The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27
NOT PERMITTED
TO LEAVE CITY
Seventeen More Pittsburg
CounciImen Being Watched
by the Detectives.
EVIDENCE is CONCLUSIVE
VOTERS LEAGUE DETERMINED
TO BRING GUILTY TO JUSTICE.


arrests in the council bribery scandal
are promised by the Voters League, ac-
cording TO a statement made today by
Leo We'll, president of the league. 9th
er officers of the league say they have
plenty of evidence against many per-
sons, who. il is said, viii be arrested.
The first meeting of councils since
the disclosures were made is scheduled
for Monday night Attorney Clarence
Burleigh, counsel for Joseph WATSON,
Jacob Soffel and T. Q. Atkinson of the
seven accused councilmen, stated to-
night that he would advise his clients
to continue their duties.
Will Seek Fountain Head.
T. D. Harmon, a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Voters
League, said:
'Pittsburg's councilmanic corrupters,.
the real root of the bribery evil here,
Will suffer equally with those who fell
before their temptations. The Voters
League is not in this thing for any po-
liticai reason, and there is not MEM
Der Of the executive body who would
accept Office if it were given him. We
intend to clean up the city, and this is
the first move. Other sensations will
ing to brighten us by threats or coun-
ter suits soon will learn w.ether or not
we are in earnest"
1t was reported today that number
of new banks were undergoing a thor
ough examination in connection with
the report that certain financial insti-
tutions had paid $4,000 for the privi-
lege of handling the citys funds, but
government officials refused to either
confirm or deny the story.
Every ordinance passed by the council
in the past two years is being closely
scrutinized for evidence of irregulari-
ties.
Cannot Get Away.
According to report published here
today, seventeen members of the cOun-
ellis have been notified that they are
under surveillance and that they must
not leave the city. 1t is also alleged the
seventeen men have been TOLD definitely
that they will be called upon to answer
charges in connection with the bribery
William Brand, president of the COM
mon councils, one of the seven council
men who were arrested with two former
bankers last Monday. was in consuita-
ton all morning with officials of the
public safety department.
II Is also SdlO IndL ROBERT Wilson,
superintendent of the Municipal League
of Scranton. Pa, who Investigated con-
ditions here, has been in secret confer
ence yesterday and today With two fed
eral authorities, who are said to have
come here from Washington in cOnnec-
ton with the disclosures. However, a
confirmation of this is lacking.
Attorney A. Leo We'll, president of
the Voters League, said this afternoon:
I'VE have sufficient evidence to make
other arrests, and also sufficient evil
dence to prove our case against those
to be arrested"
Mr.. We'll would not say when new
arrests would be made.
That they We're simply PLAYING a
game of politics and wanted%to see how
far the detectives would take them. il
is reported, would be the defense of
some of the accused councilmen when
their cases are tried in court,
1t was learned today that the fash
light picture taken of a councilman in
the alleged act of accepting a brihe
from Robert Wilson of the Scranton
Municipal League, turned out to be no
good. but that a second picture was
taken showing the councilman making
a hasty retreat down a corridor of a
local hotel.