The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-09
EVERY WAY OF ESCAPE
NOW SAFELY GUARDED
Nine Indicted Members OF House Of
Delegates in the ST. Louis Franchise
Frauds, Who Have Thus Far Eludcd
the Police, Are Now Being Vigorous
ly Searched For--Thcir Homes and
Accustomed Haunts Being Watched.
InY ASSOCIATED rRlss.1

st. Louis. Sept. o.-The search for tho
nine indicted members Of the alleged house
OF delegates Doodle combine, who have
thus far eludcd the police and deputy
shcriiis, became the principal business of
both classes OF officers today. Their homca
and accustomed haunts were watched by
policemen all night and those watchers
were relieved this morning by others Tho
other two are known to be out of tho
state Chief kicly has offered to place
the entire police force, il needed at tho
disposal OF the circuit attorney in aid OF
the deputy sheriiis. All places Of egress
from the city have been guarded.
Although two deputy sheriiis have been
searching for him continually, Delegate
Charles i. Kelly of the twentieth ward for
mer speaker OF the house, seems to havo
disappeared That he is still in st. Louis,
however, and within a short distance OF
friends is believed. He tclcphoncd To the
four courts late Monday afternoon and
stated to the sheriff that it would not 10
necessary TO hunt for him. that he i'll
tended 10 appear aud give bond today.
II developed today that an oath was
administered Ia each Of the 10 members
OF the combine whose identity was dis
closed by the confession of J. K. Murrell
yesterday. copy of the oath has been
given to Circuit Attorney Fouk and tho
grand jury. II is as follows:
Oath of Members.
Il do solemnly swear before Almighty
God that III assocating myself and in be-
coming member OF this combine, will
vote and act with the combine whenever
and wherever / may be so ordered to do.
And ] further solcnnly swear that I
will not, Mt any place or time. reveal tho
fact that there is a combine and that
l VIII not communicate 10 any person,
or persons, anything that may take place
at any meeting Of the combine.
"hnd | do solcmnly agree that in case
| should reveal the fact that any person
IN this combine has rec, iv.d d money, I
hereby permit and authorize other mem
bcfs 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.
"hnd all Of this | do solemnly swear,
so help me God"
John x. Murrcll's statement that tho
house combine Of r8oo-rooo Of which he
was member, accepted bribes Of $2.soo
'h'" ioi theIT VoteS on tHe llRntinP Dill
of 1000, made the lighting scandal tho
chief topic Of investigation by the grand
jury today.
Shortly after noon, Edmund Bersch wa,
taken into custody. He was lodged in
Jail in default of SIS, 900 bail, as were also
John ii. Schnettler, ]. j. Hanngan, John
Helms, Otto Schumacher and Charles
Gutkc, who spent last night and this
morning at their homes in the custody of
the deputy shcrilfs.
Former Delegate w. M. Tamblyn is un-
der arrest in Cleveland. Chief Of Police
Kicly was called to the long distance tele-
phone by Tamblyn today The latter in
formed the police that he had been ar
rested and desired to return to St. Louis
at once. He requested that an officer be
sent after him with as little delay as pos.
siblc.