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, - -.. : ... T' v .. .v .: .. V v.,. ' - .-.v- - ;.. , ;vv -v V -V" v, - - . .' .. . - . ; V - - . - " - ". V , .; , - - v -: THE WEATHER. Fair Thursday, cooler in east portion; Friday fair warmer in the interior, moderate west winds becoming variable. 1 VOL. IiXXXVI KO. 14. WILMINGTOK, N". C, THUBSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1910. WHOLE. NUMBER 13,262, F Y AND HARRIS HAL GRAFT EXPOSURES A '.. ';.".v-'' Tl 7 ' MI Pfml khTYF Ofstf IKITSlS' A TTVV Business Local Advertising In J 1 4?S QT 51 is S !UV? vS:l Iff feRJRreT .SJ 1 A V 2 ttl8 Newspaper sells More Real ; H , l fc V1 Sfti- k AX' Estate than is sold otherwise mk , J . FSVsclA iMYjX r2v An I H V I A v. In this cltr. X ... PSZSJJL, .T- a xiji.A-. fr.n rrr'r! - . r c . i ' " f I! II . . .. . . ., . NATO GUARD UUDS ROOSEVELT DID THE SHOOTING CLIMAX Calls American 'The Fight ing Philosopher" at Fare well Banquet. THE VATICAN INCIDENT AGAIN Leading Adherents of Methodists and Catholic Praised Action of Teddy, Departed For Spexxia Last Night. Rome, April 6.-The series of events connected with the cancellation of Mr. Roosevelt's audience with the Pope and later his repudiation of the denuncia tory statement issued by Pastor Tipple, of the American Methodist church at Rome, added interest to the dinner given in Mr. Roosevelt's honor tonight in the great hall of the historic Capi taline Palace by the municipal author ities over which Mayor Nathan presid ed. No reference, however, either di rectly or indirectly,' was made to this subject. Mayor Nathan in proposing the health of the ex-President, referred to him as "he whose character and work had an effect upon the civil progress of humanity.". After mentioning Wash ington and Lincoln as respectively the founder and consolidator of the repub lic he characterized Mr. Roosevelt as a "purifier" saying that he had hunted fiercer beasts than during his recent trip in Africa. .. . "Men of his calibre" said the mayor, "aro beyond the limits of country. They belong by right: to civilization." He concluded with an apostrophe to Mr. Roosevelt as "the fighting philosopher" who is preachiiig the word of purity, goodness and duty to his people, and he compared the ex-President to Mar cus Acrleius. . : . -' ... Mr. Roosevelt in replying declared that no civilized man could come to Rome without feelingHhat he"wa Tisit- lug the cradle of civilization-. After ex pressing deep appreciation for the hos pitality extended him here he spoke of political life, which, he said, .was hot so much a matter of genius as of the practical application of the very ordi nary qualities of courage, honesty and common sense, and the rarest of these he added, is common dense. "Beware of the man who does not translate his words into deeds" said the ex-President. He announced he was an optimist with regard to the fu ture. "Twice Italy was at the head of the world," he continued, "first, in the days of her glory, when Marcus Aureiius was emperor and second, during the marvelous reproduction of the life of Greece in the communes of Amalafl, Pisa, Florence and Genova. And now in the last 60 years, since the Battle of Novara, we have seen the wonder ful growth which has made Italy what she is and what she will be. ' "When the pessimists say that civi lization is worn out we can turn to Italy, .whence the entire accident de rives its civilization, and where we don't know whether to admire more the past or what is being prepared with the future "In all civilized countries it has been necessary to preserve some barbaric virtues above all military strength to oppose any attempt at oppression. Countries must be strong in order to be good and to help the weak against the overbearing." The ex-President and Mrs. Roosevelt left for Spexxia at 11:45 tonight. Among those who bade them fare well at the station were Count Tozzoni, master of ceremonies in the Royal Household, who represented the King, Mayor Nathan and other civic authori ties and Ambassador Leischman. Sev eral hundred persons gathered around the train and took part in an enthusi astic demonstration. The distinguished American was warmly cheered and there were many cries "Long live Roosevelt He was obliged to come out on the platform of the special, which had been put at his disposal by the government, and he expressed his thanks to the peo pie of Rome for their generous and un- forgetable hospitality which called i'orth a new ovation. The Vatican today made further representations regarding the cancel lation of the audience, insisting espe cially that Cardinal Merry Del Val's sole purpose was to avoid if possible a reDetition of the Fairbank a incident in the belief that he could have been justly criticised if a repetition of this had occurred and no previous warning had been Issued. . Roosevelt Triumphed. Rome, April 6. 