The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-27


| The trial of Jere ]. Hannigan, former
member Of the House of Delegates. who
was indicted for bribery in connection with
the Suburban deal, proceeded slowly yes
| terday. The case will probably 60 to the
| jury this evening.
| Thomas Mulvihill. Hannigan's chief coun-
| sel subjected John K. Murrell. the States
| star witness. to a severe cross-examination
in the afternoon. and when court adjourned,
| at o'clock. he announced that he had not
| completed the examination of the witness.
Judge Ryan overruled the defense's mo-
| tion for a change Of venue. declaring that
it was untimely. He also ruled against the
| State in a motion to discharge the panel Of
| twenty four veniremen. from which to select
| the jury. on the ground that they were pre-
| JUDGED because they had heard the argu-
| ment Of Circuit Attorney Folk in the Hart
man case.
| The trial then proceeded. Several wit
| nesses. among them, Deputy Circuit Clerk
! Holly, City Register FitzGibbon. Former
| Clerk of the Council Graves. and former
House Clerk Judy testified as to the cleo
| tion taking the oath of Office and the action
on the Suburban bill In the Council and
House Of Delegates. -.---,.
| JONI MuTTeI tueU tOOh tHe WltHeS5
stand. The $4,000 which he and Phil Stock
placed In the Lincoln Trust Company safety
deposit box was introduced in evidence and
| he identified II.
| The money had been brought to the Four
| Courts in the Central District patrol wagon,
guarded by Detective Mcdonald. Special
Officer Tom Kiely. Patrolman Mulderick.
and Potee and Travis Of the Lincoln Trust
Company.
FAMOUS $4,000
AGAIN DISPLAYED.
The arrival of the patrol wagon at the
trust company building created considera-
| BILE excitement in the vicinity. and quite a
crowd gathered. believing a bank robber
had been arrested. The money was taken
| back to the Lincoln Trust Company after
the adjournment of court. and will be con-
veyed to. the Four Courts again this morn
ing for Phil Stock to identify and count on
the witness stand. 1t will be closely
| guarded.
| Yes. that is the same money Stock and I
put into the box" said Murrell in answer to
| q question from the Circuit Attorney. He
then detailed the facts of the deal he made
with Stock. who was acting as the Suburban
| Railway Companys legislative agent, to OBJ
tdlH tue HHleleeH NOltS OL tue SOluDiiiC
members. among them Hannigan. to pass
the bill for $4,000.
He told of the various combine meetings
| and declared that Hannigan was present at
| most of them and agreed to the deal he had
| made with Stock. He said that while some
of the combine members were willing to ac-
cept less and others wanted more. Hanni-
gan was one of those who favored $4,000 as
| the amount the combine should get for
| passing the bill.
Murrell. on cross-examination, refuted the
| statement that any person had induced him
to return from Mexico to st. Louis and
throw himself on the mercy Of the court.
| He declared that he had returned of his
own volition. and that no promises had
| been made to him which might have in
duced him to return.
| He stated that his son met him with a
| buggy at the Vandeventer avenue station
| on the night OF his return and that he
| alone drove to Circuit Attorney Folks
| house. where he made a statement which
was taken by Stenographer H. A. Buck.
Asked If any promises were made to him
fof immunity, he declared that there were
none: that he made the statement on his
own account.
He was closely questioned about the DIFF
| ferent members who attended the combine
meetings, and was sure that Hannigan was
| present at most Of them.
| DELEGATES FREQUENTLY
| DID UP EACH OTHER.
you met there to put prices on legtsla-
| ton and rob the public did you not, Mr..
| Murrell?" asked Mr.. Mulvihill.
Sometimes they met to do up each 9TH
err" answered the witness.
| How was that?"
They played poker"
| Ibid you ever play?'
"Once."
You know that the duty Of the House Of
Delegates is to pass ordinances and look
after the welfare Of the city, do you not?''
| Yes"
You know that gaming is against the
law?"
Yes"
! In reply to several insinuations about the
combine plundering the city. Murrell. with
| some show Of spirit, remarked:
Il am not here, Mr.. MulvihiIl, to apollo
gize for my actions"
Asked how many bribes he had accepted
while member Of the House of Delegates,
Murrell said he sold his vote three times
He eaid he received $500 for his vote on
the lighting bill. He got $3.50 for his vote
| on the Burlington switch bill and $3.50 for