The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10
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The paper at Severance, from its first issue. kept
up a elatter about the riotous proceedings Of the
Barlow boys, and demanded their arrest and pun
ishment. They have finally been taken in, but it
seems that Severance has gained but little in the
way of peace and quiet. full set Of city officers
elected the issue Of law and order, and now
the Spokesman of that party has taken the place of
the Barlows. On Wednesday Of last week, II. II.
Brookes, the editor of the Enterprise, was arrested
on the charge of using lond threatening and Obscene
language on the public street. and was fined sis and
costs by the Police Judge whose election be sdvO
Gated For a teacher OF morality, law and order.
and one who even processes TO be minister of the
gospel, this is very scabby beginning. Appliea-
ton was made to the Mayor and Council to remit
the fine, but they refused. Whether they did this
from motives of impartialy and justice, or because
it would have put them in a very bad position, We
are unable to say. 1t would be bad beginning for
law and order administration to remit the fine of
one OF the first offenders, because he happened to be
a leader in their party.
The origin of this affair requires a short history.
We are aware that the editor OF the Enieprise has
made the high resolve not TO notice or mention the
Chif thereby forcing 1t to remain in obscurty but
makes mp with his chin what he ioregoes in his pa
per. But We are not so exclusive; we can freely
speak OF him and his paper Besides, our great
love for exposing pretender and frauds urges to
speak out This man Brookes came to Doniphan
County about three months ago, and grew in i'm
portanee wonderfully fast. He undertook the doub-
lie task OF regulating the morals oil severance, and
assailins the integrity OF portion OF the County
officers, with not one oil whom he was acquainted.
Inns latter branch oil his Undertaking partook so
strongly Of the double character oil dong some
bodys dirty work. and oil personal attacks upon in
diVidnals Tor the purpose oil ehtortins biackmaii'
that we determined to hunt up his record to ascer
tain who 1t was that came here perfect stranger
and at once commenced a warfare upon some OF our
oldest and best citizens. We had been told that be
represented, among other things that his Office had
been burned in Mexico No. by Democrats, because
his paper was Republican. gentleman from Mis-
sourl told us he remembered something about err
GUAR having been distributed IN Mexico, showing
up the alriy acts oil man by the same name when
a resident OF Southern Kansas, and suggested that
we might learn something oil the matter by writing
to some one in Mexico. We did so, and received
number of copies OF the handbil 1t was got up by
Republican of Mexico, to defend himself against
the personal attacks OF Brookes. II consisted OF
letter and afdavits from Texas, originally publish
ed in a paper at Oswego Kansas. Among other
things, we ascertained from this circular that
Brooks published Democratic paper in Texas y
letter from prominent citizen Of oswego informs
Us that Brooks while there. was noted chiefly for
personal abuse of individuals, and misunderstanding,
and concluded by saying that the people there were
ashamed of having engaged in any unpleasantness
with him, rs they found they had wasted their am
munition On very small game. We have not yet
heard from Texas, but are expecting to, every day
But the whole "chain Of title goes to chow him IN
the same character of mischieimaker and dealer