The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
Doodle is in the air.

For several weeks ugly rumors have
been in circulation that there was some
thing very rotten in the old school board.
Various citizens felt il in their bones, as
it were, and at the recent primaries, on a
broad hint from the EAGLE. the men sus-
pected of crookedness were turned down.
Some CT them are Republicans and some
are Democrats, but this paper made no
distinctions because of political reasons.
1t went on the theory that if man was
crooked he ought to be exposed regardless
u his political affiliations.
No definite movement was expected to
be made until this morning regarding ar
rests. At 10 o'clock yesterday when an EA-
GLE reporter called npon County Attorney
Boone he said II have nothing for you to-
DAY, but Pli file something sensational In
the morning"
"Whst is it ?"
81 can't tell you; you must wait"
Nothing would induce Mr.. Boone to tell
what be WAS going o do. There is some
peculiar kind of courtesy existing among
lawyers that prevents them from giving
out anything about lawsuits till the pa
pers in the case are filed, and Mr.. Boone
is crank on that subject. With all his
reticence a reporter for the EAGLE was EN-
abled to get onto the case in Justice Jones'
court where the following paper was fledat
O'Clock.
Before 6. W. c. Jones, Justice of the
peace within and for the city of Wich-
ita, Sedgwick county, Kansas.
State of Kansas, plaintiff. VS.. A II. Ward
AID l.. X. Cole, defendants.
State of Kansas,
Sedgwick County,
A. II. Reed, of lawful age, being duly
sworn on oath, says: That on or about
the LIST day Of April, 1894, in the county of
Sedgwick and the state of Kansas, A. ii.
Ward and L. r. Cole, being then and
there officers holding public trusts, to-
wit: Mem bers of the board OF educat on of
the city of Wichita, Sedgwick, county,
Kan, which said board of education then
aud there had control of the public schools
of The city of Wichita, and as such board.
by vote of its members, had the right
, and authority in law to employ teachers.
' lanitors and other employ necessary, and
TO fix the salaries of said teachers, janitors
and otber employees, did then aud there,
uHlswfully, fraudulently, wilfully, cor
ruptly, wickedly and advisedly solicit, urge
and procure one H. J. Barber to give and
pay TO the said A. II. Ward and L. r. Cole,
the sum of 500, in consideration of which
the said A. ii. Ward aud l.. r Cole, a
greed to and did use their votes as mem
beers of the said board of education, and
tier influence with said board, to have
III. J Barber appointed as a teacher In the
public schools of S i'd city of Wichita; and
the said a. ii. Yard aud l.. Il. Cole, in
their official capacity and under color OF
their office; represented to che said Barber
that there Were certain persons members
Of the board with whom they would have
to use that much money in order 10 obtain
the position of teacher In the public
schools OF Wichita for the said Barber.
The said &. II. Ward and l.. r. Cole by
means of said representations and state
of At n "a he Of
lawful and current money of the United
States aud promise 10 paw S35 in addition
thereto which said sum OF money
the said A. II. Ward aud L. r.
Cole then and there received from the said
A. j. Barber, IN their official capacity and
under color o, their Office; the said A. II.
Ward and l. X. Cole, then aud there fraud
ulently, mslieiously, wickedly, corruplly
and unlawfully intending To eXtort in their
official capacity aud under color of their
office. the said money, by the means afore-
said from the said II. J. Barber.
Second count: And affiaDt further says,
hat on the lst day of April, 1894, in the
county of Sedgwick and state OF Kansas,
\. III. Ward and L. r. Cole being mem
hers of the board of educ alton of the city
of Wichita, Ssdgwick county Kansas, said
board being tnen and there duly and leg
ally organized and having lawful author
ity to hire and pay teachers, Janitors and
other employees necessary and Tx the salary
of the same, did then and there unlaw
fully, wilfuily, maliciousiy, wickedly and
corruptly, in their official capacity and
under color of their office, sell the
offices OF teachers OF the publ,
schools and jsntors and their
vote as membe OF said board of educa-
1ion, and their influence as members Of
said board of education in the Interest OF
certain applicants for positions in the
nublic schools of the city of Wichita, a.