New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-09
'GARYS MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN ARRESTED
Man Who Got Heating Franchise
Says They Took Brides
from Him.
CHARGE DENIED BY MAYOR
Dictagraph and Marked Bills
Figure in Affair-City Engi-
neer and a Citizen
Also Accused.
CHARGE DENIED BY MAYOR
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Gary. Ind. Sept. S.-Gary had another
shaking up OF its city officials to-oa''
When the clouds rolled by its Mayor
Thomas r.. Knots the City Engineer
five aldermen and another citizen wer"
found to be arrested on the charge OF
soliciting ard accepting bribes Tor the
passage Of heating franchise. Inc nc
tagraph which was used to trap srafters
I'm the Ohio Legislature I'm columbus
played prominent part in the affair
Those VIII, were arrested to-day were:
Mayor Thomas T.. Knots, whose arrest
was also attended by the taking OF so'ooo
In marked bills alleged 10 have beeh
placed there a few minutes before py
r b. Dean the recipient CT me heatlhs
franchise.
CITY Engineer &. NJ. W;llston, whom
Dean accused of demanding S2.WO FOR
his services and who, he says, received
part OF this sum.
Alderman Walter Gibson, already
awaiting trial on bribery charges pre-
ferred by Mayor Knots, who, Dean says
has 500 deposited to MS credit III
Chicago safety deposit vault.
Alderman Dominick Szymanski, VINO
Dean says, has deposited money lin the
same vault.
Bodice Szymanski. son of the alderman,
who has considerable trouble with the
English language, who, Dean says, go
licited a bride OF 500
Alderman Emerson l.. Bovser. VINO.
Dean alleges, demand $3.50. part or
which has been paid
Alderman John Simasko, who accord
ing to Dean has $500 to his credit In
the safe deposit vault.
Alderman Antony Baukus, whom Dean
accuses Of getting $1,000.
Mayor Arrested First.
Mayor Knots was the first one to he
arrested About . o'clock This morning
Dean entered the Mayors office, where
he signed the heating franchise. Before
entering the room Dean had himself
searched by witnesses TO prove that he
had the $4,000.
a few minutes later he emerged from
the executive chamber. He submitted
10 another search TO show that the
money was gone. Dean then called 10
Deputy sheriffs Blocki and Morris. who
were near. and told them to enter the
Mayors office and serve the warrants
obtained yesterday. At the same time
he told them that after he had given
Knots tho money the Mayor placed It
in a drawer in his desk. The deputies
entered and read the warrant to the
Mayor. and found tho money in the
place Indicated. The 5000 I'm marked
bills was taken to Crown Point to be
used as evidence. Bail bonds for 5000
were signed for the Mayor by his
brother. eXMayor A. F. Knots of Ham
mond, and r. ID. Davis. banker for the
Steel Corporation.
Mayor Knots said there was absolute
ly nothing on which to base his arrest.
Aldermen Gibson, Young. SzymansN
and the others were picked up in quick
order, and the seven were rushed to
Crown Point, where they were released
this afternoon after giving bonds.
The franchise was granted to Dean
by the Board Of Public Works, which
consists of the Mayor, the City Engineer
and Frank Shaw, OF the steel company.
On August u. while the Mayor was in
the West. the Council ratified the grant
The idea of getting after the grafters
OF Gary occurred to me soon after
came here 10 secure franchise lasc
spring said Mr.. Dean to-day. Il was
warned BY friends that my franchise
would have hard shedding unless | was
willing to spend money, and | soon came
to the conclusion that they We're right.
Then ! made up my mind to go ahead
and see what the trouble was. | en-
gagged the law firm of Borders & Walters
In Chicago, and retained Hodges &
Ridgely as my local attorneys. The case
was worked up piece by piece, and the
result YOU saw this morning