The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
IT ALL COMES OUT.
The Sensational Turn in the St.
Louis Doodle Case Late
Yesterday.
The Full Confession of J. K. Muir
rell Results in Warrants for
Eighteen Aldermen.

St. Louis Sept "a sensation was
caused by the issuance OF bench war-
rants for the arrest OF eighteen members
and eX-members of the house OF deputies
on charges Of completely with ex-Deputy
j. X. .Murrell. who fled to Mexico last
spring after being indicted for bribery and
alleged boodling operations in connection
with the granting Of street franchises and
VINO unexpectedly returned to the city and
appeared before the grand jury.
Following are the name Of the alleged
combine members for whom bench war
rants were issued:
E. E. AIurrell. J. E. Schnetter, Charles w.
Kelly, f. L. Albright. George F. Robertson
Louis Decker, John Helms, Charles A. Gutke,
Adoph MADEIRA. II. \. Faulkner, julius lehman
Sheridan, Charles J. Denny, William Lamblin,
j. j. Hannigan and Emil Hartman.
Murrell made the following statement
for publication:
I have surrendered Internationally to the cir
cult authorities and have made full and free
confession. l could longer stand the agony
l. endured fugitive from justice and the
wrong done me by the parties just as guilty as
!, who made their catspaw.
am not permitted to give the details of evil
dence that l have put the circuit attorney in
possession Of This will all come out on the trial
] am willing to go the stand and tell all
I know. l had the key to the box IN the Lin
coin Trust company, containing the $4,000 bride
money to go to the house of delegates on the
passage of the suburban BILL
This money put up the purchase price
for the votes of the combine, that price having
been agreed upon.
The combine of the house of delegates was
composed of nineteen men, This combine held
frequent meetings IN the room adjoining the
house of delegates chamber. There most of the
schemes to get money concocted. When the
suburban matter came up before the combine
was selected to negotiate with Philip Stock, the
representative of the Suburban Railway com
pAny, as to the best price we could get for our
votes upon the passage of the bill.
l reported the various negotiations to the
combine meetings and was instructed by the
combine from time to time what to do. When
tie person to hold the key of the box continuing
the $4,000, which we were to get when the
bill passed and signed by the mayor.
The deposit of the money, the amounts and the
conditions were duly reported by me to the COM
bine meeting. | am not permitted to make the
operations on this point public at this time, The
object of the combine to control legislation
for the benefit Of members of the combine.
Shortly before the suburban bill the combine
sold their votes the lighting bills for SAT-.
800.
This money handled by Kelly and was
paid to the members of the combine at meeting
assembled for that purpose. Each member OF
the combine received $1,000.
was present and saw the money paid to the
various parties. These only two instances
but there others, evidence Of which is in the
possession of the states attorney.
We did not look upon what we did a ser
GUS crime, as it had gone SO long. 1t not
regarded by those who participated In it al
morally wrong.
Thebe Doodle Investigations have made me see
the crime in all its hideousness. No matter wha
happens to me. l will do all l can to aid tho
circuit attorney to break up the Doodle gang
that so long has controlled affairs in this city
and amend as far as 1 can for my awful mis-
take.