The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
FRED c. MEIER REFUSES
TO ANSWER GRAND JURY
Continued From Unge One.

| the offense is outlawed by the statute ct
| limitations. even if he admitted participa-
tion. In the face of this assutance lie is
called upon to tell the truth regarding his
knowledge of the Central Traction trans
action.
1t is an open secret that the Grand Jury
is seeking to indict two or probably three
men concerned in that deal who Were out
Of the State since the deal. and who are
still liable to prosecution for bribery. One
Of these men is said to be n very close
friend of the elder Meier. or was at the
time of the deal Young Meiers testimony
may form the basis for an Indictment
against this man. 1t may also cause to he
summoned before the Grand Jury one very
near to Meier. and If this individuals teS-
timony conflicts with that of previous wit
nessss. there is probability of his being
indicted for perjury. 1t is for these reasons
that young Meier refuses to answer. and
for the same reasons he may decide TO go
TO Jail for an indefinite period.
RETURN OF INDICTMENTS
Is EXPECTED SHORTLY.
Whether Meier answers the questions or
not. ii Is regarded as almost certain that
the Grand Jury will shortly return indict-
ments charging bribery against two and
Central Traction deal. These indictments
will be against men who have been out of
the State since the passage of the bill. and
to whose cases. therefore. the statute Of
limitations does not apply. one of these
men, an eN-member of the Council has re-
Gently returned to the city. and has been
witness before the Grand Jury. Another.
an eX-memher of the House is still out of
the State. but his business and family con-
nections here are OF such nature that he
will return.
The Grand Jury appears To he getting
down to bedrock after th uncovering al
the upper strata in the C,ntral Traction
boodling deal last week. In th.. investi-
CATION of this scandal 1t develops that the
Continental National Bank was the reposi-
as the Lincoln and Mississippi Valley Trust
compani.s were in the Suburban deal 1t
is said that deposit of s1i5otV was made
in the Continental Nationa! Bank by
Robert y. Snyder. the promoter some time
IN lssS. which was held in escrow by one OF
the officers of the bank
The Grand Jury is very anxious to know
all the particulars concerning this deposit
and to that end the officers of the bank and
some OF the employees have been examined
from rom time to time Yesterday a subpoena
snail. the cashier. and he was ordered to
submit to the inspection of the Grand Jury
me me bank books for the period within which
also the records showing the i!,dvidual ac-
count of Snyder. Mr. Marshall did not
appear IN response to the subpoena as the
Srand Jury later excused him from service
nut the books We're submitted TO the Grand
Jury. " ~
EN-MAYOR ZIEGENRErN
WITNESS BEFORE JURY.
AS Is well known. there was bitter orro-
sitioh 10 the passage of the Central rr,c-
Gon Dill, organized by railway interests
whose holdings Were jeopardized by It's
bassage. a corruption fund was raised by
theSe u, interests to defeat the bill and placed
IN the hands of a well-known LOBBYIST The
"ppositlon was unsuccessful only because
the Central Traction Doodle fund was
larger. and consequently more seductive
The Grand Jury is of the opinion that i'm
porfant information may be obtained from
persons connected with the opposition and
Yesterday they examined several witnesses
who We're outspokcn in their opposition to
the bill.
Prominent among these We're ex-Mayor
Henry Liegenhein- who vetoed the bill and
over whose veto it was passed Major e. c.
Rainwater was another prominent figure
among yesterdays witnesses Andrew
Blong Police Commissioner and member of
the Board of Health was interrogated con-
cerning his knowledge of the garbage con-
tract.
Fred G. Tthon. ex-Councilman; Henry l.
Weeke and Charles Gutke. ex-Delegates
and Charles +. Kelly. Speaker of the House,
We're witnesses at Yesterdays session in
connection with the Central Traction bill
Subpcenas are issued for II. w. Eirchnef.
architect of the School Board: ex-SherifT
Pohlman and Z. F. W. Meier, ex-President
of the Council.