The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-15
MURRELL TELLS
BIRTHDAY" PARTY.
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the time?" asked the Circuit Attorney.
Yes SIR
Murrell took the stand at a quarter to 4.
Judge Clark had not completed cross-e1an-
ination when court adjourned at 5 o'clock.
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED.
Lehmanns application for change OF
venue was overruled by Judge Ryan at the
morning session of court. No arguments
were made upon the point. The application
was made upon the same grounds brought
out in support of such motions at previous
Doodle trials. Judge Ryan saw no reason
TO reverse former rulings, and ordered that
the trial proceed.
The peremptory challenges were an
nounced and the Jury chosen from the panel
of twenty-four. The Circuit Attorney read
the Indictment and made an opening state
ment. rehearsing the facts which the State
stood ready to prove. The initial wit
nesses. those needed to answer to matters
of record and to technical details, were
then called
The trial was interrupted by the taking
Of testimony upon a plea of abatement. in
troduced by Attorney Rowe in the Lehman
Suburban deal perjury case. that reversed
by the Supreme Court and set for retrial
Thursday. William II. Lee. who was
foreman Of the Grand Jury which indicted
Lehman for perjury. and H. A. Book.
stenographer to that Grand Jury. testified
as to the time at which the perjury in
dictment was found and returned.
Rowe's object was to show that Lehman
had been indicted, Immediately after he
committed the perjury before the Grand
Jury. and that the Grand Jury could not
have taken any evidence from others in
support of the indictment. and that as Il
consequence, the Grand Jury had not the
right to bring the indictment. Judge Ryan
ut once overruled the plea.
Attorney Folks opening statement recited
the history of the lighting BILL of the House
combine Of 1899. of the combine meeting to
discuss the value" Of the lighting fran
chise. and of the negotiations which fol-
lowed Then he described the scene on the
hoor or the House on the night of No
vcmber y. 1882 when Buffers PROPOSE
ton of SiIOo was accepted. when the bill
was passed. when Delegates Kelley. Bersch
and Sheridan went to Buffers office and got
the money. when Delegate Helms Swallowed
these three to be certain that they would
be 'on the square," when finally the COM
bine gathered at the home Of julius I.eh-
mann. where the famous birthday party
was held. and each guest received his pres
ent of $500.
TELLS OF PARTY.
Delegates Bersch. Kelley and Sheridan
said the Circuit Attorney repaired into the
dining-room of Lehmanns house. where
they divided the 1880 into nineteen pack
ages and laid them on the table Then
each man was called in turn to come In and
receive his share. This defendant. bein; the
host, came in last. and he did receive his
package containing 500. payment for his
vote on the lighting ordinance. Council bill
NO. A.
John II. Higdon. Deputy Circuit Clerk.
was the first witness He testified az to the
election of the various members of the
House of Delegates. Charles r. Graves.
secretary of the Council in 1899. testified to
the fact that the Board of Public Improve
mcnts did indorse Council bill No. "A: that 1t
was passed by the Council and sent TO the
House of Delegates. He identified the
official journal of the Council and read from
it on these points.
p. r F1tzGibbon. City Register: Joseph N
Judge. clerk of the House of Delegates. tcs-
tilted to similar matters. Clerk Judge
showed that the lighting ordinance had ut
first been voted down. then recorsidered up
on November IS. upon motion of lehman.
and passed