The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-28

him.
Detectives of the voters league
however, heard of IL and a thorough
investigation was made, and It is as
serted now that there Is proof that
Councilman Martin, the first of the
boodlers to be caught, agreed not
to tell on the whole gang only when
he was taken care of financially by
the rest of the gang, his wife and
children assured of affluence while
he was locked up and that he
should still be considered a member
of the active grating combine and
get his share of everything, even as
when he was yet outside prison
walls and carrying the bag.
The connection Of President Roose-
welt with the Pittsburg graft clean
up is admitted by Rabbi ]. Leon
ard Levy of the Hebrew synagogue
here. Levy Is one of the vice presi-
dents of the Voters league and
close friend of President Roosevelt.
He and WINS McCook, a noted
Pittsburg lawyer and member OF the
board of the Equitable Assurance
society. were among those who went
to Washington with the data some
time ago and asked for assistance.
On the same train returning with
them to Pittsbrg were six special
bank examiners sent by President
Roosevelt to move quickly and all
together so there could be no OPP
portunity to twist conditions. All
testimony which was brought out
later was submitted to President
Roosevelt before the hearings of the
Voters league.
TBe sure TO get the bribe givers
as well as the bribe taker. One
cannot exist without the other"
was the way the president Is said
to have put It to the Pittsburs
people.
Proceedings will begin today to
force six banks having the city de-
posits to relinquish them. The
rather startling condition is found
that of the $5,OOO,OOO Of city funds
on deposit there are bonds amount
ing to but $2,5OO,OOO to cover 1t.
Il developed that there were three
separate reports of the conversation
between the contractor and graft
ing councilmen taken i'm the Fort
pitt hotel. There were two immense
"wardrobes" In the room and in
each was a stenographer working,
as well as one in the outer room
Their reports agree absolutely.
There is a rumor that Francis j.
Heney. who uncovered the Oregon
land frauds and was conspicuous in
the San Francisco graft prosecutions,
is coming here shortly at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt, to IN
yestigate the bribery so far as it Is
connected with the federal instltu'
tions. According to Washington re-
ports, MIR. Heney was In conference
with the president on the PittsDurg
situation.
If he comes here IL will be In
the capacity of a special examiner
Iit is said, to investigate the allegeu
use of money by officers of natiohai
hanks to have their institutions
made depositories of the city's FUNDS
A statement was made at the pre-
liminary hearings of the men un-
der arrest that $i76,OOO had been
thus expended.
While there was no official de-
velopment the alleged corruption IN
municipal affairs was torclbiy
brought to the attention of thous-
ands of citizens. Nearly every
minister, at either morning or even
ing services in his church, either
devoted his whole sermon to the
subject or made such reference to
It as to set members of the con-
gregation to thinking. There was
in the public utterances n general
demand that the investigation go
to the bottom and that punishment
be imposed wherever deserved.