The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-26
WORKED THE CAPITAL.
Some One Seems 70 Have Imposed on Our
Morning Contemporary

Some one Seems 10 Have Imposed Our
Morning. Contemporary
10 the Editor OF the STATE JOURNALS
My attention has been called to an ed
itorial in Tuesdays Capital which was
headed "McCasey's Woes" and Whlcn
contains statements grossly false, few
OF which 1 will notice IN their order.
The first is as follows:
s.Wait according to the report from
persons who are acquainted with the al
fairs Of the board has all along been the
cause Of a great amount Of dls7en5ion
This il altogether false, for there has
not heen "a great amount of disseaslOn"
on the boa I'd since have been mem
Der of il; besides during the seventeen
months L~l.ave been a member and dur
inReysnich AFAe have baen associated
with So diHsrsnt members there has
never been an unkind or dlsFespectful
word passed between myself and one OF
my six associates on the board save one
NV if il should transpire that the Cap
itaP5 informant was the Only one who
hal ever created any dissenslon on the
board, the public would not be very
much surprised, and such are the facts.
Second - through Waite it is said
that McCasey has been denied the keys
to the safe and vault"
Part Of this NAV be true or it az be
false This is the first time that even an
intimatiOn had been given me- that Nc
Casey hal ever been denied the com bi-
nation There are no keys 70 the safe
There is no vault have never been
consulted nor have 1 ever given any adj
vice in the matter.
Thir1-ssThe Capital has Il from the
best Of authority that Waite has long
been the cause of much trouble in the
board One OF his lady relatives was
given a position at the asylum IN Kansas
City She proved incompe eat aud was
discharged by the authorities of the in
stitution. Mr.. Waite then took good care
that she was appointed TO me position
which Is designated as the head of the
laundry"
have not now. and never have had,
a relative in either of Institutions men
toned, and never have asked for place
for any relative under this or any other
administration.
Fourth-"This did not end the difficult
ty. He had another friend that needed
some Of the famous emOlument- Of
Office and this man Was accordingly
given place in the engine room a. the
Topeka asylum. He was an ignOmin-
tOEs failure there.
There - not d person now connected
with tie engine room and never has been
whom / would be able 70 recognize if /
were TO meet them, except the head en-
gineer. Mr. Brown, and Mr.. Bentley.
having met the last named for the first
time less than one week ago
Flfth--"A member Of the board told
the Capital the above facts, and added
that the latter ApDOintee destroyed state
property to the extent of $500 during he
first three days be worked in the engine
room
Ii is strange that no other member Of
the board ever heard of this destruction
Of property. This is the hrst time it has
ever been brought TO my notice. The
superintendent should have presented
the matter 70 the board for their consid-
GRAFTON. Since writing the above | have
seen the engineer, Mr.. Brown. and he
informs me that s'for the past year there
has not been q dollars worth of
property destroyed in the engine
room. Outside the engine room
but within the engineers depart
ment which extends over the entire
building and some thirteen boilers there
has not been to exceed 800 worth Of
property destroyed that cannot be prop
erly accounted for. and the destruction of
that could not be charged to any particu-
lar person and this consisted entirely of
burned understanding that will often
occur with such coal as is used at this
institution"
But why should not the Capital have
stated plainly the name of its inform
anti ga member Of the bOard.' l
think the reason is apparent Had the
name been given the fAlsehOods uttered
would have received no credence what
ever anywhere within the state. There
Is but one member Of the board who is
capab bic of cOndensing in 50 short a space
SO many vicious falsehOOds.
w. 8. WAIE
ToroI~a Kou r.rIv o. 1904