Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-09-13

DNAGEANNHs
st. Louis, Sept. IA Post-Dispatch
extra, issued at noon, Monday, says:
81. X. Murrell, who fed from St.
Louis after indictment for attempted
bribery, forfeiting his bond, has been
brought back to St. Louis and turned
over the authorities. Efforts to force
his return through legal channels
failed, and it was generally assumed
that both he and Kratz could spend
the rest of their. lives in security in
Mexico if they wished; but Murrell
is in St. Louis, through the efforts Of
the Post-Dispatch.
"Murrell, who negotiated with the
Suburban railway representatives for
the $4,000 that was to be paid to
members Of the house of delegates
combine for their votes, has made
full confession to Circuit Attorney
Folk. That confession names the men
who composed the house combine.
"It states that the combine was an
association of house members formed
for the purpose of getting money for
votes in favor Of measures presented
to the assembly.
'It sets forth that the meetings OF
the. combine were often held in
room off the house chamber, and de-
tails business proceedings of the COM
bine.
"The confession is startling in lis
revelation of the thorough business
organization of this association
formed to rob When a measure of
magnitude was presented to the as
sembly, the combine would hold a
meeting and decide by ballot the
amount of money to be demanded for
it's passage. That decided, an inter-
mediary would be elected, one of the
members being thus selected to re-
ceive the money and to divide it
among the members of the combine.
In this way the representative OF the
individuals of corporation who had
introduced the bill dealt with only
one man in each house. 1t is for this
reason that Philip Stock and Charles
H. Turner, representing the Suburban
company, could give positive evidence
against only two men; j. K. Murrell,
representing the house combine, and
Charles Kratz, representing the coun-
ell combine.
~. X. Murrell, however, not only
a member, but the accredited repre-
sentative Of the house combine, could
give all information regarding mem
bers and affairs of that combine-and
he has done so. All its dealings, not
only in the Suburban case, but on
other bills, is in the hands of the cir
cult attorney, with unquestionable
proof of every detail.
"To complete the clean sweep fol
New St. Louis, it is only necessary
that Kratz, or some other member OF
| the council combinps come to the
front. This is not impossible. 1t i:
not even improbable. And, venturing
prophecy, even this may not b'
necessary in order to land" thu
council boodlers.
can interesting fact revealed by
Murrelrs confession is the discovery
that Mr.. Folks deductions, made
from his investigation of the doodle
situation and brought out in his cir
cumstantial evidence and argument il
the lehman and Faulkner trials
have been proved to be entirely cor
rect. They are confirmed in detail
by Murrll's statement.
warrants have Been issued by Cir
cult Attorney Folk against IS forme
and present members of the house o
delegates. All IS are charged witt
bribery in connection with tn
Suburban and other bills, and Is o
the IS are charged with perjury be
cause of testimony given by them be
fore the grand jury.
''These warrants are issued on tn
confession of ]. K. Murrell, who
now in the custody of the circuit at
torney
1T is charged that the men 10
whom warrants are out composed
combine in the house of delegates a
the time the Suburban railway an
other Doodle bills were passed"