The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-13

lighting bill was passed. Mepham appeared
very promptly In the morning. walking
briskly to the Grand Jury anteroona Hs
smiled as he answered the queries OF news
| paper men.
MEPHAM APPEARED
A WILLING WITNESS.
'T am here" said he. "to tell what
know. though I thought had pretty much
unburdened myself to the Grand Jury pre-
viously. haven't the slightest idea what
they want Of me"
Britt and Downs professed Ike Ignorance
as TO the lighting bill. Britt was called in
during the morning session. Downs Yves
kept waiting the entire day until late In the
afternoon. when he was called before the
inquisitors and put on the stand for about
! ten minutes. The three were dismissed and
not summoned TO reappear. Mepham left
| the -Four Courts with the same brisk stride
| In which he had entered.
William NJ. Tamblyn, late OF Cleveland.
O.. one OF the indicted men compelled to
accept as quarters the best the city jail
affords was called in Folks office yes.er-
day at noon and there remained closesed
with the Circuit Attorney for fun half
hour. The meeting was the sequel of that
which took place between the two Thurs
day at Tamblyn's request. The second
meeting caused the report that Mr.. Folk
had decided to accept Tamblyn's supposed
offer to turn States evidence.
Mr.. Folk when asked as to this replied
that he would not have had Tamblyn be-
fore him IL he had not thought that he had
Information other than that already in the
hands of the Grand Jury. When asked pos
ttivelv whether Tamblyn would become a
~Olk AaNffnad
swer Tamblyn returned to his ''en ap-
r.ren,lr in a much better humor than when
he left IL.
UNRAvELIxG TANGLED POINTS
IN LIGHTING BILL CASE.
At the adjournment of the Grand Jury.
.bou, e o'clock. Mr.. Folk said that the
inquiry had made material progress toward
unra .>ling several points connected with
the lighting bill. He said that ihe Inves-
t,eation of the lighting bill would be con-
.,nued to-day. the jury being summoned
To meet at IL o'clock this morning. In aa-
st,ion to that for Gurcleman several sub
noenas have been issued for other wit
nesses.
About II o'clock yesterday morning MI
Folk disappeared from the Four courts
and II wa. thought that he had mys.e-
rious errand downtown. He went 10 the
CITY Hall and had a twenty minutes con-
ference with Mayor Wells in the latters
private office This was his hrst omciai
meeting with the chief executive OF 'he
city since Murrelrs return from Mexico AT
the conclusion Of the conference neither MT.
Folk nor the Mayor would state what were
the objects of the meeting
JUDGE KRUM BELIEVES
WILL BE RELEASED.
Judge Chester II. Krum. attorney for the
former Delegates still held In jail on the
charges of bribery, said last night on re-
turning from Jefferson City that he be- |
lieved he would secure the relase Of the |
prisoners by habeas corpus proceedings In |
stituted by him before Judge CAN'T at JEFF /
ferson City.
With Morton Jourdan. Judge Krum claims /
that the warrants upon which former Dele
gates Helm. Schumacher. Schnettler. Tam
blyn and Gutke were arrested are void. /
They hold forth the hope Of speedy release
Of the incarcerated men. though Tamblyn /
was making individual efforts last night to
secure his freedom on bond. He was talk
ing by long-distsnce telephone with friends
In Detroit. and he expects to find Q bonds
man in that city by this afternoon.
Judge krum stated that the matter of /
excessive bond does not figure for the pres
Int. but would later. He said that the |
warrants for all the recently arrested men
n the Doodle scandal were without author
ty, and that on this ground alone was his |
petition for their release based.
He presented his petition in the afternoon,
nd after consulting with Associate Justices,
Judge CAN'T directed that Sheriff Dickmann
md Jailer Huebler appear In Jefferson City
Monday and show cause why the men they
Ire holding in custody should not be freed |
Papers in the case were given to Marshall
See to serve.
As on Thursday, John K. Murrel spent
he day in the Assistant Prosecuting At
orney's ofice on the third floor of the
Four Courts. He was incommunicado, but
vas frequently seen at the door of the Of
Ice was opened and closed. He seemed to
'e acting as kind Of doorkeeper for exer-
Use L