'Before leaving Rome tonight ex-President Roosevelt had rea son to believe that a great triumph was his because both the attitude of the Vatican towards him and the state ment of the Methodists, which he had condemned, were repudiated by, the leading adherents of those two institu tions Abbot Latfrence Janssens, one of the most learned benedictines and Secre tary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religions, called on Mr. Roosevelt this evening, and, not finding him left his card, on which he wrote in French that he desired to congratulate him for the constant support given to his order and the Catholic Church .n general in America during Mr. Roosevelt's "glo rious career," as President, whlch7he (Continued on Page Eight) Charges Against Brownsville Troops Sustained by Court of Inquiry. , FINAL ACTION IN THE AFFAIR Officers Could Have Prevented Shoot ing Had They Acted Promptly, Declares Court Number are - - Reinstated. Washington D. C, April 6. The Mil itary Court of Inquiry which during the last year has been investigating the shooting up of Brownsville, Texas, finds that the evidence clearly sustains the charge that the shooting was done by soldiers of th6 25th Infantry, color ed: K : As to the charges made by the mayor and citizens of Brownsville, Texas, the court is of the opinion that: one, "the soldiers of the 25th Infantry, stationed at Fort Brown Texas, did on the night of August 13-14 1906 shoot into houses of the town of Brownsville, Texas, oc cupied by men, women and children, killing Frank Natus, a citizen of that town, seriously wounding Lieut of Po lice, M. Y. Dominguez, causing him the loss of an arm, and killing the horse under him. The court is unanimous in its opinion that the evidence sus tains the charges. - "Two As to the disciplinary aspect of their crime including the perform ance of duty by officers and enlisted men of the 25thvInfantry, garrisoned in Fort Brown Texas, on the night of August 13-14, 1906, as measured by the standard in the army, the court is of the opinion that if the officers, non commissioned officers, and privates, had performed -their respective duties on the evening of August 13-14, 1906, immediately prior to the shooting af fray with appreciation of obligations and responsibilities, devolving, upon them by the serious situation- then con fronting them, the shooting affray fwuld ,lT-xcutred.'.;Alrv'5 I mediately after- the shoting when the men had been charged with the crime, careful inspection of every man in the garrison, including his arms equip ment and ammunition, had been at tempted at day light several hours af terwards some of the guilty men would have been discovered. Three As to the eligibility to rein statement, a majority of the court finds favorably as to the qualifications of the following men: Company B., 25th In fantry; Jones A. Coltraue, Edward L. Daniels, Edward Warfleld, Company C, 25th Infantry; Lewis J. Baker, Clifford Adair. Henry W. Arvin, Calvin Smith, John Smith; Company D., 25th nfantry: Robert Williams, Winter Washington, Elias Gant, John A. Jack son, Samuel E. Scott and William Van Hook." ; RHtradlftr General Theodore Schwan does not concur in the second conclu sion. Lieutenant General Samuel B. M. Young and Major General Joseph P. anger, do not concur in tne tnira conclusion. According to the terms or tne act creating the board of inquiry its find ings are final and cannot De reviewea PUPILS USE INTOXICANTS. Declared Dr. McNichol in Paper Before American Society. - Phlladelnhia.