St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 3, 1904

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- With the people and their business . : = : ; ft F : co ° | \ ‘ eulting the Want Diretory, THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING NEWSPAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PKESS DISPATCHES. TWELVE PAGES. ST. LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1904. ——ee—_—_—_— = - ——- It you i don't see what you want today advertise for tomorrow. —_ Ore Cent. Louis Two Cents. ‘NO. 42 RUSSIAN SCOUT UT OF TOUCK WITH KUROK or --— ~ VOL. 57. HAWES EXPECTS ICREVE COEUR MAJORITY OF | VICTIM CAME 73 DELEGATES) © FROM TEXAS Ce Shirt and Shoes Bear Label of San Antonio and Ft. Worth Firm— Inquest Resumed Near Scene of Crime This Afternoon. “PRICE| 8.8 ) 7 r We a oF ae Cond pay er M "7 BOODLER REVEALS WITH In Signed Confession He Says He R $15,000 for Fleeing the Country and Promised $50,000 — Joined House bine Before He Was Elected. LOCATED APPARENTLY IN ee oe ys MOAI. \ pa FORCE TEN DAYS AGO — |. — eS FF oe soe SAYS BUTLER PROMISED — PARDONS FOR CQNVICT = ww, KcLLY HIS DEALS Japanese Right Has Succeeded in Finding Cover or in Deceiving the Enemy Into Regarding Gen. Oku’s Movement as a Feint. . He Is Confident of Carrying Nineteen Out of Twenty-Eight Wards in Monday’s Primaries, Which Would Give Him Big Lead in Convention. NEGRO WHO FOUND THE BROKEN OAR IS SOUGHT FIERCE BATTLE BEING WAGED AGAINST THE BUTLER FORCES Now Pioneers Report to Kuropatkin That They Find Only a Brigade in Positions From Which the Russians Retired So Fast. If the Claims of Hawes, Who Is Fighting for His Political Life, Are Well Founded, Butlers Cannot Hope’to Dictate Any Nominations. Search of Spot Where It Was Dis- covered Is Expected to Reveal De- tails of Killing and May Lead to Important Clews. Says a Former Prosecutor Showed Starting After Corruptionists but the. bine Bluffed Him Off—Threatened to sinate Circuit Attorney Folk. Charles F. Kelly, speaker of the louse of Delegates d “boodle” history of that organization. and now a state’s w after pleading guilty to the indictment charging him with bribery, today et the Post-Dispatck a written confession of his part in the city lighting Bill d flight to Europe to escape being summoned as a witness prev ious to the ex of the statute of limitation, and bis return. In his confession he admits that he took to Julius Lebmann's “birthday pe art the $47.500 which was distributed as bribes among the 19 members of the “combine,” and says “Col.” Ed Butler, the politieal boss, gave him the money f that purpose. Butler was indicted and tried on this charge, but was acquitted. Kelly also declares that Butler gave him $15,000 to leave the United | at the time of J. K. Murrell’s confession, that a Butler agent met him in € and advised him to “get far(her away,” and that another Butler agent met h Europe and accompanied him through France, Italy and Holland. He when he came back to America, immediately upon the expiration of the s dd te te oe te he eh Se Dd & 09 oe fe ? The inquest into the death of the uniden- tified man whose body was found in Creve Coeur Lake will be resumed at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at Creve Cocur. It is expected that testimony Will be brougat out which will tend to clear up points thit at present are hazy. One of these is in reference to the place where the man was killed. It is considered certain that he was killed at the potnt where a haff of an oar, freshly broken, blood-stained and with black hair on ff, was found by a negro. This negro has nofyet been necieatht for- ward by the authorities, and his story of the finding of the broken oar has not been obtained. The broken oar came to light when Pros- ecuting Attorney Johnson began an inves- tigation of the killing. He found it In the possession of Jesse Schrall, barkeeper at a tent saloon. It lay among the bushes a short distance from where the houseboat of Deputy Constable Walthers is moored * * The only points assured by today’s advices from the seat of war, is that there has been no general engage- ment and St. Petersburg reiterates the belief that a battle is not immi- nent. The Russian wus office ad- inits that some worry is caused by the fact that Kuropatkin’s scouts have been unable to locate