American State Trials (Volume 9); A Collection of the Important and Interesting Criminal Trials Which Have Taken Place in the United States from the Beginning of Our Government to the Present Day - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1918. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... principal and interest which he advanced was deposited by him to his own account in the Boatmen's Bank. Now, gentlemen of the jury, it is my duty to indicate to you more in detail the facts and circumstances upon which this explanation of the defendant will depend. Those details may perhaps be regarded as burdensome, but that I hope will result merely from the fact that theVe is a considerable number of them, and not merely from the fact that the occasion has arisen which necessitates their presentation. Early in 1891, the defendant, Charles Sutter and those interested in the franchise of the St. Louis Underground Service Company, built a considerable line of subways in the city of St. Louis. They were unable to obtain satisfactory tenants for this subway, and they accordingly obtained a franchise to distribute electric light and power in the name of the Citizens Electric Light & Power Co., still existing and for a telephone system and other purposes. For the purpose of providing the company with premises upon which to erect the plant, Mr. Meysenburg bought a lot here in the City, paying for it himself. Mr. Folk. We object to going into that transaction originating back ten years and having nothing to do with this case. The only question is what purpose was this money paid Mr. Meysenburg for. If it was paid him to influence his vote and he knew that it was so paid him, it is bribery. It matters not where he got the stock; it matters not whether he might have bought property ten years ago; it matters not whether the St. Louis Electric Construction Co. was the outgrowth of the Citizens Electric Light & Power Co. or not; the only question is, did Philip Stock at the time he paid the nine thousand dollars pay it to him for the purpose of influencing his vote upon Co...

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