New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
WINTER CRITICALLY ILL
ParaIytiC Stroke. Says Family
of PittSburg Banker.
IMMUNITY WAS REFUSED
Directors Threatened with Con-
tempt Proceedings Unless
They Talk by Monday.
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fBv Telegraph to The Tribune
Pittsburg. April Emil Winter. mill
ionaire and aged president Of the Work
ingman's Savings and Trust Company
who before the grand jury this week
confessed that he had paid a council
man $4,000 in order that the Working
mans Bank be named as a city deposi
tory, is said to be at the point Of death
tonight About noon to-day, at his
home, Centre and Negley avenues, Mr..
Winter is said TO have taken some
strong medicine. After the dose he was
Immediately Frustrated. Physicians
were called and worked over him for
several hours before they held out even
a hope Of recovery. Tonight reports
from the Winter home indicate that the
chances are against him.
Members Of the Winter family declare
the head of the family has suffered a
paralytic stroke, brought on through
overwork and worry This was admit
ted after it was first reported that he
had been sick for several days At the
bank it was denied absolutely that he
was sick This denial was withdrawn
after the bank officials had held a con-
ference with members of the family.
Coincident with the sudden illness of
Winter comes the report that District
Attorney BIakeley informed Winters at
torney to-day that the bank president
could not be considered as one of the
small malefactors in the councilmanic
bribery cases and therefore would not
be entitled to the immunity bath" In
other words, Mr.. Blakeley intimated
that he thought Mr.. Winter should be
punished for supplying the money max
ing possible the bribery Of councilmen-
District Attorney Blakeley sent word
this afternoon to directors Of the Farm
ers' National and the Second National
banks. two Of the six institutions in
volved in the cOunCilmanic bribery scan
day, that they must appear before the
grand jury and testify TO the identity Of
the man who acted as go-between for
President F. y. HoffstOt OF the Pressed
Steel Car Company in the alleged pass
ing Of q $4,000 brine TO Councilman
Stewart in a New York hotel. The al
tentative that the District Attorney
offers is contempt Of court proceedings.
The directors Of these two institutions
are denounced in the grand juTy's re-
port Of yesterday as having 'wilfully
periured themselves" in shielding the
man higher up" who is said TO have
acted with Hoffstot. The District At
torney says any further evasion Cf the
question by the directors will be fol-
lowed by his petition that they be jailed
for contempt.
Among the bank directors who will be
asked to appear before the grand jury
on Monday are James NJ. Young, II. G
Bughman and William McCOnway, Of
the Second National: c. ". Friend
President T. Hart Given and Hay
Walker. jr. Of the Farmers National
all Of whom are millionaires several
times over.
District Attorney Blakely refused q
say to-day whether he had received any
word direct from President Hoffstot OF
the Pressed Steel Car Company. who
was indicted on Thursday on charges OF
conspiracy and bribery. Hoffstot's AT,
torney, ". B. Rodgers. former City So
licitor. was in New York to-day con
ferring with his client. Mr. Blakely in
timated that some definite announce
ment would be made in the Hofstot
case on Monday.
Charles Stewart. DR.. ". H Webber
and P. B. Kearns. all former Councilmen.
who have already made confessions OF
their part in the councilmanic irregu-
larities. spent the morning in the Dis