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

The Importance OF the bribery cases made n
imperative that the Grand Jury be prepared
at any time to take up the investigation
again. Had the grand Jurors been dis
charged. as is ordinarily the custom. a
special body would have been necessary. or
delay until the October Grand Jury con-
vened would have resulted
Consequently, when Murrell was led into
the Four Courts last Friday disguised as a
prisoner who had been In a fight. with
bandaged head and face. the Circuit Atto--
ney was prepared to renew the inyestfga-
ton before the June Grand Jury without
delay.
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED
, OF THE GRAND JURY.
The twelve members had been told when
they left the Four Courts in May to be
prepared to answer a summons for their
temperance at any time. Upon the re-
turn OF Murren the Circuit Attorney caused
each Of the Grand Jurors to be called to
the Four Courts yesterday morning.
About $40 o'clock Foreman James Ban
herman and several members OF the Grand
Jury arrived at the Four Courts They
went ut once 10 the Grand Juryroom and
this was the first intimation that persons
around the Four Courts had that the
The Circuit Attorney was prepared. after
his talk with Murrell. to proceed at once
with the work at hand. He knew against
whom AIurrell would testify before the
Grand Jury and had either notified by letter
or sent Deputy Sheriffs after the eighteen
members OF the combine in the former
House OF Delegates.
It soon became noised about the Four
Courts that the Grand jury had been re-
convened to take up the bribery cases again.
Persons on the outside more or less interest,"
ed in the cases became aware Of II and
shortly before noon the Four Courts build
ing was fairly crowded.
MURRELL MAKES CLEAN
BREAST OF CROOkEDNESS.
As soon as all the members OF the Grand
Jury were in the room set apart for them.
Murrell was taken before them He told
all about the various deals in which he
was interested as a member Of the combine.
The Circuit Attorney Immediately asked
that the Grand Jury request Judge Douglas
to issue bench warrants against Hartman.
Hannigan. Tamblyn. Denny, Sheridan.
Schumacher. Bersch. Lehman, Faulkner.
MADEIRA, Gutke. Helms. Decker. Robertson.
Albright, Kelly. Schnettler and Edward E
AurrelL.
zRnIeel deputy tntElllS Dcca
structed by sheriff Joseph Dickman to hold
themselves at the -Four Courts In readiness
for orders from the Circuit Attorney. As
soon as the bench warrants were issued
against the persons named. one was given
to each Of the eighteen deputies to serve.
Chief Of Police Kiely was notified and a
list of the persons wanted was given TO
him. He was instructed to have his men
arrest any Of the men for whom bench war
rants had been issued wherever they were
found. Chief OF Detectives Desmond de-
tailed several OF his men to search for
those wanted. Orders went out to all the
police districts to watch railroad stations.
steamboat landings. the bridge and other
city exits to see that none escaped
FIRST BENCH WARRANT
FOR JOHN HELMS.
John Helms was the first man against
whom a bench warrant had been issued to
be brought in Deputy Sheriff Fiaherty
found him in a blacksmith shop at -Four
teenth street and St. Louis avenue. Helms
seemed to expect arrest and wanted TO get
a bondsman. Flaherty insisted that he go
to the Four Courts at once and arrange
for the bondsman later. Helms reluctantly
obeyed-
T. E Albright was next brought In De-
tectives Flynn and CARNEY found him at
No 1ol3 Pine street Then came Harry A
Faulkner, Charles A. Gutke, John H.
Schnettler. George F Robertson. Otto Schu-
macher. J. ]. Hannigan and Edward z
Murrell
Deputy Sheriff Hardnack brought In
schnettler. Gutke was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Bryan. Faulkner was found by Dep
uty Sheriff Jolly. Policeman Pagan brought
IA Schumacher. Detective Cordell arrested
Hannigan. and Robertson and Murrell came
to the Four Courts OF their own vottion-
About O'Clock In the afternoon Detective
Lee KiIlian teIephonsd to Chief Desmond
that he had seen Hannigan In company OF
a Deputy Sheriff. Hannigan, however. did
not appear at IL Four Courts for an hour
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