The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-10


Judge Douglas adjourned court tonight
seven of the nineteen members of the
alleged Doodle combine of the house of
delegates were still at large, and the
police and deputy sheriffs are using
their best efforts to find them. Devel-
opments in the famous case began ear
ly and throughout the day came with
startling rapidity. The most important
feature of the days developments was
the finding of new indictments against
eighteen members of the combine In
addition to the charges of bribery and
perjury, in connection with the subur-
ban street railway deal, the members
of the alleged combine now rest under
additional indictments charging brib-
cry. These were found by the grand
Jury before which ]. K. Murrell testi-
fed today as to the city lighting scan
dal of 1900, in which each member OF
the combine is said to have received
$2,500 in payment for his services in Sc
curing the passage of the bill.
Sensations Are Looked For.
According to his own confession
Murrell was the go-between of the
boodling members of the house, OF
which he had been speaker, and the
representatives of the corporations
seeking franchises. Although MurreH
has made full and free confession of
his connection with the boodling
schemes in the house of delegates since
his connection with it, duplicating
many of his colleagues, there are other
deals in which they and he were con-
cerned in which prosecution is barred
by the statute of limitation.
Murrells testimony today, therefore,
while confined mainly to the methods
by which the city lighting bill passed
the municipal assembly, also dealt with
other measures that had come before
the body during the existence of the
combine. AS result, some sensational
indictments are looked for before the
end of the week against persons other
than members of the combine. The
Legislative agents" of corporations
seeking these franchises, among whom
may be mentioned a we'll known broker
and an equally well known politician,
whose names have been mentioned fire.
Quently in connection with the pro-
ceedings of previous grand juries, are
said to be implicated in Murrell'S con-
feSsion.
Five Go to Jail.
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 for every
indictment, making a total Of $45,000
necessary to be secured for the release
day, former Delegate ]. H. Schnettler,
John, Helms, Otto Schumacher and
Charles Gutke and Delegate j. J. Han
nigan, who spent the night at their re-
spective homes in the custody of dep
uty sheriffs, were locked up in Jail be-
cause of their failure to secure bonds.
Charles Gutke was later released on
bonds of 100000 on the first two in
dictments, but was soon rearrested on
the bribery indictment returned today,
and is still in custody, having failed to
secure additional surety.
Ex-Delegate Bersch was taken into
custody sometime during the forenoon,
but was soon liberated, Ed Butler,
wealthy local politician, signing his
bond to the amount of $45,000 Butler
also went surety in like sum for Del
egate Charles J. Denny and former
Delegate T.. e. Albright. He also want
ed to secure Gutke's release by filing an
additional bond of $4,000, but Judge
Douglass refused to let him sign any
more. The police and sheriff's depu-
ties are still looking for Delegate
Charles ]. Kelly, former Delegates Emil
Hartmann, Louis Decker, John A.
Sheridan, julius Lehman and Harry A.
Faulkner. The last named was re-
leased on bond yesterday and the au-
thorities want him on the indictment
found today.
An Arrest at Cleveland.
Faulkner has already been convicted
on the charge Of perjury in connection
with the suburban case and found gull
ty. He was out pending an appeal
when Folks bombshell burst. Ex-
Speaker of the House of Delegates Will
liam M. Lamblin, who has been in
Cleveland since Circuit Attorney Folk
began his crusade, will return to ST.
Louis, having been arrested there to-
day. Former Delegate Adolph MADEIRA
is somewhere in Colorado, where the
authorities are searching for him at
the request of st. Louis officials.
Ex- Speaker ]. K. Murrell, Delegate
Ed E. Murrell and former Delegate j.
+. Robertson have turned states evil
dence and are where Circuit Attorney
Folk can find them when wanted.
Like the Tweed Ring.
Circuit Attorney Folk when seen
this evening, expressed satisfaction at
the progress being made in the fight
for pure government IN st. Louis. He
compared the present expose to that OF
the Tweed ring in the '70s, and said he
believed that never before, with that
exception, had corruption in public Of
fee held such sway as 1t had here dur
ing the past few years. He believed
the authorities were in q fair way to
weed out the element that looked on
the public Office as place for personal
enrichment. Mr.. Folk said that for
many years past the municipal assem-
blles in st. Louis had been dominated