- AdHI 6. That the number of school children in New York Citv who aoDeared "united the mnu- ence of beer and wine was startling" and that "almost every school in the otv furnished examples of children aiifferine from the effects of alcohol was declared by Dr. T. A. McNichol, surgeon of the Red Cross Hospital oi New York in a paper read tonight be fore th American Society for tne atudv of alcoholic and other narcotics A two days' session of the society ooened here today with prominent phy sicians from many sections of the coun- trv In attendance. ' Dr. K. H. Kress of Washington, D. C, declared that more than twice as mucn money Is spent annually on tobacco than' Is spent for education, ine in creasing prevalence of the cigarette habit amone eirls and women, he said, is resulting in the gradual decay oi the human race- VERDICT FOR $4,000 Jury Awards That Amount For sonal Injuries in Robeson. (Special Star Telegram.) Per - Lumbefton. N. C, :- April 6.- -The Jury in the case of Warwick against the Oil Mill for personal : injuries re turned a Verdict this afternoon in favor of the Dlaintlff for 54,000. Fifteen thousand was askea tor Dut tne jury decided that $4,000 wa3 enougn ior the loss of one leg. It Is understood that a motion will be made to set the verdict aside. Wishart, Britt & Britt represented Warwick and Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor appeared for the Oil mill. . . ; DR. BUCKEIT IS CHOSEN. President-of Catawba College at New- 1 - tci at Meeting of Trustees. Newton. N. C. April C At a meet injr of the trustees of , the Catawba Polleee. Dr. John F. Buckeit, at pres ent the head of New Bloomfleld, Pa. Academy, was elected president of the institution. Dr. Buckeit is only'; 36 year old 1 and will ' be - the , iStatels, youngest college president. - - . t r Richmond Postoffice Thieves Fighting Extradition in New York City. A CONFESSION IS CLAIMED Both Silent When Brought into Court Yesterday Inspectors Also "Stat- ed That Two Men Congratu - lated ThemHearing. New York, April, 6. Those now si lent' individuals known to. the police and Federal officers as "Eddie Fay" and "Little Dick" Harris, charged with the recent robbery of the Riob- mond, Va., postoffice in which more than $85,000 loot was obtained, w"ere so piqued after their arrest that they could, not .resist congratulating their captors and admitting . their identity, according to the testimony of postof fice inspectors, at the arraignment of the prisoners in New York today. Now they are indignant when r& ferred to as Fay and Harris. The two alleged) burglars virtually confessed shortly after their arrest, so the in spectors, testified, and upon this the government will largely build Jts case to. force extradition, which the prison ers are bitterly resisting. Inspectors J. C. Koons and J. B. Roberts, of .Washington, were the wit nesses who told of the accused men s alleged lack of legal caution. Roberts testified that in an - inter view at police headquarters, the pris oner who calls himself Frank Ches ter, but whom the police declare to be "Little Dick" Harris told him that the inspectors had done a remarkable piece of work in making the capture, and "asked hor they were able to trace them so quickly from Richmond to New; York. Koons said that wnen ne caned at the tombs the prisoner . .who -insists that he is Frederick Cunningham, but Yohia police" as the darin uu said to him: . " "I'd like to ' know how you traced those trunks from Richmond to New York.!, "I told him," said Koons, "that we obtained an accurate description of them from the negro who drove them to the Richmond depot and that we followed )hem quickly alter that. Fay or Cunningham, then said to me: 'We made a mistake in getting them out of Richmond so soon. Then In getting the trunks away we should have had an automobile.' "During the same interview." the nspector continued, "I asked Cunning ham what was in the bottle we found in the trunk with the extra fine set of safe-blowers tools. He replied: 'I've been a little worried about that. That's nltro-glycerine. You'd better get rid of it before it does damage. I poured the nitroglycerine down a waste pipe of a sink in this building.' " Henry A. Wise, United States Dis trict Attorney in New York and L. L. Lewis, United States District Attorney at Richmond appeared jointly for the government today. A vigorous fight for delay was made and a claim of mistaken identity set up at the arraignment here today be fore United States Commissioner Shields of the two men arrested so sensationally here last week and ac cused of robbing the Richmond post- office. When the prisoners names were mentioned at "Eddie Fay" and "Rich ard Harris" their counsel exclaimed- "We don't know any such people. My clients are Cunningham and Ches