The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
piscLosUREs EXTEND TO RANKS
OF PoLlcE-cAPTAIN OF THs
DETECTIVES HIT.
NEW SENSATIONS
BEWlLDER TOWN
Arrest Of Seven. councilmen and Two
Bankers Forms Basis Of Alleged
Scandai-People Are Aroused by
Charges Of Corruption.


councilmen and two bankers on charge
of alleged corruption in conducting
the public affairs of this city, even
more startling developments trans.
pired Tuesday.
In the meantime the people of Pitts.
burg were surprised almost beyond de.
scription at the suddenness of the ar.
rest of the nine men, who are all we'll
known. The nine defendants and
their attorneys and friends held
many conferences for the purpose OF
discussing the matter, while the Off
cials of the Voters league. who
worked up the charges against the
defendants. together with prominent
attorneys and high municipal officials
of the city, also held meeting, at
which. it is said, plans were perfected
for the arrest of other men alleged to
be implicated in the bribery scandal.
According to the best information
obtainable Tuesday the municipal
scandal of San Francisco will be in
significant when compared with the al.
legged grating here.
Six Flee Pittsburg.
Late Tuesday night reports we're In
circulation that, owing to an alleged
'leak" in the public safety depart
ment of Pittsburg, a number Of men,
the number is said to be six, have
left the city as result Of the dis
closures in connection with the graft
scandal.
Edwin T. McGough. captain Of de-
tectives, whose resignation was de.
manded, when pressed for statement
regarding his dismissal, said:
''There Is nothing criminal against
me-"
Late Tuesday night the government
officials denied that. at conference
earlier in the afternoon the graft scan
dal had been considered in any form.
Extends to Police Ranks.
Another sensation developed Tues.
day when it became known that Direct.
or of Public Safety Lang had de.
manded the resignation of Captain Of
Detectives Edwin 7 McGough.
This action followed a conference
between Mayor Guthrie and Director
Lang while they were in attendance at
the meeting of the Voters league, who
caused the prosecutions against the
councilmen and bankers. Director
Lang said Tuesday,,
MY reason for asking Capt. Nc.
Cough for his resignation has moth
ing to do with the Arrest of the coun-
cilmen. There was another reason.
and more serious one. but what It
is will not discuss
More Trouble Rumored.
Rumors were heard that prominent
men interested in traction companies
in this city and Philadelphia are i'm.
plicated in the bribery scandal. It is
also said that a number of we'll known
local business men are to be arrested,
while it seems certain, from insinua-
tions made by attorneys affiliated with
the Voters league, that several more
councilmen will be taken into custody.
AS the investigation Of the scandal
progresses 1t Is apparent the results
will eventually cause one of the great
est raids against alleged malfeasance
in Legislative circles in the history of
Pittsburg. Attorney w. X. Shiras
said Tuesday: This will not be a
flash in the pan. We are going to car
ry this through to the end. The city
of Pittsburg has a great opportunity
/ If it cares to avail itself of it. There
J will be results, II the officers of the
city do their part. and If the people
will it. There is no play about these
cases and we are in earnest"
End Not Yet In Sight.
Attorney A. Leo. Well, president of
the Voters league. stated Tuesday:
"This is the beginning. The end is
not yet"
Following are the men accused /;
Councilmen William. Brand. John F..
Klein, ]. C. Wasson,, r. o. Atkinson,
Jacob Sofel, W. H. Melaney and Hugh
Ferguson: Former President w. w.
Ramsey and: former Cashier A. A.
Wilsack. of the German National bank
are also accused. 43l
Information against An the seven
members Of councilR charge them
with conspiracy. corrupt solicitation
and bribery. s.,-r-,
An additional Information, against
Brand, wasson ana Klein charges
them with bribery and corrupt solici
tation.
| From Brand, WATSON and Klein
bail in the sum Of 100000 each was de-
manded. The bail of the other fouy
members Of the councils was fixed al
$4,000 each.
The information against Ramsey and
Wilsack charges them with giving
Klein $17,500 as a ,bribe. Bail de-
manded from each is. $4,000. -.
All the councilmen are candidates
for reelection at the next election In
February. William Brand is president
of common council; Ferguson, former
ly reform councilman; Wasson