Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-09
JURORS SCORE
P|TTSbURG
BANKERS
Sweeping Presentment Charges
Witnesses With Perjury and
CriticiSes Rich MaIefactors
for DemofaIizing City,


IBy Morning Journal s0eciai Lsass~ wlrei
Pittshurg April true bill
charging AaS 6, Leslie collector Of
delinquent taxes in Allegheny county
WIN bribery was returned by tho
srand Jury today
At the same time "a sweeping pre-
sentiment Nas handed down with seh-
erd charges that many Of the i25 Wa
nesses which thc grand iurl has rdd
before it during the graft investiga-
tpn thls far have wilfulN withheld
knowledge of graft secrets ana that
ID certain few have practically been
gmN of perjury Directors ana o.
ticials oi some OF the six big banks
mat prot .-l hy the corrupt depository
ordinance are severely scored
The Indictment OF Leslie follows his
recent acquitth on "A charge of ner-
iulv in claiming an alibi in conner-
tion with previous indictment for al
legged bribery He IL NOW charged with
rocciNtng $4,000 from the Columbia
National bank of piUsburg on jane ..
1905 In the former indictment the
Date was named as June and Leali'
proved that he Was out of the city
at the time. II IS charged that Of tn"
Sa5 600 hc paid over Slr00Q to Will
liam brand TO hribe councilmen
The Indictment season reached that
complies stnge TODAY whore even the
grand jurors themselves thought L
necessary 10 present Il comprehensive
review of all their work
II was declared most emphatically
that former Councilman charles stew
art oud cashier Jfmes NJ. Young ~
thc SECOND National bank baya con-
ceuled information from the inauisi-
tors
We hufc been unable to ascertain
Wha paid Stewart this brihe mouey
tmcunmg s52,5oo, charged MS furnish
ed by the Frlend-loffstot pool Of
hanksl. ia Kew York the jurors re-
ported
Although stewart met this mar
al least upon two or three occasions,
although hc knew his name and had
s'N'l'l "rll'N7 W''h '''i'' ~ Nv, -
less sWears he does not re''iei''pe' ms
name
Ihr klAnu Jury Hlso '''"'il'n'''u' ~
new inNes'lgalion nN the directors %
tue Second Nallehal panh a." y si''-
enc terms 'h"rRtu 'u'l' 's'''',
Young rs shielding ~ ~ iioi'sto' "u"
that there ls reason to beneNe some
/
one else c"nll'r''u WIN lu' 0''.p''''
Nhliollal o''ilN - ''Sl''''a'''' ~ ~
The report nNde hN lnr "lFeN'"'s ~
the Farmers l'rposl NNtlonai p"''N III
DENIAL "l amy hho"leNE "l pus i''''
of money lo e"uheilmeh Is 'Il'"ls'".
The NaliditN OF the contracts u""''
which SIN favored banks no" hp'u NV
citNs money IS attacked
Important ~ ''''' 1t SNOW ,0" .'''
banks were lnuuc'u 10 put w ~ ''' ~
an amount 81 money lur tle poo"i'
fund is the recommendation t''at SIN
per- cent be collected ON tue e'tS &c,
posts from these banks rom "n'
after TINS dal'. ne Guy "'po'''''.
banks are now SN'llb wv" per ~.
en- eiiN deposits an" u ls aN'Ee" ~,
the agreement was thol the 'ou"V''-
men were T." get 'i'e uiile'''''' W.
reducing the p'rcehu's''
The presehtneht sNlS
When am ordinance has hecn pasS'"
hy the councils OF inc titN pl f'tls"u'R
! bN means of bribery which was par
ticipated ln hN more thhn w per e''
ol the then memhers ol 'ohnelis' Nn'"
officers ot the slN banks ef persons '"'
their benefit paid lhls hllp"' we q"