Deseret Evening News | 1907-01-08 | Page 9 | Sensational Testimony in Pittsburg Graft Scandal

SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN PITTSBURG GRAFT SCANDAL Pittsburg Jan test mony was given ghen today In the graft scandal In ill connection with tile the ordinance to ch give the Tube Tubo Cly City In an entrance Into pittsburg when A Martin u a member ot of th the common counci council was Smut ut on 00 trial charged wih with soliciting n a bribe tor or the tho passage or of tIme thc ordinance J I II I a civi civil engineer for tor forthe the railroad company testified that ho he placed n a 00 certified check In 1 a which nl to 10 have hao been given to Martin Was told by t C S 5 of the thc PIU burg TUbo City raIlroad In ill e that tue tho bribe tn money WI mas roam to lb hi order to Rot get votes to anus Inas the tho Tube City ordinance over oer tIme the veto cIa hlo according to was deposited In I a safety deposit box for tor kept time tho ke key which MartIn later ordered hIm to 10 re return return turn to Cameron that lie ho lied been n and nut that the tho money was hot there C C n It n a broker testified hat been deceived bY mens means ot of two ono one contain lug mono money and empty TI Thit scheme sAid was worl worked er In Martins Presence Martin after ward refused to he searched for tor Iho mono Inane but tt i WItO fOld later b by I a received 10 0 n elc 00 for ls its work