The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-22
Grand jury Subpoenaa Issued
Call for Presence of Impor-
tant Witnesses To-Day.
FRED Do0ELL is WANTED.
NJ. ID. Schultz. Late Chief Cook
Makes Confession. mpIicat-
ing Il. +. Lee Gibson. Once
Chief Clerk.

Subpuenas for the Grand Jury to-da.
were sent out yesterday for ten witnesse
wanted to testify TO what they know
about grating at the Insane Asylum.
Health Commissioner Doctor Simon At
| torney Guy E. Goltermann and Specia
| ofticer Durney. who have conducted al
| inquisition al the Health Department FOL
! several weeks past. now have cvcrythin:
| i'll documentary form. and it is believed
| the afiidavits they procured. which arc
now i'll the hands OF the Grand Jury. vii
t result in speedy indictments.
I Those summoned to appear before the
| Grand Jury to-day are: August Liter. q
| grocer near The Insane Asylum: NJ d.
| Schultz. Harry Hyer. John Watt. Joseph
Monks. William Boettcher Henry Brucke
! of the New Era Grocery Company Louis
SchnelI of the South Side Supply Com
pany. Gus Bischoff. formerly general man.
ager of the ST. Louis Dressed Beef and
Provision Company. and Fred Dodell. for
merly driver for the St. Louis Dressed
Beef and Provision Company.
The police We're notified To apprehend
Dodell several days ago. but have re-
ported that he cannot be found. The
health officials are very anxious to get
him to tell what he knows. They say
his part in transactions at the asylum was
OF trivial nature and there is no reason
why he should fear for himself. Attorney
Goitefmann and Special Officer Durney
declare he has left town and that he de-
parted at the suggestion of another whom
the hea!th officials are working day and
night to identify with certain Insane
Asylum transactions.
Daily confessions are being obtained
from former employees and others
acquainted with doings at tho Insane
Asylum for several years past
N. d. Schultz, formerly chief cook
there. has made Il confession duplicating
former Chief Clerk r. E. Lee Gibson, who
resigned his position several weeks ago.
Gibson received good recommendation at
the time he left the institution by Super
intendent Runge. During his spare time
Gibson wrote Poetry. He resigned, it is
said. to take position in Kentucky.
STATEMENT FROM SCHULTZ.
Schultz's confession. in part, is as fol-
lows:
went to work chief cook at the Insane
Asylum. having been transferred from the
Wy Hospital May Il, lEG.
On tn. second OF third day after | began to
work at the Insane Asylum r. l.. Lee Glib.
son. chief clerk. came to me a1.l said he want
ed to do what was right by me- and that he
was going to do for me and treat me the
same as he did for the cooks before me- that
was nc said. he would give me 81, per month
cut OF his own pocket TO take care ot me and
my men. This 81 was TO be given me and my
men over and above Our salaries. He paid me
the first time about the 10Th Of June about
one month after 1 began TO work a, the In
sane Asylum. 1 divided the SIS as follows;
len dollars to Jim O'Brien. the second cook;
s2o to John Watt. the baker: s. to man by
the name OF Rambold the third cook
He paid me again about the c3th Of July ss5.
which I divided keeping $40 for myself and
dividing the balance among my men, He paid |
me- SIS again in August, So in September and |
rs in October. leaving balance due me OF
so for October. |
The last payment he made me was on the |
night Of the 18th of November when he said
ne wanted to settle up with me- and asked |
ne to 10 to h.s house. | went to his house |
IN the night of the 18th of November. of this |
year. and when he got there he told his wife |
o give him H5. His vile then handed him the |
money and he handed 1t to me. The s45 l d.
.ided up as follows:
he baker at tho Insane Asylum. So John
Miller. the second cook left town and dio mn.
,ollect his share.
1 was in the habit Of giving coffee and
teaks TO the cooks on their days off once a
week, to take home.
1 received from the sale OF grease to Mr.
Holden a total of So
1 received from another man ST. from the
ale of grease. This money 1 Usually divided
Up about equally with the kitchen help.
The negro garbage wagon driver used to get ,
little bundles Of meat sometimes once and
ometimes twice week. He was also allowed
o eat meals in the kitchen of the Insane Asy-
UNI.
We used toi send The negro driver for beer ,
very day or two at the noon hour Sometimes |
re mad no money to pay for the beer and we
Souid put meat In the beer bucket and trade
to the saloonkeeDer at Brannon and Arsenal.
" hen 1 was transferred to the Insane Aev-
nm John Watt introduced me to most OF the
tnpioses there. and the next day asked me IL
iioson had said anything to me. and told
I'M no. and he said: Well. he will come 10
ou. Ellison came to me and said: IT could
u. IL on Tor another month. but will do the
'eht thing by you and will give you Sss Der
MONTH out OF my pocket, like I did the resi-.
None OF the men with whom 1 was dividing
y, NJ, MONEY r, excepting John Watt and John
noneE. ! told both Of these men that Gibson
s ~, furnishing mo the money. but / told no
Jonn Curran. the Insane Asylum's fire.
ian; VINO Is brother-in-law of Justice
Ion .ne n es schn lanes A Cronin is mem
'as aware of the alleged graft. schultz
avs Curran received steaks and roasfs
8 compensation for what he knew.