The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-06
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
The ST. Louis Grand Jury Has Made
lis Report.
IT CHARGES BRIBERY AND PERJURY
Against Great Many Assemblyrnen.
Fortunes Made Out OF Jobs Pay
ing SOS Per Month.


has been investigating the bribery ANA
official corruption In the municipal Assem-.
bly, ln It's Gnal report 10 Judge O'Nenl
Ryan In the criminal court today In.
dictments returned today and made pub
lic were
Bribcry-Robert n. Snyder; attempted bri-
berry, Edward Butler, John II. Becker.
repury George j. Kobuseh.
The grand jury report declares that the
PEOPLE Of st. Louis have but vague con
pton Of the extent to which corruption
aud yenality nave for the past ten years
,1isted among the sworn officers and pub
DC servants
It finds the condition Of affairs almost
too appalling for belief A tribute is paid
10 Joseph w. Folk the circuit attorney,
under whose leadership the Investigation
Is being made. In part the report reads as
follows.
"A farreaching and systematic scheme
Of corruption has been carried on Tor years
10y members of the municipal assembly.
IheSe members form what are called COM
| Dimes for the especial purpose Of holding
/ mp prospective legislation until their de-
mands IN the way Of money considerations
are complied with, They become organ
lied gangs for plumber using Jhcir offices
10 enrich themselves at the peoples ca
| peuse
VIZ 4H'Na~lsdtl'Hf Nvf'LiH- Ai'tN VI iNNH
fully Il period Ot ten years, shows that
with few exceptions no ordinance has been
pissed wherein valuable privileges or iran
chises are granted until those Interested In
the passing thereof have paid ihe iegislu-
tors the money demanded for uctl0n In the
particular case No municipal corporation
uas ever had its most valuable franchises
| so rcckiesSly aud scgndDlously disposed Oh
Tor consideration which found its way,
not 20 the city treasury but into the itching
Dnlms Of the public pliferers
Ateffa fa
Tor bribery giving and bride taking have
| ueeu returned are but small percentage
or those VINO inquiry conNlhces US deserve
TO Wear the gdrb Of conviGfs
We have had before us many Of those
! VINO nave hcen' auu most OF tuose Wh" are
NV i,tuiotI7 " lue AouSt 81 4tlcsa,es ~
her ofs thesc utteriy iiiiterate and Iarsipp
,.' u5 ,uvs' .Jitly l'e,aIg any 'a.Al"s
NV -, iiraa Ht ~ un"u'e ~ sise q
,,,ag,,.l tL - - OIiV3b ~" ~ "a
measure man desire 20 act WIN tne ma.
orslit o7Id b so,rS In -, hrs go, 0r
rJer NJ traininp onp,ared mica pifb
,uea runpl1g rrorsling instinct md eordld
Ssiros
op,raments ~ i,fs tbsy - aro ittnriyS IL
ranahio M rnrprrahanding tbr signi6csprc
~ an ordIp5rce s95 are fncapacItsted Sot,
nat1ra snd ~ tp,inin 60 ny ~ mo srs
ig- M boo1t,,5 % s,,ob - - 80 a h.
isgicistors r1Stss q trgrestv ~ traf,re sais
Snrcr,j,,r, ~ irco,,,oto -, go dIib.r
9tsIv poisars tbe vSrg so,,rce 81 law
Nm IN, - ,{,,,Sh 49, w. -" .
.,,,rl,a-h ~ ,artgifti,.a ro,'.os,,'t d, 80 AZ
Lrgi CIn ht t1 M $50 U
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Ills 'yt 'a,eao'e az ue,"~nu w.,
iron, stoo 10 500 o66 fo, tbStr inr,i,i'ina
r,ns .nd ina,,snco VS. '"s'' '""' tN"'
'OtTTS anu tnuue it h.to. m - .
80 ~ * ne eliss.mI,e 1910 ~ ~ "P
p"ts 'i"' du ',h ~ y, VI ~, I've IVY 1871
tlsI Co S'nesvu "i .4e ~, luat le uau It,u'
go" a Va4 ~ vi nls piu('a kus'tttvg d
MIleu P''u a ,es' ltsnnaiit SalHly or u9t ~
Irs'i ano'ner oIu,laH anJordIus 10 eyl
renee oeioEe u.s. asFeed WIN one lhteLcs
10 40 an oLnyisl ael LOT 5000 ana aIteI
Mdtu aCCtplssu, ot IIvm an opposing lulelea
me snN OF $IV,"tV l0r atung WIN them
pue leshthiot received ID ,ash az NY
own reslaehce lhe sum OF 40o'PNl Tor NJ
Note on pendlns measure Inis wa
Lelalheu oy nm Iot rev u2Ns then ne
luIhea ~ the nope OF receiving large
nm. Inc measure was enacted ana I'M
mtmpet' hitel muth delay, Was nnllly com
peHeo 70 accept 5000 10 tull for his vot
Tor frauehlSe hll
~ many othef cases II was SHOWN tina
lk members or the assembly Wno prior Q
lhtu e.eEHonS We're Whol} Wlioont means
upon INDUCTION into ohlce we're soon II
3nluent circumstances and In independen
positions financially and this too, notwlth
standing the fact TOE salary Of such Ct
nCiaA was only 50 per month ConVincln