, which
would readily have put them i'm poses
sion OF facts showing the charge of
theft 10 be without foundation. The
statement now issued seems to show
there is no basis either for the indict-
ment on a charge of larceny nor for
the accusations that the money held by
Mr.. Pfister was used by him cor
ruptly. MI Pfisters statement show
ing the disbursements is as follows.
Pfister's Statement.
"On July 10, 1897. f. A. Gross, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Rendering COM
pany, placed i'm my hands $25. coo. This
money was paid out by me as fol-
lows.
Aug. 10, 1897, to John ]. Crilley. So
600
Aug Z, 1897, to John J. Crilley, 80
oct. p. 1885,. to Miller. Noyes & Mil
Ter $4,000.
In 1897 and 1898 to F. c. Gross. ST.
eco.
March 30. 1901 to First National
bank. account Wisconsin Rendering
company, $1,000.
Total $4,000
''All of these payments We're made
at the express direction of the officers
Of the Wisconsin Rendering company
and in accordance with the agreement
under which the money was left with
me. / had neither part nor interest fin
nor knowledge of any efforts made by
anyone 10 secure the garbage contract
referred TO in the indictment against
me. OF to secure the work to be done
al the rendering c0mpary's TIaRt or
at any other place. ] acted merely as
a depository 10 accommodate the par
ties interested, receiving no cOmpensa-
ton and knew nothing about the items
going TO make no the amounts paid to
Mr.. CTillev or any other person. There
was never a suggestion that this money
or any part of IL was to be used for
any corrupt or Unla wfui purpose or to