Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-03
CONSCIENCE BABE HIM MAKE IT
Scarcely a Bill Passed During Last
Quarter Of a Century but Was
Paid For.
THREATS OF AN ASSASSINATION.
Against Circuit Atty. Folk Among
Ourselves, Understand, We Had a
High Code Of Morals

81 Louis, oct 3--In written con-
fession today Charles r. Kelly, speak
cr OF the house Of delegates during
period In the NE OF the noodle com,
oine seIates the story OF that combine.
Kelly is under conviction Tor perjury
IN connection with "boodle' cases, and
his trial ON the charge OF briblng IN
connection with the Suburban franchise
deal VIII be called Monday He is now
out on bond.
He declares that prominent
local politician promised himself
and others implicated that the
next circuit attorney would be all
right" and promised Il they would re-
main Arm ne would secure for them
either continuances until the new cir
cult attorney took Office, or pardons af-
towards. he declares that his man
said the new circuit attorney for which
Office nominations are to be made BY the
Democrats today, would be 'hls man.
Kelly declared that a prominent poi
tician paid him $4,000 Of $4,000
promised to keep away from the grand
jury before which he had been sub
poenaed to appear after John X. Mur-
rell returned from Mexico ana turned
states evidence IN the city lighting
deal He went to Europe by way 90
Canada, taking the name OF James
Hogan # was the intention OF the
politician, Kelly said, to have him rc.
main away until after the statute of
limitations had run out ON the lighting
deal By a mls-calculation. Kelly said.
he came back too soon and was ar
rested
Kelly declares he refused this offer
and that he makes this confession to
satisfy the pangs Of an accusing con-
science to obey the requests OF his wife
and to do what he can TO make atone.
mept to the public and prevent other
young me-, from following the path
which he declares has led him 10 rum.
In the course OF his confession, Kelly
details The story OF the city lighting
deal. for which Q Doodle fund Of si7.5 500
was divided between tho nineteen men-
bars Of the combine. al Julius Ioh-
MAINS birthday party. he declares
that The prominent politician aforesaid
gave him The Doodle fihd. TINT he took
ITO Lohmanus house and that he there
divided n
In thd coursc Of his oontcssion. former
spetk4 Kelly said:
~ know from my own knowledge aud
fromjt the statements made to me by
those ON the Inside that the bribery
has been going on I'm the municipal as
scmbly or ST. Louis for tho past IS
years Hardly bin passed thas body
pthe last quarter OF century unless
\ was paid for. We dld not fear ex-
posture and punishment Tor the reason
that We believed that no ono would dare
10 do IL. IN case OF attack. we knew
nost Of the politicians and many OF tho
arge hnanciers OF ST. Louis would be
With us A former prosecutor showed
lgns Of starting after as, but he was
'lunod on
when the present prosecutor (Cir.
'uit Atty Folk "a meant herel. com.
nenced his war on us, we tried to in
imidate him by threats OF assassina-
lon and when this had no effect We
aid all sorts Of traps for him without
uccess. Then u was decided that the
es, plan would be to start news.
aper and libel him so fercely as 10
raw his fire by taking up his time In
bel prosecutions or II he did not. his
lhuence would be weakened and de-.
iroyCd Although we could find moth.
~ after a thorough search 10 make
tack on, iIbels were deliberately made
. for the purpose Of affecting public
This plan was participated
! not only by members OF tho house Of
aegates under indictment Cor hood-
ne, but by prominent nnanclers Of 81.
ous who feared exposure, ana by
lose who gave ny the money"
or the combine Kelly hes this ,n
W
I'VE never thought OF passing bln
II OF which any money could be Oh
lined unless we were paid. FOR our
'ies We went about IL In a business
Ike way, ana had combine meetings
stated times and fixed the brihe
Ices which we were 10 receive fof
n votes, by a majority vote OF the
mblne. Then we would select one os
G combine IN whose honesty we had
nhdence 20 80 out and get the mon,
These agents would rarely ever Be-
ly ms. In one or two instances they
part OF the money, but as u
neral rule they were honest with rs
nong ourselves. understand, we had a
'h code or morals, ana Il was consid
"a extremely dishonis, Tor member
"a. combine Co accept hri6e money
'hmt dvidiag It amongst his fel.