The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-28
-SNYDER'S TRIAL
BEGINS MONDAY
Attorney Folk Thinks He Can
Convict Alleged Bribsr.
DRAeNET OUT FOR OTHERS
GRAND JURY HAS NOT COM
PLETED ITS WORK.

q T. LOUIS. Sent. 2.-Tho June grand
jury. which has been investigating
Doodle scandals in the municipal
assembly held another session today
and adjourned 10 Friday, when, II
is expected. the final report and
long list OF indictments viii be
handed down. Among the witnesses
summoned TODAY were the following:
John Scully. millionaire politician and
former street car magnate. John +.
Newell. clerk in Broker Campbells Of
lice. Paulus Cast. Charles Carroll anu
Frederick 6. lthOft. former members or
the city council and D. J. sweaney. a
Broker Campbell and his cashier. Viii
liam r. Reed. for whom Judge Douglass
yesterday issued subpOenas duces tecum,
commanding them 10 produce two checks
aggregating $3.50 before the grand jury,
could not be found Tor service, ana SlerA
Newell was summoned Instead. II IS
not known what he told the grand jury
The checks in question were drawn on
the Merchants Laclede bank IN FAVOR o.
Ed Butler. a prominent local politician,
Nov. .. iS95. the dav on which the house
Of delegates reconsidered and passed the
lightning bill.
Folk Feels Confident.
Circuit Attorney Folk is trying TO trace
the Sil,5JO said TO have been diyided be
tween the nineteen members of the house
OF delegates combine soon after the pass
axe OF the lightning bill. he feels cOnti-
dent that this can be done. This Is the
Information that Delegate Kelly, the Iu-
gitiVe. has locked up IN his breast. Re-
wards aggregatinE Siso0O have been Of
Tered for kelly's apprehension, but II Is
believed that Attorney Folk can gel
along without his evidences. having Sc
aIEAN.naTg
Circuit Attorney Folk had fully ex-
pected 10 have the present grand jury
Wind up its business and report on Mon
day. but he finds this cannot be done,
as the Snyder bribery trial and other
matters will keen HIM busy until the
latter part of next week.
Mr.. Folk Is ready to 20 ahead with the
trial OF X. NJ. snyder, the promoter OF
Kansas CITY and New York. The cir
cult attorney says he expects 10 prove
that Snyder paid former City Council
man Uthoff 5000 TO secure the passage
Of the Central Traction bill which be-
came an ordinance despite the veto OF
Mayor Zelgenheim
A Jury Summoned.
Deputy sheriffs were busy all day sum-
mOnlng a special venire of sixty citizens,
from whom the Jury will DE selected IN
Judge Ryans court Monday. Uthoff Is
the states star witness. having returned
from Colorado 20 testify for Mr.. Folk
A strong array of legal talent has been
engaged by Snyder TO defend his case.
Major William Warner of Kansas City
and Morton J0urd0n and Boyle, Priest q
Lehman of this city are among the at
tOrnevs retained bY the defendant. Sny-
der's defense. IL Is stated. Will be the plea
that the statute of limitations bar prose-
cutiOn BY the state. He expects to prove
that he has been a continuous resident
OF Kansas CITY since the commission or
the allesad crime. on the other hand,
Circuit ATTORNEY Folk saws several wit
nesses will be on hand TO prove Snyder
told them he lived in New York City.
Notice was served on the circuit at
torney late this afternoon that former
DELEGATES Helms. Schentler. Schumacher
and Tamblvn. who are In prison await
ing trial on charges of bribery and per-
Jury. will make the fourth attempt Mon
dav before Judge Ryan In the circuit
court to secure their release on a writ
of habeas corpus. The three other at
tempts made 10 judges of the supreme
court failed.