The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23
Nine Former Members
Of Councils Confess
Their Guilt.
KLEIN CONTINUES
STORY OF GRAFT
After Bribe-T Takers Arc Rounded
Up District Attorney Will Go
After Bribe-G -Givers-some
Boombshells Liable to
to Explode in Pitts
burg Society.

Pittsburg. Pa, March e2.-Nine
more former members OF Councils ap-
pearcd before the District Attorney to-
day and confessed to their guilt in ac-
cepting money for their votes. white
members OF the municipal bodies. and
were then rushed before Judge r. $.
Frazer. where they received their im-
munity bath In the way OF a suspended
sentence.
When the grand jury adjourned for
the day, Just before o'clock, they had
returned no Indictments. although they
had listened for hours to develop
mcnts in the bribery scandals, even
more sensational than developed yes
terday. Men admitted selling their
honor for from $50 upward.
John f. Klein was before the grand
jury the greater part of tile day. and
continued his narrative of counctlnanic
graft Klein recounted some of his
experiences in handing out the money
to the Councilmen.
Yelled for Ten Cents.
"There was one fellow he said.
who was q daisy.-a regular skylock
for the dough. In the South Seventh
street business, handed him ssi.
He looked at me for few minutes.
and then yelled like a stuck pig for
the extra 20 cents. You know Ss1-10
was tho standard price in that deal.
Well, he got the 10 cents, all right.
All the nine men who confessed to
the district attorney to-day will ap-
~ n or pd I fell their
stories. District Attorney Blakel5.
Will. as soon as the Counciimen and
bribe-takers have been rounded up. go
after the bribe-givers. They arr said
TO be bank officials, OF institutions
whose names have never heretofore
been breathed In connection with the
graft probe OF the past two years The
tip has been passed to the bank
men that they may come In under the
"immunlty' extended by the district
attorney, but as they have thus far
failed to avail themselves Of the op-
portnnity; it Is repo9rted that some .ne
social construction of Pittsburg when
county detectives turn the money
changers out OF their own temples"
and bring them before the bar OF JUS
tice.
But Scratching OF Surface.
With all that has thus far been dis
closed in this gigantic municipal graf
conspiracy. there is feeling that what
scratching of the surface. What one
hour may develop. no one is able to
foresee. Even the district attorney is
frank in his expression that he can't
tell what will happen"
Twenty have thus far confessed
thirty-seven have been indicted. bu,
have not yet confessed. and sixteen
/ have been implicated. but have not We,
| been indicted. 1t is said at the dis
trict attorneys Office that before the
grand jury is dismissed fully 100 per-
sons Will be implicated.
Some Of tho stories told by tho con.
Tossing Councilmen We're interesting.
The crowd could not suppress a
laugh when William Frederick, OF the
Northside testified that he had carried
500 around in his hippocket for a
week before he knew 1t was there. He
said 1t had been placed In his pocke
during the councilmanic ball game,
| Neville Island. in July. 1908.
the testimony of former Common
Councilman Fred Herring. of the Old
Twelfth Ward. Northsidc. He tols
how Klein met him and former
Councilman. named Morrison. coming
out OF the Duquesne Hotel after a
| Council meeting In July, 1908. He
said that Klein handed Mr.. Morrison
an envelope containing slip of names
and 5000.
B This Is something for the boys;
you give it out, Morrison. Klein Is
/ alleged to have said.
Morrison, according to Herring
| pleaded that he was too lame and was
consequently unahill to deliver the
goods. Herring then admitted that lie
engineered the distribution. Each man
| got 500.