The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-16
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in GRAFT net
PROMINENT .oHIoANs ARE
PHOTOGRAPHED DEALING
WITH DEcoY AGENTS
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Toledo. o., Sept. oI6.--A, decided
sensation was created throughout the
state today, when the names Of seven
teen business men. indicted by the
special grand jury. which has been
investigating charges of bribery and
grating in Youngstown, Ohio city and
Mahoney county AFFAIRS. were made
public today.
The indicted men include some OF
the most wealthy and prominent men
I'M the state. and 1t is learned from the
prosecutor office that their opera :
tons will come close to $500, 900.
Warrants were issued, but in no
case was 1t necessary to serve them,
Each of the indicted officials voIun-
tarily appeared before Judge Robin
son early in the. DAY to. arrange for
bonds at $1,000 for one, count and
$4,000 above that. In each case the
men were ready to furnish it.
All Men.sin PV5Iic Eye.
Following is the list OF indicted
men: n sta4g ttt
North Newton. now OF Virginia, for
mer president Of the good roads COM
mission, three indictments.
Samuel Brunstetter, member of the
good roads commission, seven indict-
ments.
James Price, head OF the good roads
commf@gion, two Indictments. 4
John r. Squire, well known poll
tician and former member Of the city
board Of public safety, one indict-
ment.
Warren II. Hale, county commits
sioner and member Of the courthouse
building. commission, three indict-
nIents. 49, -
Lewis H. Young. county bridge and
roads contractor, seven Indictments,
n. r. Milligan, contractor. six In
dictments
Thomas ]. Helrigle.. member of the
city board Of education. one indict-
ment.
George w. Ripple, contractor, doing
county work. two indictments.
John, v. Waldeck. contractor. two
indictments
a. H, Ready, contractor, TWO indict-
ments.
William W. Kelly, contractor on
good roads work, two indictments
Q. g. Starr, contractor. two indict-
,ments.. s
Expose Mars Wedding.
A pathetic feature of the indict-
ments Is that ON next Saturday Miss
Margery Price, daughter OF Million
saire j. s. Price one Of the good roads
commissioners under indictment, is to
be married to Wyne Morris.
. 1T Is authoritatively learned that two
of the indicted officials have already
confessed to their accepting brides,
and the county prosecutor states that
1t was mainly on their evidence that
the indictments were procured one
OF the officials indicted is believer to
have admitted carrying on a system
OF grating for at least twenty years.
The work of. the detectives and the
methods by which evidence was
gathered were similar to the method
employed in the Pittsburg graft cases.
Frap skilIfuIIy Set.
AT the Todd hotel. where the de-
tectives made their headquarters. a
proper stage setting had been ar
ranged. While one man worked with
a suspect in the principal room OF the
suite, where the chief work OF the
Investigation was carried on, Wit
nesses and stenographer were BIT
work in an adjoining room, which
communication rad been established
by means Of false door. Al photo
grapher also was concealed In the
second room. and By an ingenious de-
vice was enabled to take photographs
Of the detective and the suspected
CRATER
Public officers we're approached by
detectives who represented themselves
to be agents Of companies dealing in
products largely used In county and
city AFFAIRS The public officer was
wined and dined and at the right mo-
nlent given the hint for the passing
of q hrihe.
Photographed Taking Money
After having accepted the offer Of 4
bride the public officer was led 70 the
rom Of the detective that the pass
ing OF the actual money might be OF
an absolutcIy private nature. In each
case 1t liz said that the money was
turned cvcs In this room as the eyes
OF the hieaen witnesses and the hid
den camera tsok III every detail of the
scene and the expert stenographer