The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-07
Evidence Before Grand Jury
Tends to Hold Him Responsible
for Campaign in Missouri.
CHIEF OWNER OF ROYAL STOCK
Representative Lnig Credited
With Statement That He Un.
derstood S25,000 Was Ready
to Repeal Law.

Investigation into legislative boodling has
led the prosecuting authorities to inquire
into the exact status of William F.. Ziegler,
chief owner of Royal Baking Powder stock.
| In the negotiations which led up to the pass
age of the antialum Law and the prevention
of subsequent attempts to repeal the meas
ure.
So far. the evidence before the author
tiles tends to hold Ziegler. the hacker Of
the fBaldwin-Ziegler polar expeditions. re-
sponsible for the campaign against alum in
Missouri. as well as in other States.
He was in st. Louis during the fight for
repeal of the law in 1901. His exact con-
nection with the manipulation of the Sem
ate Criminal Jurisprudence Committee has
not Yet been learned.
~. j. Kelley was with him. Kelley was
employed by the Royal Baking Powder
Company, and. according to the testimony
which has been presented to the Grand
Juries. he Is the man who did business
WIN purchasaple members of the General
Assembly.
Ostensibly Ziegler's chief business was the
purchase of the Provident Chemical Conn
pany. This concern had been recently or
sanized and manufactured the phosphate
nanias rse nc , s,,h.,.. - ~
tartar II hos n,,..;.a, -,
tho b,,si,ess VI
MADE EFFORT TO GET
A CONTROLLING INTEREST
In order to crush out competition with
the RovaI Rakinp powd.r C.rs 81.
Ter tried to get a contro,,i,o ,,,e-a-, -, =
Proyident Companv 20 hnroht L.
open market all but for,v-six ehara. - ~
majority of the stock n Il Ird.,, -,
nearly as much stock The C.rorr.a,. 80,
held the balance of novrer ,,,b ano .h,-,,,
Mr.. Guernsey had only ,.can,,,. a,sd h,,.
had told Sim 7, p-ica ,,ho 49,.
executor Of the WILL that he wished the
Udells to be supported in their control of
the company Aieg.er offered fancy prices
tor the Guernsey stock.
l. refused absolutely to SELL" said Mr..
friee YESTERDAY. "A number of men came
10 me. some from Mr.. Ziegler. l suppose.
and Others VINO knew of the efforts to Sc
cure control OF the company and who
thought that there was good chance for
speculation. l believe John A. Lee inquired
about the chance to buy the stock.
William j. Stone did not appear in the
proceedings at all and until recently did
not Know that he was connected with the
Royal Baking Powder Company. Mr.. Zies-
ier's efforts were simply to get control of
the Guernsey stock and nothing more, as
lar as l Know.
did not meet Kelley and would not
know him If. he were to appear. The Guern-
sey stock has since been bought by the
udeli interests. SO that Ziegler cannot buy
1t except from them. However, I think
that Mr.. Ziegler would not sell his stock
if he could. as 1t is gilt-edge investment
D. j. Kelley Is said to have sent John a.
Lee to MIR. Price. though 1t is not known
whether Lee had any acquaintance with
Ziegler.
WITNESSES TESTIFY
BEFORE GRAND urRy
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,li' eil. "ee 'he witnesses oeiore the 81
I.,iy 10 said 70 h..,a toId Tho. ,o ,,nao
s,ood cog nO0 MO, -. 81 - -, l.. -
to secure a repeal of the antialum law
while he heard some one say that a man
was in jefferson City who had 900 to
pass the Davidson textbook bill. These
stories were current during the last ses-
sion, but not seriously considered.
Chaplain Russell testified regarding a con-
versation between Representatives Dolan of
Kansas City and Luig of St. Louis, wherein
money was mentioned. This story was also
mentioned in Jefferson City when the House
Investigating Committee met Harkrader
and Eads, both newspaper correspondents,
told what they knew of legislation.
Emmet Newton had another strenuous
hour with the inquisitorial body Instead of
being put in the dark room, after a seige
with the Jurors, he was excused to the hall
for couple of hours. After a second and
short period of questioning, he was finally
excused. The jurors are said to have discov-
cred that while Newton was long on prom
ises of passes during the recent session. he
was very short in his ability to deliver the
goods The seriousness with which the
Grano jury look mis- reputation as a lobby
ISL mas peen one OF the surprises of the in
Ves'igat'oh.
FIRE ALARM FLANAGAN
SERVED WITH SUBPOENA.
John 0rire Alarm, FYan.oo, 10 e,r,,,o
,yas carved with s,,h,oo.. ,,-,
....a., .,.-...,, esua! anu
Sheuit Attorney
roih .hat ne "ou'u oe mere to-day to tes-
t1y. Joe shannon OF Kansas City has not
put In an appearance. He was in st. Louis
Tuesday, and 1t Is probable that the paper
missed him. Dolan of Kansas City has not
heen served. according to tho ,nfor,,ot,o,, l.,
Al, c,.r,tf,. oe,,o .' ''i AL
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Hesses to-uas, pesiues + flanagan, John A.