The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-14

| both Of them. as furnishing some OF the
/ new testimony in the doodle inquiry.
| On the strength Of testimony given yes
terday subpoenas were issued for Sam F.
O'Fallon OF Holt County. a Republican
I House leader, who is said to have spurned
an offer of 800 for his help 10 pass the
: slot-machine bill; Arthur Chapman Of Kan
sas City. who was a Filipino captain in
the House: Wilbur Jones' n ST Louis mer-
cnant; Doctor James Suter q St. Louis;
Z. J. Carmody OF ST Louis. Fred Essen Of
| Clayton. the Reverend CraytOn s. Brooks
OF jefferson City. who made public the
| first l.O50 bill story. and some witnesses
! whose names are withheld. but who are
, supposed 10 know about the alleged deposit
! of $500 by Senator Collins.
JOnn 4 Lee ana his brother, Rocc-t =
Lee. were scheduled 10 he here for to-day.
hut a. they did not testify in jefferson
! CITY yesterday their coming here may BE-
| delayed
Senator James Orchard was subpOenaed
| for both St. Louis and jefferson City yes
| te-day. but Mr.. Folk consented 10 his go
ing to jefferson City first. A telephone
message from the capital last night said
! ne had not arrived. He. too. may have
gone to Kansas City with Phelps and Lee
! and other people who are interesting at
this season
| No reasonable doubt exists. however. that
, he will be on hand when the right time
comes.
In one respect. it is said Orchard was the
Camest man in the old combine He could
take more kicks and cuffs and stand more
| insinuations and abuse without seeming 20
mind it than any other Senator in the
whole combine.
| yE-YFri,,., II ss al On +fre rssr
! to-day. but Phelps is not in ST Louis.
TURF BILL INQUIRY.
The subpoena for 2. J. Carmody may
| mean interesting Developments hereafter.
| Captain CarmOdy was the head o. one race
| track combination and Celia, TILES and
Adler Of another.
They have been fighting here in ST. Louis
! for a long time. and tried TO transfer their
! fight to jefferson City. They went 10 the
[ State capital with wagon loads Of liquor. It
| is said. Both sides had it. During the first
| few days Of the session. when a race-track
| lobbyist SAID VIII you take little wtis-
| ky Il meart a bottle or. II the man vas
| a Senator. a case OF ten-year-old liquor
would be sent to his room. Whether there
4 vas money handled has never been deyel-
| oped officially.
In the testimony taken yesterday. outside
|
was much that will be Of value TO the
| prosecution. II there are TO be Indictments.
! and there doesn't seem To be any doubt
| now that there viii be indictments.
| The woman. Hattie Stewart. whose re-
/ sort was a favorite one for certain Sen
] ators. talked Of Senator'S as glibly as
| though she had known them all her life
| She named Senators who On warm Sun
day in summer 20 to church faithfully
| with their families in 4 familiar way that
| injects another disagreeable and. in some
Of its phases. perhaps a pitiab'e feature into
| the case.
She proved herself most important and
| valuable witness to the prosecution. The
F, Circuit Attorney probably viii send her to
jefferson City. What she can tell about
| furnishes cIews to other things. She will
be a competent witness. too. for admissions
Of the defendants. which. even though when
made they took the form Of boasts. are com
petent in some kinds OF criminal trials.
STATE TREASURER TALKS.
The Jew minutes r. p. Williams. State
Treasurer. was in the Crane Jury room
settled one question for the Grand Jury.
The Senators who went home flashing
sl.opo and 500 bills did not get them from
the State Treasury for services rendered
the State
| Another afternoon witness was 2 D.
BraGdOn. ST Louis advertising solicitor.
| Bragdon is the man who is said TO have
heard Daniel ]. Kelley complaining that
Missouri is the most expensive State in the
| Union in which 10 buy legislation Brag-
don is said 10 have repeated his story and
/ told how Kelley declared that prices are
| higher here than in any other pace where
| he ever worked.
John T Crisp was before the Grand Jury,
| too. As witness he was useless. it is said
/ but funny. He made little speech TO the
| Grand Jury. in which ne alleged. il is re-
ported. that the metropolitan dailies OF the
State are in a conspiracy to ruin him po-
| liticalIy