New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-07
HOFFSTOT INDICTED
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shall be ordered - appear as witness
and in case he does not do 50 imme-
diately. that the District Attorney Of Al
legheny Comfy proceed forthwith TO
eXtradite him"
The presentment concluded with an
order that the investigation continue
along the lines already pursued. which is
taken 10 mean that more men higher
Up" are yet 10 be named
Just before President Winters appear
aEce in Judge Frazer's court. James An
derson. the general bookkeeDer % the
Workingman's savings Bank and Trust
Company OF Allegheny. had also pleaded
uolo contendere to-day 10 a charge OF
falsifying the books OF the bank i'm CON
noction with the payment Of 100000 10
Einstein. The pleas Of Winter and Ar
derson came timely. for the District At
tUrney said that otherwise ;hey were 10
have been indicted to-da..
Anderson. who for twenty years has
been private secretary TO President
Winter. was charged with having cut
from the banks ledger several pages on
FAtANAl WV NIfAidl ACCOUNTS OF fslllll
Winter and Mrs. Winter. The District
Attorney said that the missing pages
were later found ny state Bank Ex-
amiuers Shafer and McBurnie. who were
present before the grand jury as wit
Desses last week. Anderson waived a
hearing or the charges.
Winter. now a bank president facing
~ al Ts-fhr~s- II, l. r
sixty years who has worked himself M
from local barber shop. Mr.. Hoffstot
is about forty-eight years old, and the
foundation Of the family's fortune was
laid when the leather industry was one
OF the chief trades in Pittsburg. Dis
triG Attorney Riskeley was once his
personal counsel His present lawyer is
". u. Rogers. who said tonight that he
had no comment to make on the case.
A Day Of Prayer.
Bishop Cortland Whitehead n the
Pittsburg Diocese Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church has appointed next
Sunday as day 10 be observed by Epis-
copalians throughout Allegheny County
with special prayers and sermons on
civic righteousness. corporate repentance 4
and confession. intemperance and politi- /
cal chicanery. graft and fraud-on any /
topic. indeed. which bears on the pres |
ent deplorable situation I'm Pittsburg"
The Bishop has sent long notices TO 4
this effect 10 All the clergy Of the do
cese. and suggested a series Of special +.
prayers which he has prepared. Portions /.
or the petitions are:
20 Lord. the great and dreadful Cod. F.
who keepeth covenant and mercy with 4
them that love Thee. and to them that .
keep Thy commandments We come 10 4
Thee confessng our own sins Of short
comings and those Of this people among I
whom we dwell We have indeed sinncd F.
and done wickedly.
But o Lord our God. let Thine anger 4
be turned away from this city and peo-
pie. Turn our hearts unto Thee in true .
repentance and amendment of life
Prosper every interest. commercial :
moral and religious. Direct I
and guide all who fill the municipal Of I
fees and give them strength to execute .
the laws honestly. impartially and fear 4
lessly Save this whole community from
political corruption. greed. intemperance, /
the dissertation II the T.
Lords Day. the violation OF the sanctity |
of marriage and every false way"
Frank y. Hoffstot. when informed At .
his New York residence, in a West 18th .
street apartment house. last night that 4
he had been indicted in Pittsburg. said
with quaint humor:
Il always leave business behind me at
the Office and now that I am home I
cannot discuss this matter. Tomorrow.
when ] go downtown and look things .
over. ] may have something to say, but F.
until then YOU must excuse me"
No urging could induce him to DISCUSS I
his Indictment although he intlmatcd .
that ne had been informed of the grand .
jury's action through priv ate. adEiccs !
from Pittsburs. .-----
Mr. Hoffstot is perhaps irest 4+i4ew4a IS
president and director OF the Pressed .
steel car Company. But in addition n
il president and a director OF Tho canada I
Car Compan. Limited, 81 the Chicago F.
4 Ca-umc. River Railroa and OF the T
Western steel Car an5 rouno-y Com .
r..,-,. OF Tho South shore Railroad h. h.