Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
SENSATIONAL PRESENTMENTS
BYP|TTSBURG GRAND JURY,
Indictments Brought Against 81 Present
And Past OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES De-
manded OF Directors of the Six Banks
That Are Named as Repositories.

not be embarrassed. or any undue
alarm caused depositors.
The extract from the prcNcntmcnt
calling upon the banks direct prs reads
as follows
I'VE call upon the directors Of the
six banks named as city repositories
to investigate who paid for each OF the
said banks the brides herein set forth
ar'l report the same to this grand jury,
not later than NorGay. March Is. 1910.
And we further demand that said re
port lac in writing and certified by di-
r"ctors of Slid banks individually
We strongly recommend and Insist
that the proper officials of the city of
pittsburg take Immediate legal action
to nulifv the ordinance naming the
Farmers DEPOSIT National Bank. the
Second National Bank of Pittsburg, the
| German National Bank of Pittsburg,
tho German National Bank Of Alleg-
hcHy. the Columbia National Bank of
Pittsburg and tie WorkngInan's Saw
inGS & Trust CO.. of Allegheny as city
repositories in order that the bride
giverS may not benefit nv reason of
their own wrong doing and crolrinal
conduct"
The prcsentnentS give full account
Of the plot by Tho councilmen to Oh
| tain brides from the banks and the
means adopted to pay the brides. the
| transfer of S4H 900 by an unnamed man
| to Councilman Charles Stewart in
| the Hotel Imperial. New York
It is related that Max G Leslie, for
! merly chairman of the Republican
| County commit re. received $1,000 by
| arrangement between +. II. Jennings
and f 4. Griffcn of tin Columbia Ma
tional and that Leslie gave William
Brand who was then president of the
common council directly n indirectly
| Sl7.5nl to obtain the city deposits for
| TIE Columbia National Bank. An IN
| named nan IS aid to be Interested and
concerned in the Payment Of money by
| Leslie TO Brand either as Intermediary
| or principal.
1t is declared that Morris Einsteir
received $t5.00H from the Working
mans Saving & Trust Co, to have thai
| bank named as city depository. hu
the name of official of the bank Wh'
paid him the money is unknown. II
| is further declared in the presentment;
that the members of the grand jury
are Of the opinion that the books Of tht
| Workmau's Bank have been mutilated
| three pages referring 10 this deal hay
ing been cut from the ledger. Einsteit
! it is also declared kept $4,000 for hi:
services in arranging the deal.
! Further declarations in the present
lment:s are that two city clerks were
given $1,000 each, and that $3.50 va
set apart for newspa per men and tina
Henry NJ. Bolger. the saloon keepe
| already convicted of bribery was givel
$500 for mis- services in bringing abou
the meeting between officials of tn
| German National Bank of Pittsbur'
and the councilmen.
The public is urged not to pass to-
hasty Judgment on any officials of tn
banks mentioned and stress is laid ol
the solvency OF the institutions. 1t
recite d that John r Klein and JOSEF
lC WATSON by reason of their comics
sion; and statements making possibl
the exposure of the facts are entitle
Confined on Page Twelve).