Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-12
BOOKED FOR ARREST.
Bench Warrants Issued in St. Louis
Boodling Cases.
Fugitive Returned from Mexico
Makes n Confession duplicating
Eighteen Members and Ex-Mem-
bers of House of Del e gates.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. "a sensation
was caused here to-day by the issuance
of bench warrants for the arrest of IS
members and former members of the
house of delegates on the confession of
Delegate j. K. Murrell, who fled to
Mexico last spring after being indicted
for bribery by the December grand
jury in connection with the alleged
boodling operations of the municipal
assembly, in relation to the granting
of street railroad franchises, and who
unexpectedly returned to the city
through the efforts of the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch and surrendered. He is
now in the custody of Circuit Attorney
Folk and will, it is stated, be granted
immunity from punishment for turn
ing states evidence.
The Accused.
Following are the names of alleged
combine members for whom bench
warrants were issued, charging bri-
berry and perjury in connection with
Suburban street railway and other leg
islation: Ed. +. Murrell, John II.
Schnettler Charles F. Kelly, T. E. AL
bright, George f. Robertson, Louis
Decker, John Helms, Charles A. Gutke,
Adolph MADEIRA, H. A. Faulkner, Julius
lehman, Edmund Bersch, Otto Schu-
macher, John A. Sheridan, Charles j.
Denny, William Tamblyn, j. j. Hanni-
gan and Emile Hartman.
Warrants were served on Messrs. Z.
f. Murrell, Schnettler, Albright, Rob-
ertson, Helms. Gutke, Faulkner. Schu-
macher and Hannigan. Albright and
Faulkner were released on bonds of
100000 each.
MurreII's Statement.
J. X. Murrell made the following
| statement for publication Monday:
"I have surrendered Internationally to
| the circuit attorney and have made a
| full and free confession. I could no
longer stand the agony endured as n
fugitive from justice and the wrong
done me by the parties just as guilty
as I. who made me their catspaw. 1
am not permitted to give the details
of the evidence that have put the cir
cult attorney in possession of. This
will all come out on the trials, and |
am willing to GO on the stand and tell
all know. l held the key to the box
In the Lincoln Trust company contain
ing the $4,000 bribe money to go to
the house of delegates upon the pas
sage of the Suburban bill. This money
was put up as the purchase price for
the votes of the combine, that price
having been agreed upon.
The Combine.
"The combine of the house of dele
gates was composed of 10 men. This
combine held frequent meetings in
the room adjoining the house of del
egates' chamber. There most of the
schemes to get money for votes were
concocted
II am not permitted to make the
operations of the combine on thi:
particular matter public at this time
The purpose of the combine was tC
control legislation and sell legisla
tion for the benefit of the member:
of the combine.
Paid $4,000 for Votes.
shortly before the Suburban bill
the combine sold their votes on tn,
lighting bills for $47.50o. This money
was handled by Kelly, and was paiC
to the members of the combine at ;
meeting arranged for that purpos,
at Julius Lehmann's house. Eacl
member of the combine received So,
5O0"