ter. He said they were prepared to 3how that the three men were not the individuals- the government ha3 attempted to imafce them out and inti mated that they expected to prove an alibi for them. Their removal would also be strenuously opposed, he de clared. . At the start the defense asked for an adjournment of the . case for- a week.. The government objected, and Commissioner Shields gave it permis sion to submit its evidence this after noon and gave the prisoners counsel until ' tomorrow afternoon to put 4n their defense. r J. R.' Harrison, postoffice inspector ?n chief at Washington and the three men. who traced the . trunks contain ing plunder from. Richmond to this city, were the chief witnesses for the sovernment. Inspector Harrison test! fled hat $3G,000 in stamps, money and negotiable drafts had been stolen, of which $70,000 in stamps had been re covered. Before the men , were ar raigned today . they were - discharged on the warrant under which they were arrested and re-arrested. under the re cent indictment found against - them by the Federal grand jury in. Rich mond.. , ' . INCREASE ON N. & W. ROAD. Granted to Certain Employes Condi- tions Are Specified.. ' Roanoke, Va., April 6. The Norfolk & Western Railroad Company today announced an increase of 6 per cent in wages, of all employes who receive $155 or less monthly and who have not received an advance since the first of last October; - The raise does not apply to employes who have recently been granted increases. -Firemen, en gineers and telegraph operators have Within the last several weeks been given advances.- . ,? Democrats of Wide Fame To Meet injlridianajjolis P "wfl J.Bf; Indianapolis, April 6. Wfcile William rL war:- : U.HAm ,S iMOTSFn. Thomas Jefferson banquet April 13th, leading Democrats frcm all parts of the United States will be present to discuss questions of national import ance. The 'Republican leaders are waiting with Interest "to hear what the different speakers will have to say on national subjects. Gov. .Marshall will Sneak on- thfi" ,'Rvnli!Hnt -ond ' Ttonainre Wmm 5fhf DSirhtc n... f t.n itoiiK will dismiss TFrnsTftCRivo iipmrwrftrv " PY.nnvonr ttj' ' --' i4 is auu j UKCU States Senator James B. McOreary, of Kentucky, will dwells on "The Signs of the Times," r Hon.-William Sulzer will talk on "Jefferson as an 6rgan izer," Hon. James Hamilton Lewis on "The Nation's Foreign Policy." Hon. . Henderson S. Martin, of Kansas, on "The Central Bank Scheme," Hon. La fayette Pence on "The Income Tax Struggle" and Hon. John J. Lentz on jeirerson tne Kadical. SOUTHERN EDUCATORS MEET Thousand Present at Opening Session of 13th Annual Conference President Ogden and Dr. Rose Are Speakers. Little Rock, Ark., April 6. Approxi mately 1,000 delegates, Southern edu cators and men prominent in the cause of education, attended the opening ses sion tonight of the 13th annual con ference for Education in the South. The opening session was devoted prin cipally to the address of President Robert C. Ogden, of New York, who took rather a"1 gloomy view of present social and political conditions, urging the educating of the masses of a logi cal remedy and . an address by Dr. Wyckliffe Rose, of Washington, who outlined the purpose and plans of the movement. , Dr. Rose explained that the greater part of the programme for the coming year would be devoted to agricultural education. He declared that public thought and attention is now turning toward the country and argued that as the ,economic trend is in that direc tion the educational trend should fol low in the same direction. "How to train the country people, (Continued on Page 2.) OUTLINES. Prisoners held in connection with the Richmond postoffice robbery, and alleged to be "Eddy Fay" and "Dick Harris" were arraigned in New York yesterday. Inspectors declare that they admitted their identity when ar rested The Military Court of Inqui- yr which has been investigating the Brownsville affair, rendered - a decis ion yesterday in which they sustain ed the charge-against the negro sol diers The men "higher up" in the Pittsburg .graft scandal were 'named yesterday in Pittsburg. The? jury rec ommended the indictment of a presi dent of the- Pressed Car Steel Com pany -Cardinal ' Gibbons was again the guest of President Taft for. a short time at; the White House yesterday The members of the Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts made a vigorous; protest", yesterday; against the placing of the statue of Gen; R. E. Lee. In Statuary Hall Former President Roosevelt spent an eventful day in Rome yesterday New York markets: Money on, call firm 2 1-4 to 3 1-4 per cent., ruling rate 3 per cent, closing bid 3, offered at 3 1-4 ; spot cotton closed quiet 30 points higher; middling uplands ,14.85, middling gulf 15.10; flour quiet and lower to sell; wheat spot weak No. 2 red 1.22 nomi nal; No. 1 northern 1.22 3-4 f. o. b opening; navigation; corn weak steam er 61 1-2. and No. A, 59, both elevator export basis;, rosin. .and 'turpentine steady. . ; 'v "j-ti.J. , ; : .