Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-29

KELLEY NABBED.
Alleged St. Louis BoodIer TAX
en- in Philadelphia.
Saws Was Going Home, Called by His
Young Sons Death.
,.s. Co Back Now to Answer Charges
Against Him.

ph;tad,iuhia. Nov 2S.-Aftereludin.
-, f,,r several months. Charles r.
r.Ilav tht former Speaker OF the ST.
,l,,is House of Delegates. who Is
',.,n,.d IN st. Louis in connection witt,
~ bribery eases uncarthcd there
',,,, time ago was arrested in this
~, this afternoon. Kelley arrived in
Nv YORK on the steamer Celtic. this
,nornine. flom Livcrnool. and had just
s,..,n.,i from the Western express in the
pr,ad street station of the Pennsyva-
u, Railroad here. when he was taken
i,fo custody by Detective james Tate,
- at ia, detective bureau of this city.
10 admitted his identity and is now
,..k.d M al tht. Central police station.
He will be given hearing. tomorrow
,,orping. ana will be held to await
r.onisition papers from the state of
Missouri.
The first Information the police Of
,bis state received Kelley was on his
NAV mere came from Chief Of Police
Eielr OF st. Lonis. who sent the fol-
having telegram 10 the local authors
ties:
Arrest Charles f. Kelley Of this
civ formerly Sneaker If the Hous"
If UrIegates May be on Baltimore q,
ohio or Pennsylvania train from NeS.
York reaching your city about ! u. NJ.
Wanted here i'm bribery case
Effective Tate was sent To the Penn
syly9nia station and another man was
scnt 10 cpirr the Ealtimor" II Ohio
d.pot Each had Il good description OF
Kelley. which had been sent out from
81 Louis some time ago.
When Tat~ reached tho station the
,,.,tn ma already arrived ana passcn-
gers NcT.. coming "ui of IN" gate. lie
then reared be had missed his man and
the next moment Tate saw "a familiar
fac. IN the crowd. II" remembered the
man as Kelley. whom he had met dur
ing the Pan-Amcrican Exposition.
Hello Kelley. said Tate. approach
ing the 81 Louisan.
kellry turned. looked AT Tate. AMI
responded to the salutation.
who are you?" asked a young man
who accompanied Kelley.
Tate IL my name of IN" detective
bureau" WAS tn" reply. May | ask
who YOU are
"A reporter FOR a New York paper.
replied Kelcy's companion. who hap
paned ~ b. former Philadelphia
newspaper man.
We'll. | want YOU. Mr.. Kelley. said
Tate ana tue ST Louis man and his
compani0n were escorted to the ttiY
hall.
The 81. Louis authorities We're inn
mediat,ly notified and 4 reply was r.
cetycl 10 huld Kelley until the neces-
sary legai papers arrived.
Kelley was clcstfallcn when he
reached the police. station. In an inter
view he said.
Il was on my way back 1" st. Louis
and meant 10 announce my arflVal
there. Nor ily ANA give myself up 10
answer whatever charges have been
laid against me. had not been absent
in Europr Tor several months and spent
most Of my time in Ireland. ON my
arrival in New York this morning.
received word that nv ll-ycar-oid boy
had died III, 81 Louis. As sonn ms
stepped from the steamer il was Siis
gesfrd To- me by an old acquaintance
that come 10 Philadelphia FOR a few
DAYS I came mere and now ! find my
self under arrest. There's all there Is
10 it,
The accused man was dressed i'll
dark hlve suit He carried considerable
baggage and the labels on IL indicated
that he had been i'm Naples. Paris
London. Berlin. Dublin and Germany.