hKuroki’s main army, which comprises the ex- treme Japanese right. It is inti- mated that this inforination ma) contain the potentialities of a big surprise. While forces to “ + oor oo SESS OSES SESE DEE OS “” * CITY AND STATE OFFICES ¢ FOR WHICH CANDIDATES ARE TO BE NOMINATED. four years; . * he ate ate he > ae ae » Bo ake o > —_ % ~ Circult attorney; term, salary. about $509. Assistant circuit four years; salary, Five circuit judges; tc Salary. each 85690. Public administrator; wont pa about $15,000. Shpri . term, two vears; fees, about $10,000. Three state senators; years. Sixteen * * *,° *, tr & Se oe ot attorney; terin, $25. im, six years; > “. = + . ed *, > > * '” > *% SP 9 at ae ee ol a> a term, fvur >, + * * Kuroki is disposing his meet any possible contin- gency. St, Petersburg holds to the opinion that he will not accept a general engagement, but will. with- draw to Tie pass. A dispatch from Shanghai says that a Russian warship, supposed to be the Bayan of the Port Arthur > 9 > « °° ° term,/ four 2. «9° Io be oe *. 7. ¢ WY ° * representatives, Missouri General Assombly: term, two ,years. Senators and representatives re- *. . o° Be ¢ eS te te a Se ob ° *,'

2. “ * teenth. a. Mr. Hawes. g po disturber or any pers ceive $5 a day each while the legis- lature is in: session. $999 S55650555553554 0 POSSE SOSH OOO OOOO A heavy vote is being cast this afternoon at the Democratic primaries. Hasry B. Hawes and Ed Butler are having their fight for supremacy and botb are seeing to it that no voters are permitted to tarry at home. The heaviest voting is in the North St. a eee ant West Ena wards, where the bat- the fiercest. ee" fs is fighting in the primaries for . Pol, Democratic catididate for gov- ieidi. against whom he contended prior to hia nom!nation. In the Third and Sixteenth wards alone there is a voting Democratic strength of 5000 and the leaders believe that 75 per cent of this vote will be cast. Mr. Hawes says he is confident of carrying the First, Sec- ond, Third, Seventh. Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth. Thirteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-firet, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth wards, which have a total voting strength of about 175 in tomorrow's convention, or a Majority of 78 delegates. If Mr. Hawes’ prediction proves true the _. Butlers cannot hope to have any voice in ‘the convention proceedings, not even to the extent of naming any of the minor noml- Dees, the Butlers would be shut out com- » pletely. Charger and counter-charges of fraud are freely made by ward workers of both of : the opposing forces. Seventy-five policemen, under the com- mand of three Neutenants and elght ser- geants are at the four polling places In the Third and - Sixteenth wards. The men are stationed at 807 and 1004 O'Fallon street. in the Third, and at 1400 North Twenty-firet street and at Four-. teenth and O'Fallon streets in the Six- “TI do not anticipat anv trouble.” “An ample number of have been astationel at te ing booths, with instructions to nolice. nrrest to create a disturbance Mr. Hawes thinks that the primaries niay bring out an aggregate voice of 15,000 or 2).- | 000, “The larger the vote the better 1 consider! 7 my chances,” he says. fle Mr. Hawes includes in his estimate Beventeenth and Twenty-sixth warile. not considered likely that he wii! car: In both wards the opposition has a dis- tinet advantage in the way of organization, and the men who have heretofore bossed «these wards politically are lined up against = ‘the Jefferson Club president. Hawes Could Afford 3 4 Lose Two Wards. Hawes can afford to lose not oniy and Twenty-sixth, but 4 ward, which is ‘Jimmy’ - hattwick, and still have enough dele- to control the convention. t the Third ward, however. he ‘" have an “easy working major- Seay: will be held tomorrow at > oes. 384 Easton ovenne. mm Bt rhal 6 edge “elty ittee, a@ pronounced But- pnw J and Butler leutenants ie the alec, ard “art gntitied to vote tn the pre st this right, “the convan tion in “ said ‘i who attempts; dewn collar, ‘tron to the east bank of the lake. Schra]ll said Will Johnson, a negro, brought the broken oar to him and asked him to keep it for him. He could not tell where the negro could bé found further than that he usually loitered around Bridgeton. 