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

| gan WAS In the boardroom and sent Ds-
| tectiye Cordell 20 arrest him. Hannigan
l was taken to the courtroom on the second
floor. where the others were waiting for
bondsmen. Hannlgan at once declared that
he did not expect to be able to give the
bond required by the court
BUTLER IN DEMAND
AS A BONDSMAN.
About o'clock Edward z. Murreu. ac-
| companied by Colonel Ed Butler. arrived at
the Four Courts. They entered on the
Eleventh street side and Murren went Gi-
rectly TO the Grand Jury room. Colonel
| Butler went into the courtroom. He soon
| was surrounded by men who wanted him
| to go on their bonds.
Il came down here TO go on Ed Murrelrs
bond" said the Colonel Il am willing TO
stand by my friends and several OF these
boys will get all the help can give them"
7. E Albright was one OF these friends.
Albright had already offered William II.
| o'Brien OF No. zoe Dayton street and Jas.
+. Brady OF No. 4S33 Mcmillan avenue as
/ sureties. He had been charged with bribery
| and perjury. and Judge Douglas had de-
4 cided that the bonds should be $4,000 on
1 each OF these charges IN all the cases To-
| gether o'Brien and Brady had been able to
schedule only $3.50 and the court had re-
| fused TO release Albright with them as
surety.
| After a few minutes conversation with Al
bright Colonel Butler went to the clerks
office and his schedule was made out 1t
called fo- real estate valued at sZssooo The
| Standard Theater property. real estate at
| Eleventh and Walnut streets and his for
| mer home on Pine near Twenty-third
| street was included. To the question "a 70
/ o er,ar - AN-
| that he did not know how much he owned.
| COURT ACCEPTS BOND
FOR r. T.. ALBRIGHT.
Judge Douglas was notified that Albright
| was ready to give bond. He asked Colonel
Butler II he had signed the schedule. The
Colonel replied that he had Butler was
accepted as a bondsman by the court, and.
with O'Brien and Brady signed the bond.
Albright ief; the courtroom at once. Up
20 the time OF Colonel Buffers arrival AL
bright had been busy with the telephone
trying TO get some other person to sign
the bond with O'Brien and Brady and had
| about given up in despair when "the old
boss" came in. He had spent two hours
of suspense. but went away smiling.
Harry Faulkner had no trouble In giving
bond He was met at the Four Courts by
William II. Swift and August C. Heman.
Swift, with A. c. Stuever. already Is on
Fauikner's bond for $1,000 IN his appeal
to the Supreme Court from the finding of
the court In his trial for bribery.
FAULKNER Is HELD
UPON TWO CHARGES.
Judge Douglas had announced that he
would convene court at 8 o'clock for the
/ convenience OF those who were prepared
| to give bond. Faulkner sat in the court
room talking to his brother. William Faux
ner. secretary to Chief OF Police Kiely. and
| friends As soon as Judge Douglas took his
| seat Faulkner stepped up to the bar and
| declared that he was prepared to give
| bond.
He signed one bond for $1,000 on the
| charge OF bribery. With his bondsman
Faulkner was about to leave the court
| room when the Circuit Attorney called at
| tention to the fact that there was another
| charge against Faulkner.
Having been tried on the charge OF per-
| jury and found guilty. Faulkner was under
| the impression that bribery was the only
| charge against him. It Is said that the sec
ond charge OF perjury grows out of the
| testimony he gave at the trial Of his case
| Returning to the Clerks desk Faulkner
| and his sureties signed another bond. They
| then left the courtroom
Schnettier offered as surety Joseph Me
| meyer of sos Lami street. Niemeyer was
| only able to schedule property worth $4,000.
| Judge Douglas would not accept him alone
| and when Colonel Butler arrived Niemeyer
| tried to get him to sign Schnettlers bond.
IT have some friends here to whose cases
| I viii give my attention first" said But
Ter land then IN see about the others"
GUTKE LEAVES BEDSIDE
OF A SICK CHILD.
In the case Of Grtke a pathetic incident
developed. Attorney John Gernez. acting
| for Gutke. informed the court that his cli-
ent had left the bedside OF q dying child.
Gutke's son, he declared. was near deaths
door. and Gernez requested that the court
accept a bond signed by George Eyermann
Of No. 2Soi Iowa avenue. who had scheduled
property valued at $4,000
"Mr. Gutke wishes to return to the bed
side of his child" said Gernez, "and under
the circumstances We think the bond should
be accepted Mr.. Gutke is a contractor in
the city and owns property In his own
right"
II understood that Colonel Butler would
sign these bonds,' said the court "win he
not sign this one7'
Butler was consulted He said he desired
to sign the bonds of E. E Murrell. Bersch.
Lehman and Denny, but IL the court
would accept him on Gutke's bond IN ad
dition to these and that Of Albright. he
would sign It In order to allow Gutke to
60 home to his sick child
COURT LIMITS BUTLER
IN SIGNING BONDS.
Judge Douglas decided that this would
put Butler on bonds amounting to Slee.ooo.
II consider this too large q sum for one
man to become surety for In one court"
said Judge Douglas.
Il should think that would depend upon
the man and his financial standing" inter-
posed Gernez
Il hardly think I would want to assent
any man In st Louis for such a SUM-"
answered Judge Douglas However, II the
sherir sees ht he may send a deputy to
Gutke's home with him tonight and the
bond can be given in the morning"
Sheriff Dickmann was called tp and was
conferring witn Attorney Gernez when
Gutke interrupted them and said he did
Lot want to go home with a deputy and
would prefer to go to jail. Later he re-
considered the matter and Deputy Sheriff
Bryan went with him.
At 7:l5 o'clock Judge Douglas adjourned
court for the reason that bondsmen for
Helms. Schnettler and Schumacher had not
appeared.
charty Dirknann neruaitted Helms to 20