New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-03
GOV. WILSON KNEW OF
ATLANTIC CITY CONDITIONS
Kent in Close Touch with Big
Graft Inquiry Since It
Began Year Ago.
GRAND JURY PROBE TUESDAY
Attorney General Will Present
Evidence Against Councilmen
Editor Says POT Has
Just Begun to Boil. y
INV telegraph to The Tribune

Atlantic city. June THE newest
thing in the graft situation here is that
the whole plan of procedure to capture
the boodling councilmen of this city has
beAn known to Governor Wilson ever since
the movement was started. When the
pIan was begun here more than year
ago TO uncover election and other FRAUDS
Governor Wilson was made acquainted
with the whole affair and il has had his
sanction from start to finish. He has
been in close touch here with Harvey
Thomas. editor of The Review who has
had the engineering of the scheme from
its inception lie has been in close touch
with Attorney General Edmund Wilson
and not an important move has been made
of which he was not cOgnizant.
II is generally believed here that some
of the hotel men, especially some owners Of
beach front property, have been backing
the scheme TO uncover the fraud and graft
that have been in existence here for sew
eral wears. and while that is true TO some
extent. yet the most OF the funds provided
for the prosecution against grating Of
ficials has been raised by friends of Thomas
and Governor Wilson.
The end is not yet In fact, Mr.. Thomas
said tonight that the pot had Just begun
TO boil and that before the thing was
through there would be number of other
officials involved. and that they would be
brought TO justice,
William Malta, one of the cOuncimen
and owner of the saloon in which Burns
hid his dictagraph, rendered his resignation
TO Mayor Bacharach to-day. 1t is expected
that Gustav Kesslor, Harry Dougherty and
James Lane. the other Councilmen whose
names have been brought into the dis
closure by Burns. will tender their resigna-
tons to the Mayor tomorrow.
Ora nd Jury Probe Tuesday.
There was a rumor here that Attorney
General Wilson had a conference here to-
day with Mayor BaCharach but this is d.
MED by the MAYOR. He says that he las
not seen or heard from the Attorney Cen
eral As a matter of fact. Attorney Gen
eral Wilson will not come here at ali until
Tuesday. when the grand jury sits again.
and il is expected at that time he will pre-
sent to that body the evidence he has in
hand against Samuel S Phpbus the first
10 break down and admit guilt Of taking
in connection with the concrete Boardwalk
scheme.
Burnss men said to-day that no difficulty
would be encountered by the grand jury IN
finding bills of indictment against all of
the Councilmen already named, and that
Justice SWayze would make preparations
for speedy trial Of their cases.
Councilman John Donnelly. another WHO
. of he
Der who had accepted the $500 bride from
Harris" the man who had the Boardwalk
scheme prepared. and who has since devel-
cped TO be Franklin. of the Burns aGcncr.
said tonight that the whole thing was
"frame-up'
Yes. they sent for me to come down TO
Malia's Hotel" said Donnelly, but they
did not do business with me. ] didn't like
the look Of the thing from the start. and
had nothing 10 do with Harris or any OF
those connected with him