The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-30
GRAFT GALORE
The G.ana Juy AIRS Pinsburs's Appalling
CoUupdea.
BRIBERY IS EXPOSED

BklbEky Is EkUSED
ghe City Government OF Pitssburs'
Pa, Seems 70 be n the HanGs OF
as Baa . Gang os Thieves and
Brsbe Takers Is Ever Infested this
Country.
Republican misrule. bribery and
corruption is eeing laid bare il the
City OF Pittsburg. Pa. The grand
irry has ordered indictments against
thi-ty-one present and past council
men and making demand upon the
directors Of the city repositories to
investigate their own bards and as
certain the b-ibe-givers IN conoec-
ton with the ordinance designating
their institutions IS city repositories.
formed the meat OF two pcesertments
made by the grand jury Friday.
The preseataaenTs make r sens2-
tsonal story OF the inside history OF
corruption IN the municipal bodies
in 1905, and the demand made upon
the banks named indicates that even
more sensational developments than
aaye been exposed are expected on
Monday. when the bank directors.
complying with the demand OF the
grand jury, make their report in
Court.
4 further result Of the present
ments Of the jury Of City Controller
Morrow late Friday for the with
6rawai Of al city funds from the
six banks, and toe practical nui!i-
acasion OF the ordinance designating
them as custodian OF city funds.
There is about $3.s&0.32o in these
banks now and this would be in
creased many millions during next
week by taxes that are being paid.
According 70 the controller. the with
Sray2l Of funds win rs gradual.
however. so that the institutions
nay not De embarrassed, or any m
Cue alarm caused depositors- The
extract from the p-esentments, call
ing upon the directors, reads:
I'VE cali rpoa directors Of tn
SIX banks named IS city depositorEes
TO investigate who paid for each o:
said banks the br;bes herein set
forth, and report the same 20 this
grand jury. not later than Monday.
March IS. 1919. And We further
demand that said report be IN writ
Ing and certified to by directors OF
said banks individually.
we strongly recommend anc in
sist that the proper officials Of the
city OF p*tsSurg take immediate les
al action to nullify the ordinance
naming the Farmers Deposit Ma
tional Bank. the Second National
Bank. Of Pttsburg; tie German Ma
tsoaal Bank, Of Ptttsburg: the Ger
msa National Bank, Of Allegheny:
tha Columbia National Bank. OF
Pssssorrg, and the Workiagnan' S
Savings Bank and Trust Company OF
Allegheny. as city repositories. in
order that the bribe-givers may not
benefit by reason OF their own wrong
doing ard crimina! conduct
The presentmencs give the full: de-
tails OF the plot on the part OF the
eourcilmea to obtain hribes from the
six banks. OF the means adopted for
paying the b-ioes and the story OF
the transfer Of $4,000 by an IN
armed man to former Councilman
Charles Stewart in the Hotel Impe--
iai, New York. is told
i Is related that Max G. Leslie
So-nar chairman OF the Republican
county committee, received $4,000
By arrangement from z. II. jennings
and ?. - Griffin. Of the Columbia
National Bank. and that Leslie gave
WE. Brand. who was then president
og common council, directly or in
directly $I7,500 20 obtain the city
deposits for the Columbia National
Bank. An unnamed man Is said to
be interested and concerned in the
payment OF tie money by Leslie 20
Brand. either as Intermediary OF
principal.
L Is declared that Morris Einstein
received $4,000 from the Working
mans Savings and Trust company 10
have that bank named as city de-
pository. but the name OF the bank
Official who paie him the money is
unknown
L Is further declared in the pre-
sentiment that the members Of tie
grand jury are OF the opinion tha;
the books OF the Workingmen' Bank
have been mutilated. three pages re-
Serriog to this deal having been cut
from the ledger. Einstein. it IS also
declared. kept $5o0 for his services
in arranging the deal
Further declarations in the pre-
sentiments are that two city clerks
were given $1,000 each. and $I.150
was set apart for newspaper men.
and then Henry Il. Belger. the saloon
keeper. already convicted OF bribery.
was givea $50e for his services in
bringing about the meeting between
the officials Of the German National
Bank Of Piocsburg and the council
-sc-
Indictments were recommended
against Charles Stewart. Wm. Brand
and Hugh Ferguson for conspiracy.
against Stewart for soliciting bribes
from the six banks; against Stewart
for distributing portions Of the
money 10 several councilmea: against
Brand for soliciting bribe from the
Columbia National Bank. and for
having received bribe money directly
Or indirectly from Max C. Leslie. and