Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
DOODLE INDICTMENTS IN
Jefferson City Grand Jury Hauds Judge
Three True Bills a. Start.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAS VANISHED
Disappears from Train and Fails to
Turn Up and Give st. Louis
Panel Evidence at His
Command.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 1.-THE
grand jury tonight returned three indict-
ments to Circuit Judge HAZEL. 1t is I'M
possible to learn the names Of the persons
or the nature of the indictments, as ar
rests had not been made up to midnight,
but It is reported that none Of the indict-
ments are against members of the legisla-
ture. Attorney General Crow is preparing
other indictments, which will be returned
tomorrow.
It is believed the indictments are for
perjury and jury bribery In connection with
slot machines and alum bill legislation.
Page and Senate Clerk Hickox today re-
fused to testify regarding the bills of large
denomination which they came in posses
sion Of during the session of the legisla-
ture.
United States Senator W. J. Stone and F.
W. Webb, cashier Of the Steelville bank,
were before the gand jury today. Webb is
supposed to have been questioned as to re-
ports that Senator Frank Farris deposited
large sums of money in his bank after the
adjournment Of the legislature and later
gave a number Of checks against 1t.
Senator Stone was ~reticent as to his tes-
timony before the grand jury, but II is sup
posed to have been along the same lines
as that given before the st. Louis body.
Sheriff Smith denies the report that he
did not try to serve Governor Lee with a
subpoena %summoning him before the st.
Louis grand jury. He said the subpoena
was issued while Lee was in st. Louis and
returnable on the 18th instant. On the
advise Of Attorney General Grow he re-
turned 1t to st. Louis that 1t might be
served there.
Lee V~anishes in Thin Air.
ST. LOUIS. April l7.-Lieutenant Gov
ernor John A. Lee did not appear before
the grand jury today and, indeed, appears
to be missing.
Circuit Attorney Folk made every effort
to secure his presence this morning but
without success.
The only information concerning his
movements received by the circuit
attorney was contained In the fol-
lowing dispatch from Prosecuting Attorney
Hughes at Kansas City, Thursday night:
Alton train this evening. His wife left on
the Missouri Pacific for st. Louis. He said
he was going to st. Louis.
1t 8 o'clock Friday morning Mr.. Foil
was aroused from his slumber to receive g
telephone message. Instead Of bringing In
formation as to Lees whereabouts and
plans, 1t brought word that all trace o.
Lee had been lost within 100 miles o
Kansas City, and that persons who searched
the train at various county Beats more dis
tant from Kansas City did not md tn
lieutenant governor.
The train on which Lee Travelled wa
bound for Chicago. He could have change
cars at Roodhouse, Ill, however, and ar
- - a - ~ --.N
also nave left the train at several point
and switched to other roads that woul
carry him out of the state. or bring him I
st. Louis.
Il have no reason to think it likely tha
Lee has returned to st. Louis" said Nj
Folk. HE certainly knows he is wante
here and he certainly has shown no dispo
sition to come here"
Robert e. Lee says he does not kno'
where his brother is.
Mr.. Folk was asked II Lee could be ar
rested should his Whereabouts beoom
known.
"A person cannot be extradited for a mis-
demeanor." said Mr.. Folk, and ignoring
court process is nothing more than thai
The Kansas City court may issue an at
tRchment for Mr.. Lee II he does not appea
OF give a satisfactory excuse, but he coul
not be brought from another state on sue
an attachment"
Two other witnesses summoned to tn
grand jury today failed 10 come in. The
are Senator Charles A. Smith Of st. Lou
and Senator William p. Sullivan Of Chris
tian county.
h Republic tonight received a tels
gram purporting to come from Lieutenar
Governor Lee. The telegram was sent frol
the telegraph ONCE in the Auditorium
hotel, Chicago, and reads:
CHICAGO, April 17.-RepOrt from KaI
sas City that I denounced Folk Is an abon
Unable lie. / esteem him highly and HAY
always been his friend. Will return aft,
a few days rest. which is IN absolutel
necessary essential. JOHN A. LEE.