The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-22
PROBING OF GRAFT
Is GETTING RESULTS
Continued From Page One.

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a member of the select council. There
was an uproar among the crowded cor
rldors when he was seen to come from
the courtroom and the expression was
heard, where will it cnd7'
Dr. Weber told Judge Frazer how he
received $4,000, 10 be distributed
among councilmen for their votes and
influence in the passage of an ordinance
TO vacate a certain street, He pleaded
no defense to the charge of con-
spiracy. DR.. Weber SAID he gave the
money TO about thirty or forty council
men. He could not remember all the
names, but recited list including
some Of the most prominent and active
members of both select and common
councils.
To each man as he stepped up to-
day, the court stated he held in his
hand an information entered against
the defendant by Henry Muth, chief Of
county detectives, charging him with
having, received specified amount for
his vote in councils on tho ordinance
or resolutions then pending
What do you wish to do?' asked
tho court.
81 will waive hearing" was the
invariable answer
defendant valves hearing and is
held for court IN $500 bail, said the
court, and tho man in question stepped
aside for another to take his place.
An Indictment was returned by the
grand jury and almost Immediately the
defendant entered a plea Of nolle con-
tcndre.
When Judge Fraser adjourned court
it was decided the grand Jury should
hold night session. DR.. Weber there.
fore was taken before the body, where
it is said he recited his knowledge of
the graft conspiracy, corroborating
Klein S confession in every detail.
AT 9:30 IT was announced the grand
Jury was ready to make presentment.
Judge Fraser came into court and half
an hour later indictments were found
against forty present and former mem
bers of the two branches of the city
councils. There were forty-one names
in the presentment, but one of the men
notified the district attorney that he
would be on hand tomorrow and make
complete confession,
Few Hours Of Grace.
The men indicted tonight will be al
lowed until noon tomorrow voluntarily
to appear and then the county detec-
tives will be sent out with warrants
for their arrest
While before the grand Jury. DR..
Weber was unable to remember all the
men to whom he had paid money, but
he checked them up by having the list
of councilmen read to him from a city
manual.
The ways in which the money was
delivered to them were many, as de-
scribed by the confessing councilmen
Some had it thrust into their hands
while standing in public places; some
had envelopes adroitly slipped into
their pockets while they admired ad-
jacent buildings.
District Attorney William A. Blakely
today extended the time limit BY TWEEN
ty-four hours within which others may
come within his immunity proposition.
After that time warrants will be is.
sued for all who have failed to appear
and these will be vigorously prose
cuted.
The jury was ordered to report and
continue the investigation tomorrow,
In all the indictments the men are
recommended to mercy if they como
into court voluntarily,
While many of the indictments were
made In connection with passage of
the ordinance naming banks as city de-
positorles. fully as many more bribes
were IN connection with the ordinance
IN which the city vacated south side
street for the use of manufacturing
corner
District Attorney Blakely said the
method of bringing the men before
special court and granting them I'M
munity was deemed for the best inter
ests of the public and threatened the
limit of the law to those persisting in
lighting their cases.
Klein is still guarded by the two de-
tectives. He said today:
"You know there is supposed to be
honor among thieves. but / stood il as
long as could When the, highest
court in the state refuses to hear your
appeal, they (referring 10 his attor-
neys) can't help you much
81 followed the advice of my at |
torneys and as result l served a |
thlrty-day sentence in Jail for con-
tempt. L also paid for the advice they
gave ME which landed me in Jail. Now |
| believe when your attorneys can't |
help you any further man had better
try to help himself and his family as
oil Il ~