Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1903-02-21 | Page 1 | Bribery Investigation

BRIBERY M of Chicago City Council I Bests st Under Grave Charge Cage t Chicago C Feb 20 Mayor Harrison Harrson James Jame Li 5 Forgan For president of the te First Firt National bank bank and John A A Spoor a di dt director director rector In the First FIrt National bank bank were I summoned before tha t th grand fury today 1 ede r to r give evidence to In the investigation nitI which the grand jury jur is making into al II legations le ton that tt Alderman Frederick Frederck Hart has solicited bribes The original charge I against agist Hart Har was wa made by b the Municipal Voters Vot r league leage which declared that he heIs heIs heIs tat Is unfit for tor reelection and accused him of seeking bribes The The grand accuse jury took up the matter mater and summoned jUI It Secretary Fisher of ot the te league lege who had hadI declared that E R B R Graham Gram of the te firm fim I of D H Burnham Burham Co architects had said that Hart had practically solicited I a bribe In connection with wt the repeal reDel or of ofa ora I a portion porton of or the te city ct building ordinance would have bave a marked effect on a anew anew anew new structure which is Js being bains erected by bythe bythe the First National bank bak of which Burn bam barn Co are the architects Graham Grham was vas 85 summoned before be are the th e jury jur and ad sold sald I afterward that tat he had ba declined to make mae to that body the same statement which Fisher Fiher asserted he had bad made to the Mu Municipal Voters Voter league legue Neither NeIter Mayor Mayo MayoH Harrison H rn s on Mr r Forean For nor Mr Spoor went W nt before the jury jur today It I Is expected that tat they tey will 1 give Five their testimony tomorrow