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Show FEARLESS FOLK, FOE OF BOODLERS, MARKED MAN heard discussing their plans in the restaurant, res-taurant, detectives were detailed to find the conspirators. It is believed that the attempted assamlnatlon was made by friends, of the boodle rs whom Mr. Folk prosecuted and1 sent to the penitentiary the past year. The announcement of the alleged plot has caused general excitement throughout through-out the city. Mr. Vincent, who revealed the plot against Mr. Folk; has been in the restaurant business for a number of years, and his word is considered reliable relia-ble by the police. Alleged Conspiracy to" Do Away Vigorous Prosecuting Prose-cuting Attorney of St. ' LOUISA : : ' ' : ! ST. LOUIS,' June 12. A detail of Chief of Detective Desmod's best sleuths are scouring this city for three men who are alleged to have entered into a conspiracy to. assassinate Circuit Attorney Joseph W. Folk for J5000 blood money. The police po-lice believe that not only has such a plot been hatched, but that an attempt has been made to carry It into effect. That It failed Is believed to have been due to the fact that the Circuit Attorney has been closely guarded by the detectives. detec-tives. Four men whose Identity has not been established entered the French restaurant restau-rant owned by Theodore Vincent and discussed plans. According to Mr. Vincent, Vin-cent, who overheard their conversation, they were to receive 5000 for putting Folk out of the way. "When the men entered the restaurant and had no sooner taken their seats," said Mr. Vincent, "they asked me if I did nor have a more private room. 1 told them I had not. Their conversation was carried on in a very low tone. Dur. lng flushes of excitement they talked louder and it was then I could hear th'em discussing the plans for disposing of. the Circuit Attorney.". - . - One of the men Is said to have declared that he had never had but one chance to execute the plot. Then he said" the Circuit Cir-cuit Attorney was too- closely guarded by detectives to undertake to carry out the plans until a better opportunity was . presented. When the report reached the Police de-partment de-partment that the men had been over- |