The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-26
.PITTSBURG
BOWS HEAD
IN SHAME
GRAND JURY LAYS BARE
APPALLING STORY
OF GRAFT
INSIDE HISTORY or
CORRUPTION EXPOSED
Systematic Blihs-GIVIag and
Official H0|dups in Smoky
CITY the Rule
LBy Associat ted pressl

PittsDurg, March 26-Laying bare
tie appalling details OF PittsDurg's
civic nnrighteousness, ordering ill-
Elements against thinyone present
and past collncilmen, and making
demand upon the directors of the city
repositories 10 investigate their own
boards and ascertain the bribe givers
IL connection with The ordinance des-
lsnating their institutions as city de-
poeitories, formed the meat OF two
laeSentments made by the grand jury.
The presentments made sensa-
tlonal story of the inside history o.
corruption in the municipal bodies in
1905, and the demand made on the
banks named indicates that even
moro sensational developments than
have been exposed are expected on
Monday when the bank directors, com
wing with the demand Of the grand
Jury, make their report in court.
A further result Of the y esent-
mcnts of the jury was the o.der Of
City Controller Morrow for the with
drawal of all city funds from the SIX
banks and the practical notification
~ NHt pfNiillii' htHiFiiNAiite AhAlil ~
cuslOdans Of city lunis.
There is about $SGiO320 in these
hanks now and this would he increas-
Oh many millions durng the next
voe't by taxes that are being paid
According to the controller, the with
drawM Of the funds viii be gradual
however so that the institutions may
not he embarrassed or any undue
alarm caused deposiiors The extract
form OF the prcsentment calling on
The bank directors reads,
we call upon the directors of the
SIS banks named as city repositories
ta investigate who paid for each OF
the said banks the bribcs hegein set
forth. and report The same to ibis
grand jury not later than Monday
March ~, 1910 And We further de-
nand thar said report be in writing
end certified 70 by directors of sal
hanks Individually.
The presentmens give the full De-
tails OF the plot on the part Of the
crunclmen to obtain bibles from the
Sly banks, and the means adopted for
payiug the bribes are related. The
story of the transfer of $4,000 by an
unnamed man 10 former Councilman
Charles Stewart in the Hotel Imperial
Now York, issued today, related that
Max G. Leslie, former chairman OF
Tho Republican county committee, re-
ceived $4,000 by arrangement be-
tween =. r. Jennings and f. A. Grit
fen of The Columbia National bank
and that Leslie gave William Brand,
was then president of the common
council. directly Or indirectly, $ll9oO
To- Obtain the city deposits for the
Columbia National bank An unnam-
ell man is said to be interested and
concerned in the payment OF the mon
ey by Leslie to Brand either as IN
te mediav or principal.
81 is declared Morris Einsiein re-
ccired $l5,OoO from the Woritngman S
Savings and Trust company to have
that hank pamed as a city depository
iut the name of he bank official who
paid him he money is unknown.
The grand inry believes the books
of the Workingman's bank have been
mutilated, three pages referring 10
this deal having been cut from the
ledger. Einstein, it is also declared
kept $1,000 for bis services in arrang-
ing the deal.
Further declaration in the present
wents are that two city clerks We're
gwen $1,000 each and that sl.750 was
set apart for newspaper men and that
Henry N. Bolger, the saloon-keeper
already convicted of bribery, was CIV
On 500 for his services in bringing
about The meeting between officials
Of the German National bank of. PITTS
burg and the councilmen.