-.. if" f : - ;-; Jenninsrs BTvan will not attend Democratic Party Ita ltoh.tzX ROGESON COUNTY DEMOCRATS Executive Committee in Session Yes terday Many Prominent Demo crats Guests of Chairman at Waverly Hotel. (Special Star Telegram.) Lumberton, N. C, April 6.' Pursu ant to the call of Chairman Geo. B. McLeod, the County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee met here today: The meeting was well attended and much interest manifested. The pre cinct plan as. provided for by the plan of organization for the reelection of delegates to the Congressional, Judi cial and State conventions, was unan imously adopted; the date of precinct meetings being June 25th and county convention July 2nd. The following resolution was unanimously adopted' "Whereas, We the Democratic Ex ecutive Committee ror Robeson coun ty, in view of the successful termina tion of the last campaign and the un rewarded services of our chairman, Geo. B. McLeod, do hereby, resolve: "That we are deeply grateful to him for the success of our party and for his untiring, unremunerated services tp this end and that we approve of his methods and policies in this partic ular." ' After the meeting of the Executive Committee they as a body, together with other representative citizens of the county, were entertained at dinner at the Waverly Hotel by Chairman McLeod.-, The dinner was informal and unofficial and was of course thor oughly enjoyed by those present Af ter the- guests had filled 'the Inner man there were several speeches made by those present, among whorh were the following: Messrs. Geo. B. McLeod, G. B. Patterson. Thos. McBryde, E.F. McRae, W. J. Method, A; J. McKIn non, D. B. McLaughlin and M. L. Mar ley ' ' . ' ' The speeches made by those" parties showed their fidelity to and Interest in the Democracy. of our county; dis trict and State. Mr. McKinnon,' who is an aspirant for Congressional" hon: ors, in the course of his remarks stat ed that it would please him greatly to entertain those present at a. dinner at- the New Willard in Washington some time next year. Thereupon it was moved by a member present that the assembly accept his invitation and at the same time, pledging themselves as- Individuals to make the acceptance positive and the motion after being duly seconded was carried unanimous ly. The guests are, therefore, expect ing the dinner. - The affair was great ly enjoyed and after many assurances made to tbe chairman the host by those present of their, support of and loyalty to Democratic principles, the guests retired.-'5- - ' . .. - " - i-i- ': , - Newly weds today ' Bijou. Comic1 4 ASSOCIATION IT Representatives of.North Car olina Citizen Soldiery in Session at Raleigh. DAY'S DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL W. M. Dupree Not Guilty of Slaying Convict Supreme Court Opin ions More of the Shemwell Affair Commission's. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh. N. C, April 6. The North Carolina National Guard Association convened at 11 o'clock this morning, President F. A. Macon, of Henderson, in the chair and Maj. C. T. Daniel, secretary. Major". B. F. Dixon. State Auditor, welcomed the association. Lieutenant Colonel Minor, of Oxford, responded. One of the first and mo&t profitable features of the morning session was the reading of a paper by Lieutenant Col. Thomas R. Orrell, of Wilmington, that had been prepared by Lieut. Col. J. VanB. Metts, of Wilmington, who found it impossible to attend the meet ing and jead fyie paper assigned to him. The subject was the relation of business men to the National Guard. In it he urged closer co-operation be tween the business men and the local military companies. He called on guardsmen and the newspapers to co operate in bringing about a more com plete co-operation on the part of busi ness men for the highest success of the guard. The paper was heartily received and Ordered published. On motion by Col. R. L. Leinster, a committee was appointed to draft res olutions endorsing a bill pending in Congress .to: make It a misdemeanor for officers of the army and navy to be denied theatres or . other public places because of their uniforms. The Chase Theatre in Washington has re cently ruled against the uniform. - J 'On motion of Lieut. Col. J. A. Tur ner, ef T.ji?fcurgGeB. H. , A. Royster, of Oxford, was made chairman of the Committee.