The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

month, several have been written IN the
month jSs ended. OF course Murreifs -
turn and the events Immediately IN rs wake
vas the thunder-clap OF all disclosures But
u has Oeen. and 8ccyrt!uGly. VIII probably
with the Grand Judy day after day, even
week after week. exantuius and rex
aiming ne sangsters; and tnat no trap =
sprung IN these inJerms. that nothing u
f~orthccuius- Yet suddenly the rls-lts ave
become apparent The mine which required
time IN the laying $ exploded finally. The
laJt needfL bit OF evidence necessary 10 aa
Indictment is secured Then there Il a new
reign Of terror IN BOOdlevile, whisPerings
on the street corners OF viii he peach2'
. How much does he know referring 70
the man whom the last Bolt has suack-
eompanied this latferly Grand jury work.
Inc June Grand Jury had before chem
members OF the present House and ~ the
.Ss~ anq members q that Ceuncl combine.
the methods Of which CthoN-the clown m
! tbs tale Of corruptlon-&o thoroughly IN
{ covered The uncompletcd task OF tre June
Jurors Is now In the hands u the October
BODY and seems On the poiul o. fgGl-ou.
me CarcNt Atturneye vita a week o. more
Iury. IS now plugging along on TIE ci1 lines
ASK him what Is 1ndsT oo1sideTadol AID
he viii tell Won the lighting bill For *
Teeqs tie same answer has been returned
70 the same query. The Obvious deduction
Is ihGt SomsthlnE remains % inyeFLE ste.
yhica In tdrn means that trngbls j. rrev-<
fo- somebody who made private kahn crJu
a public duty
SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER ~
HaN 80
one very significant chapter. however. has
been written Tull and compiets 10 these ar
mails % Boodleyfile. Tbs Is the f-aI aud
eonvicuon OF Robert " SNYDER u Kzneas
OF Snyder-hs being a banker. very rich ana
commanding tnnueuce-El0us attracted par
uoelar attention 20 his case. But the en-
uG TRACTION bli also vas involved 20 the
Sayder trial ana that putrld measure MAS
bro@sEt 10 pEht In al It's puEcseuee- ~
eryb0dy had their own Ideas concerning this
DILL PEOPLE as a rule don't build $500
houses after they have been OILY q year CT
two IN one 3ob- but such things were noticed
In certain quarters after tae Central 4rlc- I
tu-n bin became a law. Legislators were
2ltoSether too prosperous Cons que1ly
20 the point Of certainty. But b. the Snyder {
trial all doubt was removed Uth0n told
how his vote, be being an expensive man, I
vas considered worth 5000 in cold c-sn.
and how he got the cash. and how be was ]
Iool enouEhConsderinE that be was knave
enough TO take ito mart witb IL. Then 4
came the kohusch straightforward story /
which nsrratet Just how the whole scheme
was formenteA agitatci. and put Through. |
just how and 70 whom the money Was paid ]
In conclusion. as CinchtuE the truth q al I
that The Star-'s witnesses sad cane tra /
action of the defendant IN introduetln- ab-
soletely no evidence upon the crime 81 4
bribery. but relying wholly on the residence
iss-e and the statute q limitations. \
STDELIGHTS on TRIAL
OF COLONEL Ed BUTLER
Following the Snyder trial, the next
%eventful development was the Butler trial. I
That Colonel Ed Butler Stood arraIEred \
was enough 10 make this cause distinctly
an event Butter. the political boss. aud ]
former blacksmith. has been in The public 4
eye for many a yesr. not - the anvil. but
al the political bellows. by means OF which I
be has held more power than the Office
holders themselves
IN city and country he has been Boss
Butler In both ne has been = kin Of "A
hero. though he represented politically Just /!
The sort Of thing that brought about the
Folk upheaval one story Indicating his
"heroism. told OF him At the Francis Demo
cratic State Convention Is freely circulated !
among rural politicians He vas chairman /
Of the Committee on Credentials one 3
county was sadly split and sent two dele
cations. one Tor Francis and the other flF
his most dangerous opponent f5r the uomi-
nation Butler supported Francis and 4
would recognize only The Francis delegation.
Attorney Boomer OF Andrew County, who
prosecuted the famous case against Mrs. I
Richardson and Stewart FIfe. and who was
opposed TO Francis. endezvorcd 81 argue
that his delegation was the riEhtful choice /
OF the people ~Thi dom convention Is Tor
Francis" was Buffers repeated reply.
That's al that could be gotten out OF the
~Colonel. and the Francis men were seat
ed. and the dom convention was for Fran
els.
Such Incidents have made Buffers fame
in Central Missouri. and consequently his
trial on one Of the st. Louis bribery charges
awakens much rural interest. The fact that
Butler Is the biggest fish" yet WIS enough
- turn tnS eyes OF all city men toward