The Dickinson press., 1902-09-13
KEEP UNDER COVER
POLICE UNABLE TO ROUND UP
SOME OF THE INDICTED ST.
LOUIS ALDERMEN.

emnIy Swore to Vote and Act as In.
structed and Under No Considera.
tion to Acknowledge the Existence
Of the Gang or Reveal Its Doings
Under Penalty of Death.
st. Louis, Sept. 1O.-The search for
the nine indicted members of the al
legged house of delegates Doodle COM
bine, who have thus far eluded the po-
lice and deputy sheriffs, has became
the principal business of both classes
without the capture OF any of the men
sought.
The homes and accustomed haunts
of Edmund Bersch, Julius Lehman,
Charles F. Kelly, Louis Decker, kid"
Sheridan, Charles ]. Denny and Emile
Hartman were watched by policemen
all night and these watchers were re-
lieved in the morning by other police
men and deputy sheriffs.; William M.
Tamblyn is in Cleveland and Adolph
Madeira in Colorado.
Chief Kiely has offered to place the
entire police force, if needed, at the
disposal OF the circuit attorney, in ad-
dition to the deputy sheriffs. The
places of egress from the city have
been guarded and bridges, stations,
ferry and street car 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
eimply 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 a 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 and give bond.
The present status of the members of
the alleged combine is as follows:
In Circuit Attorney Folks custody
John K. Murrell, Ed E. Murrell, George
F. Robertson.
In custody of police and sheriff
John H. Schnettler, J. J. Hannigan,
John Helms, Otto Schumacher and
Charles Gutke.
Released on bond-Harry A. Faulk-
ner, T. E. Albright
Not approximation Hartmann,
Charles F. Kelly, Charles ]. Denny,
Louis Decker, Edmund Bersch, John A.
Sheridan and julius Lehman.
Out of the city-William M. Tam
blyn and Adolph Madeira
1t 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 ]. K: Murrell. A copy
of the oath has been given to Circuit
Attorney Folk and the grand jury.
1t is as follows:
Members Took Solemn Oath.
Il do solemnly swear before AL.
mighty God that in associating myself
and in becoming member of this
combine l will vote and act with the
combine whenever and wherever l may
be so ordered to do so.
And l further solemnly swear that
will not, at any place or time, reveal
the fact that there is a combine, and
that l will not communicate to any
person or persons anything that may
take place at any meeting OF the COM
bine.
"And l do solemnly agree that, in
case I should reveal the fact that any
person in this combine has received
money, 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 do solemnly swear, so
help me Cod"
John K. Murrell's statement that the
house combine of 1899-19OO, of which
he was a member, accepted bribes of
S2,500 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.