- He elicited applause by declaring Gen. Royster could not only prepare the resolutions now. but could work for the bill as the nex Congressman from the Fifth District. The Association ' took a recess to see the A. & M,-Guilford baseball game. . Not guilty, was the verdict of the jury in the. case of W. M. Dupree, on trial the past two days on the charge of causing, the death of iConvict George Murphy from Rowan county, while as guard in the penitentiary he was at tempting to carry out an order, to put Murphy in a dark-cell for drunken ness. The jury took the case at 5 o'clock and returned a verdict at 7, after having in the meantime returned to the court room for additional in structions. Their trouble was wheth er there should be any degree of guilt to be attached to Dupree if found that the eonvict died from excitement In stead of a blow from Dupree. The judge told them they' could return a verdict of guilty of assault and batte ry against Dupree if they found he unnecessarily struck Murphy, but did not cause his death, but if no unneces sary blow and death seemed -to come from excitement, Dupree would 'not be guilty. f Governor Kitchin . commissions H. H. Granger, a director of the . Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad ,to succeed his lamented father, J. W. Granger. The Governor also renews for three years the commission of. Dr. Chas. Lee Smith as a member oi the North Carolina Library Association. Eleven appeals were disposed of with opinions and otherwise this ev ening by the Supreme Court,- as fol lows: Bridgers vs. Bank, Edgecombe, affirmed: Hardy vs. Insurance Co., Le noir, affirmed; State vs. McDonald, Robeson, new trial; State vs. Clifton, Robeson, new trial; State vs. Stack house, Scotland,, affirmed; Wilcox vs. Railroad, Moore, affirmed; Smith vs. Miller, Buncombe, petition to rehear dismissed; Stout vs. Perry, Chatham, new trial; Monroe vs. Owen, Cumber land, per curiam, affirmed; Buchanan vs. Buchanan, Lee, per-curiam, affirm ed j Manufacturing Co., vs. Buggy Co., Moore, per-curiam, affirmed; Sikes vs. Williams, Union, per-curiam, affirmed. A number of gentlemen here this week attending the Supreme Court are free to declare that the report published about the conduct of Baxter Shemwell last Tuesday in forcing Con ductor Tucker; of the Southern Rail way to "stop 'his .fast train at Lexing ton for him to get off was almost wholly a fabrication.. They declare that Mr. 3. McKenzie, and two other reputable Greensboro gentlemen were with him in the car. Shemwell re marked, in discussing railway service that, he would bet he had trouble with the conductor about stopping off at Lexington, ' although he had a ticket requiring such stop under rules of the company. ' Sure enough, when Shem well presented his ticket the conduc tor exclaimed, "You cannot get off at Lexington." Shemwell quietly called attention to the requirement of the ticket and rule of the company allow ing stops for passengers south of fiChartoia .The conducted insisted that he could not stop. Shemwell un dertook no argument but turned away and- began reading a newspaper. Lat er the canductor came back and. told Shemwell that the stop at Lexington had been arranged. And this was all there was in the case according to the Greensboro eye-witnesses. V Naming of Those! "Higher Up" in Scandal Causes Sensation. THE PITTSBURG JURY REPORT Recommended the Indictment of Pres ident of Steel Car Company Big Bribe Giver Will Make No , Defense Findings. I i Pittsburg, April 6. The climax promised in the Pittsburg graft expo sures came, as promised, late today ' with the presentment by the grand jury of a lengthy report in which is recommended the indictment of Frank N. Hoffstot, president of the Pressed Steel Car Company, and one of the most prominent business men in the country. Simultaneously in open court came a plea of Emll Winter, president of the Workingman's Savings & Trust Company, that he had no defense to make to the charge that he gave a $20,000 bribe to former Councilman Morris Einstein. The following in abbreviated form are some of the most startling find ings in the grand jury's presentment made public tonight: . 