Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-08
GRAFT SECRETS
FOR THE PUBLIC
Pittsburg People Arc Invite to Tell
What They Knc ~
Hidden Facts
EDITOR ASKED TO MA. 0OD
Requested By District Attornt : ell
Name Of Accused Man
LAWYER ACCEPTS OTHEvR'S ..E
Knocks Chip Off Shoued as Signal
to Get Secrets.
GRAND JURY KEPT ON ALERT
Prescntment Takes Much Time--In-
dIcted Banker in New York
Confers with His
Counsel.
Requested By District AttOrnt :
Name Of Accused Man Z
LAWYER ACCEPTS OTHEvR's
Knocks Chip Off ShOusd as Sigma
to Get Secrets.
JURY KEPT ON ALERT
EDITOR ASKED TO MA

PITTsBURG, April 7.-District Attorney
William a. Blakeley tonight issued gem
eral invitation for any one or all the resi-
dents OF Allegheny county to appear be-
fore the grand jury tomorrow TO contribute
any secrets they may hold about grating
IN Pittsburg.
The invitation Is especially directed
toward Alexander p. Moore, editor or the
Pittsburg Leader, which, in an editorial
today charged that a prominent man,
known to the writer OF the editorial still
was to be implicated in the graft scandals
as the real man higher up"
The district attorney tonight gave out
the following statement
" Ihave received a great many anony-
NOUS communications charging that certain
individuals are implicated in the graft
scandal. and IN addition to this l notice In
an afternoon paper that there Is a definite
charge against a man higher up 1 desire
to invite any individual of Allegheny
county to come before the grand jury to-
morrow morning and / will guarantee am
pie opportunity will be given any such to
testify.
Accepts the Dare.
'''rhls invitation is directed to Mr.. A. p.
Moore editor OF the Pittsburg Leader, in
particular. lie has publicly dared me, upon
more than one occasion to do certain
things. 1 now accept his challenge, with
out conditions. and challenge him TO pro-
duce all his evidence and testimony before
the grand jury.
81 do this in justice TO the people OF Al
loEheney county. who have the right to
know the full and complete lengths to
which municipal corruption has descended,
ana trust that MIR. Moore can find no eX-
eusc TO decline this most urgent request"
\ letter TO Mr.. Moore TO this effect re-
uuestlng his presence before the grand jury
tomorrow. a'so was given out.
District Attorney Blakeley, IN discussing
his tin 10 New York City, said that while
he was IN, thar metropolis he was followed
da1 and night teyydetect,ves
The grard jury made no presentment to-
day. hui that the inqusitors we're stll busy
with the bank ordinance was evidenced by
the presence OF j. S. Kuhn, president Of the
First National bank and j. NJ. Young
cashier Of the Second National bank.
Attorney W. b. Rogers personal counsel
for f. n. Hoffstot OF New York, indicted
yesterday on the charge OF bribery and
conspiracy, left for New York tonight tC
take up with his client the matter of extra
dlton, 1t is said that he promised the dis
trlct attorney to inform him by wire to-
morrow OF Mr.. Hoffstot's decision.
The ordered indictment OF Frank n. Hoff
stot banker and manufacturer, now living
in New York, is generally discussed today
MIR. HoffstOts extradition, according TO the
district attorney, will be asked for, but IL
the event of the failure OF that procedure
il is reported he viii be tried in New YorE
state.
The district attorney and his staff were
busy today with the grand jury presenting
what Is believed TO be the last evdenc'
in the graft case, which has stirred thi!
city.
The presentment the jurors are now en-
gagged on Il is thought, will occupy theil
time for several days, and will, wher
finally handed to the courts. finish a labo
OF four weeks.
To fiji vacancies in councils caused by
the resignation OF its indicted members
Mayor Magee has called a special election
for April 26 Ten days before the proposed
election the mayor will issue a formu
proclamation.