Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-28


Evans. James p. McManus. John j.
Harry r. Vincent. John r.
Henry and John j. Murray then and
there constituted the said the Coun-
ell Of the said the Mayor and Council
OF Wilmington. duly and legally elect
Cd and qualified ns such: that It was
then and there the duty OF the said the
Council of the said the Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington to approve or
disapprove OF any such plan or recon-,
mendation submitted by the said
Board Of Health. and thereby It was
then and there within the power Of
the said the Council OF the said the
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington to
control the awarding or withholding
OF any contract for the construction
or acquisition OF such plant: that a
certain Henry n. Hook was then and
there negotiating with the said Board
OF Health, constituted as aforesaid,
and with the said the Council OF the
said the Mayor and Council OF Will
mington with view TO procuring the
recommendation by the said Board OF
Health OF the adoption OF a plan for
the construction or acquisition OF a
garbage disposal plant OF the type or
kind known AZ n Dnvis plant, and
also with view 10 procuring the ap-
provnl OF the snid the Council Of the
said the Mayor and Council OF VIII
mington OF such recommendation and
plan no to be submitted by the said
Board OF Health as aforesaid; that
Abram T.. Frantz, the said Howard r.
Frantz, and the said Henry b. Hook.
NIL late OF Wilmington Hundred. in the
county aforesaid. on the first day OF
December, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one. with force and arms, at
Wilmington Hundred, in the county
aforesaid. well knowing the premises
unlawfully and wickedly did conspire
combine, confederate and agree to-
gether. and with divers other persons
whose names are to the Grand Jurors
aforesaid unknown, unlawfully and
corruptly TO offer rewards to certain
of the members OF the said Board OF
Health, constituted as aforesaid. and
Of the said tho Council OF the said the
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington
| the names OF said members thus to be
rewarded being TO the Grand Jurors
| aforesaid unknown and the nature and
| amounts of the rewards thus 10 be
| offered being to the Grand Jurors
aforesaid unknown. in order and with
| intent then and there to induce. pro.
cure and corrupt the said members oi
said Board of Health and of said thu
Council by means of said rewards Il
vote fer. agree to and officially ap'
prove of a recommendation and sub
mission by said Board of Health to tn.
said the Council of the said the Mayor
and Council of Wilmington, Of a plar
for the construction OF garbage dis
posal plant of tho said type or kint
known as Davis plant. and then an'
| there and thereby to commit the offens'
CT bribery, to the evil example of al
others in like case offending. ant
against the form OF the Act OF tn
| General Assembly in such case mad
| and provided. and against the peac
and dignity OK the State.
4. And the jurors aforesaid. on thci
oath and affirmation, respectively
aforesaid, do further present, that OF
the first day OF December, In the yea
Of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and twsnty-one. Charles N
Handy. Albert E. Hayman. Harvey A
Murray, Leon II. Ryan and Harry L
Maier constituted the Board OF Healt
of the mayor and council of Whining
tim nf III
State of Delaware, duly and legal
appointed and qualified; that Howar
r. Franzt was the secretary OF sal
Board of Health, duly and legally ap
pointed to be such secretary; that IN
said Board of Health. so constitute
as aforesaid, in pursuance OF dut
imposed upon them by law. havin
determined that in their opinion 1t wa
necessary or to the best advantage {
the said the mayor and council Of WI
mington, to submit to the council
the said the mayor and council OF WI
mington, plan or plans for the ac
auisition of a city crematory or gar
bage disposal plant, were considerin
such a plan to be submitted an
recommended TO the said the counc
! of the said the mayor and council {
Wilmington; that Howard NJ. War
Arthur Johnson. Herman d. Faulkne
John E. McNabb. James T. Taylo
Alexander r. Abrahams. John o. HoI
, Manus. John ]. Mulvena, Harry
Vincent, John F. Henry and John
, Murray then and there constituted II
5 said the council of the said the mayt
and council of Wilmington, duly ar
/ legally elected and qualified as such
= that 1t WAS then and there the dut
Of the said the council Of the said Il
mayor and council of Wilmington
approve or disapprove of any suC
1 plan or recommendation submitted
the said Board of Health. and theret
E 1t was then and there within the pow
4 o. the said the council of the said Il
2 mayor and council Of Wilmington
e control the awarding or withholdir
of any contract for the constructit
=, or acquisition of such plant; that
d certain Henry B. Hook was then al
there negotiating with the said Boa,
4 of Health, constituted as aforesal
and with the said the council and Il
. said the mayor and council of w!
!, mington with view TO procuring 4
:, recommendation by the said Board
Health of the adoption of a plan (
the construction or acquisition of
; garbage disposal plant of the type
= kind known as Davis plant. and al
q with a view to procuring the a
. proval of the said the council of I
said the mayor and council of w
r mington OF such recommendation a
8 plan so to be submitted by the sa
n Board Of Health as afroesaid tn
Abram e. Frantz, the said Howard
Frantz and the said Henry B. Hot
, all late OF Wilmington hundred,