The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-28
NINE INDICTED
 fOR DEFRAUD FAMOUS "sHALE ROCK" PROVES TO BE NOTHING BUT HARD
 CLAY, SAYS JURY.
Indicted Men include Some of the Most Prominent Men in Chicago
 --Defrauded City of s254,ooo.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Paul Redicska, who recently resigned as deputy com missioner of public works; Michael H. McGovern. wealthy contractor, who has many big city contracts, and nine other men who are city officials or employees of McGovern, were in dicted by the county grand jury to. day. fs7vI- The men are charged with a con- spiracy to defraud the city of $254 900, according to the true bill
 The indictment on this charge came as a complete surprise, as it was be. lieved that the alleged frauds involv. ct only about s45,OOO in the so-called ''shale rock" scandal.
 The men indicted besides Redeiske and McGovern were: Otto Neihon, former superintendent for McGovern; George w. Moore, foreman for Nc Govern; Ralph Bonnell, former assist ant city engineer; John c. Parks, as- sistant city engineer: Robert Green, foreman for McGovern, and Richard Burke, John McNichols and Joseph Maher, city inspectors in the engi- neering department.
 The indicted men are specifically accused of conspiring to defraud the city by laying only one-sixteenth of the concrete and brickwork called for in the contract for the construction of section N of the Lawrence avenue tunnel. it
 The Merriam Commission, which has been Investigating municipal ex penditures, brought out the fact that the city had been charged $45,000 for the cutting out of "shale rock" in sec tion D of the tunnel. The "shaie rock" proved to be only hard clay Evidence concerning the alleged $250, 900 fraud upon which the indictment was based, was not brought out by the commission In the indictment the men are charged with conspirine to obtain nina warrants for the pay. ment of $254,O0O by the city of Chi oago.
 The last payment on the quarter million dollars contract for the Law ,.x.,.,., o..on,,o f.,,~oI o,. s.axDa,. uyas made by the city on July 19, 1909.
 Redeiske displayed little emotion when he was told he had been indict ed, and shortly after furnished the $2O,0O0 bail required from him. Nc Govern was also held in s20,o00 bond while the others werep laced at s5OOC each. McGovern announced he would furnish the bonds tomorrow
 The following statement was made by Redeiske:
 The only thing that can say is that no irregularity or shortage oi material in the construction of ths sewer was ever maae to me.
 T had reports that the work was progressing very favorably. Tn fact the city engineer reported to me thai the job was one of the finest pieces of sewer building he had ever seen. Mayor Busse refused to make any statement when he was told of the indictments having been returnd. Redeiske resigned from his position as deputy commissioner of public works a short time ago. after the Mer' riam Commission had made public cer' tain statements relating to the meth ods of his office Bonnell who was also indicted was formerly an assist ant engineer to the city engineer, but was suspended for refusing to aid the commission in it's investigations. It was announced from the states attorneys office the grand jury would ] continue its probe into other lines ol alleged city hall graft