New-York tribune., 1908-12-24
sly PRICE RANGED FROM
s. TO 500 EACH.
OnIv Sir Honest Members Alleged
Men Trapped in Dime N0UeI
Fashion.
by Telegraph to The Tribune

s--l.e-s and seven CouncilneE charged with brl-
- From the testimony II would appear
,.. there we're only six honest members Of the
- sn6 that the price AZ which some OF the
= ,,.-I5 be reached was as low as s.. Fur
..-,r-e = IS stated that to-day's developments
g 7r1r preliminary 10 subsequent steps which
sl7 involve business men and others and startle
tie whole country
The chief allegations Al the hearing to-day are
IS follows
-.s- eirhty-eight city councilmen are ac-
- oe taking money from the Big Six for
passing ordinances
That there are only six COuncilnen II the
p,--snurg body who cannot be reached"
-hs- the so-caEIed Big Six is supporting the
rife q ex-CounCilrnan William a. Martin. who
,s in the penitentiary fo= boodrng, the gang
hsv4-g made il 10 Martins interest TO refuse
s7aeaa % "sQueaIT on them
That -he-e was no set price for the vote OF
$ Pittzbu-g Councilman. rates ranging from
s--eerca- tickets suits Of clothes and s. I'D TO
goo TIE cheaper counciImen were dubbed
.,oo517--rs' BY Klein and the Big Six
that on one occasion q bank president and
cashier left S17.500 on the table in a room with
CounciI-~zn Klein. the gangs collector il being
understood that both Klein and the money
would disappear together. which they did
that II The passage Of one ordinance alone
sixty couaclnen divided s450o0 among them
selves.
NINE HELD FOR TRIAL.
" " Ramsey and a a Vusack former
r-ssi6eur and cashier Of the German National
Psnk. were held for court IN the sum Of $4,000
bzn each The seven councilmen. President
Brand and members Klein. sofeI. wasson, Ne
faney and Ferguson, Of Common Council. and
Atkinson. Of Select were held OF bail aggregat-
,rr SIS COO. Alderman steve T0ole refused
-e renew his bond for Councilman Klein and II
was ls-e before Klein could get bondsman-
Councilman Wasson Is employed at Joseph
Homes department store When DUrbin Horne
and Major BurchheId. Of the firm. who were his
5on6s-reu s1d who believed him innocent. heard
he testimony chey refused TO renew his bail, and
Wssso2 narrowly escaped being locked up
The case vas called al 1870 .. n. Sitting
-zfrh Magistrate Brady were Mayor Guthrie and
Director of Public Safety Lang. The courtroom
was filed almost 10 sufocation with prominent
men IL business and political circles in Pitts
burg
Just As the case against Eilsack and Ramsey
vas called local newspaper photographer
touched ~ Fashlight- The report was
touz some person. believed 70 have been q
newspaper reporter. cried I'm shot, and in a
moment the room. which rapidly filed with
smoke. vas n an uproar- Mayor Guthrie i'm
ue5iarelv ordered all photographers out OF the
courtroom 4 prominent attorneys voice was
heard 70 say audtbIy This smells ike -t"
ard after few minutes the hearing was finally
started
BANK Examiner Nesbit said that he visited
he German National Bank last Wednesday 10
make an examination He finished his work on
SATURDAY morning II the mean time he found
= note se- S17.5Oo which aroused his suspicious
H called Tilsack. the cashier, into private
room and asked him about the matter AT nrst
Tzzsack said il was a personal matter between
rs brother and himself Nesbit told him he did
rg- believe ghat and asked him again for an
explanation threatening TO use his authority Z
a. explanation was not forthcoming. Finally
Tilsack ne said. admitted that the money had
been paid 20 Councilman % obtain city de-
post-s. Then The bank examiner told re
uz-kab BE story related 10 him by Vilsack as 70
the manner IN which the S17.-OO disappeared
from The bank According 70 this story Coun-
Gilman Klein approached FIlsack and SAID Inc +
German National would be- made city deposl- /
-zrv Il The bank was willing TO do as other
banks hzd done" ViIsack conferred with Presi- .
Gent Ramsey and later went 70 the reserve /
vault and. taking out the money. placed II on /
{ table n one OF the rooms Of the institution /
Al this tine Klein and q companion We're IN the /
bank Some time later Eilsack and Ramsey /
vert 70 the room and the money was gone /
Klein and his companion had also left the bank I
ADMISSION BY Mr. RAMSEY.
Examiner Eesbit said he also talked with /
President Ramsey concerning the transaction, F..
snd that Ramsey had first denied It was bank /
ing business but later told the same story as I
had Vusack- he said he realized the entire /
affair had been carried through without the /
Of the directors Of the bank and on I
Saturday afternoon called meeting Of the /
directors Al which he explained the matter Il /
sack and Ramsey he said. admitted that his T.
stor~ was t-le. and said il had been their in /
y=nrton 70 take care Of the matter personally and
tnat rhe bank would Jose nothing The directors /
Immediately requested both president and cash {
- 20 resign and filed their places. The second +
case vas taken up Immediately and named a. /.
d=fe1cants Councilrner Brand. Atkinson, EergC- /.
son- soreI and Klein
Robert Wilson. Of Scranton. Penn a &C. /
tective for the Voters League Of Pitrsburg. was /
the --s- witness called His testimony was ex- .
lre-eEy sensational and implicated many Ter
sors ln TIE graft scandal According 10 AIr. WI .
soE. II Is planned tnat eX-CounciIman Y. a +
---rt-a. who is now serving thrae years in the .
ls-L-=ut.ary for conspiracy IN connection with .
to- passage of q railroad ordinance IN Councils, .
all e. fa-doued next April Wilson SAID taau at .
E 1ae-rlug in a local motel which -ouEalimen /
Bfand .lg.a. Wass5a A:AinscD and Son=l ar I
tended Klein told him that Martin would le .
Ias-doned anu would leave the penitentiary with +
z bank account % S3ooDe-
That's the Kind - q gang 20 have behind f.
ycU-T Klein Is said have told Wilson We F.
ca get Tie stuff A ref0rmer went % the peEi- .
tsntlary and offered Martin $1,000 10 tell all he .
k4oxs z 7out the railroad ordinance affair and +
Martin refused 20 talk We took care OF Mar