The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-30

nen-Run1or Probing May Reach
Philadelphia.
FITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. SO.-Francis
j. Heney, tae noted graft hunter from
the Pacific Coast, WHO is in the East
now. is booked to take an important
part in the graft probe now on in
Pittsburg. In fact. Heney is now in
the game and has visited Pittsburg as
the personal representative Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. On East Tuesday
Heney was at the Hotel Henry here
and, though he did not register he con-
ferred with several different members
of the Voters League. looked over
much of the evidence tle league had
and took extracts OF interest to Wash
ington.
The Voters League and Mayor Suth-
RE are at present trying to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt use his influence. on
the Coast to have a continuance of the
trial of President Calhoun, of the Uni
ted Railways of san Francisco, which
is set for trial about the middle OF next
month. so that Heney can spare lot
Of time on the Pittsburg graft cases.
Find Twenty Checks.
1t is not generally known that the
Pitsburg Railway Company Is also
owned by the san Francisco transpor-
tauon concern, whose president is now
up for bribery and the Voters League
here declares thata 1t will be able to
show before the end that there has
been just as much bride soliciting in
Pittsburg street railway game as there
was in Frisco. The fact that the two
great lines are owned by the same peo-
Pile and the fact that the bribery was
unearthed here on other lines caused
Heney to drop OF here on his way
East and that Pittsburg is now in for
a real cleaning up is he word passed
around.
ANOTHER and most interesting phase
Of tie grating problem was opened
up here yesterday waen 1t was an
nouncei that 20 checks for different
amount which had been given by the
paymaster OF the alleged grating
courcilmanlc combine to members OF
council have been found They are
reported to be all properly indorsed
and cashet by those in whose favor
they had been drawn. Detective Rob
ert Wilson admitted yesterday after
noon that sucn important testimony
was now in mis- hands but would not
go any further as to whom II would
incriminate
Cash Always Handy.
This bropsh: out the fact that the
banks in other cities have been inno-
centl5, made party to the council
manic bribery. for in order to cover
up any big sum paid out some of the
banks in the city deposit grab are &C.
cused OF having arranged with their
Eastern correspondents to consfgn a
certain large amount OF money to the
grafters at Ptttsburg, payable at the
bank in question, and the graft leader
~ S4SS ASoNOu AAo 0n4l HtEbOubl CHECK
to his pals. 1t is score Of these
checks that the Voters League people
now claim TO have. At stiil another
bank the graft boss is said to have
lifted the consignment OF money sent
him from the New York by direction
OF the local bank and placed IL in a
safe deposit vault where ne paid it out
in cash and in sums to suit.
When a telegram from Washington
yesterday afternoon said that Heney
had left the capital and gone to New
York there was inttmatioa that he had
gone there on the Pittsburg matter to
look into the New York banks end
Of the affair.
May Probe philadelphia
Attorney Over MlcIIarg. of tae De-
partment Of Justice. will reach Pitts.
burg to-day, and while IT is asserted
by the United states authorities here
that he is simply coming to get ready
for the Rinehart trial, in the Farmers