The Washington times., 1904-06-30
St. Louis Boss Acts After
Comics sion duplicating
Him in Frauds.
EXPECTS RElNDICTMENT
Grand Jury Has Begun New
lnvestigation-A Panic
of Rogues.

ST. LOUIS, June 5o.-Col. I'D Butler.
the millionaire Democratic boss, who
has furnished bonds FOR the alleged con-
Victed boodlers. has surrendered Charles
Gutke, who confessed. imp.icating him
in Doodle deals. The latter is in jail
Boodler Charles Kelly. ex-speaker OF
the house of delegates. WHO confessed
yesterday. will also be locked up. Ed
Butler Jr., and John O'Bricn. on his
bond, surrendered him.
The police say Gutke and Kelly have
been threatened by assasshls Colonel
Butler says he viii get of tie bonds
Of all alleged boodlers
Fears Reindictment.
Butler fears he Will be indicted again
today. He was once convicted aud
released By the supreme court
As result OF Gutke's confession. the
grand jury has begun new boodIe in
vestigation. Six members OF the alleged
combine and four members Of the house
OF delegates who were not members OF
the combine were summoned to testify.
They were E f. Murrell. john n Muir
relL George F. Robertson. John Helms,
Otto Schumacher. and WIInaia NJ. Tam
blyH. all of whom have served as States
witnesses.
The former house members not mem
DerS OF the combine who were summon
ed are Paul Reiss. Leon Parker. Charles
W Holtcamp, and Lafe S. Sturteval-t.
BoodIeIs in a Panic.
Fht most pronounced sensation in the
s.. Louis Doodle investigators since tie
return of John X MHreil and Charles
Kratz from Mexico developed Monday
when it vas amounted that Edmund
Rerseh. Charles f Kelly and Charles
a csutke had decided 10 pIestd gi1lty
saEa throw themselves Nupon the mercy.
of the court
Bersch AT once took this course, SEN
tence being deferred until Friday KeI-
ly and Gutke VIII make their pleas on
July Il.
Kelly and Gutke. it is expected viii
so before the June grand jury. and dis
closures Of a sensational nature are ex-
pected with regard 10 Kelly's noted trip
10 Europe, from which he returned only
after the expiration Of the time within
which certain wealthy alleged bribe-
iyivers could be indicted for putting up
the $500 Doodle in the city lighting
deal This matter, II appears, Is 20 oe
IT opened.
Charged With Bribery.
Bersch. Kelly. and Gutke are all
charged with bribery in this deal All
OF them have been convicted in the
Suburban deal. Bersch and Kelly CT
perjury. and Gutke of bribery. Bersch
ana Gutke received sentences OF flve
years each and Kelly two years. All of
these cases were appealed 10 the su-
preme court.
The action of Bersch. Kelly, and
Gutke is said 10 have been determined
ur,on at conference held the night
following the affirmation Of the penl-
tentiary sentences Of Lehman and
Hartmann. II in5icates the final break
ing up of the Doodle conspiracy which
has made the punishment OF bribS-giv-
ers and bribe- takers apparently almost
lnTossible in Missouri.
The charge to which Bersch pleaded
guiitv and 10 which ii is understood
that Kelly and Gutke viii enter pleas
of guilty. was bribery in the city light
inc deal. The indictments charged that
each was the recipient OF 3 80 Tor ms
vote on the city lighting bill. The o!I
was passed by the municipal assembly
on November 2s, 1899
Nineteen in Combine.
All three were members of the house
of delegates. and. il Is charged. were
IN a combine OF nineteen members 10
control legislation, having an organiza-
ton Of their own, and men especially ap-
pointed 10 solicit bribes for 'heir votes
on any measure that might come 10
their attention. The night following the
massage Of the lighting bill by the lower
house il is alleged that a Doodle fund
Of S47.5OO was split up by the combine
Z I Al,
North Twenty-third Street, where they
went under the guise that il was i l.
mann's birthday. and that they wers
going TO give him surprise party.
six of the members Of the combine
have turned States evidence and ad-
mitted that they each received a share
Of the fund They asserted that Col.
Edward Butler was the legislative agent
for the men who put up the fund but
he was acquitted of the charge by
Jury in the Calloway county circuit
court at Fulton No. last February.
Emil Hartmann and Julius Lehmann
were convicted of receiving their share
of the bribe and given six and seven
years in the peaitentiary respectively.
Serving Sentences.
TWO weeks ago the supreme court sus-
tanned the lower court and they are now
serving their sentences in the state
penitentiary at Jefferson City. the first
OF the nineteen convictions TO bear
fruit Those who are under bond 70
answer charges of bribery in the same
deal are Charles ]. Denny. Harry Faulk-
ner. T. Ed Albright John a. sheridan.
Louis Decker. Jere J. Hannigan. and
John H Schnettler.
The remaining member of the CON-
bine Adolph MADEIRA. fled from the city
after his Indictment and has not been
aQDreheEdcd
Bersch was the first mau 20 plead
guilty IN court 10 bribery since the -ea-
sational Doodle Investigations began,
nearly three years az