Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-02
nine MORE BRIBE-
TAKERS CONFESS
PIttShuTg Councilman Get Inn
munity Bath.
ONE YELLED" FOR A DIME
TNsSnty-three Have Refused 20 Con-
fess and Will Fight charoes-Llves
OF Prosecutors Threatened

fees Snd viii Fight chsraes-Llve,
OF Prosecutors Threatened.
Pittsburg. March %. - Nine more
former members OF councils appeared
before the district attorney and con
fessed their guilt In accepting money
for their votes while members Of the
municipal bodies, and were then rush
ed before Judge r s. Frazer. where
they received their immunity bath IN
the way OF a suspended sentence. Men
admitted taking brides from $50 up
wards.
Threats against the lives OF the vice
crusaders is the latest sensation in
tho councllmanic cases
Detective Robert Wilson. OF Scran.
ton. District Attorney Blakeley. A.
Leo Well. OF the Voters league. and
Assistant District Attorney Warren I.
Sey mour are said TO be IN immediate
danger OF their lives. so much so that
each Is supplied with an armed guard
Both We'll and Seymour have received
anonymous letters ordering them 20
desist from further activities n they
are not seeking an early grave
The fact that q postponed sen
teuCc." which is a new term Judge
Frazer IS using for a suspended sen
tencc Ga the cases OF the men who
confess. really Is a conviction and
bars these men ever holding Office I'm
Pennsylvania. IS believed TO have had
its effect and the balance OF the coun.
cumen are prepared TO fight not only
for their liberty. but also for their po-
utcal life
Twenty-three Viii Fight.
To is known that twenty-three OF the
accused Councilmen have banded to-
gethcr for tho purpose Of refutinr the
testimony of their COMPANIONS In
councils. They viii fight TO the last
ditch. and already several OF them arc
talking of bringing suits for damages
against Dr. rs. IT, Weber. who brought
several of these men into the lime
hcnt by declaring he had given Coun.
Gilman koarus money with which 20
pay them
Warrants were issued for the
twcnty-one counciimcn representing
the number who were indicted. hut
who failed 20 come along with a con
fession
Representative Charles G.. Schad Is
among The ho,douts He U.s. indignant
thar he should have been accused OF
accepting 500 for hts vote. and de-
claros De win prove somebody has
made bad mistake before he gets
through
ToHr u E-r.f- NO. t.f- a.
Jury che ercator part OF the day. and
continued his narrative OF council.
manic graft Klein rccounted some of
his experiences in handing out the
money 90 the councllmeu
yelled Like a stuck Pig"
There was one fellow" he said.
"whc was a regular daisy-a regular
Shy.ock for the dough Tn the South
Seventh street business ] handed him
SSH He looked at me for a few min
utes and then yelled Ike stuck pig
for the extra 10 cents. You know
SSl10 was the standard price iu that
deal. Well he got the 10 cents all
right"
Az the nine men who confessed 20
the district attorney viii appear be-
fore the grand jury TO tell their stor-
les. District Attorney Blakeley will
as soon as the councilmen and brine
takers have been rounded up. go after
the bribegivers. These are said 60 be
bank officials of institutions whose
names have never heretofore been
breathed en- connection with the graft
probe OF the past two years
The Tip" has been passed TO these
bank men that they may come In un-
der the immunity" extended by the
district attorney, but as they have
thus far failed 10 avail themselves OF
the opportunity. il is reported that
some bombshells viii be dropped into
the social construction OF Pittsburg
when county detectives turn the
money changers" out Of "their own
temples" and bring them before the
bar Of justice