1 That Frank N. Hoffstot, presi dent of the Pressed Steel Car Compa ny and president of the German Na tional Bank of Allegheny, and promi nently Identified with other banks, paid to Charles Stewart, a former se-, lect councilman, the sum of $52,600. 2 That the money was a bribe used in influencing the votes'of councilmen ' to pass an ordinance naming three . banks in which Hoffstot was interest ed, as official depositories of the city's . millions. , , ' , ; .3 That the arrangement for. the payment of the money to Stewart was ; made in" the Spring of 1908, and that the late James W. Friend, at that Ujma - an -official of 4Jw ; Pressed Steel Car Company, was an associate in the transaction. " f 4 That the original plan which Friend had was to obtain the service of William A. Blakeley, who was then a practicing attorney here, but who . is now the district attorney in charge ' of the graft prosecutions, as a stake holder of the bribe money until the ordinance had 'passed. 5 That Attorney Blakeley declined to act in the capacity named and warned all parties of the criminality of the proposition and of the liability ' to prosecution if it went further. 6 That subsequent to Mr. Blake- ley's refusal, Messrs. Friend and Hoff stot completed an arrangement with Stewart, whereby Hoffstot would pay or cause to be paid to Stewart the sum named, $52,500. 7 That the transaction was arrang- ed to be made in New York city and took place there In June, 1908, in or der, if possible, to avoid criminal lia bility in Allegheny county. 8 That Hoffstot did also solicit from one James N. - Young.. cashier of the Second National Bank of Pittsburg, the sum of $21,000 to be. paid Stewart to insure the selection of the Second National Bank as one of the favored city depositories. 9 That Stewart did demand from the now deceased Friend, who was acting as agent for the Second Nation- al Bank a bribe for Stewart's vote In favor of the bank ordinances. 10 That in accordance with the findings, it be recommended ' that in dictments charging conspiracy and bribery be returned. The banks named as ultimate prin cipals to profit by the bribes alleged to have been paid by Hoffstot to Stew art are: ' The Farmers' Deposit National Bank; the Second National Bank of Pittsburg, and the German National Bank of Allegheny. In adltion to these three the Columbia National Bank of Pittsburg, the German National Bank of Pittsburg, and the Workingman's , Savings & Trust Company, of Alleghe- . ny, were named as city depositories in the ordinance passed July 9, 1908, over the Mayor's veto. The plea of nolo contendere made1 by President Emll Winter, of the Workingman's Savings & Trust Com- pany today, was no less a sensation than the report of the grand jury. He was charged with the payment of $20,000 bribe to Morris Einstein, a former, select councilman. When Winter appeared in, court, Judge R. S. .,, Frazer, who is presiding In the graft . cases, asked to be excused from hear-., ing the plea, on account of his long : and intimate friendship with Mr.-Win ter. Winter was then .taken before- Judges Thomas D. . Carnahan and J. : , M. Swearingen, and entered the for mal plea.' Sentence was postponed. The court ordered indictments drawn against Hoffstot in accordance with the grand jury presentment,' namely on two counts of bribery and one of conspiracy to defraud the city. The presentment reads that Hoffstot shall be ordered to appear as witness "and in case he does do so immediate ly that the district attorney of Alleghe ny county proceed forthwith to extra dite him.'' t , i, r- . The presentment concluded with an order that the investigation continue along ihe lines already pursued wbich. is taken, to mean that more men high- ; er up ' art yet to be named. -: Just before President, Winter's ap- earance , in judge ; irrazer s . court, . . : . Y . .,:::V . 'i f' ."- 'V,.'-' '" :'':. i , , .... I . . ... .. ' CMS .if- : ' Vl f.f f ; .1 f : - 1 - ' f : 1 ' ' A .
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