The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
RE|NDICT LESLIE
CHANGING ljATE
PIttsbuTg Political Leader Again
Accused Of Bribery
MANY BANKERS SCORED
Hrsssntmeist Of Grand Jury says !hey
Are withholding Information In an
Attempt to Shield Some One.

Ptttsburg, Pa. April 9.-ln it's most
sweeping presentment, the grand jury
recommended the Indictment Of Max
G. Leslie, county delinquent tax col
leetor, for bribery, and in scathlns
terms denounced the bankers ana QUIZ
er individuals who are Withholding III
formation.
No names, other than that OF Les
lie. are made public as being In the
bribery plot. In his case II Is stated
the money was received from the co
lumbia National bank June J. 1908.
In the former indictment against Les
lie II was charged that this money
was paid on June 6. and which date
Leslie proved he was in New York.
The only new transaction brought to
light is one in connection with the
vacation of Home street. The jury
charges that Charles Stewart was paid
$4,000 by Samuel Heppenstall. II
also states that an additional S2ooo
was given to Stewart by Charles Hep
penstall for the same purpose.
Scores Bank Cashier.
The grand jury recommends new
Investigation by the directors OF the
Second National bank and criticises
the manner in which Cashier J. NJ
Young of that institution testified be-
fore that body, declaring he attempted
to shield some parties interested.
The matter of the payment by the
Workinsmen's Savings Bank and
Trust company to Morris Einstein Is
gone into in detail, but no indictment
IN recommended since Emil Winter.
president of that institution and
James NJ. Anderson, head bookkeeper,
have already pleaded nolo contendre
to charges against them.
The report made by the directors
of the Farmers Deposit bank, on the
subject of the payment of money to
councilmen, is criticised by the grand
jury. James M. Young. cashier OF the
Second National bank. is scored for
his conduct throughout the transac-
ton. He is charged with Withholding
information and equivocating when on
the witne stand. and, is also accused
of givin away the secrets of the in
quest
More Charges Against Young.
Openly and in specific terms. the
accusation is made by Foreman Har-
rison Nesbit and his conferees. that
Young is shielding F. N. Hoffstot, and
that there is reason to believe some
one connected with the Second Ma
tional bank is responsible for this.
It Is further charged that Young,
after being before the. grand jury. told
what his testimony consisted of to c.
w. Friend. and Friend in turn visited
Hoffstot in New York and is sup
posed to have. repeated the story to
him in order to place him on his
guard The grand jury is certain that
Young knows the name of the person
to whom Hoffstot asked to have the
$50, 600 bribe money sent. but refuses
to tell. The presentment charges that
he told Friend that he had not divulg-
ed this information to the grand jury
in order that Friend might tell HoT-
slot
May Withdraw Deposits.
The validity of the contracts under
which the six banks now hold the city
deposits Is attacked by the inQuisi-
torial body. The members OF the
grand Jury call upon District Attorney
Blakeley to take the proper steps to
have these nullified if the proper city
authorities do not take this step with
In q reasonable time.
Important in that it shows how the
banks were induced to put up so large
an amount of money for the Doodle
fund Is the recommendation that 6
per cent be collected on the city de-
posits from these banks from and af.
ter this date. The city depository
banks are now paying per cent on
city deposits. and it is alleged the
agreement was that the councilmen
were to get the difference for reduc'
ing the percentage.