New-York tribune., 1910-03-26
SI4 BANKS TO LOSE
CITY MILLIONS.
Ordered to Come Foruard 18th
ErIdeHce MOHdaJ--TkIiy-
one More PreSeRtmeRis.
tsy Telegraph to The rubun.

against thirty-One present and former
cOUncilmen and making a demand upon
the directors Of the city deposito-ies %
investigate their own boards and asccr-
tain the bribe givers m connection with
the ordinance designating their institu-
tiOns as custOdians Of city funds. formed
the meat Of two preseatments made ~
the grand jury to-day
The presentments make a sensational
story of the inside history OF corruption
in the municipal bodies i'm 1905 and ths
demand made upon the banks named In
Gicates that even more sensational de-
veIOpments than have been exposed arr
expected on Monday. when the bank
directors. complying with the demand
Of the grand jury. make their report n
court
A furtheF result or the pTescntments e
the jury was the order of city Controller
Morrow late to-Gay for the withdrdwsl
Of all city funds from the six banks ana
the practical notification Of the ord:-
nance designating them as custodians OF
city funds. There IS S3.64O32O in ,nese
banks now. and this would have beer
Increased many millions next week ~
taxes that axe beins paid AccOrdins
10 the COntroiler. the withdrawal of
funds viii re gradual. however. so that
the institutions may not be embarrassed
or undue alarm caused 20 depOsltOrs.
Cali Upc1 the Banks.
The extract from the presentnent cali
ing upon the bank directors reads.
banks named as city repositories to IN
vestigate who paid for each Of the said
banks tie bribes herein set forth ana
report the same To this grand jury not
later than Monday. March 2S. 1910.
And we further demand 4 said report
be in writing and certified % by cI-
reCtOrs OF said banks individually
we strongly recommend and insist
that the proper officials Of the city of
Pittsburs take immediate legal action 20
nullify the ordinance naming the Farm
eTs Deposit Nationa. Bank. the Second
National Bank Of PittsbUrg. the German
National Bank Of PittsbuTg. the German
National Bank Of Allegheny. the column
5ia NatiOEa, Bank OF Pittsourg and ths
SoviEss ana Trust Com
pany OF Allegheny as city depOsitors N
order tina. the bribo sivers may not beE-
efit by reason of their own wroDsdO,lg
and criminal conduct.
Bride Money Paid Here.
The presentments give the fui. G7tails
Of the plot on the part Of the -oUrcil-
men 70 obtain bribes aggregating $1es.-
500 from the six banks the means
adopted for paying the 5ribes. and the
story Of the transfer Of $4,000 by an
unnamed man To eX-Councilman Charles
Stewar. in tie Hotel Imperial. New
YORK
1t is related tEat Max @. Leslie. sOr-
mer chairman Of the Republican county
committee. received S2jNOO By arrange
ment between Z. n. Jennings and F. 4
Griffer. OF the Columbia National Bank.
and that Leslie gave William Brard
who was. then president OF the Common
council directly or Indirectly. S11,5OO TO
oStain tie city deposits for the Columbia
National Bank. An unnamed man is
said to tc interested and concerned n
the payment oS the money by Leslie To
Brand. either as intermediary or prin-
CipaI
II is declared that Morris Einstein re-
cCived $4,000 from the Workinsm3n's
Savings anS TsIst Company 70 have
thar bank named as city depo,.to-y.
but the name of the Official % the bank
who patd him the money is unAnowa.
Says Books Were Ngt;lased.
L is fu~ther declared in the present.
ments thee the members of the grand
jury are of the opinion that the books ot
the Workingnan's Bank have been Wuti-
lated. three pages referring % this G@Il
having been Cut from the ledger Fin
stein. il is also declared. kept $4,000 for
his services in arranging the deal
Further declarations i'm the present
ments are that two city clerSs got $1,000
each. that S1.750 wcs set apart for rews-
paper men. and that FieHry IT. Polgcr,
the saIoOnkeeper already convicted II
bribery. received $500 for his services IN
bringing about the meeting between Of
fcials OF the German National BauE ot
Fittsburg and the councilIner.
The public is urge,l not TO pass hosty
Judgment on any officials Of the banks
liCAtioAlNU anu Stir7c - -s-ltA -fit ..-N
vency OF the institutions
IC is recited that John + Klein anI
Joseph q. WassOn. by reason ot their
confessions and statements making rcS-
sible the exposure OF the tacts. are en-
titled Co great consideration and re-
Guction of KIsin's sentence is urged
Leuieney for Arch lnforuaers.
II is also recommended thar no fur
ther indictments be found against Kleia
or Wasson fo- any OF the crimes 60 winch
they have confessed The svstnd jury
declares thar ia Is convinced thai Charles
Stewart and William Brand can Unravci
the entire network ~ crimmality. ond
are in a position o. disclose the names
OF all the guilty. persons
IL Is recommended that the court be
as lenient as possible IN passing sem
tence on those who confess their guilt
Indictments are recommended against
Charles Stewart William Brand AMI
Hush Ferguson for conspiracy, against
Stewart for soliciting bribes from tho
six banks. against Stewart for distrib-
uting portions Of the money TO several
ecuncilmen: against Bgand for soliciting
a bribe from the Columbia National
Bank and Tor having received bTibe
money directly or Indirectly from Max
a. Leslie. and also for receiving hFiha