The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-11

] E,er.bers of The Alleged Combine Sol
eycnIy Swcre to Vote and Act as In.
structed and Under No Considera'
Zen to Acknowledge the Existence
CT the Gang or Reveal Its Doinss
C.der Penalty of Death.
g. Louis, Sept. 10.-The search for
th1 line indicted members of the al
leEcl house of delegates Doodle COM
bic. who have thus far eluded the po-
Ike and deputy sheriffs, has became
the principal business of both classes
OF officers. after the night had passed
without the capture of any of the men
sCU2ht.
le homes and accustomed haunts
of Edmund Bersch, julius Lehman,
CHARLES F. Kelly, Louis Decker, Kid
Sheridan. Charles ]. Denny and Emile
Hartman wee watched by policemen
all night and these watchers were re-
ieyed in the morning by other police
men and deputy sheriffs. William M.
Tanblyn is in Cleveland and Adolph
Mad 2iria in Colorado.
Chief Kiely has offered to place the
entire police force, if needed. at the
disposal of the circuit attorney. in adj
6ition to the deputy sheriffs. The
places of egress from the city have
been guarded and bridges, stations,
ferry and street Gar terminals are be-
Ing closely watched.
about Kelly and Lehman, who are
now under heavy bonds, Kelly in a
pending trial, Lehman on an appeal,
the police feel less solicitude. They
express the belief that these two are
simply trying to find bondsmen.
Believed to Be in the City.
Although two deputy sheriffs have
been searching for him continuously
Delegate Charles F. Kelly of the
Twentieth ward, former speaker of the
house, seems to have disappeared.
That he is still in ST. Louis, however,
and within = short distance of friends,
is believed. He telephoned to Four
Courts late Monday afternoon and
stated to the sheriff that it would not
be necessary to hunt for him; that he
intended to appear ana o. ~Ond.
The present status of the members of
the alleged combine is as follows:
In Circuit Attorney Folks custody
john X. Murrell, Ed E. Murrell, George
F. Robertson.
II custody of police and sheriff
John H. Schnettler, ]. J. Hannigan,
John Helms, Otto Schumacher and
Charles Gutke.
Released on bond-Harry A. Faulk-
ner, T. E. Albright.
Not apprehended-Em Hartmann,
Charles F. Kelly, Charles J. Denny,
Louis Decker. Edmund Bersch, John A.
Sheridan and Julius Lehman.
cut of the city-William M. Tam
blyn and Adolph Madeira.
It developed during the day that an
oath was administered to each of the
nineteen members Of the combine
whose identity was disclosed by the
confession of J. K. Murrell. A copy
OF the oath has been given to Circuit
Attorney Folk and the grand jury.
It is as follows:
Members Took Solemn Oath.
81 do solemnly swear before Al
mighty God that in associating myself
and in becoming member of this
combine | will vote and act with the
combine whenever and wherever | may
be SO ordered to do so.
And l further solemnly swear that
I will not, at any place Or time, reveal
the fact that there is a combine and
that | will not communicate to any
person or persons anything that may
take place at any meeting of the COM
binc.
And l do solemnly agree that, in
case l should reveal the fact that any
person in this combine has received
money, l hereby permit and authorize
other members of this combine to take
the forfeit of my life in such manner
as they may deem proper, and that my
throat may be cut, my tongue torn out
and my body cast into the Mississippi
river.
"All of this l do solemnly swear, so
help me Cod
John K. Murrell's statement that the
house combine of 1S99-190O, of which
he was member, accepted brides of
$4,000 each for their votes on the
lighting bill of 1900, made the lighting
scandal the chief topic of investigation
by the grand jury during the day.
DpnMISE tn DEMnlhi AIT