Show ST LOUIS BOODLE CASES Former Councilman Who Was Bun coed Out of Honey for His Voto Returns to St Louis St Louis Sept 23 Former Councilman Council-man Frederick G Uthoff who It is paid was buncoed out of lo0t0 of 50OOO which It Is alleged ho received for his vole on the Central Traction bill by R M Snyder of Kansas City hus returned re-turned l from Colorado Monday and war In conference with Attorney Folk tills t afternoon IL Is bHIyved that Uthoffn return Is second In Importance only to the return of John K Mur rcll ami that revelations render unnecessary un-necessary the testimony of Charles Kelly who Is wanted by l the State asa as-a witness against certain millionaire bribegivers in the citylighting bill legislation Circuit Attorney Folk Is silent on the result of the conference Uthoff who luis been In Colorado the past six months attending to mining Interests IH a most impprlant witness for the State In the coming trial of R M Snyder Utlioff It In said received S OOOO from Snyder for his vote for the Central Traction bill His name was last on the Council list and his vole was the deciding one IL panned the bill which made possible the consolidation of the street car system Later Snyder It Is said borrowed SJnOOO from Uthotf and went to New York whence Uthoff followed fol-lowed him There Snyder Induced Ulhoff to sign an agreement by which he accepted JoOOO and denied thai any offer of bribery had been made Uthoff came back to St Louis with his 5000 and Snyder remained In New York I Ilia remaining there made It Impossible for him to he Indicted for bribery after the threeyears limit owing to a statutory provision extending the statute of limitations in case of non residence In the State Last winter when the bribery cases ere fIrst brought under Investigation Uthoff went before the grand Jury and testified It was supposed then that he had made starlllng revelations The four prisoners now In the Four Courts John H Schnettler John Helms and Otto Schumacher under 15000 hond each and William Tamblyn under un-der 30000 bonds made application late this afternoon to Judge Douglass of the Criminal court for a reduction of their bonds The Judges decision Is expected tomorrow |