Mexico Missouri message., 1903-05-28
PROOF AGAINST BUTLER.
The Famous Story of the
"Cuttlne of the
Pie"

cult Attorney FOLK JOlu Une Iull
story this morning Of the light
ing deal bribery to the jury in the
case against Emile Hartman, one
of the boodlers who is indicted for
bribery, In doing so he showed
the state's hand for the first time.
in this notorious corruption Of the
house Of delegates aud implicated
Ed Butler in a way which will be
hard to disprove. Butler is still
under indictment for the same de-
fense
When the combine in the house
held itsfrst meeting on the light
ling bill," said Mr.. Folk to the
Jury, 'John K. Murrell was ap-
pointed to find out who was be-
hind the measure. He reported
that he was unable to find the
man. 1t was then decided to kill
the bill, but leave it ready for re-
consideration.
At d special meeting of the
combine. called the asternoon of
the day the delegates met, John A.
Gutke, one of the combine men,
appeared with 500, 900 and advised
that the boys accept it. The COM
bine refused and told Gutke that
he could tell the man who gave the
money that $75, 900 would be re-
quired to pass the measure.
HELMS WAS A CURIOUS MAN.
"Hel9s, another combine man,
was curious to know who the man
with the money was. He followed
Gutke out to the sidewalke where
Ed Butler was standing. He saw
Gutke return the money to Butler.
At that time Butler told Gutke
that $47S1a was all the money the
combine could expect.
AT hastily called meeting of
the combine that night, justibefOre
! the house delegates met, the But
Ter ultimatum was delivered and
accepted. Charles F. Kelley,
John A. (Kid) Sheridan and Ed
mund Bersch were designated to
: get the money and take it to Julius
Lehman's house in North St..
Louis. Again Helms was suspi-
: cious and fearing that the three
delegates would not deliver the
= money shadowed them to Ed But
ler's Office on Tenth street. They
remained there a short time anC
then took a carriage for Lehman'S
home. Helms rode there on a
street car, arriving few minutes
: before the emissaries with the
e money.
n All of the nineteen members OF
0 the house combine were there with
o the exception of three. The cur
) tains were down to keep outsiders
2 from knowing what transpired
: Lehman's family was sent away
5 At the session of the combine
) which was held Charles f. Kelley
1 and John Helms were appointed
0 to cut the pie as their expression
S was.
D Kelly and Helms went to the
b dining room and divided the SAT ),
e 600 into nineteen parts of 50, 500
for each combine man. Then those
present walked in one by one ant
! took the money from Kelly and
/, Helms. Emile Hartman, the de,
d fendaut in the case, was one of the
/ delegates who accepted $2 200, The
d state will prove all of these state
S ments by witnesses.
t This is the first time that th'
e public has known of the Helms
IS testimony against Butler. In al
/, interview with a reporter for Tn,
y Star Tuesday Ed Butler said b
s knew no more about the lighting
( bin than new born babe.
q Helms distrust of the othel
S combine men is now the stronges
II card in the hands Of the eircui
n attorney, He shadowed the othel
/ attorney and helped "eut the pie.
r His testimony, with that Of fOul
q other ex-delegates who are stat
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