The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-26
JURY DEMANDS THAT PlTTSBURG
BANKS TELL WHO PAID THE
BRieE MONEY
WRITTEN REPORT ASKED
Investigating Body Directs That OF.
ficials Of Institutions Present Their
Statements Not Later Than Mon.
day-munieips' Funds Ordered
Withdrawn-Thirty. one Indicted.

pttshurg. March %. Exposure of
the appalling details < OF Pittsburg's
civic unrighteousness, indictments
against 81 present and past council
men. and demand Upon the direct
ors Of the city repositories 70 inves-
tigate their own boards and ascertain
the bribegivers in connection with the
ordinance designating their lnstitu.
tions as city repositories. were the
features of the two presentments made
by the grand jury today The pre-
sentiments made "A sensational story OF
the inside history of corruption in the
municipal bodies In 1908, and the de-
mand on the banks indicted that even
more sensational developments than
have been exposed are expected Mon
day when the bank directors COM
plying with the demands OF the grand
jury. make their report.
A further result OF the presentments
OF the jury was the order of City
Controller Morrow late today for the
withdrawal of all city funds from the
six banks. and the practical nullifi-
cation of the ordinance designating
them custodians of city funds. About
$3.540,32 800 of city funds IL in these
banks and this would be increased
many millions next week by taxes now
being paid. According to the control
Ter. the withdrawal of the funds Will
be gradual, that the institutions may
suffer no embarrassmenl., and deposit
tors be given no cause for alarm.
Call Issued.
The extract from the presentment
calling on the bank directors reads:
We call upon the directors of the
six banks named as city repositories
to investigate who paid for each of the
banks, the bribes herein set forth. and
report the same TO this grand jury.
not later than Monday. March 2s. 1910.
And we further demand said report
be In writing and certified by the di-
rectors of said banks individually.
We strongly recommend and insist
the proper officials OF the city of
Pittsburg take immediate legal action
To nullfy the ordinance naming the
said Farmers Deposit National bank,
the econd National bank OF Plttsburg,
the Second National bank of Pitts
burg, the German National bank OF
| Allegheny the Columbia National
bank of Pittsburg and the Working
mans Savings & Trust company of
Allegheny. as city repositories, that
the bribegivers may not benefit by
their own wrongdong and criminal
conduct"
The presentments give the fun de-
tails OF the plot OF the councimen
to obtain bribes from the six banks
and the means adopted for paying the
bribes. The story Of the transfer oi
$4,000 by an unnamed man to former
Councilman Charles Stewart In the
Hotel Imperial. New York. issued 10,
day, related that G.. Leslie, forme,
chairman of the republican committee
received $4,000 by arrangement be
tween f. H. Jennings and +. A. Grlf
fen. of the Columbia National bank
and that Leslie gave William Brand
then president Of the common council
directly or indictly. $l7,j0O to Obtain
the city deposits for the Columbi.
National bank.
Unnamed Man.
An unnamed man Is said to be In
terested and concerned in the pay
ment of the money by Leslie to Bran,
: either as an Intermediary or principal
. 1t is declared Morris l.. Einstein re
p ceived $4,000 from the Workingman'
r Savings 4 Trust company to hav
that bank named as a city depository
but the names OF the bank official
, who paid him the money is unknown
II Is further declared in the present
ments that the members OF the gran
, jury believe the books OF the Work
ingman's bank have been mutlatet
three pages referring to this deal hav
, Ing been cut from the ledger. Elm
q stein. II is also declared, kept $500
" for his services in arranging the dea
. Further declarations in the present
ments are that two city clerks wer
;, given $1,000 each and that 1880 wa
set apart for newspaper men, an
that Henry NJ, Bolger, the saloor
keeper already convicted of briber,
was given $500 for his services in al
ranging the meeting between officia
: Of the German National bank OF Pitt,
II burg and the counclmen.
: The public Is urged not to pa.
: hasty judgment on any OF the banl
q mentioned and stress Is laid on Il
a solyency of the institutions. 1t is r,
j. cited that John f. Klein and JOSEF
le c. Wasson, by their confessions al
J. statements, making possible the e,
n posure, are entitled to great consi,
j. GRAFTON and a reduction OF Klein's sci
tence Is urged