New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
GRAFTERS TO GO TO JAIL
Sentences Announced on Pitts
hurg's Judgment Day."
EIGHT MONTHS FOR VII SACK
Five City Fathers Get Prison
Terms and Fines-Delay for
Bankers and Financier.

Pittsburg, May 1.-Ten prominent men
Of affairs of Pittsburg, including bankers,
physicians and former prominent politicians
faced Judge Robert S. Frazer in Criminal
Courts to-day to receive their sentences on
various charges of bribery and conspiracy
in connection with Councilmanic corruption
recently exposed.
OF the ten men appearing in court to-day,
all except one had pleaded no defence to
indictments alleging the giving and receiv-
ing OF bride money.
The name of a. A. Vilsack, former
cashier Of the German National Bank, was
first called. His attorney, Ex-Governor
William A Stone at once made a motion
TO appeal from any sentence that might be
forthcoming. At the conclusion Of the argu-
ment Judge Frazer imposed a sentence Of
eight months in the county Jail and a fine
of 5000.
AS rapidly as their names could be called
and their appearance be made, five former
Select and Common Councilnen were SEN
| fenced by Judge Frazer, as follows:
| Charles Stewart former Select Council
man. eight months in the county Jail and
500 fine.
Hugh Ferguson, former Common Council
man. eight months in the county jail and
$500 fine.
! Or. ". H. Weber, former Select Council
man. six months IN the county jail and
| $500 fine.
P. B. Rearns, former Select Councilman,
four months IN the county Jail and $3.50 fne.
! Morris Enstein, former Select Council
man, six months in Jail and 300 fine.
| Because Of illness in their families, the
| sentencing of z. H Jennings, president OF
| the Columbia National Bank, and F. a.
| Grtffen, former vice-president OF the same
institution. was postponed, by consent o.
the District Attorney, until next week
The sentencing OF C. ". Friend, vice
president of the Clinton Steel and Iron
Company son Of the late James ". Friend,
the r72uItinliIlionaire, and N. l. Swift, IT.
former Common Councilman, was also
postponed, the first on account OF the
courts unpreparedness at this time TO pass
sentence and the second on motion OF couh-
sci TO argue for a new trial.
| In I'll OF the cases Judge Frazer delivered
short statements before passing sentence,
referring TO the previous good record OF the
self-confessed bribers, and in each instance
saving that his imposition Of sentence was
e.in pursuance OF his duty to himself and
| TO the people Of Allegheny County
| In every case the men sentenced to-day
| were ordered committed 10 the ALLEGHENY
County Jail, but later Ferguson and stew
art obtained 2 respite on writ or super
se1eas. and were released on $4,000 bonds
| Appeals have been taken TO the Superior
/ Court, which meets in Philadelphia N July
The appeals are based upon an alleged
promise Of immunity because Of their plea
| Of no defence.
Counsel for ex-Councilnian A Y. Simon
who was recently convicted of bribery, nlec
an appeal to-day setting forth nineteen
reasons why the case should again Dc
heard. Simon has been tried twice, IN the
first the Jury being unable to agree, Wh1-s
the second one convicted
! Four inforrnations charging perjury were
also made to-day against John + Klein
chief witness for the commonwealth IN ths
graft cases The charges are made b
| counsel for councilman charged with bid
cry. The action is based on alaw OF 1856
which provides that convict may be trleo
for alleged perjury.
Two years in the workhcuse and SO
fine were imposed upon Harry Z. Muehl-
bronner and Charles VeveTka by Judge J.
NJ Swearingen to-day. Both were forme!
employees Of the Workingman's Savings
and Trust Company, and were charged with
erabezzIenaent. Although not officially con-
nected with the graft. cases, these men were
called before the grand jury TO testify and
were called for sentence at the same time
+o-day as the bankers and councilrnen.