Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-23
MISSOURI GENERAL ASSEMBLY AD-
JouRNED AT NOON YESTERDAY.
BooDLERs WERE NOT, NAMED.
EFFORTS TO GET AT THE Truth
WE'RE VERY FEEBLE.
All Resolutions Looking to That End
Were Killed OG-True Inward-
ness of the CarrOll-ROb-
inson Afafr-Cook's
Connection.

|, Jefferson City, Mo-. March 22.-(Special)
The Thirty-ninth general assembly is a
thing of the past. Both houses adjourned
at noon to-day.
Two feeble attempts were made to learn
something about the boodlinS that has
been going on, but they did not succeed.
In the senate a resolution was introduced
by Senator Vandiver requesting Assistant
Secretary Mabry to disclose the name of
the man who attempted to bribe him to
steal the S.. Louis civic federation bill.
The resolution was adopted and Mr.. Mabry
refused to make known the
boodler's name.
Senator Mott then offered resolution
providing for the appointment of an inves-
tigating committee. This was laid upon
the table upon motion of Senator Schweick-
hardt.
In the house Representative Hood offered
resolution calling upon Docket Clerk /.
l.. Marquis to inform the house concerning
the offer of 500 to him to steal the civic
federation bill. Mr.. Marquis declined to
give the name of the would-be corruptor.
The facts concerning the attempt OF b. I.
Robinson, of Carthage, to shoot Colonel
John Carroll are gradually being made
public. 1t is now said that Carroll got
$4,000 from st. Louis and other gamblers
to kill the horsebreeders' bill, and that the
st. Louis association that controls the race
tracks in that city. at the head of which
is Charles i. Moffatt, was induced TO put
up 1850 more to secure the passage of the
bill. This money, as the story goes. also
found its way into Colonel Carrolrs pock-
ct. Robinson had been an all around
handy man for Colonels Phelps and Carroll
in carrying out their booding schemes.
He had been given small amounts by them
from time to time, and promised a good
sized share of the Doodle when all the col
lections were made. On last Friday Rob-
inson learned that Colonels Phelps and
Carroll were going to leave Jefferson City
the next day. He then made up his mind
to demand his share of the Doodle, being
satisfied that if they left with it. he would
never receive a dollar from them. Robin
son pondered for some time as to the best
way in which TO force them 10 divide in
the event of their refusal TO do SO. He
braced up his nerves with numerous drinks
OF hery red liquor during Friday night and
Saturday morning and afternoon.
The more he thought about it the more
he became convinced that lie had better
not have trouble with Colonel Phelps, be-
cause that individual has the reputation
of a killer. obtained several years ago.
Colonel Carroll. This he did in the man
ner already related in The Journal As
Robinson boarded the same train upon
which Colonel Carroll left for st. Louis
pei the colonel to give him mis- promised
share of the Doodle or have the colonerS
life, and as the colonel is still alive it is
generally believed in this city that they
got together on the train, and that Robin
son was given a sum that was satisfactory
to him.
According to these stories, Colonel Car
roll received for Colonel Phelps and him
self money from both sides. Although the
gamblers put up $4,000. and the St Louis
Racing Association put up only $500, the
two colonies threw the gamblers down and
allowed the horse breeders bill to become
law.
In connection with these stories of bood-
ling the names of Chairman Sam &. Cook.
OF the Democratic state committee, and of
MT Moffat, president of the St. Louis
Racing Association, who was for years
member of the Democratic state committee
are being banded about. II is said that
Chairman Cook was here as the legal rep
reSentative of the ST. Louis association
and that he could tell all about use of
money to secure the passage of the horse
breeders bill If he would. But 1t is not
likely that he will.
Several of the men who were used by the
corporation lobby as go-betweens are COM
planning bitterly of the way in which they
were treated by Colonels Phelps and Car
roll. They are saying that they were
promised hundreds of dollars each. and
that they We're left in the lurch. There Is
a splendid opportunity afforded the prose-
record, if he Is not too timid to do so BY
having special grand jury impaneled and
beginning an inquiry into the doings of
the corporation lobby and the "sandbag-
ers.' he would doubtless be able to secure
sufficient evidence to indict Colonels
Phelps and Carroll and several others for
corrupt lobbying. and these individuals
might be compelled to spend most. IL not
all. of the money they made during this
legislature to keep themselves out of the
pfrftFntiary.