The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

St. Louis, September 9.-When Judge Douglass adjourned court tonight, sev- eral members of the alleged poodle com bine of the house of delegates were still at large and police and deputy sheriffs are using their best efforts to find them Developments in the famous case began early in the day and throughout the day came with startling rapidity.
 The most important feature of the days developments were the finding of new indictments of eighteen members of the combine These were found by the grand jury before which J. K Murrel testified today as to the city lighting scandal of 1900 in which each member s25OO in payment for his services in secur- ing the passage of the bill.
 Bonds Fixed at $45,ooo.
 Bonds were fixed at $150OO for each in- dictment, making a total of $45,OOO neces- sary to be secured for the release of any one of the accused. Early in the day, former Delegates J. H. Schnettler. John Helmes, Otto Schumacher and Charles Gutke and Delegate J. J. Hanni- gan, who spent the. might at their re- spective homes in the custody of deputy sheriffs were locked up in jail, because of their failure to secure bonds. Charles Gutke was later released in bond of $30,- GOO on the first two indictments, but was soon re-arrested on the bribery indict- ment returned today and is stil in cus- tody, having failed to secure additional surety.
 Ex-Delegate Bersch was taken into custody some time during the forenoon, but was soon liberated, Ed Hutler, a wealthy local politician, signing his bond to the amount of $45,0Oo. Butler also went surety in like sum for Delegate Charles J. Denney and former delegate T. E. Albright. He also wanted to secure Gutke's release by filing an additional bond of $15,OO0, but judge Douglass re- fused to let him sign any more
 Still Looking for Kelly.
 The police and sheriff's deputies are still lookine nelegate ~harles J. Kel- ley, former delegates Emil Hartmann, Louis Decker, John A. Sheridan, Julius Lehman and Harry A. Faulkner. The last named was released on bond yester- day and the authorizes want him on the indictment foun- today. Faulkner has already been convicted on the charge of perjury in connection with the Suburban case and found guilty. He was out pend- ing an appeal when Attorney Folkes' latest bombshell burst. Ex-speaker. of the house of delegates William TambIyn, who has been in Cleveland since Attor- ney Folkes began his crusade, will re- turn to St. Louis, having been arrested there today Former Delegate Adolph Madera is somewhere in Colorado, where the authorities are searching for him at the request of St. Louis officials. Ex- SD aker John K. Murrel Delegate E. Ma rel and Former Delegate George F. Robertson have turned states evidence and are where Circuit Attorney Folkes can find them when wanted.
 According to his confession, MurreI was the go-between of the boodling members of the house of which he had been speaker, and the representatives or the corporations seeking franchises. Al though Murrel h s made a full and free confession of his connection with boodlihg schemes in the house of delegates since his connection with 1t, duplicating many of his colleagues, there are other deals in which he and they were concerned in which prosecution IS barred by the stat ute of limitation.
 Murrers testimony today, therefore, wtlle confined mainly to the methods by which the city lighting bill passed the municipal assembly, also dealt with other measures that had come berore the body during the existence of the combine As a result some sensational indictments are looked for before the end of the week against persons other than members of the combine
 Attorney Satisfied.
 City Attorney Folkes, when seen this evening, expressed satisfaction at the nrogress made in the effort to secure pure government in St. Louis. He compared the present exposure with that of the Tweed ring in the 70's, and said that he believed that never before had corruption been carried on as 1t has in the past few years. He believed the authorities were In a fair way to weed out the elemen, That looked on the public office as plac. Tor personal enrichment Mir. Folkes said
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