Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-18
JURY BRBING THE OCCASION
Company Accused of oOrrupting the
Proceedings Of Courts.
JUROR KEMNERLMG C0NFESSEs
Man Convicted Of Taking Bribe
Tells Story of Corruption.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
According to NemmePling He Was
In Daily Communication with
Gross, who BouRht Drinks and
Gave Money 20 Juries.


Resolutions authorizing appointment OF
committee TO confer with Attorney
General Martin with the view OF inducing
him 70 start civil action in the supreme
court in the name of the state to Gust the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company of its corporate franchises, or
10 take such other appropriate action as
anay be decided upon we're adopted by
tho omaha Bar association at its last
quarterly banquet of the year at the
Loyal hotel Saturday night.
President Frank j.. Weaver Of the as
sociation, appointed 7. J. Mshoney, H H.
Badrige, II. c. Bronze. c. J. Smyth and
j ]. sullivan. The committee will begin
It's work next week.
The adoption Of the resolutions followed
the reading OF statement made to Clerk
OF the District Court Robert Smith and
r. W. Blackburn, an attorney, by John A.
kemmerllng, who last year was convicted
of contempt Of court for accepting a brlbe
while serving as a juror in the case of
Mrs Nellie West against the street car
company In district court. KemmeTling
was accused of accepting a bribe from
some representative of the street car
company. He was fined and sentenced
TO three months in jail.
The Kemmerlng Statement" iS
stenographic report Of a conference of
Kemmerling Smith and Blackburn, in
which Kemmerliug in response to aues-
tions made what purported to be full
confession.
Resolutions Prepared by Committee.
After Saturday nights banquet routine
business was disposed OF and President
Weaver produced the statement and Sec
retary Foster read 1t. Mr.. Weaver said
he received the statement In October and
Immediately appointed n committee of
five to investigate It and to make recon-
mendations. The committee prepared and
offered the following resolutions, he said:
Whereas, There has been accumu-
latng In this county, for many years,
q mass OF direct and cireumstsntial evil
,cnAe stFansly indicatiag that the onshs
q Council Bluffs Street Railway conf
psny has been long pursuing policy
in connection with the business OF its
lsEan department which ought to receive
from some source effective repression;
snd
'Nvhereas, The charter under which
this corporation gets 1t right 70 exist
and do business Is a grant from the
state, which may be recalled whenever
80 Is shown that the corporation has
abused its privileges or Is delibers tely
obstruoting tine policy and purposes OF
tho state; and
"y hereas che efforts of the bench
snd bar to remove or mitigate the evils
resulting from the policy in question
lave heretofore expended themselves in
vain upon ignorant jurors and subordin-
ate servants of the corporation: and
Whereas, 1t is q maxim of common
sense and common justice that those
who, for gain or profit, direct, encourage
condone ar connive at acts or conduct
forbidden by law, should bear the con-
sequences which are the 1ghtful con-
. cufnitnnts of such acts and conduct
thei iefors be il
Resolved. First, that a committee
consisting of five members of this as
ISOLATION be appointed to confer with
The attorney general with the view of
Inducing him to institute civil action
! IN the supreme court IN the name OF the
state to oust the Omaha & Council Bluffs
street Hallway company of its corporate
franchises, or to take such other ap-
propriate action as such committee shah
determine upon after fun investigs ton
Of all pertinent evidence that may be
brought 20 their attention.
Second, that said committee actively
ussdst the attorney general in the PROSE
cution Of such actioi.. or, II he so desire
that they conduct the case under his
direction.
Third, that the directors and other
officers OF the corporation be called as
Witnesses and be required to produce all
books, papers and documents showing
corporate expenditures and that an ex-
pert accountant be employed TO examine
the same with u view Of ascertaining
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