The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-26
Special Venire, From Which jury
Will Be Selected, to Be
Ordered To-Day.
STATE WILL ANNOUNCE READY.
Telegraph Wires Are Installed in
the Courtroom to Take Pro
ceedings of the Bribery Trial
Which Begins Monday.

Judge o'Nein Ryan. IN whose court Robert
II. Snyder will be tried on the charge of
bribery next week. will return this morning
from New York ard his first official act will
be 10 call special jury 10 Try the case.
Jury Commissioner Heinbrenner stated
yesterday that he will have the list of sixty
veniremen ready an hour after he receives
the order from Judge Ryan. and that II will
reach the Sherifr's office before noon. The
Sheriff believes the entire list can be served
before tomorrow night
Tie importance OF the Snyder trial TO the
outside world is indicated by the fact that
the Postal Telegraph Company has request
ed and gained permission TO place special
wires in the -Four Courts building for the
purpose OF handling the press dispatches to
newspapers in other cities. A staff of oper-
ators will be sent to the Four Courts and
while the wheels Of justice are turning the
telegraph instruments will be clicking OF
TO all parts of the country the news OF the
tri=: and its progress.
STATE WILL BE READY.
As the time grows nearer for the trial
Circuit Attorney Folk seems more than ever
impressed with the enormity OF the task
he has to accomplish. His entire time is
now given up TO the preparations for the
trial. and when Judge Ryan orders the Bal
lii in his court Monday morning TO call the
rame of Robert NJ. Snyder the Circuit At
torney will announce the State Is ready
On the other hand 1t is still question
whether the defense Will be ready for trial.
Nothing has been heard at the Four Courts
as to whether further Continuance will be
asked for by the defendant. The impression
prevails that a great deal CT time will be
spent on the first day in an effort to gain
more time for the defendant.
1t is plain that the state of feeling at pres
ent in ST Louis is against boodlers and
boodling and attaches OF the Circuit Attor-
ney's office believe an attempt will be made
to gain a continuance TO q time when this
feeling is abated All efforts to have the
case continued on the part of the defend
ants counsel will be fought strenuously by
the Circuit Attorney and his assistants.
1t has been the general belief that the
question of Snyder's residence Will be
among the first things to be decided in the
trial. While no authentic statement has
been made by either side thus far IL ap-
pears that this will not be the case. Law
yers say the order of proof Will not require
the State TO answer this question at the
beginning Of the trial. but that the Circuit
Attorney Will be permitted to present his
case to the jury. thus bringing out the
whole story OF the Doodle scheme
MAY LEAVE QUESTION TO JURY.
This being the case. II Is regarded as
highly probable that Judge Ryan will let
the jury decide the question whether Sny-
der's home is in Kansas City or New York.
The defense will contend that Snyders
home IS IN Kansas City. Circuit Attorney
Folk maintains that the Defendants place
Of residence is in New York. great deal
-
sides to sustain the contentious OF State
and defendant regarding this question.
Frederick G. Utho1 the States principal
witness against Snyder. is expected to tes-
tify that the defendant told him that he
lived In New York. When Uthor followed
Snyder TO New York to recover the 10000
that had been paid for his vote and after
wards borrowed by Snyder, IL is said that
Uthoff told Snyder that he would lay the
entire matter before the Grand Jury unless
the money was returned to him. According
to information in the possession of the Cir
cult Attorney. Snyder is said to have re-
piled: "I don't care what you tell them.
do not live in Missouri any longer. ! am
citizen Of New York. and / do not be-
lieve the Missouri courts can reach me
now"
WHAT UTHoFF WILL TELL
Uthon still insisted that the money should
be paid to him. Il Is said and then Snyder
repeated: 81 don't live In Missouri and
don't expect to reside there again. but to
show you that am fair I'll give you 5000
and call II square Seeing that he would
be unable to get more. Uthof is expected to
testify that he accepted the 5000 and left
Snyder
Former Councilman Heckel, another of
the States important witnesses. is expected
to give testimony regarding Snyder's place
of residence.
II is said he will tell that Snyder re-
marked TO him that his home was In New
York. not Kansas City.
Moses Greenwood, Jr., and Garrett II.
Ten Brock. were in conference with Circuit
Attorney Folk yesterday. and, II is said. viii
be witnesses for the prosecution.
NOTHING IN MEMPHIS cIEW