Arizona republican., 1910-03-26
C|TY'S
 F|LTH|NESS Further Disclosures of Cor
 ruption in Pittsburg THE BANKS CALLED UPON
To Search Their Directories For Those Members Who Were Engaged in Bribing the Councilmen to Secure City Deposits

Pitlsburg. March 35.--An exposure appalling in its details of civic un- righteousness; the indictment of thir- ty-0ne present and past councilmen: d demand upon the directors of city de p"sit"rirs to investigate their own boards. to ascertain whether there were bribc givcrS in connection with the ordinance designating their institI- tipnS aS city Repositories. were features or two presentments t0 the grand jury today. The presentments made a sen sati0nal story. an inside history of cor ruption in the municipal bodies of 1908 and the demand on the banks in dicatcd even more sensational develop ments than have been made are expect eel on Monday when the banks. comply ing with the demands of the jury, make their report.
 \ further result of the presentments was an order by the comptroller today for the withdrawal of city funds from six banks of nearly $LOOO.0OO in these banks. This would be increased many millions next week by incoming taxes
 The withdrawal will be gradual. The institutions will suffer no embarrass- { cause for alarm.
 The presentmenrs give full details of the plot of the councilmen to ob- tain brbes from six banks, and of the means adopted for paying bribes. A story of the transfer of S45,O00 by an unnamed man to former Councilman Stewart at the Hotel Imperial. New York. was issued today. It was re- lated that Max Leslie. former chairman of the republican committee. received S25,000 by arrangement between F.. Jennings and F. Griffen of the Colum- bia National bank. Leslie gave Will liam Brand, then president of the com mon council, directly and indirectly, s11.500 to obtain the city deposits for the Columbia National. An unnamed man was said to be interested or con cerned in the payment Of the money by Lelie to Brand. either as an inter medary or principal.
 It is declared that Morris Einstein re- ceved $l5.O00 from the Workingmen's Savings X Trust company to have that bank named as a city depository. but the name of the bank official who paid the money is unknown.
 It is further declared that the jury believes that the books of the Working mems bank have been mutilated and pages referring to the deal have been cut from the ledger Einstein, it is also declared. kept 5000 for his ser vices in arranging the deal
 Further declarations 0r the present ments are that two city clerks were given si.000 each and that si.750 was set apart for newspaper men. Henry Bnlger, a saloon keeper, already cnu- victGd of bribery. was given $500 for his services in arranging a meeting be tween officers of the German National bank and a councilman.
 IL is recited that John Klein and Joseph Wasson. by their confessions. making possible the exposure. are en- titled to great consideration and a re duction of Kleins sentence is urged. It is also recommended that nn further indictments have been found against Klein and WasSnn for the crimes to which they confessed The jury de- clares that the conviction of Stewart and Brand will unravel the entire net work of criminal work and disclose the names of all those guilty.
 Today'S developments put new phase on the case of Leslie. Leslie was acquitted Of the charge of perjury in connection with the Columbia National bank matter. He denied tr the grand iury that he had ever received any money in the deal and he convinced the jury when he was placed on trial that on the day he was alleged to have re ceived the money. he was in New York. The present grand jury finds that he paid ST. 500 to Brand and that the bank paid Leslies s25.000 in June. 1908.