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Show KLEIN GOES TO PRISON OF HIS OWN ACCORD PITTSBURG. March 30. Captain Klein, former city councilman, member of the "big six," and the man who confessed con-fessed two weeks ago, bringing the latest graft exposure Into publicity, went to the western penitentiary today and called up tho sheriff from Warden Fran-els' Fran-els' office. Ho told that official he had "better como down the river with his commitment" if he wished to serve it today Klein, unless ho is pardoned, which ls not unlikely, will servo three and a half years. His voluntary trip to the penitentiary peni-tentiary ls taken to mean that the district dis-trict attorney and grand Jury are now through with him. having gained all the Information the little river man is able to furnish, A presentment from the grand Jury Is expected some time today. Tho presentment present-ment will, it Is believed, cover tho testimony tes-timony given before tho grand jury yesterday yes-terday by Charles Stewart, former select, councilman and member of the "big six," who. It Is reported, handled $45,-000 $45,-000 graft money In the passage of tho city depository ordinances. In tho grand Jury presentment handed down this afternoon ten former members of select councils are accused of having received bribes of from $100 to $1000 each. Prominent among the men mentioned Is Dr. E. R. Walters, present director of the board of health, and a member of Mayor Mageo's cabinet, who is accused In- the grand Jury of havinc: received a bribe of S1000 for his voto on tho passage of the bank ordinances, |