3 Coroner Koch, whose attention was drawn to the broken oar, took it with him, and stiil hes it. It is thought that the place where the broken oar was found will indicate where the man was killed, and it ts not unlikely that further search at the spot will wes other evidence to light. The oar is of ash. It was broken near the center, evidently by the blow which fractured the skull of the victim. It is the paddle end of the oar. The {Initials “J. S., Jr.."’ are burned into it. There are the initials of J. Studt, Jr.. who rents boats at the lake. He says he does not know when the oar disappeared. The butt end bas not been found. Analysis of the evidence obtained by Post-Dispatch reporters strongly supports the supposition that the murdered man was from Texas .or at least frequently vis- ited Texas. This is shown most conclu- sively by the fact that he had bought at different times a shirt and a pair of shoes of Washer Bros., who have stores at Fort Worth and San Antonio. The shirt he wore had been iaundered several times, show- ing that it wasp urchased some time ago. It bore the Washer Bros. label. The shoes, viel kid, No. 6 were new, and also bore the trademark of Washer Bros. The firm manufactures-for the trade, its goods be- ing disposed of at its own stores. Careful scrutiny of the shirt resulted in the d'scovery of Initials thought to be those of the dead man. They are J. E. P. or B. or R. Part of the last letter is torn the three letters it is. Ali the clothing worn by the man indi- cates that he was prosperous. Every arti- cle of apparel was of good quality. His collar was new, nevér having been laun- ; It was an E. & W. Keokuk brand, . The Keokuk is a standard brand which is solid for % cents. It is a turned- with much open space in lhe undereclothing was of fine texture. jae trousers were of brownish, homespun man teria They appear to have cost not @es thir, ‘ Vt cotoing .indieates that the owner | ou mcke money easily, knew the World and fwas the sert of man who would put up a | fight « robbers if he had any chance. it is not welleved that the man’s coat will be found. Dr. Pfister of Creve Coeur, who identified the body as that of a man. he s.w win $1% at the envelope game of the Big Swede at the lake, says he wore no = _ day be} ng warm. Jr, Phiater ls positive in his tdeniifivation of the body. He says also that he Ci ud identify one of those who went up the lake shore with the man after he had won the money, Prosecuting Attorney Johnson is inclined to be skeptical cone erning the statement of. Dr. Pfister that the man won $175 at the envelope game. He saya none but cappers ever win such sums at the (Creve Coeur lake games. Dr. Pfister thinks that pee man «ot an i? elope that was intended or a capper and that was the rea the robbery and killing. — oe There is no reason to beileve that the man was killed in a skiff on the lake. . The condition of the bedy and olothing indicate such struggle as could not have taken place in @ skiff. It is considered certain that he was killed on the lake shore not far from where the body was found, the body being taken out in a skiff and thrown into the lake. There ts no current in the goes On around the! never done more Close exam!nati gent ong ieore °o blows eee was hard blow, b H. F. Baecker nty, thinks — naval * °° fleet, is in Hangchau bay. It Is not known when she left Port Arthur. _* °° 2odeo OSOP SEES SOS OSS * CRUISER BRYAN IS REPORTED AT SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI, Oct. 3.-—-A Russian war- ship, supposed to be the armored cruiser Bayan of the Port Arthur squadror is re- ported to have anchored off Gutzlaff island, in Hangéhau Bay. Two tugs have pro- ceeded thither te bring her to Shanghai. LONDON, Oct. &—In rumors of another projected Port Arthur squadron, reports that a Russian pected to arrive at Woosung Sunday night, Russians there having chartered a to meet her. According to a Japanese correspondent in the Morning Post such a sally would only be attempted in the last extremity and when the surrender of the garrison could no longer be postponed. Hecause the waterworks is in the hands of the besiegers and the shore water condensing apparatus had been ruined by the Japanese sheil fire, the correspondent adds the garrison is de- pendent now upon the condensers of the fieet for fresh water. Shanghai