Milford chronicle., 1910-03-25
nine MORE BRIBE-
TAKERS CONFESS
PlttSburg COunCilmGn Get I'm
munity Bath.
ONE YELLED" FOR A DIME
Twsnty-thres Have Refused 70 Con-
fess and Will Fight chargss-LlVss
- Prosecutors Threatened

- prosecutors nroabsnea-
Pittsburg. March 23 - Nine more
2ormer members Of councils appeared
before the district attorney and con
fessed their guilt IN accepting money
Cor their votes while members Of the
anunicipal bodies. and were then rush
sd before Judge R. s Frazer where
Uhey received their immunity bath in
Ehe way of a suspended sentence. Men
admitted taking bribes from $50 up
wards
Threats against the lives Of the vice
crusaders is the latest sensation IN
tho councilmanic cases
Detective Robert Wilson. Of Scran-
Con: District Attorney Blakeley. A
Leo Well OF the Voters league and
Assistant District Attorney Warren I.
Bey mour are said TO be IN immediate
danger Of their lives. so much so-that
each is supplied with an armed guard.
Eoth We'll and Seymour have received
synonymous letters ordering them 70
.desist from further activities If they
are not seeking an early grave
The fact that a postponed sen
Seuce." which is a new term Judge
Frazer Is using for a suspended sen
EanCe In the cases of the men who
confess. really IS a conviction and
bars these men ever holding ONCE In
Pennsylvania. Is believed TO have had
1ts effect. and the balance OF the coun-
srilmen are prepared 10 fight not only
3or their liberty but also for their pO-
Sitical life
Twenty-thrse Will Fight.
Il Is known that twenty-three OF the |
used councilmen have banded to- |
her for the purpose OF refuting the /
restimony OF their companions in |
councils. They will fight TO the last (
ditch. and already several Of them are |
talking OF bringing suits for damages /
against Dr. " H. Weber. who brought .
several OF these men into the lime
Iignt by declaring he had given Coun-
Gilman Kearns money with which 10 /
pay them.
Warrants were issued for the
awenty-one couucilmen representing /
ahe number who were indicted. but I
who failed to come along with a con
Gession
Representative Charles C. Schad is
among the holl1uts He is indignant
thar he should have been accused of
arceuting 900 for his vote and de-
claIes he VIII prove somebody has
made a bad mistake before he gets
fhr0rgh
John F Klein was before the grand
Ju-v the greater part ~ the day and
continued his narrative 0f council
maric graft Klein racourr=i some Of
his experiences il handing out the
money 70 -he cal1o''uer
yelled Like a Stuck Ff7."
.Taere was on- fellow" hs said
~wh. was regular 1a.sy-a regular
ST ock fe- rh- 9acgh Ir the South
Seventh street business 7 handed him
9Sf He looked ar me for a few min
utes and thcu yelled like a stuck pig
Tor the extra 10 cents. You know
sSI10 was the standard price in that
daa- Well he got the 10 cents all .
right"
All the nine men who confessed 10
Sh- district attorney viii appear be
Gora the grand Jury 20 tell their stor-
ies District Attorne~ Blakeley will.
ss soon as the councilmen and bribe-
,ask-rs have been rounded MP 80 after
I'll. hriba-givers These arc said tc be
hant officials of institutions whose
mines have never r~7-0-are been
Hr-afha7 in connection with the graft
probe og TIE past TWO years.
The ~t'p" has been passed 10 these
bank men that they NAV come IN rn-
s4r the immunity" extended by the
q is;rict attorney. but as they have
Saus far failed 10 avail themselves OF
s 1e opportunity. 70 is reported that
5 me- b0mbshells viii he dropped into
ghe social construction OF Pittsburg
when county detectives "turn the
n 0aev changers out Of their own
TEMPLES" ami bring them before the
bar 1f justice