The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-27
INNOCENCE SO SWEET
Reigns in the Consciousness Of the
Police Board
THEY KNOW NOTHING WRONG

sey and Captain G1sh-Have Child
Hike Confidence In Their APDOIntees-
A JOURNAL reporter called on Police
Commissioners A. B. Whiting last even
ing and asked him what he thought of
the proceedings to Gust Chief of Police
II. c. Lindsey and Captain Pete Gish.
Il don't know anything about it." re-
piled Mr. Whiting.
The reporter then handed him a copy
Of the JOURNAL and he carefully read
every line of the article which included
the affidavit of club man, who told how
he had given money to Lindsey and Gish.
If that is true,'' said Commissioner
Whiting with emphasis, 81 want them to
run it down. l surely would countenance
nothing Of that kind If this Is only a
political trick. however, and is done
only for effect it IS an outrage.
When we elected Lindsey there was
some talk against him, but it was moth
ing more than street talk, and l will say
that have kept my eyes open. I have
been on the lookout and have failed to
find that the chief has ever done any
thing wrong. So il is natural that l
should not credit this story. but l am
open to conviction / would want some
thing better than the affidavit of a club
man, a violatOr of the law, before l would
believe such Stories"
did not the police collect money from
the low women in the city,"
'sNo; they did not. It is a serious
question whether it is best to drag these
women up before the police court and
show them to the crowd which attend
the court, and the board discussed the
question.
1--WE decided that such women were
getting altogether too numerous and
that they should be arrested. Captain
Gish protested that they did not have
money to pay their fines, but we ordered
their arrest and Captain Gi5h gave them
receipts for the amount they deposited
for their appearance in police court
This is allowed to other people and we
could not make distinction. l made
inquiries in many cases and in every case
l found that the names had been re gis-
tered on the book at the city prison. We
did not order these women to be fined
monthly
YOuut Interviewed
Police Commissioner Yount said:
"The statement that am implicated IN
any way in the charges against Chief
Lindsey and Captain Gish is false. No
affidavit to that effect has been drawn up
and filed with the county attorney.
Il was chairman Of the finance com
mittee of the Populist league which at
tended to the arrangements for the state
convention and l asked the stores, no
tells, banks and individuals to contribute
to lhe expenses of the state convention.
with the collection of money for any pur-
pose whatever.
Il was very much surprised at the pro-
ceedings commenced by the county at
tOrney and SO far as my information goes
there is no good evidence of any wrong
doing on the part of any of the officers.
If these charges are true the men ought
to suffer the penalty and the court will
not have TO remove them either. l viii
use my vote to that end. if lose my
official head in four minutes.
Il hope; however, that the court will
fix an earlier day for the hearing. There
is use of its being dragged along for
weeks If these men are guilty we want
to know il"
Chief Lindsey is in Kansas City today
and could not be seen.
County Attorney SaEord is in his pri-
vate office today taking the dispositions
of several men whom Sheriff Burdge
brought to him. The officers claim to
have one witness who saw McWilliams
give Gish ten dollars. This witness, who
IS a German, says. 81 don't want to des-
dify, bud Geesh he mus'nd lie apoud It,
or by chimminy / will"