dispatches to the Standard and Daily Telegraph are to the effect that a battle has been fought off Port with of the a Shanghal dispatch connection sortie warsh'p Was ¢x- tender Arthur. Neither of these reports firmed, the correspondent probably are only surmises. The Chronicle's Liaotung correspondent has becn Say, and con- they off, making it imposible to tell which of |#ays there was a truce Saturday at Port Arthur to bury the dead. Russian and Japanese officers, he says, exchanged greet- ings, after which the bombardment was recommenced with its old vigor. There is little change in the relative positions of the opposing forces. FAIR WEATHER TO CONTINUE Genuine Exposition Variety Promised for Tuesday—The Temperature Will Be Warmer. The fair weather flag is out at the weath- bureau office and beautiful summer weather is in pros- pect for several davs It will be warmer and fresh Winds from the east will blow. rh ; ‘sete bee, te Tuesday; et, * Somewhat | warmer light to soutb winds. er T We Ssday : F’rovet Visited Ohta, indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and came close to Mis. eourt In lowa last night. Rising temperature west of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. *| CHICAGO'S FAIR CROWDS GROW Indications for Exodus to St. Louis Exceed First Expectations. Dispatches from Chicago ¢@tate that tfndi- cations for attendance at the World's Fair during Illinois week and Chicago Day are chat it will be much larger than was first “x menting was held at the Palmer House arrange final details for the ce.e- The = dele- 1 ay of f Chicago Day. bra = om usual, and ve had greatly increased pas- LIUCILE Judge Walter 3. Daugias: 4ivision 6, Cir- cult Court, granted Monday a decree of divorce to Mrs id Scott Wald of 329 Maf- fitt avenue, suit for separation has been fought more than a year by her band, Emile Wald. With the decree session of her and an order mony. The order in the case “Being convinced that a decree of divorce in this case would be a great misfortune to» both the platntiff an qd th e > de ‘fendant and whose sSus- Mrs. Waid secures pos- 6-vear-old daughter Luaseille, granting her $50 a month ali- reads: of incalculable harm to the'r little daugh- ter, I have withheld a decision in the hope that a reconciliation might be effected. “It not appearing that there is any probability. of the parties beéoming recon- ciled, | am constrained under the law and the @vidence to grant the plaintiff a decree of divorce. There will also be judgment of alimony in the sum of 80 a month. The custody of the child should remain with the mother for the present with liberty to the father to visit her and take her out aft reasonable times. which should be fixed by azreement between the parties.”’ Mr. Wald stated that he would at once file an appeal. SHE DIED FOR LOVE | and Philippine scout Miss Julla for an Lann to The love of a American girl caused lose her life. Because she received a letter from a scout, Charles Fraga upbraided her in {eal- ous rage. She wounded him and he took her revolver from her and killed her. The killing occurred in Fraga’s room, 3216 Locust street, early Sunday morning, 45 told in Sunday's Post-Dispatch Fraga came to St. Loujs three months ago and became acquainted with the girl. They were very frtendly and when Fraga found the note which she received from a Philippine soldier was arou The girl went to his room Sunday nigkt and he told her he would have anything more to do with her his jealousy sed not OF FILIPINO SOLDIER American Girl Receives Note From Scout at World’s Fair and Is Killed by Jealous Lover After She Had Shot Him Inflicted Serious Wound. | demonstrations ee ee This angered Miss Lann that she drew a revolver and shot Fraga in the left breast. According to his statemert, which is accepted as true by the police, he wrest- ed the revolver from her and fired three bullets into her body, killing her almost in- stantly. Fraga is at the City Hospital, condition The girl is said to have resided at 26% Caroline street. She is bellewed to have been known to some as Julia Miller An tnquest was held Monday “and a verdict was returned to the effect that the gir) died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Fraga. Julia Lann Its said to have become ac- quainted with the Philippine soldier at the World's Fair, where the mingling of the scouts with Amer scan gir's has caused much comment and two or three Flotous aQ in a serious ~~ —-- - ee PAYNE 1S. DYING, SAY PHYSICIANS -— — ‘Postmaster General's Life Is Being Lengthened by the Use of Stima- lants. but Will Soon End. WASHINGTON, Oi tive m. ene Post- Oct. 3.