The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-09
C|)lE[[5}}!:5 70 D0ODL|NG
Former St. Louis Councilman
Tells Story OF Corruption.
MANY OTHERS ARE IMPLICATED
Bench Warrants Issued for .he Arrest
of Eighteen Members and Former
Members of House of Delegates,
Charging Bribery and Perjury.

st. Louis, Sept. "a sensation
was caused yesterday by the issuance
OF bench warrants for the arrest Of
eighteen members and former mem.
bers of the house of delegates on the
confession of Delegate j. K. Murrell,
who fed to Mexico last spring after
being indicted for bribery by the De-
cember grand jury in connection with
the alleged boodlilg operations of the
municipal assembly in relation to the
granting of street railroad franchises,
and who unexpectedly returned to the
city and surrendered. He is now in
the custody of Circuit Attorney Folk
and will, 1t is stated, be granted i'm.
munity from punishment for turning
states evidence.
Following are the names of the al
legged combine members for whom
bench warrants were issued, charging
bribery and perjury in connection
with Suburban Street railway and
other legislation: Ed e. Murrell,
John H. Sctnettler, Charles F. Kelly,
T. E. Albright, George F. Robertson,
Louis Decker. John Helms, Charles A.
Gutke. Adolph MADEIRA, H. A. Faulk.
ner. julius lehman, Edmund Bersch,
Otto Schumacher, John A. Sheridan,
Charles j. Denny, William Tamblyn,
J. j. Harnigan and Emile Hartman
Warrants were served on Messrs. E.
E. Murrell, Schnettler, Albright, Rob.
ertson, Helms, Gutke, Faulkner, Shu
macher and Hannigan. Albright and
Faulkner were released in bonds OF
100000 each. The others arrested
were allowed to go to their respective
homes in the custody of deputy sher
ifs, who will remain with the accused
until they shall have furnished surety
for their appearance in court wher
the cases are called for trial. Witt
the exception of William Tamblyn
| who was a member of the last house
of delegates and is now said to be II
Cleveland, all the indicted delegate.
are believed to be in the city. Dele
gate Kelly telephoned to the distric
attorney that he would surren
der today and give bond
The police are watching the bridge
and other possible avenues of escape
from the city and it will be difficult fol
any of the indicted men to remai1
! long out Of the hands of the law.
]. X. Murrell made the following
statement for publication: 81 have
surrendered Internationally to the
circuit attorney and have made q full
| and free confession. | held the key tt
the box in the Lincoln Trust com
pany containing the $4,000 bribs
money to go to the house of delegates
upon the passage of the Suburban
bill. The combine of delegates wa!
composed OF nineteen men. This com
bine held frequent meetings in tn,
room adjoining the house of delegates
chamber. There the most of tn,
schemes to get money for votes wer,
concocted. When the Suburban mat
ter came up before the combine wa
Stock, the representative of the Su
burban railway, as to the best prize
/ we could get for our votes upon tn,
/ passage of the bill. Shortly before tn,
Suburban bill, the combine sold thei
votes on the lighting bills for SAT,
500. This money was handled b.
Kelly, which was paid to the mem
bers of the combine at a meeting al
ranged for that purpose at julius Leh
mann's house Each member of tn,
combine received $2,5O0. l was pres
ent and saw that money paid to tn,
| various parties. These are only tW,
instances, but there are others, evi
dence of which is in the possession O
the circuit attorney"