Evening journal., 1922-09-28
INDICTMENT AGAINST
THREEAFTER HEALTH
BOARD GRAFT RJINOR

In pursuance OF duty I'm
posed upon them by law. having
determined that in their opinion Il
tage OF the said The Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington, 10 submit To
The Council OF the said The Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington. plan
or plans for the acquisition OF n. city
crepatory or garbage disposal plant
were considering such a plan to be
submitted and recommended TO the
said The Council of the said The
Mayor and Council OF Wilmington;
that Howard NJ. Ward. Arthur John
son, Herman d. Faulkner, John Il.
McNabb, James T. Taylor, Alexan-
der r. Abrahams, John o. Hopkins,
James S. Evans. James B. McManus,
John J. Mulvena, Harry Il. Vincent,
John F.. Henry and JohnNJ. Murray
then and there constituted the said
The Council OF the said The Mayor
and Council of Wilmington, duly and
legally elected and qualified as such;
that It was then and there the duty
OF the said The Council OF the said
The Mayor and Council OF Whining
ton TO approve or dieapprove of any
such plan or recommendation sub
mitted by the said Board OF Health,
and thereby Il 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 ac-
QUESTION of such plant; that a GER
tain Henry Il. Hook was then and
there negotiating with the said
Board OF Heath, constituted as afore-
said. and with the said The Council
of the said The Mayor and Council
OF wilmington with a view TO pro-
curing the recommendation by the
said Board of Health OF the adop-
ton OF a plan for the construction
or acquisition OF a garbage disposal
plant OF the type or kind known az
Davis plant. and also With a view
to procuring the approval OF the said
The Council OF the said The Mayor
and Council OF wilmington OF such
recommendation and plan so to be
submitted by the said Board of
Health az aforesaid; That Abram r.
Frantz, the said Howard r.. Frantz,
and the said Henry p. Hook, all 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 premi-
see. unlawfully and wiclSedly did con-
spire, combine, confederate and
agree together. 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 The Council OF the said
The Mayor and Council OF Whining I,
ton. the names OF said members thus
to be rewarded being to the Grand |
Jurors aforesaid unknown and the
nature and amount of the rewards
thus 10 be offered being to the Grand |
Jurors aforesaid unknown, in order
and with intent then and there TO
induce. procure and corrlpt the said
members OF the said The Council by
means OF said rewards, to vote for,
agree TO and officially approve OF
and submission by
he said Board OF Health to the said
rhe Council OF the said The Mayor
md Council OF wilmington. Of a
plan for the construction OF a gar
page disposal plant Of the said typo
or kind known as Davis plant, and
hen and there and thereby to COM
nit the offense of bribery, TO the
wi example OF all others in like
,ase offending. and against the form ;
" the Act OF the General Assem- ,
Ny In such case made and provided, ,
md against the peace and dignity ]
# the state.
80. And the Jurors aforesaid, on Z
lively. as aforesaid. do further pre- ,
ient, that on the first day OF Deem ,
ger. IN. the year OF our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and I,
wenty-one Charles NJ. Han /,
~ Albert E. Hayman. Harvey !
|. Murray, Leon H. Ryan and Harry
.. Mater constituted the Board OF
Iealth of The Mayor and Council of
a municipal corpora
ion OF the State of Delaware. duly
nd legally appointed and qualified;
hat Howard r. Frantz was the Sec
etsry of said Board of Health, duly z
nd legally appointed TO be such
ecretary; that the said Board of
Iealth, so constituted as aforesaid,
4 pursuance OF a duty imposed q
pom them by law, having deter C
lined that in their opinion Il was I
ecessary or to the best advantage G
Z the said The Mayor and Council n
{ Wilmington to submit 20 The a
ouncil OF the said The Mayor and 4
ounoii OF Wilmington, plan or c
Ians for the acquisition OF city a
rematory or garbage disposal plant o
ere considering such a plan 10 be {
admitted and recommended TO the k
lid The Council Of the said The r
-ayor and Council OF Wilmington; 4
lat Howard NJ. Ward, Arthur John s
IN. Herman d. Faulkner, John Il. \
-cNabb, James T. Taylor. Alexander O
J. Abrahams. John o. Hopkins, 4
lmes S. Evans. James 3. McManus.l g
ohn ]. Mulvena, Harry r. Vincent, =
ohn F. Henry and John ]. Murray !
zen and there constituted the said
he Council OF the said The Mayor
nd Council OF Wilmington. duly and