Show MICHIGAN MEN MADE MADI MONEY I S Chapter Two of the Grand Rapids Scandal Opened Up to toS the Public and Seven State Warrants S S Issued in Consequence I RAND RAPIDS Mich Dec 7 GRAND G j Chapter two of oC the Lake Michi Michigan Michigan j gan BD water ter scandal candal was u opened open to the public tonight Judge Haggerty of the police court has signed warrants arrants S for tor the arrest of seven Beven more prominent I I men mm Implicated in the scandal by the confession of Attorney Lant K Salsbury and ReI by his hI testimony at the police court examinations thus far held heldi j i i An eighth warrant will be he tanned Issued early tomorrow The list of men for whom warrants warrant were issued 18 follows Charged With Conspiracy J Clark Sproat former manager of the defunct Grand Rapid Rapids Democrat Demo rat Charles S Burch manager of the Grand Rapids Evening Press Pres Eugene D Conger manager ma r of the Grand Rapids Herald I J SI Russell Thomson Thom on former reporter of I the Grand GraDd Rapids Evening Press PreD Isaac F Lamoraux former city clerk I Charged with attempting subornation subornation subornation tion of perjury William F McKnight attorney who was wall Democratic candi candidate candidate date for attorney y general in 1902 Charged with perjury Sen Son Senator Senator ator George E Nichols louis Ionia Mich On OB Testimony The warrants were issued on the complaint of ot Prosecutor Brown based baaed on the testimony of Attorney Lant K Salsbury ry it is ii the intention i I of ot the prosecution to make malts the arrests some time tune tomorrow if It the persons persona whose names name are mentioned do not ap appear apper appear i pear per voluntarily ia in the morning The warrants for tor conspiracy con in the famous water waLer deal charge charce Charles Char S Burch of the Evening Press J Clark Sproat of the old Morning Democrat DemocratE E B D 0 Conger of ot the Herald J T Russell Thomson former reporter of or the Even tog log Press and Isaac I ac F T former city clerk derk with accepting money from Salsbury for tor assisting him to try during the summer of 1150 1110 to secure a contract with the city to furnish its in inhabitants inhabitants habitants with water from Lake Mich Michigan Michigan Michigan igan Salsbury swears that he gave ve Burch Sproat 11 Conger Thomson 00 and Lamoreaux 1500 of a boodle fund placed in his hl hands by H A Taylor a New NewYork York capitalist to procure a contract with the city Charge Against McKnight William F McKnight is I 1 charged with attempting to suborn F H Garman one of ot the peoples people witnesses to sweatS swear falsely in fD the trial of Salsbury alary in No November vember 1961 1901 when the latter was con convicted convicted in the superior court of accept accepting acceptIng acceptIng ing a bribe in connection n with the wa water a ater ter deal It is Ie charged that on Oct 2 26 McKnight conspired with th Salsbury Nichols and aDd Thomas Thoma F 8 McGarry to of ot offer offet fet fer Witness Wit Garman in the th Livingston hotel 1460 The warrant against Nichols Nichola charges chargee him with perjury alleged to have been committed Nov 28 2 1901 1101 when he was wasa wasi a witness in the Salsbury case cue At that time tune be he was wu questioned que relative to the alleged attempt to bribe F P H Garman German and swore in denial of the entire story I of Garman Grman G nna He was himself elt arrested upon the tM charge cham of or bribery and lid was ac acquitted acquitted quitted after a trial la in the Ottawa county count circuit court at Grand Haven Hven The prosecutor first thought of taking him hint now DOW upon a charge of perjury in his own case but this thi would necessitate necessitate tate a trial at Grand Haven where the Ute offense Is alleged to have been com corn committed committed and as Nichols swore to practically practically the same testimony here the charge can just as 8 well be made here |