The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-18
PAGE AGAIN
REFUSED TO ANSWER.

4ucuSc III JcHtISOu lily
Did you receive It in Cole County from
any other person than Representative or
SENATOR
COURT HELD THAT
HE MUST ANSWER.
The court rules" said Judge Hazell
that you must answer these questions Go
back TO your room, gentlemen of the jury
The jurymen filed out Page followed.
He was gone four minutes. when he re-
turned to the courtroom. He had again re-
fused to answer the questions. and had re-
turned to answer why he should not BE
held in contempt for disobeying the courts
order.
The Grand Jury followed soon after and
handed Judge HazeT the same document it
had given him before. II was the oficial
statement that Page had again refused to
obey the Grand Jury.
The jury again retired to its room. while
the lawyers argued the question as to
whether or not Page and Hickox should
be held In contempt.
Hickcx was Included because his ofrense
is similar
ARGUMENTS FOR
PAGE AND HICKoX.
". S, Pope of JEFFERSON City Walter
HensIey of Pennington. and r. NJ Embry
of California represented Page and Hickox
in presenting arguments TO Judge HAZEL
why the two refractory witnesses should
not be committed for contempt.
Attorney Pope quoted extensively from
Chief Justice Marshalrs opinion. rendered
In the famous Aaron Burr case, and also
from the I0sth Missouri
Attorney Hensley spent most of his time
discussing the Carter case from Shannon
County. reported in the 1ssth Missouri.
where witness. W. L Shelton. who had
been In seyen-up game refused TO testify.
and where the Supreme Court, on a writ
Of habeaH corpus. released the prisoner
Attorney Bmbry's chief contention was
that there would be no necessity for the
present statute II the witnesses were not
allowed TO be the sole judge of incriminet-
ing evidence.
Attorney General Crow and Assistant Sam
B. Jeffreys both held that the authorities
gave the court the right to Judge evidence
refused by witnesses. else criminal pro-
ceedings might be stopped by wItnessaz'
stubbornness
Until there is testimony tending to show
that answers might put the witness in a
bad light. the Attorney General held there
should be no exemptions
MI JeHeTeys lOuOWeQ MI Crow. ana
talked about the Carter case. Pope and
Hensley both argued in reply that indict-
ments for perjury might be returned when
1t could be proved that the evidence would
not incriminate
Judge HAZEL asked the attorneys for Page
and Hickox many questions during their ar
guments. most Of which tended to show
that he believed the questions should be an
swered.
Page has already confessed that he Sc
cured the money in Cole County.
At 7:s0 Judge HAZEL announced that he
will give his decision at 10 a, m. tomorrow.
Only three new witnesses were before the
Grand Jury to-day. F. H Webb. president
Of Steelville bank, told Of checks and de-
posts made by Senator Frank Farris
STONES CONNECTION
WITH HEALTH SOCIETY.
United States Senator william ]. Stone
spent an hour and half with the Grand
Jury. He was asked particularly about his
connection with the Public, Health Society,
which he represented two years ago. and it
is said he acknowledged that IL was not
very large organization.
He is said to have told the jury that he
was hired by Daniel ]. Kelley of New York
to work as an attorney and that he and F.
N. Judson were paid 900 for their services
in writing the pamphlet which the Royal
Baking Powder Company has been using as
an advertisement.
There has been much said about the distri-
button Of Doodle at the Lsclede Hotel dur
ing March. 1901. when 1t Is said very
large amount Of money passed from the
hands of D. J. Kelley.
LACLEDE HOTEL CLERK
BEFORE THE JURY.
One Of the witnesses this afternoon was
Frank Weuntz. a clerk OF the Laclede Hotel
in st. Louis. He had with him a large
cash hook. showing the names OF the hotel
guests during March. 1901. The book showed
that these State Senators were at the La
clede during that month:
Frank Il. Farris. from March IS to %.
Q TO "a. and IS to -
James Orchard from March % to q and
from q TO April s.
W. P. Sullivan. March 1s TO 20.
c. A Smith. from Marchi7 to q
. John e Marshall. from March . to =.
: The reason that weuntz was subpoenaed
was to find out which Senators were at the
hotel between March and Is. when much
Doodle was supposed to have been dis
tributed.
]. L. PAGE and Cole Hickox were again
called. but refused to answer questions. on
the plea that the answers might incrimlnate