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Show HE TE3SES UP. Grand Hnpids Alderman. Pleads Guilty Guil-ty to a Charge of Having Accepted a Bribe. Grand Rapids. Mich., Jan. 21. Bx-Aldcrman Bx-Aldcrman James O. McCool today pleaded guilty to the charge of accepting accept-ing a bribe from Lant K. Salabury for aiding the water deal. His trial was to have begun today, but It Is said that as a remit of yesterday's verdict of guilty In the Ellen case McCool decided to change his plea to guilty. Soon after ex-City Clerk Lamorcaux also changed I his plea of not guilty to guilty. He I was charged with conspiracy In the water deal. I Thc court granted a motion for a l twenty days' stay of proceedings In the 1 I Ellen case. An appeal will be taken to j the Supreme court- j |