Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-21

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drawing the pay Of engineer (while
he compelled the assistant engineer
to do the work that properly be-
longs to and has always been done
by the first engineer) his son, John
Chase. Said John Chase continual
ly and in violation of all rules gives
orders to officers in the mines con-
fieting with those given by the SUI
perintendent. disobeying superin-
tendent's orders about running fan
engine, thereby affecting ventila-
ton of the mines; writing notes to
conyicts in mine; countermanding
orders given by the superintendent
to convicts; ordering expensive and
unnecessary articles charged in the
mine department without consulting
superintendent; sending convicts
down in the mines to do work with
out an officer with them or notify
ing the superintendent or pit boss;
persistently leaving his post of duty
and engine and going outside of the
PRISON walls without notifying the
superintendent; all of which con-
duct said Seth w. Chase was well
aware of encouraged. And that
said John Chase is wholly incompe-
tent for the position he was APP
pointed to by his father, Seth w.
Chase.
THAT the SAID Seth W. Chase, as
warden, at the present time and at
divers times has placed incompetent
and inexperienced men in charge of
the workings Of said mine that re-
quired experts, thereby endangering
life and valuable property, and al
though Seth w. Chase has often
been informed of the dangerous and
unsafe condition of said coal mines,
he pays no heed to the demand of
the lawful officers Of said mines, but
completely ignores the repeated
warnings of the dangerous condi-
ton Of said mine.
The statute provides that when
charges are made against the war
den or any officer Of the peniten-
tiary, that the governor, Lieutenant
governor and the speaker Of the
house shall select a committee of
FIVE members Of the legislature,
three from the house and two from
the senate, who shall investigate the
charges. The statute also provides
how the investigation shall be con-
Quoted. The statute making such
provision may be found in the Gen
eral Statutes Of 1889, fF5958 and
,, $500. 1t reads as follows.
whenever charges shall be made
| by any person or persons, and circu-
lated within the state or presented
by such person or persons IN writing
to the governor, at any time when
the legislature is not i'll session, and
said charges shall be deemed worthy
of credit or eminating from a relia-
bic and trustworthy source, where
by the management and administra-
! tion Of the affairs of any charitable
} educational or penal institution, OIL
the official conduct of any officer in
charge Of or otherwise connected
with any Of said institutions, shall
be called into question upon the
grounds of corruption, venality, in
efficiency, misconduct, immortality,
or inattention to duties, an investi-
CATION shall be had as provided for
in the second section of this act.
Sec. 2. The governor, lieutenant
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 a COM
mittee of five members of the legis-
! lature, the duty Of which committee
|, when selected shall be to inquire
into the truth of the charges, inves-
tigate the affairs OF the institution,
or examine into the official conduct
, of the officers named III the COM
: plant. The committee selected to
{ investigate as aforesaid shall consist
. VI bWO Sc1IdGOIS dIIu IuIOc IGl)TGS6ut-
: atives, neither of whom shall be
from the district or county in which
: the institution whose affairs are to
: be investigated is located, or from
2 which the official so charged has
been elected or appointed.
} Having concluded their investi.
g CATION the committee shall, under
the evidence and by majority vote
: of the whole number of the com.
: mittee. determine the truth or falsi-
. ty of the charges. They shall make
t a complete report of their finding,
e and transmit the testimony in the
i, case to the governor, with such rec.
= concentrations as they may deem
d just and appropriate. The governor
f shall thereupon either dismiss from
: public service or reinstate the office
or officers named In the complaint
: according to the findings and repor
r of the committee. He shall also dl
e rect the attorney general in case
d where the laws have been violate,
), to institute such proceedings in tn
) courts as NAV be necessary to pro