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Show ""1 ' ... v". "J"' J y , j .... I " . " I '. : t. 2 -c: : 3 r. rr.s- ' v , ! ;;cUJ tl.ree ' -' t'.-e f rai, 1 j iry on the r sto:, a , which had i han !.s ly the Vlsconsln ' : my, v::i rmke public to-1 to-1 ii.:: f a statement showing , j r l- Mi '.i the J.3.0C0 which he s 1 f r the c(i:rrany was disbursed. . "T t ! " ; :.t was returned the i i t 'rr K " renlerl'1f company de-v de-v f I V ,' ' er hncl nlain'roprlated t 1 i Money, and since then, J r. 3' U'9 ctrTany has made i -- i.t on notes held against it by . " t ' ; l'T 1;hout o.Terlnir any counter- , ,tti 1 1',fVn."iuK,n' however. habeen . . 1,1 t"Ht th money, if not ralsap. PrcnrlatM, w, used for a corrurt .rur-po-e ly l,.r. i , s(er Ihn Hat. ment now issued is corroo-rnted corroo-rnted by the bank record. showtp J.r. Zi' t 1 1 Pf,ronl account, by a stainiHiit s . ned by iTeHulent V. O. Genosn, Jonenh eliaT and Louis Bchoyer of the WI.hcuii. tin Kenderinu company, and also by a statement Issued by John J. Crlllev, the contractor to whom most of the money was paid. . Wiley, In acknowledging the pavments to him, explains that at the time the city contract was awarded to his firm he icund hlmsMf unable to enter into the contract on account of lack of funds. He tf en entered into an agreement with the W isconsln Rendering- company, which had an established plant at Meauon, that if that company would put up -3,000 with some responsible man. out of which was to be paid the expanses Crilley was put to In connection with the contract, the work would be turned over to the render-ins: render-ins: company. Mr. pnster was selected as the custodian cus-todian of this fund. He had no Interest with any of the bidders, and paid out "28.money ,n ccordance with the orders of the parties Interested and had nothing to do with It further. None of this money, Crilley -states, was used for unlawful un-lawful purposes. -,Th Payments show concluslyely that Mr. Pflster did not steal any of the rendering ren-dering company's money, and also that he did not use any of it In an improper wannT- A supplemental statement by Mr. Pflsters attorneys disclosed the fact that when the grand Jury had the Indictment In-dictment under- consideration two of Its members, together with District Attorney McGovern. visited the First National bank and there received Mr. Pflster's permission per-mission to examine his account They found the entry showing the de-pcslt de-pcslt of $25,000 on July 19, 1887, but apparently ap-parently disregarded entries on the same ras-e showing the paymerts of MOO and 9(M respecUvely to Crilley, nor did they CJ ML- Snt' tor any explanation, which would readily have put. them In possession of facts showing the charge of theft to be without foundation. , The statement now Issued seems to show there is no basis either for the Indictment Indict-ment on a charge of larceny nor for the accusations that the money held by Mr Pflster was used by him corruptly. Mr Pnsters statement showing the disbursements disburse-ments Is as fallows: vnulr m7' r- c Gpoe. President ef the Wisconsin Randcrins: company, placed In my bands 16.000. This money was paid out br me as follow: , August . 187. to John r. Crilley t t K August T. 1897. to John J. Crilley 0u0 October. XI, 1897. to Miller. Noyes A Miller Mil-ler Iono On 1897 and 1S88, to F. C. Groaa i"ocS March JO, 1901. to First National bank, account Wisconsin Rendering company. 7,000 Total .iaiooo All of . these payments were made at the express direction of the officers of the Wisconsin Wis-consin Rendering company and In accordance with the agreement under which the money was left with me. I had neither art nor Interest in nor knowledge of any efforts made by any one to secure the garbage contract referred to In the Indictment aaalnst me or to secure the work to be done at the rendering render-ing company's plant, or at any other place I acted merely as a depository to accommodate accommo-date the parties Interested, received no compensation com-pensation and knew nothing about the Items going to make up the amounts paid to Mr Crilley or any other person. There was never a suggestion that this money or any part of it was to be used for any corrupt or unlawful un-lawful purpose or to replace money whl;h bad been so used. CHARLES F. PFI8TER. |