The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-29
CUTKE MAKES B
A CONFESSION
tConcluded from First Page.)

combine at the meeting az Lehman's
house Kelly got the money at But
ler's office Bribery had been going
on so long that the people of st. Louis
Eaomcd to grow accr toned to it and
The public was indifferent ana we
members of the combine did not have
any conscientious scruplas about sci.
ling our yote One day at the begin
ming Of my term rs a member of the
house of delegates, expressed a fear
that we might be subject to prosecu.
ton, but was laughed at and twittcd
for my nervousness.
They tali me no one had ever been
prosecuted for it ana that no one
ever would be; that they had too much
political power and wealth behind
theH ana that no enc would dare at.
tack them When these prosecutions
commenced We were astound2d. hut
still confident of our ability to get out
ON top Ed Butler assured us there
wa no danger and gave rs authority
TO employ all the attorneys we want
ca and he would pay the bills which
ne did
He told us not to feel uneasy. But
Ter talked 10 me "A great many times
conndentially about his plans, and
what he hal done | will not here re-
,yfa1 tph bp 1s1fI ~ ,t19 fVi
tice be done some persons he may
have misrepresented | want to let
it be known it is claimed the jury
which will try Charles Kraft in Bates
county next Augu,t is fixed
The gang known a the doodle
gang in ST, Louis Is more powerful
than the people of this city dream Of
They have been very much shaken
up by these prosecutions ana their
forces have been divided
Ed Butler has already planned to
capture the circuit attorneys Office
at ;hc next election He has made ar.
rangemcnts o that his man will be
nominated both by the Republican and
Democratic party. that ether way
the election gacs. his tool will be in
charge of she machinery for the on.
turcement of the law.
do not say these things out of
spirit OF revenge but because /
think the people of This city ought to
know il AMI if after knowing il. they
SO N ami allow mis- gang to get con
troll, It will be their own fault, 1t is
not necessary for me at this time to
80 into more details as 20 the corrup.
ton that has existed here so long
What | have said should be efficient
al least for the pre- ent | have the
names aud the facts and the figures,
as well "a the details Of the boilo
bills ] have named, and | win give
them ont in due time
Circuit Attorney Folke attaches
great importance TO the revelations
which have been made by Gutke
He said Tuesday that it opened up
many new avenues Of investigation.
and that it brought things TO light
which have NOT been heard of before
involving the men higher mp
Gutka was about three hours max
ing hi- confession He arrived at the
Office OF Mr.. Folk shortly after o
o'clock lie was expected and was
Immediately admitted He was join
ed in a little while by his attorney
Charles f Krone. The confo sion
was 5akon by stenographer.
= .$:Gyiles ~ she office of the circuit
.its'' .slIt@; ,:slSortly after noon. but he
#ifl@:fshifh Wednesday TO tell more
about what he knows of hoodline.
One of the things confessed by Gutko
was that Charles Kratz indicted Coun
Gilman who afterward fed to Mexico
and was brought hack through the Of
fort Of The p3stDispatch, had paid
his (Gutke'sl expenses on trip to-
California in order to get him out Of
TIE city at the time his case was call
ed FIRST, as Kraft wanted 70 get'a con
FINANCE AMI Dill get it, on the ground
of the absence Of Gutke, who was an