The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-06
THE ST. LOUIS BOODLERs
GRAND JURY HANDED IN SIXTEEN
INDICTMENTS.
The First Count Reoites that ii. OF
ficaIs Entered Into a Corrupt Barasn
With q Lobbyist.

st. Louis, October G.-The June y,,,,
jury which has been in session cortID,
ously since 1T was called into belng. N,
made its final report and has been a,
charged. No written or verbal commnni-
ton accompanied the report.
The report was made In Judge Ryan4a
vision Of the court to Judge Douglass NM
the trial Of Snyder was in progrnsy M
Snyder jury retiring while Il was bshi
received.
OF the FIVE indictments handed ia ts.,
related to criminal cases other than hribsrT
The other indictment contains two c6urh
In which sixteen members o, the muultlvl
assembly combined, ara Jointly charga
With bribery. The men accustd are: ~
\. sheridan, Emil Hartman. Edmgsa
Bcrsch. Otto Schumacher. Charles Deanl
Adolph Mad a, John Schneider. chaaa
Gutke Louis Decker T. T. Ia bright jh
Helmeyer, John Kelms, JUL Lehnlr
Charles f. Kelly. j J. Hannigan, WilIim
Tamblyn and Harry Faulkner agsae
whom bench warrants have already hea
Issued and information filed.
The witnesses named on the back q tie
indictment are Delegates John H. MuIrR
f, +. Murell and George Il, Robertson.
The first count of the indictment rtcla
that on November 2s, 1898, the foregdnt
acting in their official capacity as nembsH
II the house of Delegates, entered into
terms of which they were TO use thelr r.
tiuence and votes TO secure tie passage
the measure known as the City Lgnili
bill, In consideration Of the sum Of MIH
paid by Ed Butler to Charles F. Kelly, y
be distributed among the aforesaid dsk
gates.
The second count Of the indictment IS u
exact counterpart Of the first except as y
lates to the identity Of the persons VII.
whom the alleged bargain was made NJ
Who is charged with having paid the w
900 to Kelly. The second count alleges ta.l
the bargain with the delegates was mae
aud the money paid over by Some petta
or persons to the grand jury unknown
The October grand Jury will be swc1
tomorrow In Judge Ryan's court II isla
probable that the body will take up "
investigation of the lighting bill fraud Y
days Of its session 10 routine natter
The appeal of Delegate Julius Lehman
from the sentence of two years imposl
on him. after conviction Of pejury % y
criminal court will he reached on tae
preme docket on Tuesday, October IA VI
mann was recently indicted on a cesN
OF bribery in connection with the liea'lE
deal and Is now q fugitive from justice
Is said that the supreme court, upon y.
ctal cognizance OF the fact that he
slider the appeal, and erase the case lIes ,
the docket. Unless Lehman appears Deis,
that date, the sentence of TIE court ".
be in force. and when he Is apprehelsss..
he VIII be sent to the penltentiary. Ahe
MS release the indictment now penui
against him may be revived.
The case against G.. r. Kelly, also W.
i've from Justice, charged with mlseoaa'S
IN office, viii be called In the couH
criminal correction Tuesday. IN
The trial of Henry Nicolaus, charged w
bribery In connection with the suplIp-
deal, in which II is alleged sl35,OV0 va y,
up to influence legislation, which HG
nave begun tomorrow In Judge Msa
court, will be postponed until 0ctoog
at the request Of Circuit Attorney Az ~,
who during this week Will give DIS VA
tion 10 preparations for the trial y M
Butler charged with attempted g.hs
IS set for October 80. one week from w
day Nlcolaps will probably be trle@