The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
a Terrific Document That the St.
Louis Council Combine Had
- to Swear To.
Aldermen Who Went Back on the
Combine Were to Have
.".~-.-' Threats Cut. ..
Seven of the City Fathers Vanish
Several Others Are in
Custody. ..
TOther details of the st. Louis bribery scandal
viii be found on page eight Of this paper.1

viii be found on page eight of this paper.]
st. Louis. Sept. 9.-The search for the
nine indicted members of the alleged
house of delegates Doodle combine who
have thus far eluded the police and deputy
sheriffs became the principal business Of
both classes Of officers to-day. after the
night had passed without the capture Of
any Of the men sought. -..-
The homes and accustomed haunts of
Edmund Bersch, julius Lehman, Charles
F, Kelly, Louis Decker 'I<id Sheridan,
Charles j. Denny and Emile Hartman
were watched by policemen all night and
these. watchers were relieved this morning
by other policemen and deputy sheriffs
William NJ. Tanlblin is in Cleveland. Ohio,
and Adolph Maders is in Colorado.
Chief Kelly has offered to place the en-
tire police force, If needed. at the disposal
of the circuit attorney In aid of the deputy
sheritfs. The places of esress from the
city have been guarded, and bridges. sta :
tions, ferry and street car terminals are
being closely watched.
About Kelly and Lehman. who are now
under heavy bonds Kelly in a pending
trial, and Lehman on an appeal, the
police feel less solcitude They express
the belief that these two are simply try
Ing ia find bondsmen.
Although two deputy sheriffs have been
searching for him continuously, Delegate
Charles F. Kelly Of the twentieth ward,
former speaker of the house, seems to
have disappeared That he Is still In St.
Louis. however. and within a short dis
lance Of friends, is believed. He tele-
phoned TO the Four courts late Monday
afternoon and stated to the sheriff that
it would not be necessary to hunt for
him. that he intended to appear and give
bond to- day. T. The, present status Of the
members of the alleged combine is as fol-
lows:
In Circuit Attorney FouIks' Custody-John X.
hurrell. Ed f. Murrell, George F. Robertson.
In Custody. Of Police and Sherin-John H.
schumacher and Charles Gutke.
Not Hpprehended-Em Hartman, Charles
mupd Bersch, John A. Sheridan and julius Leh-
mann. 49,.
Land; Adephl Maders, in Colorado !.
1t developed to-day. that an oath was
administered 20 each Of the nineteen
members of the combine whose identity
was disclosed by the confession of j. K.
1[urrel1 yesterday A copy ct the, oath
. has been given to. Circuit Attorney Foulk
and the grand jury. It is as follows
9, do soIennlyt swear before the Almighty
God that In ~assoeiating myself and In
becoming a member Of this combine | Will
vote and act with the combine whenever
and wherever may be SO ordered to dc
so. "' 90 r .r~7@''s 80
And !. further solemnIy swear that will
rot, at any place or time, reveal the fact
chat there Is combine, and that | vii
not communicate to any person or per.
sons anything that may take place at any
meeting Of the combine.
And | do soIenniy agree that, In case
should reveal the fact that any person
In this combine has received money,
hereby permit and authorize other mem
bers OF this combine to take the forfeit
Of my life In such manner as they may
deem proper, and that my throat may be
cut, my tongue, torn out and my body
cast Into the Mississippi river.
And all Of this do soiemnly swear, sc
help me God.
John K. Murrelrs statement that the
house combine of 1899-1300, of which he
was member, accepted brides of $3.50
each for their votes on the lighting bill
OF 1900, made the lighting scandal the
topic of investigation by the grand jury
to-day
Several Are Caught.
Shortly after noon Edward Bersch wa:
taken into custody. He was lodged II
Jail in default Of SIS, 900 bail, as were also
John H. Schneider, ]. ]. Hannigan, Johl
Helms, Otto Schumacher and Charles
Gutke, who spent last night and thi
morning at their homes in the custody O
deputy sheriffs. 49,
Former Delegate William Tamblyn Il
under arrest In Cleveland, Ohio
Chief of Police Kiely was called to tn
long distance telephone by Tamblyn to
day. The latter informed the police tina
he had been arrested and desires to return
to st. Louis at once. He requested tina
an officer be sent after him with as littl
delay as possible.
When the warrant for Tamblyn as on
of the eighteen men implicated by Joh
K. MurrelIs confession was made on
Monday Chief Kiely at once wired tn
police authorities at Cleveland, wher
Tamblyn now resides to arrest the for