Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-17 | Page 1 | Pittsburg Scandals Continue Sensational

PITT SCANDALS CONTINUE SENSATIONAL SENSA TI NAL Trial of Former Bank President Now On With Startling 1 Disclosures I PItt Pittsburg i Fob Feb 16 Wllliam William Ramsey former president of ot th the German Na National Na U bank of ot wu wal placed on trial here hero tolla today char charged cd with haYing having hav haY ing bribed members of or council It was not until after a most tight bitter for fOl delay that the case was sas called So suspicious did till the caso case look 1001 to tho the court that Judge Robert S. S Fraser Frasor Fras Fras- cr or In charge his has decided to keep tho ho jury under lock hock an and key the as Its a n murder jury This Thi ThiN Is the first time this has ever occurred In the history or of Allegheny heny county Sensation piled plied on sensation during the day Councilman John Klein one of ot tho the seven Indicted for tor grafting Is missing Former Cashier testified how I had hod approached the bank through President Ramsay how he and Ramsay met K Klen at a hotel and madea made a n. bargain for tor Klein however er wanted more mor later saying that another another an an- other bank had hud offered and that he must have to make make- the deal suro sure for tor the German National VII VIl- sack eack told how ho ito on orders or erH from Crom RamIn Ram Ram- say In had got Jot tho the mono monc money r ready ady In bills tho the 17 17 of or 50 60 and malting making up un which was placed In a and left lett on a table where the co collector lector forthe for tor the tho could eret cret It I II I