Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-27
AFTER SUSPICIOUS CHECKS
St. Louis Prosecutor SubpOenaS Broker
Who HsldI Them.
THEY AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF BRlBE
Two, Dated on Day Of Alleged Buy
ing Up OF Delegates, Are for
S47,5OO-Grand Jury About


ST. LOUIS, Sept. Acknowledgements in
the Doodle" Investigation we're rather
sensational today. subpoenas duces tecum
having been issued at the instance Of Cir
cult Attorney Folk. commanding Broker
James Campbell and William Reed. his
Cashier. to appear in court and bring two
checks aggregating 1900. dated Novem-
Der %, 1893, and payable to Ed Butler. a
prominent local politician, and explain the
purpose for which the checks were drawn.
1t was found on investigation by the
grand jury that both checks had been
cashed and returned to Broker Campbell.
The date Of these checks was the same
as the day on which the ten-year lighting
bill passed the house of delegates, for
which nineteen members are said to have
received $500 for their votes. Up to a
late hour deputy she-ihs we're unable to
serve the su%bpoenas. At Broker Camp
BELLS office 1t was stated that Reed had
not been there since yesterday and that his
employer was somewhere in the east.
Another session of the grand jury was
held today. several witnesses being ex-
amined. Tomorrow the last session before
the final meeting and report on Monday
will be held. An additional effort to Sc
cure the release on writs of habeas corpus
of the four former members OF the house
Of delegates, who are now in jail awaiting
trial on charges Of bribery and perjury,
failed. Judge valiant Of the supreme
court, before whom this petition was
taken, denied the application. declaring he
had no Jurisdiction.
The grand jury met this afternoon for
its final session., several witnesses being
present to testify.
It is said that the report of the body
will be sent to the court next Monday and
several Doodle indictments are expected as
a result of the findings.
The grand jury convened September 5 to
hear the disclosures Of Delegate ]. X.
Murrell that revealed the workings Of the
house Of delegates combine.
/ The investigations Of the jury, aired by
Murrell's disclosures, have resulted in the
indictment Of nineteen delegates and former
delegates and the arrest Of all but six OF
the number, who are ~fugutives from justice.
The grand jury's investigation has been
mainly along the line suggested by the
confession Of Murrell, looking toward the
discovery Of the identity OF the men who
are said to have furnished Delegate Kelly
with the SAT. 500 which he is alleged to have
distributed to the nineteen members Of the
combine. whose votes for the lighting bill
were bought.
AT the request of Circuit Attorney Folk.
Judge Douglas, in the criminal court this
afternoon, issued a subpoenae duce tecum,
commanding one of the employees Of James
Campbell. a well known broker, to bring
into court two checks for sums aggregating
SAT, 200. drawn by him in favor OF Ed But
Ter. Broker Campbell is out Of the city.
These checks, one for $27. 500, the other
for 500. 600, are dated November 2S, 1899
the day on which the lighting bill wac
passed, for which Delegate Charles F,
Kelly is said to have distributed $47 800 to
the house combine at Delegate Julius Leh'
mann's birthday party. Broker Campbell
employee will be asked to explain the pur'
pose for which the two checks were drawn
John X. Murrell stated on his return
from Mexico that at the birthday party
S47,5 500 had been distributed by Charles T
Kelly to the house combine, numbering
nineteen members, each receiving $4,000.
On this information Kelly and severa
other colleagues Of Murrell were indicted
All are now charged with bribery, both il
this case and in the suburban bill safe de
posit case.
The checks were traced by Mr.. Folk ATTIC
a thorough canvass Of St. Louis bans
This canvass was recently made by a GOA
mittee OF the grand jury to save the banks
the inconvenience OF taking all their book
before the grand jury. The checks wer,
found duly drawn, paid and returned Il
Campbell.
The lighting bill was passed in the cit,
council October q. 1899. and in the hous,
Of delegates on November % following
Shortly after the passage Of the bill by tn,
house came the Lehman birthday party