--At 1:40 p. attendance on the following Physicians in masler-General Payne mate statement to a representative of the Asso- prevailed Monday ‘ jated Pre ss. “‘Postmaster-General Payne is rapilly los- ing ground. He ts sustained now only by artificial life. He is distinctly worse nan at any time during hf Iliness and the end is not far off.” Postmaster-General Payne's condition be- came critical again this morning. Up to 3 o'clock this morning Mr. Payne was doing well. but at that hour he had a sink- ing epell and from 3 to 7 he was kept alive only by the application of powerful siim- Ulants. In fact, it required the use of a greater quantity of heart remedies than at previous times. There was a faint response to the treat- ment. Dr. Magruder was sent for early this morning by Dr. Graygon, who re- mained with Mr. Payne spy GEN, BADEA-POWELL WILL FLY AIT — British General Who Won Fame in South African War eRaches the World's Fair. Gen. Baden-Powel! relief of Ladyemith, World's Faw with to fly them on Uct who marc! hae arrived at the his kites. He is going 17 and 18 at the Word's Fair to demonstrate a system of wartime signaling which is in use in England and which was used in the South African cam- ped to the [infos ir. oI i. a Raden-Powell arrived Monday and called on Percy Hudson, chief of saeronaut- ics at the Fair, and talked over the ar- rangements for the flying of his kitee. Later he called on the members of the British c onumission. ——" owe oe POLICE HOLD WORKHOUSE EMPLOYES FROM VOTING. Two wagons from the St. Louis work- house, containing a number of employes from that institution, drew up in frent of the polling booth at 56445 Faston avenue, in the Twenty-seventh ward, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. rhe occupants at once announced their intention to vote, but were restrained by the panes 4 until the poking booth had been cleared the Judges and clerks were saat- eat they were entitled to vote. limitations, Butler promised him $50,000, nny He also says Butler promised him and other “boodlers” that if iad keep quiet he would secure continuances unti] a new cireuit attorney was ¢ that this new officer would be “all right,” and that the cases would not be Kelly promises to make additional] statements as to the workings * ie a bine” and the general practice of “boodling,” which, he says, has been ~¥ “ the Municipal Assembly for at levst 25 vears. He says his confession for the purpose of quieting his own conscience, complfing with the requests wife, making some atonement to the public, and in the hope that it aa other.young men deliowing the course which te’ pursed as’ a po cia confession in full follows: KELLY’S CONFESSION IN FUL 4 BY CHARLES F. KELLY. No man knows the tortures of conscience but he who has felt them. I can this no longer. full confession of my connection with bribery in this city. confession is the rellef of repentance anda righteous act. a measure of atonement. By informing the proper officers and the public of the real state of affairs in this community, I hope to be of service to the public. I regret that I ever en politics. Before I did I believe every body will say that my reputation and cl ter were both good. But corrupt politics was my undoing. The, public is stupid. It does not appreciate good service on the part of It has tolerated corruptidh for years without a murmur. A member of the of Delegates, sworn to serve the public, I betrayed the public, and yet the not seem to care. I know. from.my own knowledge and from the statements to me by those « the inside that bribery has been going on In the Municipal sembly of St. Lou for the past 25 years. Hardly a bill passed that body tn the quarter of a centgiry unless it was paid for. We did mot fear exposure punishment. for the reason that we believed that no one would dare te | it. Im case of attack, we knew that most of the politicians and many ot large financters of St. Louis would be with us. A former prosecttor some signs of starting after us, but he was bluffed