Evening journal., 1922-11-27
STATE SAYS
$500 GRAFT
FIGURED IN
BURNER DEAL
fconiInned Tfom Pare One.l

p Frantz in a letter to submit a bid for
a city inoinerator; that one day after
he and Howard had viewed the site
on which the furnace was 10 be in
stalled Howard stopped his machine
In aside street and produced a type
written agreement providing for the
( payment OF a certain sum OF money
to him in case the incinerators was
accepted by the city.
Hook was said 10 have told at the
conference that he signed the agree
ment but repudiated u after his
, (Hook's) father and grandfather
who control the incinerAtor manu-
featuring plant had denounced en-
tering into such an agreement. No
money was paid, Hook is said to
4 have told the officials. The wit
/ nesses testified that Hook had stated
that DR.. Frantz asked him TO con-
tinue friendly with Howard and
/ that he hoped 10 see him carry out
/ the agreement.
David J. Reinhardt. who, with
Frank J. Speakman, is counsel for !
/ Hook, said that his client will re-
late on the witness stand the truth
about the entire transs ction.
The agreement Is said 10 have
been entered into by the younger
Frantz and Hook shortly after
Hooks arrival here last November. !
The conference at which Hook was
said TO have made his admissions |
was held last August
According to the three witnesses |
Hook, when asked as to whether I
there had been any attempt at brib-
cry al first denied that there was
any such ak, but later told OF his
dealings with Howard Frantz.
Hook. according to the witness.
said that he had paid no money hut
that They were trying 10 get II out
Of him" Mayor Harvey said that
Hook claimed that he signed the
agreement on the representation Of
Howard Frantz that # was neces-
sary to have money to take care" Of
the ones who were TO say whether or
not the Davis incinerator was to be
accepted.
Mr.. McManus said that Hook said {
he was obliged 10 make such an {
agreement TO reach the proper Of {
hcials." Hook. the witness said, :
stated that Howard had claimed to {
be the political power" and that his
was necessary n the con-
tract was TO be awarded the Davis
company.
Mr.. McManus also said that he re-
called to Hook his dropping only
from $4,000 to $4,000 when they
were considering the price OF the in
cinerator some months previous. at
which time Hook was advised that
he would not he obliged 10 give din
ners for the officials automobile
rides or any such acknowled gment
OF appreciation II the incinerator
were accepted and that he should
allow the city more reduction. Hook,
he said, gave no answer.
II appeared from that testimony
that Hook has made the statement .
that the commission" paid him was
to be added 10 the contract price OF
the incinerator and that the Davis
company would loss nothing.
At the conference at which Hook
was said to have made the admis-
sions. neither the elder or younger
Frantz was present, according to
the witnesses. .
Mr.. Reinhardt cross-examined
only one witnesses Mr.. McManus.
He asked merely II Hook had not
stated that he had repudiated the s
agreement, and the witness said that
hat was true. Mr. Harman's cross
examination OF the States witnesses c
was brief.
Only twenty minutes we're requir- ]
ID for the drawing OF the jury. c
Court opened al 1909 O'Clock with !
Judges Rice and Rodney on tho J
bench. Five minutes later Dr. =
Frantz and his son, accompanied by
heir attorney. Robert g. Harman'
uttered the court room, and few v
minutes later Hook and his counsel g.
David ]. Reinhardt, entered. Dep
lty Attorneys General Finger and \
Switzerland appeared ten minutes 7
ater. h
A conference between Judge Rice, Z
Judge Rodney and Counsel for the $
Defense and the prosecution took n
place. following which the drawing 7
If the Jury started. Later Chief h
Justice Pennewill and Associate D
Judge Harrington entered the court u
oom, Judge Rodney Withdrawing, n
While the chief justice and Judge h
Harrington took seats on the bench.
Upon the completion OF the draw ;
ne Of the jury the jurors not en- !.
,anelled were. excused from any fur >
her attendance. =
At 1O.45 Deputy Attorney G eneral
started to present the II
,ase TO the jury. He finished at
.1;1O.
A number Of city officials occu-
lied seats in the court room. among
hem being Mayor Harvey. Colonel
Weller e. Stover, Councilman Nc
Manus. Street Commissioner Frank
". Pierson. City Solicitor Satterth-
waite. Deputy Judge Lynn, City y
treasurer Samuel J. White, U. s. {
Money. State Tex Commis- h
iioner NJ. Howard Jester. Arthur
Iohnson. Assistant City Solicitor p. c
Warren Green and Deputy County
Treasurer Foote. F
The jury hearing the case is com
posed OF William r. Seward. fore ]
nan; william f. Carpenter, Adolph ]
Oangel. John Biggs. Walter r.
Young, James Husfelt, Paul Mullin, J
!. Henderson Smith, John H. Hanna, C
William Moore, Henry Stafford and
Charles F. Hoffman. "
But 20 minutes were required to Y
lraw the jury. there being ten chal--
enges, FIVE by the State and five by Y
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