Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-15
BRIBES
TAKEN
tartIing Revelations in
st. Louis Munich
pal Affairs
Eighteen Members of
House of Delegates
Are Arrested
.CtiOn is Result of Con-
fessiOn of Member
of Gang

st. Louis, Sept "a sensation was
3used yesterday by the issuance OF
9nch warrants for the arrest OF IL
.embers and former members Of the
Ouse of delegates on the confession
{ Delegate J. K. Murrell, who fed to
Lexico last spring after being indict-
4 for bribery by the December grand
Try in connection with alleged hood
ng operations in the municipal as
emily in relation to the granting Of
5reet railroad franchises, and who
nexpectedly returned to the city
trough the efforts of the Post Dis
atch and surrendered. He is now
4 the custody of Circuit Attorney
ok, and will, it is stated, be granted
immunity from punishment for turn
ng states evidence.
The following are the names of the
.lleged combine members for whom
)ench warrants have been issued,
charging bribery and perjury in con-
lection with suburban street railway
md other legislation:
Ed. g. MurrelI, John H. Schnetter,
Charles F. Kelly, T. E. Albright,
George F. Robertson, Louis Decker,
John Helms, Charles A. Gutke,
Adolph MADEIRA, H A. Faulkner, Jul
ius Lehman, Edmund Bersch, Otto
Schumacher, John A. Sheridan,
Charles J. Denny, VIM. Tambyn, J. j.
dannigan Emile Hartman.
Warrants were served on E. E.
Murrell, Schnettler, Albright, Robert
son, Helms, Gutke, Faulkner, Schu-
nacher Hannigan. Albright and
Faukner were released in bonds
Of 100000 each. The others arrested
we're allowed to go to their respect
i've homes in the custody of deputy
sheriffs, who will remain with them
until they have furnished surety for
their appearance in court when their
cases are called for trial. With the
exception of Tamblyn, who was
member of the last house of delegates
md is now said to be in Cleveland,
Ill the indicted delegates are believed
o be in the city. Delegate Kelly tele-
JhOned the district attorney last even
uS uC WOu1Nl 0uI 1CAluCA COOCSJ o.
,Ond. The police are watching the
ridge and other possible avenues Of
,scape from the city. J. K. Murrell
cakes the following statement for
utilization:
'T have surrendered Internationally
Circuit Attorney J. w. Folk and made
full confession to him. am not per-
JoEo 1f owl
snce. This will all come out in the
ials and I am willing to go on the
and and to tell all I know I held
.e key to the box at the Lincoln Trust
,mpany, containing the $4,000 bride
oney to go to the public delegates
1on the passage of the suburban bill
he money put up, purchase price
the voters, was agreed upon.
1.-THE combine of the house delegates
as composed of 10 men. When the
burban matter came up before the
mbine, I was selected to negotiate
tn Philip Stock, a representative OF
suburban railway, as to the best
ice we could set for our votes upon
@ passage of the bill. The purpose
the combine was to control and sell
gisIatiOn for the benefit of the mem
rs of the combine.
Shortly before the suburban bill
me up the combine sold it's votes on
e lighting bills for $47, 500. Each
ember of the combine received
500.
81 was present and saw that the
oney was paid to the various par
es. These are only two instances but
lere were others, the evidence of
hich is in the possession Of the cir
lit attorney.
1--WE did not look upon whcso we did
a serious crime, as it had gone on
} long without interruption, that it
as not regarded by those who partic-
,ated in it as morally wrong. Until
Re present circuit attorney took Office
C sincere effort, apparently, was ever
.ade to punish what was being done
3 a crime. The practice of the COM
inc in the assembly in taking brides
as so frequent that I went along with
e tide, and did not realize the enor-
ity Of the Offense, and my conscience
as scared in that regard
after my indictment and the COM
encement Of Doodle prosecutions,
Q gang got together and raised
Oney for the purpose of fighting the
SEES, and retaining the supremacy of
gang.
Lehman, Bersch and Helms acted
coachers for the witnesses who
IRE to appear before the grand jury,
)ugh it seems they were not success
I feel better and happier, and nv