Evening journal., 1902-11-29
BOODLER CAUGHT
IN PHILADELPHIA
After Eluding Arrest for Sew
eral Months Kelly Is Cap
tured in Quaker City
DODGED NEW YORK DETECTIVES


philadelphia. Nov 29.--After elud-
ing arrest for several months Charles
F. Kelly. the former speaker OF the
st. Louis house OF delegates. who Is
wanted in the Western city in connec-
ton with the bribery cases uncarthed
there some time ago. Yves arrested in
this city at 1.10 o'clock yesterday al
ternoon. Kelly arrived in New YORK
On the steamer Celtic 10 the morning |
from Liverpool. and had just stepped
from the Western express In the Broad
Street station of the Pennsylvania |
Railroad when he was taken into Gus
tody by Detective James Tate, Srr
of tho detective bureau OF this city !
He admitted his identity and Is now
locked ND in the Central Police sta
tlon. He viii be given a hearing this
morning by Magistrate kochersperger
and will be held to await reauisition
papers from the state of Missouri.
Tho first information the police of
this city received that Kelly was on
his way here came from Chief of Po-
lice Kelly. Of ST. Iouis, who sent the
following telegram to the local au'
thorities
ARREST Charles F. Kelly, Of this
city. formerly speaker of house OF
delegates. May be on Baltimore and
Ohio OF Pennsylvania train from New
York. reaching your city about ! r.
NJ. Wanted here in bribery case"
After his arrest Kelly gave out the
following interview:
''I was on my way back to st. Louis
and meant to announce my arrival
there Monday and give myself up to
answer whatever charges have been
laid against me. had been absent
in Europe for several months and
spent most of my time in Ireland. On
my arrival in New York this morning
l received word that my 11-year-old
boy had died in st. Louis. AS soon
as stepped from the steamer 1t was
suggested to me by an old acquaint'
ance that come to Philadelphia for
few days. | came here, and now
find myself under arrest That's al
there is 10 t.
The accused man was dressed In
e dark blue suit He carried consid
cradle baggage. and the labels on II
indicated that he had been in Naples
Paris. London. Berlin, Dublin and XII
larney.
The arrest Of Kelly IS another
chapter in the anti-boodler crusade
a. ST. Louis that resulted I'm the re
cent conviction and sentencing to i'm
prisonment of Edward Butler, multi
millionaire. and for years the mos
powerful political boss the city hai
ever known. Others are under indict
ment. Some have. like Butler, beer
sentenced. and others are still fugi
tives from justice. II is asserted tina
ST. Louis has. for nearly half a cen
tury, been governed by boodlers, anl
that every form OF bribery has beel
practiced openly and notoriously. Al
branches Of the local government wer
controlled by hoodlers and men in tn
most respectable and influential ele
ment were concerned.
Millions Of dollars were given an
taken in hribes and both branches O
the council were corrupt Il is a
legged that there was a regular schet
ule of prices for all kinds OF grants
The price of votes ranged as high a
$4,000 Butler was the dominant fa'
tor.
The main credit for the brealdn
up of this gang OF bcodlers Is give
to Joseph w. Folk, the circuit alto
ney who was elected cs a Democra
brt who says he knows no polite
whcn it comes 60 question of dut,
st. Louis. NOV. 29.-Charles +. Kell.
fc-ncr speaker Of the municipal coui
Gil. known as the house Of delegates
wca the one most wanted OF all II
rcerhcrs Of the coterio, known as II
"cornb'nc." indicted on charges of bl
berry II connection with the Dassai
Of the nunicirel lieh ing bill Kel
was wanted because he was charg.
with handling the S47.5 bribe none
which. according to the evidence, h;
been distributed among the 50 mel
bcrs Of the combine" 1t was b
lieved that Kelly could tell where III
money came from. He was indlct
on September s. He was at the 70
courts when the indictment was
turned against him. A deputy sher
told him he was wanted. Kelly ask
permission TO go TO the council cha
Der TO attend 70 an important matt,
saying: If you need me before I 2
back telephone me at the house Of d
egates."
That was the last time he was sc
by any officer of the law until his
rest in Philadelphia yesterday.
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