Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-16

properly becalled a smuggling mill tina
an investigation. Judge Mcdonald
IN old man SO years Of age and prom
inent populist Of Fort Scott, appeare
for Yarroll and Bum. Pending tn
alleged investigation, while the boar
OF directors were closeted discussin
the matter, Warden Chase viciousl
assaulted Judge Mcdonald in his Of
fee, and but for the presence Of min
OF number Of by-standers blood
tragedy might have followed witt
Warden Chase and his Sol
the aggressors. Revolvers wer,
drawn and dire threats wer'
made against Mcdonald, Yarroll ant
Bum, and so intense was the feeling
and so bitter the denunciatiou Of thes,
men by Warden Chase and his son tina,
the two ex-oficials and their attorney
Judge Mcdonald, left the prison and
went to Leavenworth for safety. The
board Of directors then held short
session and declared that the charges
against Warden Chase were unfounded
and groundless.
The disgraceful and unprovoked at.
tack made upon Judge Mcdonald by
Warden Chase aroused the indignation
Of scores Of populists in all parts Of the
state, who were determined that Gov.
LewelliIg should comply with the
plain provisions Of the statutes and Or
der legislative investigation as pre-
scribed in the following paragraphs:
Whenever charges shall be made by
any person or persons, and circulated
within the state or presented by such
person or persons in writing to the gov
ernor, at any time when the legislature
is not in session, and said charges shall
be deemed worthy Of credit or emanat-
ing from a reliable and trustworthy
source, whereby the management and
administration of the affairs Of any
charitable, educational or penal insti-
tuition, or the official conduct Of any
officer in charge Of or otherwise con-
nected with any OF said institutions,
shall be called into question upon the
grounds Of corruption, venality, inef-
ficiency, misconduct, immortality, or in
attention to duties, an investigation
shall be had as provided for in the Sec
ond section of this act.
"Sec. 2. The governor, the lieuten-
ant-governor and the speaker Of the
house of representatives of the state
shall meet at such time and place as
may be named by the governor, and
they shall proceed to select commit
tee Of five members of the legislature,
the duty Of which committee when Sc
lected shall be to inquire into the truth
Of the charges, investigate the affairs
Of the institution, or examine into the
official conduct of the officers named in |
the complaint. The committee Sc
lected to investigate as aforesaid shall
consist of two senator's and three rep
resentatives, neither of whom shall be
from the district or county in which.
;he institution whose affairs are to be
Investigated Is located. or from which
The official so charged has been elected
,r appointed. \
Why has Gov. Lewelling disregarded
lis plain duty in the face of appeals
rom members Of his own party in
Yearly every county in the state? If
Warden Chase is not guilty as charged,
hen an investigation would have ex-
nerated him. X he is guilty the gov
rnor has, by his disregard Of the law
nd the demands Of the people, done
hat which will cover up his guilt and
rotect him in his rottenness aud cor
upton.