New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
AIDS GRAFT CASES
STEWART SID TO
HAZE TOLD ALL.
ORly TsoO Banks Prepare
Statements - Sensations
Promised TiSS Week.
nv rslcsrsrs 70 The TrIbrne.l

Pittsiurc March e6-Charles stewart
who has bcen const Tered one Of the ring
headers in ,ouncinlt nc sraft. j. reported
a. 'lr,e weakened nc -day and 20 have told
lis story ~ tho 80 an conspiracy 10 the
District Attorney his step and the un-
ue-rl activity ~ the county detectives. in-
dicatlnc a. couroIlm PA thai any sudden
deDarIure from town would be- hazardous.
were tac chief dCN-clo oments to-day in the
graft oascs.
stewart. with his n 'Urnes. Ex-Governor
AZ a stone. Gagged &C. District Attorney
Barolcy to-day. and Shortly aftcrwcrd
Assistant nisfrlct .Attc rnoy seymour. fol-
lpUog bv corps of stenoSrapHers. nockea
a. Rlakclcy's office Three hours later,
when they emerged. Blakaiey and seymour
were smiling. lut wopid e0-e Qua no definite
statement Tho D-rriCt Attorney, how
ever. has repeatedly announced that Stew
arr held the KEY 90 s.rlse OF the "hig ones
Implicated ia The graz. conspiracy. Blake
lev knows the whole story OF the bank
deals and he knows when the truth is be-
ms TOLD n stewart has made a clean
breast ~ is inc ctrnssts against certain
bankers are asSursl
stewart called 1u E;lalseiCy several days
ago and was clDse-eG with him only few
minutes What Ee said then was unsatis-
factory. and the DISTRICT Attorney told him
when De- was ready a. ten tho truth 10
come back Tho grand Jury Yesterday in
its u-cseutnsut said Strwart was the man
who received sG s'' 70 the Hotel Imperial,
Sew YORK The name ~ the man who paid
a Is known. and Su.v,s-t's evidence would
be- a. tie Zine ~ oor-oboTatioo.
no Rush for Cover.
Judge Robert s. Frazer. expecting that
:cw of the accused AMEN would be fright
enCl l.to rushing foI a1ver' AT this late
l.1a. sai i1 coGr, ta-dsy 10 receive the
pleas oi Gry who c&ral 20 come forward.
lIe SCR .- sain. The fsilure OF any Of the
accused men SD come 10 ihe mont indicates
tbs; DO Is 70 Pee "a finish ne lt between those
Nha have M aoufesse.I and the District
Atarne1.
Although there was no statement by the
court or tne D!suic; Attorney. Il ls the
leiiec ABOUT the courJho,.so thar the post
pnaenou, 81 sentence to-day In the case 81
Harry J.. Naehltrouncr and Charles We
Ne.ka. confessed smaezzscvs Of S70o1o. IL is
said ..Jl tlr MlrGlgcI.laE's Savings and
Trust company. CITY depository, was Tor
tte purpose ot haVlug th,rl appear before
tle grand ,uty on Monday % tell what they
know ~ che part their hank played III the
furnishing OBJ. funds toy the passage Of the
bank depository ordinances.
Only Two Banks Comply.
Interest centred to-day abou; the meet
ines 81 she Invertebrates az banks named
lg lhe grand jury yesterday. The subject
al a reply % rae District Attorneys de-
nands was NOT taken UP AZ the Columbia
National Bank or the German National Of
Tlttsburs. while the Farmers National
Deposit sank announced that IL would
readily comply The Second National d.
rcotoraJe prepared q statement signed and
certhel as OrdeDed and forwarded il 10
Harrison Nesbit, foreman Of the grand
jury. The German National Bank Of Ale
Rheuv had no statement 10 make, while
the W0rkiuEnan's Savings and Trust
Company held ro nesting.
Directors and ofhc.a.s az the city de-
posltories Will tell their story 10 the grand
Jury on Monday. Their narrative viii proha-
bis he held from the public until return
az their testimony is Med Fa-.ure o..
Tne bankers % appear VIII be met by the
immediate issuance Of court bench war.
rants according 10 the District Attorney
n is expected tHat several ~ Pittsburg'
best known uuanciers Will be caught in the
dracuct next week.
That The strain of the last week Is wear.
ing ou those under fire was evidenced To-
day boy the announcement that William
Brand, who was committed 70 the peniten.
tiary because he refused 20 make d salts.
Factory statement 20 The District Attorney
has broken down completely and Is now q
nervous wreck under The care of prison
PHYSICIANS
EN-Douci'man John T. Klein. whose
confession started tie revelations. began a
postcard campaign to-day Tor parole A
Iot Df sentiment is crowded into the cards
picture ~ The former river skipper
steamer John D.. Klein. with reminiscent
stauzas. picture uf "a coffin NG. with The
pa.l4soIh'ca! comment that no man Is
down uIJl boxed MP and nailed IN a skul!
and cross bones and the following appeal
Coz public sympathy