The Penn's Grove record., 1903-04-24
DOODLE SCANDAL GROWS
Three Missouri State Senator's In
dic.ed For Bribery.
THE PR0BING0F TIE GRAND JURY

The Disappearance of Cover
NOR Lee-A Search in Chicago Failed
to Find Him-Many witnesses Heard
Upon Whose Testimony the Indict-
ments Were Returned.
st. Louis, Mo.-Sufficient testimony
was adduced before the April Grand
Jury to justify the Indictment for
bribery by the Cole County Grand Jury
of three State Senators whose names
have not heretofore figured in the Leg
islative Doodle scandal, according to
Well-informed sources. 1t is said that
Eugene Hansmann of st. Louis County
gave testimony as to the sudden ac-
cession of wealth by legislators from
the county.
Senator Buell. Z. Matthews and Rep
resentative A. e. L. Gardner of st.
Louis County cannot be found.
Whether they are implicated in the
scandal is a matter of conjecture, but
their disappearance from their homes
is causing comment.
Another fact was made public that
will cause many a boodler to suffer
from an attack of insomnia. and that
is that James Whitecotton, Speaker or
the last House, and the man who first
asserted that legislative corruption ex-
listed, had an all-day conference with
Circuit Attorney Folk and would ap-
pear before the local Grand Jury and
retell his story.
Captain bob" Lee, brother of the
fugitive L~ieutenant-G Governor, had an
interview with Mr.. Folk and assured
him that he would have John A. Lee
in the city ready and willing to go
before the Grand Jury. Not much
Importance is attached to this promise,
however, as it is asserted that the
Lieutenant-Governor's testimony be-
fore the April Grand Jury was con-
Trajectory.
Among the witnesses before the local
Grand Jury were the Rev. Crayton
Brooks, of Jefferson City, whose
charges of legislative corruption pre-
cipitated the present investigations;
Representative Joseph r. Lee, Senator
John Sartorious. ]. 7. Craighead, a
ufacturer of baking powder; Represen-
tative Siebert, a saloon keeper; STAN
ley Stoner, a lawyer and representative
of the Pennsylvania Salt Company,
which is said to have sold alum to
companies outside the trust, and An
money raised to defeat the Audubon
bill.
Chicago, Ill.-According to a st. Louis
dispatch published here, Lieutenant
Governor Lee of Missouri, who is
wanted in that city to testify before
the Grand Jury in the baking powder
legislation investigation, is in Chicago.
Inquiries at the Auditorium and the
AnEr1,, -ri-i L~+~i- - was
rumored that Lieutenant-Governor Lee
would stop, failed to find any trace
of him. Search at the other down.
town hotels likewise failed to reveal
any trace OF him.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Four more in
dictments were reported by the Cole
County Grand Jury. One was local to
Jefferson City and not connected with
the Legislature. The three others are
believed to be Senators Farris, Smith
and Sullivan, who are all reported alb
sent from their homes. Senator Mat
thews is believed to have been in the
three indictments. This makes a total
Of seven indictments returned after a
weeks investigation.
The three indictments just returned,
It can be said on almost absolute au-
thority, were for boodling. The in
dicted men will be brought to Jeffer-
son City as soon as apprehended and
will be permitted to give bonds for
their appearance in court. Bail will
be fixed at $4,000.