The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-28
ALLEGED ST. LOUIS BOODLER HAS
TENS HOME FROM EUROPE TO
BEDSIDE OF DYING SON.
TAKEN IN PHILADELPHIA
on ORDER FROM ST. LOUIS
Kelly Is Said to Be the Man Who Was
instrumental in Passing About Some
Of the Money Which Influenced the
Mound City House Of Delegates in the
Famous Lighting Scandal.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Nov. aS.-The Evening
World today prints the following: Charles
+. Kelly, formerly speaker of the house of
delegates Of ST. Louis, landed from the
White Star steamer Celtic when she
docked today. At the pier to meet him
was Congressman elect James ]. Butler Of
St. Louis
Buffers bookkeeper, w. ]. Sullivan, and
William Ratigan, St. Louis contractor
and neighbor of Kelys, were his ship
companions.
Kelly's face was white and wrinkled
when he left the ship. He started when
an Evening World reporter greeted him
by name. Congressman Butler tried to
shut the reporter off, but Kelly recognized
him as a St. Louis acquaintance and ex-
tended his hand.
For Gods sake let me alone for today"
he said Il have nothing to say. l have
just received word that my son is dying
and am going right back to St. Louis"
Congressman Butler denied that he
had come to the pier to meet Kelly, say
ing: II am here to meet our bookkceper,
Mr.. Sullivan. He went away some time
ago for his health. | am on my way to
Washington and ran up here to meet him."
The passenger list of the Celtic bears no
person with the name of Charles +. Kel-
ly.
On Several Counts.
st. Louis, Nov. 28-Charles r. Kelly,
the former speaker of the St. Louis house
of delegates left St. Louis several months
ago, soon after the grand jury had re-
turned indictments charging him on several
counts with bribery in connection with
municipal legislation for street railway and
other franchises. His bonds were fixed at
$4,000. Kelly, it is charged, is the man
who distributed the $47,5oo Doodle fund
among members of the house combine
three years ago for the passage of the city
lighting bill. Until today his whereabouts
were unknown to the authorities.
reward of 5000 offered by the state
for Kelly's arrest still stands.
Chief of Police Kelley has telegraphed
to New York, Philadelphia and intermcdi-
ate points asking the authorities to arrest
Kelly. 1t is believed by Kelly's friends
that he will try to evadc arrest and after
reaching St. Louis give bond. After today
it will be too late for him to give any testi-
mony before the grand jury, which ad-
journs this afternoon, on the city lighting
deal. Because of the statute Of limitations
this is the last day on which anyone con-
nected with the lighting bill can be in
dicted.
Taken in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov 2S-Charles Kelly.
formerly speaker OF the house of delegates,
was arrested in this city this afternoon.
He was taken from the western train
which left New York about II o'clock by
local deputy. The arrest was made OH a
fugitive warrant charging Kelly with per-
| jury and bribery.
Kelly told the detective that he had
been in Ireland and left Londonderry
with the intention of proceeding to St.
Louis and facing the charges against him
there. There is a reward of $1,000 for his
arrest Kelly will be arraigned tomorrow
morning and held for requsition papers.