The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-15
Grand jury Still Hearing Testi,
mony III the Central Traction
Scandal Investigation.
MEPHAM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
Little Prospect of Additional In,
dictments in The Case Before
Next Weck-Ncw Matters
TO BE Taken Up.

The Grand Jury appears to be resting on
! its oars in the Central Traction nvesti-
| i.aiion. Judging by the character of wit
! nesses examined in the last three days il
| Is perieCtinG the evidence already in its
! possession against the three men whose in-
nlctnent :; seeks. and 10 that end is thresh-
ing over the testimony Of witnesses who
nave already been examined. in the hope of
nhdinS few facts heretofore undevelopcd
Which viii materially aid the prosecution
All me witnesses examined yesterday are
men who have already testified These in
ciudeG l.. +. ". and Fred e. Meier John
Ii Blessing. Louis Dieckmann ex- Sheriff
tohlman George Martin Charles Z. Graves
Jerry kah!er and H u. Mepham. The new
witnesses We're II. \. Forman. vice presl-
cent of the Fourth National Bank: A. /.
N;erham. Il. Bachmau and Arthur Rersch.
lie Sheriff has been unable to obtain
service ON Eigar 4 Meysham ;ha much
wanted witness. although the Sheriff and
his entire available force of deputies are
searching for him. 1t is said the detective
department has been asked to assist in To-
eating him Mepham's two brothers, III. D.
ana y. L.. We're witnesses before the Grand
Jury Yesterday. and So was Acting Chief of
Detectives James Smith. 1t is believed the
Grand Jury questioned the Mephams as TO
their knowledge OF Edgar's whereabouts. 1;
v,
though his wife declares she has no; seen
MIN since Monday, others have been found
VINO assert that they saw him about the
city as late as Thursday. His testimony il
greatly desired by the Grand Jury, but it
- NOT OF such nature as to tie up the
Investigation until he is produced
There were new developments in tbs,
investigation yesterday that could be made
puoilc. No bench warrants were issued
and there Is little proba iity of auy being
ba
DOWN as certain that in the case of two of |
,.a. me men against whom indictments will be |
returned, no bench warrants will be issued |
as the accused individuals are nonresidants |
and bench warrants would be worthless.
=; II w Meier was the last witness ex- |
a,:lined yesterday. A few moments later |
Ihe Grand Jury adjourned and Fred C. |
Meier, who was expecting to he recalled
ther attendance.
!, The Grand Jury will convene at 10 o'clock
5a this morning Whether II will have an all
,s uas session depends altogether upon the
appear. W.
To-day marks ti1e end of the second week
2r Ii,, ,hs investigation hy the present Grand
the net result. 50 far as the p-,l,Iic is
Iware Is one bench warrant against George
~ - hobusch charging perjury. TIE result
IS disappointing to many who are not aware
q the handicaps against which the Grand |
Jury has mad to contend. and who have
but vague idea of the mass of evidence
which has been collected after laborious
work. and which Will he of innstimahle BEN
ent in the prosecution of those whom
the dragnet finally lands
beginning Monday. the Grand Jury will
take Up live" subjects. which bear the
promise OF quicker action and more deli
mite results. if not more sensational reye1a-
.lons. Among these are the garbage con-
l.hct, the Meranec water supply scandal
md the A d. Brown hoid-up All these are
" nat are known in the vernacular of the
goodier as Juicy" subjects. and the Grand |
Iur! should have little trouble in furnish
ing some interesting developments 6.Iring
the week
IN the investigation of these cases many !
of the members OF the present Municinal |
assembly and those of previous sessions |
who have escaped Indictment in the Cen
Lral traction case, may find themselves in |
a tighter hcle than the Central Traction |
nFestigation placed them in. None of these
,ases are outiawed by the statute Of lin !
aling themselves on their luck in .scaping |
Indictment for bribery perjury may not |
De so fortunate by the end Of the comm. |
Week.