off. (Kelly here refers to Central Traction $250,000 deal exposed by the Post-Dispatch when Theodore. Eggers was circuit attorney and Samuel Hodgdon was assistant cireult : THREATENED TO ASSASSINATE FOLK When the present prosecutor (Circuit Attorney Folk ts meant here) menced his war on us, we tried to intimidate him by threats of and when this had no effect we laid all sorts of traps for bim, without Then it was decided that the best pian would be to start a newspaper and libel so fiercely as to draw his fire by taking up his time In libel prosecutions, or if he not, his influence would be weakened and destroyed. Although we could find after a thorough search, to make attack on, libels were deliberately made up for purpose of affecting public sentiment. This plan was participated in, not only members of the House of Delegates under Indictment for boodling, but by financiers of St. Louls, who feared exposure, and by those who gave us the If the public could’ but know all the schémes and plang we had, there would be a uprising and lynchings. I should have said, if the publle knew there ought to be uprising, but the St. Louls public doesn't and I don't suppose ever will. has probably grown accustomed to corruption and nothing see'ngs to atartile it. the public does uprise, it Is just as apt to be on the wrong side as to be on the side. Take, for Instance, the action of the public on the lighting DIN. That was & bul. I said so then and I say .o now. iiutier was trying to buy ue for the $2500 each for our votes, Dut we were standirg out againet him. Then the public ¢ down to the House of Delee'tes and threatened to hang us if we 4!d4 net nose the fhe public with fis ropes helped Butler w.th his boodle to pass a bili that ought to have been passed. JOINED COMBINE BEFORE ELECTED IT became a member of the combine of the Hlonee of Delegr tee even before I a member of the House. As soon as I was elected. and before I took my seat, t ive aa entry to the combine by Butler aud made ua full-fledged member. 2 We never thought of passing a bill out of which any money could be obtained, 1 “a less we were paid for our vores. We went about it in a buctinessliike way. and Lad combine mee'ings at stated times and fixed ihe bribe prices, which we were to for our votes, by a majority voie of the combine. Then we would select p ee Qe ombive in whose honesty we had confidence. to ku out and get the money. These agents would rarely ever betray us. [ft one of two instances, they acted part of the money, but they were honest with ua. ourselves, understand, we code of roorals, and tt wea considered és iy dishonest for 2 member capt bribe money without wie? wmonget his fellows, “NEW PROSECUTOR WILL BE BUTLER We had a fixed schedule of price# for various bills. according to the value franchises or privileges given We hardly ever received hoes than $1000 for the eo bine vote. We considered it beneath our dignity to take lets than that. On two occasions, though, we got as low as $4 each for our vores, rpmagh yes = cof t boys took $5 each, but were so ashamed of it they would net speak of ita ashamed of it because the price was £0 Ss piall, Our combine was not along party lines, beth Democrats and Repsbiteans to it. My experience has been that boodiers line up according and not under party standards. In the majority of the wards Democratic and Republican parties usuaily nomijate men we Deiegates for the money they can make ou! of it. Tach p a fellow and elther one that geta In serves (nome who rob he believe this has been tolerated In St. Loubs, | ) many lions of the city are mixed up in doodling one + ors ier. The corporations used to think ii less. trouble way ent ee ted tha est men to the House of Delegates. Ae 6 Ty Se | 1 started out by saying that the public in » conditions that have been expowed ? Was 3 A & uprise, AS @2 g£e@n 1ersi rile. high of the combine ‘o a had a A CAE, Mee it i DAT eI — “ Sad 4 y . My own feelings, as well as the entreaties of my wife, urge me 10 & Pee I have been taught thét = abit a Te NS 35 —_ ph Bile ta 6 pe ee es a! x i A as -¥, hat ie ey AR EE eee < a a Oa 4 a ee ek SS Becher ary ae Oy Seiten ae ER ARS he oh Sees Seah.” MENS eet eee hy eae a ot el iy WP stg Ty SP igh et Ae Re Pe Pe OOP ala < Talis les Se oe) ’ % c aed | : at wt hs aaa raat Sy ay" ; oa Syste eet aah