The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-01
ATTORNEY FOLK
AFTER BUTLER
Bench Warrant lssued Fer Him Yes.
terday- Gave Bond in Sum
Of $4,000.

nv Associated Press
| st. Loui June Cool, Edward
/ Butler prominent local politician,
came into court this afternoon in an
yer to lnnch warrant charging
/ him with brlblng a witness. lie was
released On bcIl Of $4,000. 1t In be.
/ lieyed this Is a result Of recent dis.
closures made to the grand jury by
Charles r +. Kelly, or Chas Gutke
former members Of the house of dele
gates convicted Of bribery.
A case was being tried when But
Ter entered the courtroom OF Judge
Taylor
Judge, | undor tand there's an in.
dictmant against me here" he said
The circuit attorney has requested
me 10 Issue bench warrant against
YOU, said Judge Taylor. Il under
stand tho charge against you is brib
ing Witness"
Wei. ia like to give common
law bond said Butler
The bond was furnlchel.
Charles f. Kelly was taken into
Judge McDonald's court at 2;15 this
afternoon and in default of a bond
man to take the place of Ed Butler
who had surrendered him on his bond
he was ordered committed to Jail He
was turned over to Jailar Dawson ana
locked up.
A., n, 1tat,,,p+ ba~ bno,, 1ra,r, ~
the office Of Circuit Attorney Folk
against tho prominent broker whc
has come to be known as the mar
higher mp in The lighting bill brib
cry scandal, charging him with per
jury. but 1t has NOT been voted on YET
by the grand jury.
If an indictment hall be re.uncs
Che charge If perjury will rest on III,
fact that he has stated under oath
before proceeding grandiury that
he knows nothing about bribery OF
members OF the municipal assembly
whereas. according to the confe sior
cf Cutie, the broker gave him S20.G0c
in furtherance of 4 deal for The pas
sage Of the city lighting bill
Buffers Indictment IA based on tn
confession of Kelly, who says But
Ter gave him $4,000 70 silence hin
until after The tatnte il limitations
would 80 into effect $4,000 Of ID.
nm before his fight TO Canada an.
Europe and ss5,009 after his retdrn
1t Is believed that an indictman,
il about to be returned against 4 third
person. a prominent politician clio
10 Butler, who signs himself Jim,
On the CHARGE q compromising falo-
ny. This person haa not heretofore
in connection with the light
ing scanAnl The probable indict,
mcnt will rest ON tho statement Of
Kelly that this person gave hin $500
ghile he was IN Canada 10 influenc
him tn stay away longer than was ut
arst thought necessary
Ed Butler has surrendered Cha
r Kelly and Chas. A, Gutke. former
members Of the house ~ delegate
and members of the DOODLE combine
on their bonds. Gutke was arrested
morning after an all night
vigil of deputy sheriffs, and for lack
Of another hondsman 20 take the place
Of Butler was committed to Jail. Later
he was released On new bond OF
$4,000, Kelly spent last night and
his morning at hi hcme writing
his full confe sion for the circuit at
torney's Office. and was arrested on
leaving his home.
Kelly was arrested at Twenty-third
ana Howard streets at 1890 O'Clock
by city detectives as he was on his
way % the Four Courts to give him
self up
II is understood that Ell Butler viii
mrrender all the Nom indicted on
bribery charges for whom he is bonds
man. but orders for their arrest have
not been issued yet.
{ Won would drive away the blues