The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-06-05
COFFEYVILLE REPORTS.
A FINAL VERDICT, THE ALLIANCE,
REPUBLICAN, AND DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS SUM UP THE MATTER
INTHRKE DIFFERENT WAYS,
Synopsis of the Three Reports

, mittee consisted of Senators Kimbal
and Mohler, and Representative Bis
, chOff, republican; Representative,
Cary, Lem, CruEley, and Templetor
of the peoples party, and Senator Car
roll of Leavenworth, democrat The
, results OF the investigation is embodied
in four reports. One the general find.
ing of the committee signed by all the
, members: another signed by the repub
lican members: one by the alliance
members. and Senator CAROLS, the
democratic members, individual ne.
port.
The joint committee after going over
the evidence introduced concludes BY
saying:
las to what are the true answers 10
the questions suggested, or the true
theory upon which to account for this
explosion the committee is unable to
agree, and as before stated, the several
opinions entertained will be hereto ap-
pended"
REPUBLICANS REPORT.
The republican report covers ffty
pages of type written copy.
The general findings of the republi-
can committee, which are concurred in
by Senator Carroll, the democratic
member, are:
First-If it is,true shat man known
or unknown to, Mr.. III. NJ. Upham,
brought box to the. express office at
Coffeyville and left it with him to be
shipped to Winfield, as he says. and
that it was this box or the contents
thereof which exploded; then we find
| after a careful consideration of the tes-
timOny, that there is an entire absence
OF evidence, by which we are able to 10
cate or identify the person, who left the
box at the express Office, or, If the pur-
pose was criminal, by which we arc able
to say what crime was. intended. the
motive thereof, Or the purpose to be &C
cOmplished.
SecOnd-Wes find further that the ex-
plOsiOn was, not the result of any con
spiracy instigated by the republican
state central committee, or in which
any member of that party or any EN-
ploye of the state was implicated as
charged by the resolutions. The proof
Is clear and convincing that the use or
explosion of dynamite was no part Of
the plan OF the republican state central
committee for conducting the campaign.
that 1t had nothing whatever to do with
the explosion at Coffeyville and was in
nOwise responsible therefor and that
Henry Booth, BiOn S. Hutchins, Ed. p.
Greer, G. a. Henrie, and George w.
POorman were not in any way con-
nected with the explosion or accessory
thereto.
Third-We further find that there is
an entire absence of testimony. show
ing or tending to show that the failure
to investigate the. alleged crime in the
courts has been caused by the neglect
or refusal of any public officer to per-
form his own duties in reference TO the
matter, as charged in the resolutions.
FOurth-The findings already made |
show that the charge that you having
been advised of Mr.. Henrie'5 cOnnec- |
ton with the explosion and as a reward |
therefor, secured for him the office |
which he now holds as clerk in the bu-
reau of labor statistics, cannot be true,
and we find that your action in recon-
mending or asserting to the appoint-
ment of Mr.. Henrie was uninfiuenced by
any such consideration.
The report then goes over the evil
dence given before the committee, and
among other comments says:
MIR. H. NJ. Upham is the man who
knows as much, perhaps more. about
this matter than any one else. If his
story is true, il he has told the whole
truth, p. Jason and L. or j. Louden are
yet to be discovered. If he has misled
us in this matter, there are circumstan-
ceS which indicate where the guilty
person is to be found"
In conclusion the report says:
The only recommendation which we
have to make is that in the future the
of alleged crimes. in no
way connected with the administration
OF any public office or trust should be T.
left to the machinery of the state Crca- II
ted for that purpose. Signed
G. II. KIMBALL,
j. g. MOHLER,
Members OF Senate Committee.
&. n. BISCHOFF, 4
Member of House Committee. {
PEOPLES PARTY. ;
The peoples party report after re-
viewing the testimony concludes with
the following findings:
Our conclusions drawn from the l.
review of testimony are. that !.
there was a conspiracy on the part of L
some one to do certain things for the
purpose of breaking the ranks OF the II
union labor party and adding strength y
to the republican party in the political u
of the fall Of 1888.
The Nldette expose was the irst y
step in that line. This was followed by L
he second expose and the preparation 5
Of the box of dynamite. which would
nave been in Winfield, Kansas, October a
9th, had it not prematurely exploded V
n Coffeyville. 5,
1--WE are further of the opinion that O
;. A. Henrie had some connection with G.
he preparation of, and delivered said a
IOX at Coffeyville, to be shipped by ex- a
press 10 Winfield to be exploded some
where; and under the excitement fol- O
owing the explosion raid would prob D
IDLY be made on the office of the Nom d
tonfOrmist. fc
I'VE are further of the opinion that n
3iOn S. Hutchins and Ed p. Greer were n
ognizant of what was being done, if ii
lot direct participants of the same.
And further, that no man could have {.
'eeu appointed commissioner of labor :;
rho would not appoint c. A. Henrie to q.
position as clerk in said Office. u
And that said Henrie was appointed 7,
o the position which he holds to-day as G.
reward for the part performed by 7,
i'm, and TO prevent him from revealing \,
that he knows of the affair which
'Ould implicate other parties.
EZRA CARY, Chairman. a'
IN. Sem. "a
ST. VI. TEMPLETON." Oh
SENATOR CARROLL'S REPORT. =;
Senator Carroll, in his report, says: va
Il agree with the republican report er
\ some of its findings, but to some of st
ne conclusions and matters stated do H
OF wish to stand committed. The alli- in
nee report contains some things to CT