Arizona republican., 1910-03-22
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 CONFESSIONS Pittsburg City Fathers Ask
 For Remission Of Sins A WASH DAY IN COURT
Forty Indictments Return ed Against Former and Present Members of the Councils Confessions of Some Postponed

F. ! the first days probe. following the confession of ex-COuncilman John Klein. forty present and former cOun cilmen are under indictment. and ten others with suspended sentences are held in $500 bail upon their own con- fession that they shared in the s102. 900
 pot to influence legislation. All day
 Judge Fraser sat as q committing magistrate. his desk becoming throne of grace to many counciimen under suspicion who swarmed before him to be washed of their sins" on one floor Of the court building the grand jury heard the conscience -strick- en councilmen who would then go be- fore Judge Fraser and take the inn munity bath offered by the district at i torney. who is after the higher ups While these proceedings were going on. and as each councilman appeared. there was a clamor: When are they going to get the big ones?" once dur ing the day d councilman rushed in crying, Il want to confess Come tomorrow" the court replied; | ;I am too busy now"
 The amounts taken by those who confessed were not more than sl00 in
 most cases. One man got $500. As fast as the present cOuncilmen appeared, after they had relieved their con sciences. they were ordered immediate l ly to resign from the city government 1 and in every instance the letter of resignation was mailed from the dis 1 trict attorneys office to Mayor Magee
 before the guilty one left the build l ing.
 The men indicted are from varied professions. Some are professional | politicians. and one is a private de- tcctive. Saloonkeepers. physicians. marketmen. tailors and real estate men 1 are on the list
 c. C. Chad, a market man, is also
 member of the legislature from Ale
 gheny county. Among the men who
 came forward during the afternoon was ! Dr w IT. Weber. g. member of the select council. There was an uproar I in the corwdcd corridors when he was seen to come from the court room. and the expression was heard. Where will ! it end?'
 Weber told the hdge how he had received $in.000 [" be distributed ! among the councilrnen. for votes {" ! lnflnrnc. the passage of an nriinancc | tn yacdtr ;t certain street. He plead 1 ed no defense. [" the charge of con spiracy. Weber said he gave the money | to about thirty of forty councilmen. He could not remember all the names. 1 but he recited a list including some of | the most prominent members of both ! councils.
 To each man. as he stepped up to- | day. the court stated that he held in his hand information entered against | the defendant by Henry Ninth. chief of county detectives. charging him With having received q specified amount for his vote in the cnnncii on ordinances ar resolutions then pend ing
 What do you wish to do?' asked the court.
 Waive q hearing" was ir~ariahle the answer.
 The defendant waiyes hearing and | is held in $500 bail said the court and i the man questioned stepped aside. | another to take his place An indict-
 ment was returned by the grand jury
 almost immediately and the defendant i entered a plea of nolle contendre. When the court adjourned it was | decided by the grand jury to hold ! night session. Weber therefore was taken before that body where. it is said. he recited knowledge of graft
 and conspiracy. corroborating Klein's | confession in every detail At 9: 90 p. m. the announcement was made that the jury was ready tn make ! a presentment. Judge Fraser came to court half an houf later. and indict- | ments were found against forty pres
 ent and former members of the two branches of the city council. There are I forty names in the presentment, but Lone man notified the district attorney make complete confession. The men | indicted tonight will be allowed until noon tomorrow. voluntarily to appear ! and then if they do not county de l tectives will be sent with warrants of 1 arrest.
 l While before the grand jury Weber
 Gas unable to remember all the men ed them up by having a list of the
 councilmen read him from the city manual. The ways in which the money
 was delivered them were many, as de-
 scribed by the confessing of council | men. Some had it thrust into their hands while standing in public places:
 some received it by mail. while others