The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-29

Attorney General Crow will objec. to this
| evidence. Mrs. Chanslor was the only lady
| in the courtroom at the morning session.
| Senator Emert Dowell is here as a witnes.
| for the State and defense in the Farris case
and for the defense in the Smith and Mat
| thews case.
| Il do not know exactly what they want
| with me-" said Senator DowelI. He Is re-
| ceiving congratulations from his friends on
| the Lee statement that he was the only one
| of the Senate Criminal Jurisprudence Com
mittee of two years ago, who was not sup
| posed to have received money. Talking
| politic.. Senator Dowell said that Lewis
| County was for Folk.
Circuit Judge HAZEL denies that he is n
candidate for Governor. though many of
his friends have been urging his coming out
for tre place. "Of course, any man would
like the place." said Judge HAZEL during
the court recess. but am a poor man and
have not a large acquaintance outside of
my circuit. If l were candidate it would
hardly be right for me to be conducting
these cases, simply as matter of propriety.
AS far as l can judge, both Folk and Can't
have many friends in this circuit
Representative James Smith of Franklin
County is here attending the trials. Mr..
Smith has represented his county, which. IS
strongly Republican, for two sessions. He
makes STUDY of legislation. economics and
all political developments. 81 simply have
the interest which every citizen should have
IN these trials" said Mr.. Smith. II wanted
to be here ard see for myself. and as had
plenty Of time to do SO. am here"
Sheriff AL Smith has not yet begun to
select members of the Grand Jury which
Judge HAZEL has called for next Monday.
THE law provides that no man can serve
on different grand juries during one year."
he said. so there will be an entirely new
panel. do not think that there will be
any trouble in getting twelve good men,"
There has been some regret that Sheriff
Smith has not had chance to call
Grand Jury.
James 7. Bradshaw. editor of the
Chillicothe Constitution and relative of
Frank Farris, is here. He was in jefferson
City during part of the last session and
gave out interviews on the bill compelling
lfe-insurance companies to publish annual
statements in two papers Of opposite poliu-
cal faith in every county
Judge R Q. Holt of Laclede County is
one of the distinguished attendants at the
trial. He came up with Captain j. w.
Farris Of Lebanon and is manlfesting his
interest by coming to Jefferson City. He
has white beard which reaches to his
waist and pays close attention to the pro-
ceedings.
Patterson Balm, a baking powder manu-
facturer of st. Louis, was on hand
bright and early this morning. He has at
tended the last two sessions of the Gem
erai Assembly trying to get the antialun
law bill repealed.
George w. Habas, teller of the Colonial
Trust Company, is here as a witness. He
Is the one who changed a $1,000 bill for
Senator w. P. Sullivan at the close of the
last session.
State Senator John F. Morton of Rjch-
mond is the best-dressed and merriest-
looking man at the trials. He has ALWAYS
been known as the Brummel of the Senate.
This morning he talked farming-not agri-
culture, as he is careful to explain-to his
many friends. Crops are in such shape I
could afford to get away for few days."
he smilingly remarked. 1.-The boys are all
my friends and why shouldn't be here?"
2. u. BURTON