Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-07-14
MORE DOODLERS
10 PAY PENALTY
Charles ]. Denny and ]. ]. Hanni
gan Plead Guilty.
EXPECT TW0 YEARS SENTENCE
Sentence Was Deferred in Order to
Give Them Time to Straighten
Out Their Business Affairs
kelly Out on Bond.

st. Louis, July 12.-Both> divisions OF
the st. Louis criminal court were oc-
cupied with Doodle cases Monday. In
Judge Taylor's court a special venire
of 60 business men were on hand early.
The case of Jerre j. Hannigan was
finally taken up. 1t grows out OF the
Suburban scandal.
Hannigan, shortly after 2 o'clock p
M, pleaded guilty.
After the release Of Hannigan on
100000 bond furnished by Edward But
Ter, the matter of bond for Charles F.
Kelly was taken up by Judge Melon
aid.
Kelly was in court, and SO was his
wife and Mrs. Thurman, who had fur
nished bond in the sum of 100000 an
hour before for him N Judge McDon-
AIDS court.
Judge Taylor fixed the bond at So
900 in each of the two cases., which are
pending in his court, the Suburban bri-
berry and the Suburban Doodle.
Bonds were signed by Mrs. Thurman,
| John ]. Shevlin and Thomas Finnerty,
former assistant fire chief, now in the
cigar business.
This liberated Kelly after two weeks
in Jail. He is now out or $4,000 bond,
In the latter part of June, when
Kn1ly orI HI,fla hod informed Judge
Mcdonald, they went before Circuit
Attorney Joseph w. Folk and the
grand jury, and made a full confess
sion.
Kelly told why he had gone to Eu-
rope in September, 1902, and remained
away 60 days, which was just long
enough to save certain capitalists from
being indicted for giving the house
combine SAT- 500 to pass the city light
ing bill.
Denny Pleads Guilty.
Boodler Charles J. Denny, unwill
ing to stand trial for bribery because
of his connection with the city lighting
scandal and risk a chance of getting
the limit, which is seven years, entered
a plea of guilty in Judge Taylor's court.
The announcement that Denny would
plead guilty was made by eX-Gov.
Chas. P. Johnson when the case was
called, he saying Denny would throw
himself onto the mercy of the court.
AS the announcement was made,Den
ny stepped forward.
MIR. Denny, you are charged with
bribery. l am told you desire to enter
a plea Of guilty" said Judge Taylor.
g" do"
Sentence will be deferred until July
49," announced Judge Taylor.
The delay, it is understood, is given
Denny, so that he can settle his bust
ness affairs before he is sentenced,
which act makes him legally dead. He
will probably get two years, just like
Edmund Bersch was given on his plea
Of guilty by Judge Mcdonald.
Denny had been elected by Circuit
Attorney Joseph W. Folk to stand trial
first, with Jere J. Hannigan as the sec
ond choice. The case of the latter
grows out Of the Suburban Doodle
scandal.
Call j. j. Hannigan.
"Call Jere J. Hannigan," ordered
Judge Taylor, when he had disposed
of the case of Denny.
Hannigan came forward, accompa-
MED by Attorney Thomas J.. Mulvihill,
, who at once asked for time, saying that
the plea of guilty of Denny had upset
, calculations.
: "Ill give the defendant 20 minutes,
| and no more, as the case has been de-
layed enough and must go to trial"
ruled Judge Taylor.
Hannigan and Attorney Mulvihill
, withdrew to one side and engaged in
a close conversation. .
, Later Hannigan came back and
threw himself on the mercy of the
court.
Meanwhile in Judge McDonald's court
the cases of Charles F. Kelly and Chas
i A. Gutke had been called.
4 In court were Kelly, who had beer
q brought from Jail; Mrs. Kelly, anC
9 her sister, Miss Nellie Conlon, of $50
Howard street. The three were allowed
to talk together.
e Gutke came in, followed by Attor
e ney Charles Krone, who at onc'
g stepped forward to represent the two
defendants.
Il understand that it is the wish O
n the defendants to plead guilty, provid
ed they are not used as witnesses b!
y the state. AS Mr.. Folk is busy else
where, I'll pass the cases down unit
later in the day to learn his wishes,
announced Judge Mcdonald.