Evening journal., 1902-09-10
COMBINE LIKE
THE TWEED RING
Three 81. Louis BOOdlcrS
Turn States Evidence
NEW INDICTMENTS ARE IN
Some, Unable tV Obtain Bail, Remain
in JaiI-Sherif Locking for
Missing Men
NEW INDICTMENTS lRE IN

ST. Louis, Sept. 1O.-When judge
Douglas adjourned court last night
seven of the Is member of the alleged
Doodle combine Of the house OF dele
gates were still at large, and the police
and deputy sheriffs are using their best
efforts TO find them. The most inn
portant feature of the days develop
ments was the finding of new indict-
ments against IS members of the com
bine. In addition TO the charges OF
bribery and perjury in connection with
the Suburban Street Railway deal. the
members of the alleged combine now
rest under additional indictments
charging bribery. These We're found
by the grand jury, before which J. X
Murrell testified yesterday as to the
city lighting scandal of 1900, in which
each member OF the combine is said to
have received S2,5OO in payment for his
services in securing the passage. Of the
bill
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 for each
Indictment making a total Of S45.0 600
necessary to be secured for the release
of each Of the accused. The police and
sheriff's deputies are still looking for
Delegate Kelly former Delegates Hart
mann, Decker, Sheridan. Lehman and
Harry A. Faulkner Faulkner already
has been convicted on the charge OF
perjury in connection with the Subur-
ban Railway case.
According to his own confession
Murrell was the go-between OF the
boodling members of the house, OF
which he had been speaker and tle
representatives of the corporations
seeking franchises. Although Murrell
has made a full and free confession
Of his connection with boodling
schemes in the house OF delegates since
his connection with il, duplicating
many of his colleagues, there.are othsl
deals in which he and they were con
cerned. in which prosecution is barred
by the statute of limitation.
MuITelrs testimony dealt with th'
city lighting bill pcssed by the munich
pal assembly and with other matters
that had come before the body during
the existence of the combine. AS a re
suit. some sensational indictments ar
looked for before the END OF the weel
against persons other than members
of the combine. The Legislative
agents of corporations seeking thes
franchises, among whom may be men
toned a we'll known broker and al
equally well known politician who ar
said to be implicated in Murrel's con
fession.
Ex-Speaker John x. Murrell, Dele
gate E. E. Murrell and ex-Delegat
George r. Robertson have turne
states evidence and are where the
can be found when wanted
Circuit Attorney Folke, when see
last evening expressed satisfaction a
the progress being made in the fight TO
pure government in St Louis. He com
pared the present expose to that of tn
Tweed ring in the '70s, and said he be
lieved that never before, with that ex
ception, had corruption in public OF
fee held such sway as it had here dun
ing the past few years Mr.. Folke sal
that for many years past the municipa
assemblies in st. Louis had been dom
mated by combines that compelled tn
payment of large sums OF money I
the members by all who desired tn
passage of bills giving valuable frar
franchises. Hardly a measure wer
through without paying tribute.