The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-09
Officials of Various Counties De
sire Case Transferred to Their
Respective Bailiwicks.
DECISION TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
Circuit Attorneys Wishes Will
Have Weight in Determining
Point of Transfer-Becker
Case Set for To-Day.

Among members OF the legal profession
and others who have followed the course
Of the proceedings in the change OF venue
hearing Of Ed Butler. there was much spec
ulation yesterday as TO the county to which
the case will be sent for trial by Judge
Ryan.
Circuit Attorney Folk and his assistants
are probably the only ones who know with
certainty where the case is to go. and they
will not dtvulge the Information until the
court officially announces II to-day. 1t Is
the custom, where one party TO a suit asks
and secures change of venue, Tor the
JuGse to respect the wishes of the opposing
counsel in determining where to send the
case. Circuit Attorney Folk has selected a
county IN which wouIa Ike to try the
Case, and II he and Buffers attorneys can
not agree upon county acceptable 10 Doth,
it Is UeIieyso InRt JuQge Ryan Will toIiow
Lns established preceu-Ht ana transfer II
wneIever hir. ENoik suggests.
Betore the hearing FOR the change OF
Venue was well under way, many small
towns throughout the state mad notireo MIR.
toik OF their desire to nave the case tried
there, in the event that the Cnange OF venue
was granted The citizens of these towns
realize the pecuniary benefits that would
accrue to them by reason OF having this
celebrated case tried in their bailiwicks. to
say nothing OF the advertising that would
result 10 the county. Saturday and yestsr-
DAY Mr.; Folk received communications by
OF interior towns. requesting that he sug
gest sending the case to them. Offering
many Inducements. and exploiting the con-
veniences, comforts and accommodations
they had to offer. Ar. Folk has been noti-
he'd that to-day he will be visited by dele
cations of citizens from interior towns to
press upon him the claims Of their respec-
tive communities to recognition in the mat
ter OF having the trial sent there.
Colun pla. Sedaiia, Kansas City. Union,
Paeihc Hermann and De Soto have already
indicated desire for the trial, and requests
are pouring in to Mr.. Folk from other cities
and towns hourly.
The disposal Of the Butler case clears the
docket Of the Criminal Court temporarily
OF boodiing cases. The next case to be tried
probably will be that OF Henry Faulkner.
charged with perjury. This was transferred
TWO wesks ago to Judge Douglass court on
q motion cfsqualifying Judge Ryan. II has
not peen set for trial, but will probably De
rseched early in July The case Of Robert
NJ snyder is set for July Z, and that OF
hehry Nicolaus for July 10. Both are
charged with bribery.
with attempted bribery. will be called In
the Court OF Criminal Correction to-day.
he is accused OF having attempted to bribe
the Jury Commissioner to tamper with the
special jury ordered in the kratZ case 4
specla! jury was ordered in Beckers case,
put When IL was called last Monday Judge
Slark sustained motion TO quash the spe-
Gial jury on the ground that 1t had been Sc
!scted by the Jury Commissioner. who is
the prosecuting witness against Becker The
court ordered another special jury, to be
selected by Eisors. under the supervision
o. a. oepuoes IN the Jury Commissioner or