The sun., 1910-03-28
BANKERS FACE COURT TODAY
MANY PTTTSBU RGERS TNEaSY
OVER TIE PROSPECT.
New the Grafters Caucussed on Prices
20 Ne Paid fOr FaVors Bank
CLERKS Who knew Enough 60 keep ssui
o1 Prison Railroads BludHc caed

CLERKS Who KneW fsnonSh 60 keep Wui
SG Prison Railroads BluSigeeHed
PITrsBURu. March 81 Uneasinsss was
shown in Pittsburg on all sides to-day
in anticipation OF to-morrOw's develop
menia in tho graft hunt. when directors
Of the banks which hold city deposits will
he called before the court aud asked on
their oaths TO tell what they know about
buying the city deposits for cash from the
city Councilmen.
The graft investi CATION to-day I'M
covered the fact that for some years
grating members oG Pittsburg Councils.
labout SIXTY in number. met weekly In the
parlors of n dow ntOwn hotel and there.
behind closed doors. discussed whaf had
been offered by certain firms for certain
ordinances. what should he charged. no.
This weekly meeting was called the
caucus" and was attended by many for
Iner members of Councils who arr now
Ia the Ioils
councilman John Klrin was secretary
Of the cGucIIs and President William
Braad Of Common council was chairman
so bold were the movements of this party
OF Councilmen that invitationF were sent
io have the newspapers have reporters
wait on the officers OF the caucus after
Adjournment in order thai news of in-
interest to the public might les had.
We da-- them to arrest us n arrested
we will take u whole rrainload Of those
big fellows to the penitentiary wi. ., "'
was the bold joini statement m..I. ~
Charles Neverka. booEksepcr aud Harry
Muehlbronner. teller OF the Working
mems Savings and Trust Company some
months ago when IL had become practi-
cAlly common knowledge that the bark
with which they had been connected WAS
short about s7OCO through them.
That this pair knew something and did
not intend tO 40 to Riverside UeniIentiary
withuu, making n hard tight and taking
some Others along with them was shown
Yesterday when they were called for
sentence ia court. They gave the Court
privately some reasons why they did not
think they should be sent to Riverside
aud the Court suspended sentence ia the
case oi both.
N"vurlEn and Huehlbronner rc ar
rtst ii some time after they had made
this open boest Even then tho arrests
wyr- made Ft tho iEstGnCc of a bonding
compeny which had guaranteed them
Officisl- OF the MoTkin gnIsn y NJ win gr and
Trust COmDGnv. which ~ one Of tbs six
city d"DusitOries. denV that thcv hcsitsted
after les-rning thFt tn. r. vas n shOrtF g@.
However,. the quiet st; tNmC nj made by
III. Two convicted employees Yesterday
wss suffici. ~ TO kOsp them out of the.
pUnit ntiery. and II In announced tonight
that they will Fpp-TT b.for- the Grand
Jury tomorrow or the dEy following and
tell what they know about inside workings
OF the Norkir Kmon's savings aud Trust
Company in connection with =, curing the
city deposits
Several mixers of this directorate
who hav" b, on told Ia come b.fore tbs.
Grand Jury and the court tomorrow are
reported - very ~
That N" PeI nsylvania Railroad waa
paving sifsl.tHD . y"I.T to Pittsburg Coun
cilnI-r in tn" sfap Of pas~cs SOM years
= go started the agitatsOn which r. suit d
later in laws q lnst the issuing Of glGss--s
bv any rairusd. The Pennsylvania mEd-
thu declaration that II was giving hNaV
IS Oh. .OO0 a year IN passes. ard ono tenth
Of this w'ss chsrgcd up TO Pittsburg.
N develops now that some of the
grazing Counclmsn who are nov IN
trouhle made thousands of dollars every
wear selling passes Not content with
u few passes ~ time the Counci lnanic
graf'~r- Commanded aud got great books
81 passes and sold them az one-haN the
reglIla- raj" charged bv the railroad for
the -ams distdnrr A. passes were made
good for thirty daVr only there was
usually a shading at prices aS the end of
the month drew ne1r, ''O'InCtlfncu being
anxious 70 turn their stock into Cash al
anv rate Passes - Atlantic Citv from
Pittsburg mGdc IA" running Of cheap
eyC'IrSIOu- unurOhtablc. for thoss who
hat hO'IIh; IaS--~ from the Council |
men -lrtplv swanpe,i the trans On
one SATURDAY before Faster PittsbuTR
CoIucIlnlen sold 80 passes from Pitts
burg 20 A. lantic civ and return.
The last straw was 'aid on the back
Of tho railroad. however when Z heavy
nigh' 'rR'n ran from PiItSburg 10 Phila-
deipha with every berth occupied and
IN, smoking car flls-d vet when cash