The Detroit times., 1908-12-28
CONVICT Gets HIS
SHARE OF CRAFT
MONEY
eRAFTGRsI OF PlTTs6uRo SHARE
WITH FORMER COUNCILMAN
ROOSEVELT SAYS ARREST The
sRlee.olveRs, TOO.

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vestigatiOn into the charges OF graft
against the gang OF boodlers and Araf''
ers continues. aud more arrests are eH-
pected az any moment. The latest SEN
saticn has been discovered ny the IT.
vestigators-tha w. A. Martin, VINO Is
serving time in Riverside penitenuary
for engineering the $4,000 Tube Cit
Railway graft. has been receiving MS
share of graft from those who nave
been arrested recently.
Martin held a long conference not
long ago with President Brand, OF tie
councils who is one OF the seven men
recently arrested and whose bail Is
nxed n, $4,000. Martin was taken
from the penitentiary TO testify In a
case. He was not called. Instead he
was given a reception by MS FORMER
councilmates.
Councilman John Klein is quoted as
saying that Martin refused $iV,eoo To
divulge secrets 10 the city authoriues'
Klein's statement is said TO be con
tained In his conversion with Detective
Wilson. at the Fort Pitt hotel. Ever
word OF this conversation has been
entered as evidence. Martin Is also
quoted as saying that his wife and fau'
ily were being taken care or IN On
cinnati and that he would be Out OF
prison By March.
The Voters league. after this state
ment was made known, started i
thorough investigation. II Is asserted
that it was proven that Councilman
Martin. the first OF the boodlers 10 be
caught. agreed that he would not eN'
pose the entire gang after the latter
| mad provided for him financially: that
Il was agreed he should still be con
sidered member OF the active graft
| ing combine and get his share o.
Everything.
The connection OF President Roose
yelt with the Pittsburg graft cleanup
IS admitted by Rabbi J. Leonard Levy
OF the Hebrew synagogue here. Levy
| is one OF the vice-presidents OF the
Voters league and close friend o'
presiden. Roosevelt. He and Willis
McCook. noted Pittsburg attorney
were amongst those who went tI
Washington and asked assistance.
On the same train returning will
them to Pittsburg were six s2ecia
bank examiners sent by President
Roosevelt. TO get at conditions which
the rabbi and Mr.. McCook assured
President Roosevelt existed. All the
testimony which was brought out here
some days ago was submitted to Presi
dent Roosevelt before the hearings.
BE sure TO get the bribe- givers NJ
well as the bribe-takers. One can
exist without the other" was the wa!
the president OF the United States j.
said to have put II to the Pittsburs
people.
Proceedings will be begun today e
force the banks having the city dc
rosits. which Mayor Guthrie and thu
Voters league declare were obtainec
by fraud. TO relinquish them 10 l.
other repositories which shall b'
named here. The rather startling con
dition is found that Of the $4,000. 00f
city funds on deposit. there are bonds
amounting 10 s2.500,000 TO cover IL
Detective Wilson says openly tina
Councilman Klein told him that SIG.
900 was paid out by the banks In 1ues
ton 10 have the ordinance favorint
them passed. and this being the case
! il is expected there will be yet more
trouble among the bankers.