Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-10-23 | Page 1 | Had Fled to Mexico

HAD flED TO MEXICO I Councilman Kratz of St Louis Under Arrest CHARGED WITH BRIBERY I Was Under 20000 Bends but Jumped His Bail i II Boodle Money Which Was to Pay for Suburban Franchise Still in the Vault Guadalajara Mexico Oct 22 Charles Kratz 11 member of the St Louis City Council Indicted on a charge of bribery who Jumped a 20COfl bond was arrested today by the local authorities on orders from the Federal Jovermnont at he City of Mexico lie will be held until officer with riituisl thou pnuere from the United I Slates arrive MON12V IN A VAULT Charles Kratz who Is u former member of the City Council was indicted February Febru-ary 5 i 1902 by the grand jury on the charge of bribery In connection with the suburban franchise deal I In which JirfiOO was placed In a safe deposit vault to be used to pay for the passage through the Council of a franchise asked for by t the Suburban company UCRIS RECOVERED This money has been recovered anil snow s-now In tho hands of Circuit Attorney I Folk Krntz ww released on bonds of S20COO and on April 1 J1X2 he left the city before his caue went to trial He went to Mexico Mex-ico where lie has remained ever since On April 7th his bond was forfeited 1JKAVV REWARD OPIBRKD The nmBt of Kratz was bronchi about at the request of the State department of the United States after l conferences held hy Circuit Attorney Folk with Mr Hay i In which Mr Folk endeavored to nr cure the return of the fugitive under the trealv recently signed by both Governments Govern-ments A heavy reward still stands for Kratz