Evening journal., 1922-11-28


date for Mayor and had held psbliC
office for number Of years. which
gave him and his father sufficient in
nuence to have the city accept tn,
plant.
At their next meeting on Novem-
ber %. Hook gave him the esimstel
for building an incinerator: s65.100
for a 5O-ton plant, $4,000 for IS
ton plant. and s9O,250 for a 100-ton
plant. In answer TO Frantz' ques-
ton at that time. Hook explained
that that did not include any com
missions but did include ten or
twelve per cent. legitimate profit for
the work.
could get anything that he wanted
out of Mayor Harvey" In the
evening. as had been arranged. Hook
/ went to the Frantz home, 5O4 Della
ware avenue to report the results OF
a conversation with the Mayor CON
cerning the disposal plant. Dr.
Frantz answered the ring and usher
ed him into his office, shutting the
doors of the room. Howard then
I entered the room.
II know every man in Council and
I've been active in politics for a
number OF years and have never
been 'stumped' yet" DR. Frantz told
Hook, In stating that he could give
his son his support in inducing the
city TO accept the Davis plant.
Hook reported that the Mayor had
informed HIM that before consider
alton OF any plant, the recommenda-
ton of the Council, Board of Health
City Engineer Mailer and John G.
Gregory, the consulting engineer, Of
Baltimore, must be procured. To
this. DR.. Frantz asserted that he
brought Maier into the world and
could get anything he wanted out of
him" If $500 or $1,000 will get
him I'll get him." the physician
stated.
Howard Frantz claimed that he
had the support of six Republican
Councilmen and that one was i'll with /
typhoid FEVER and that he would
have the contract signed and sealed |
by December 10. II was under
stood between DIR. Frantz and his
son. Hook said, that they we're to
receive a commission the amount 10 |
be determined when Hook submitted
the cost of the plant.
DR.. Frantz told Hook that IL
would cost a lot TO have the Davis
plant accepted as the Nye people
had a strong political hold here" A
number of Councilmen would have
to be healed" the doctor advised
the incinerator agent. Hook left
that evening with the understanding
that he was to be informed as to
the amount of influence money"
that would be needed.
The next meeting OF Hook and
Frantz, which took place on
Decem ber 8, was when Hook is said
10 have signed the agreement to pay
the Commissions" Howard met
Hook at the Baltimore and Ohio
station and drove him to a little
street in his machine.
He stopped the car and took from
mis- wallet the paper containing the
agreement There were a few mis-
axes in figures, but Frantz said that
ne would have them corrected and
'end Hook a copy. Hook signed
he paper.
The agreement, which was type
written. provided that Hook was TO
pay in commissions" 5000 II the
city decided upon a 5O-ton plant,
1880 IL it decided upon a 75-ton
plant. and $4,000 II it decided upon d,
a 100-ton plant and that the pay
nents were to be made in proper
ion to the way payment was made
0y the city for the incinerator.
When Hook was about to sign the
lgreement, Frantz suddenly started
he engine of his car, and when
Hook made il known that he could
lot write because of the vibration,
Howard said that that man that
ust passed is high city official and
We can't be too careful in pulling
III a deal like this"
Hook. after consulting his father
nd grandfather, wrote Howard
Trantz a letter, Hook testified. Dep
lty Attorney GeneralFinger asked Mr.. q
iarman to produce the letter, but F
he attorney did not respond Hook Of
IDENTIFIED a carbon copy of the let W
er, and Mr.. Harman, after era min W
ng 1t, said that his client had never II
eceived the original or any similar pi
communication. el
The letter which was head to the sc
lry, set forth that Hook had taken W
p the matter OF the commissions" P
nth the company; that they refused al
0 become a party to any such al
greement for the payment OF the II
honey and would not permit him B
D enter into any such agreement al
he writer asked that the signed p'
greement b. Cancelled. III
1t was at this point that Deputy a.
ttorney General Finger suggested III
n adjournment. Chief Justice Pen a
ewill inquired Of him how much n
niger IL would require for the wit u
ess to finish his testimony and Mr.. II
niger stated. "quite some time"
wo other witnesses, he said, would
blow Hook but that their exam
lation would take only an ordinary
mount of time. The Court decided
, adjourn.
Charles II. GraDtland was the first
itness called by the State yesterday
ternoon. He said that after the
,ceptanc OF the Davis plant.
oward Frantz had told him that
e had a claim against Hook and {
lat he heard Hook proposed to
ave the city when paid for the
Generator. The following week.
owrad inquired of him, the
itness taid, as 10 whether the
cinerator bill would be passed. e
that weeks meeting of Council
ID that he informed him that he