People v. Albers
Michigan Supreme Court
Exceptions before j udgment f rom superior court of Grand Rapids; Newnham, J. Gerrit H. Albers was convicted of perjury.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
In May, 1903, respondent was acquitted of the charge of corruptly offering to one Joseph Renihan, an alderman of the city of Grand Rapids, $3,000, with the intent to induce said Renihan to vote, as a member of *681the common council of the city of Grand Rapids, in favor of entering into a contract for the purchase of water, to he conveyed from Lake Michigan to said city, for municipal and other purposes. On that trial respondent was a witness in his own behalf. He corroborated the testimony of Renihan that he offered him $3,000 for his vote, and that he told him that one Dr. De Vries had sent him…
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