Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-21
MAY INDICT TEN SENATOR'S
Cole County Grand Jury Has Evidence Of
Bribery and Perjury.
SENATOR STONE DEFENDS HIMSELF
Scores Newspapers for Attacking Him
IN Connection with Alum Bill,
Declaring All His Actions
Perfectly Proper.

ST. LOUIS, April 2O.-Attorney General
Grow was present today during the session
Of the st. Louis grand jury and assisted
Circuit Attorney Folk with the investiga-
tion Of this end Of the legislative Doodle
deal
The Cole county grand Jury has taken a
recess until April "a, and this leaves the
attorney general free to come here for a
time. 1t is hinted that at least ten state
senators will be indicted for either per-
jury or bribery before the inquiry is con
cluded here and in Jefferson City.
During the day an emissary from Lieu
tenant Governor Lee called upon Mr.. Folk
and suggested that Mr.. Lee would obey his
subpoena II certain questions we're not
asked. Mr.. Folk promptly refused and
the conference terminated.
Robert E. Lee, brother OF the absent Of
lcial, received another letter from him
today and afterwards said:
He win remain away until think It ad e
visable for him to come back. One reason
that he Is away is that he does not want
dieting for perjury certain members Of
the legislature who have testified before
4. My brother Is not vindictive, and
tnough these men have proved themselves
his bitter enemies he does not want to as
sist In indicting them
Mr.. Lee concluded by saying that his
brother does not fear indictment himself.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April Ex-senator
Stone, addressing the annual convention OF
the Missouri Democratic Press association
today made an elaborate explanation Of his
connection with baking powder legislation
and enforcement OF the state pure food
laws. He bitterly denounced the daily
newspapers of the state, which, he de-
clared had 'hounded" him outrageously
He denied various reports that he had
been in conference with Colonel William H.
Phelps and Lieutenant Governor Lee since
the legislative examination had been begun.
He declared he had no part in the pas
sage of the Anti-alum law of 1899 and did
not know for Yearly year that 1t had been
enacted. As a private attorney he had as
sisted in the enforcement OF the state pure
food laws and in 1901, when it was pro-
posed to repeal the anti-aIum law, he wrote
an argument against repeal.
II swear to you l have never spoke nor
written to any member of either house of
the legislature concerning this matter but
what have told you," he declared. II
hope every guilty man will be uncovered" /"
Senators Give Bond.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, April 2O.-sena-
tors B. L. Matthews and Charles A. Smith,
who were indicted by the grand jury for
! accepting brlbes in connection with baking
powder legislation. today gave bonds I'm the
sum of 5000 each for appearances before
the cireHit court In the July term. They
each say they are innocent of the charges
The indictments charge them with receiv-
| ing bribes from d. J. Kelley Of IS 900 each
to vote against the alum baking powder
bill as members of the criminal 5urisd-
prudence committee of the senate Of the
torty-hrst general assembly two years ago
Word was received today that Senator
Farris was at his home at Steeleville ready
to accept service of the capias issued for
him. Sheriff Smith accordingly departed
for Steeleville.