The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-28

Grand Commander Campbell of the g.
A. r., believes that the whitewashing OF
Warden Moody in the rotten beef matter
at Dodge City was not accomplished with.
out something very much like coercion.
Columbus never steereG his bark through
the briny deep in search of continent
with more absorbing Interest than Judge
Campbell, department commander of the
g. A. R.. was steering his spoon in a bowl
of soup. in search of an oyster. when a re-
porter for the EAGLE accosted him last
night.
Il am mighty sure" said the Judge, 81
have got TO the bottom Of those resOlu-
tons passed at tue Soldiers home at Dodge
City" Here Mr.. Campbell resurrected
from an inside pocket several letters ex-
plauatory of the whole business.
Some time ago Judge Campbell learned
that Contractor We'll furnished diseased
meat to the Soldiers home. meat of a COW
on whose body there We're running sores.
He instructed the judge advocate to proceed
criminally against the contractor and the
matter caused quite sensation.
Governor Lewelling sent Colonel Taylor
OF this city down to the home to investigate
the matter, and while Colonel Taylor was
talking with Warden Moody. father-in-
law of Contractor We'll, in his house, a
number of the inmates of the home filed
in in solemn procession with a statement
already signed setting forth that they
knew nothing Of diseased meat being
furnished them. Moody was apparently
very much surprised, aud he arose with
tears in his eyes aud thanked the veterans
for coming at that opportune moment,
while an ambassador OF the governor was
present. to exolerate him from charges of
such grave nature why. gentlemen"
he said with more tears II have always
looked upon you as my equaIs aud some OF
you my superiors. / thank you thousand
times; now gentlemen he kind enough to
stand up and swear in the presence Of Mr..
Taylor that what you have stated is true"
Did they swear?" asked the reporter.
"They did, said Judge Campbell, land
the funniest thing about it is that Moody,
without semblance of authority, admin
istered them the oath. They ought Co
have thrown him out the window for the
insult offered them"
"Well, what is the inside of itf"
''The inside is that while Taylor was at
Moody's some OF the latters hencbmen
bamboozled the old soldiers iutO
statement that they knew nothing
about being fed on diseased meat. 1t Is
possible that they did not; in fact they
were not in as good Il position to know rs
outsiders. Then, again, inmates OF
home like that are apt to lean towards the
side of the warden for various reasons.
Notwithstanding all the fact remains that
Contractor We'll bought a COW at St. Jonn
which he knew TO be diseased and furnish
ed it TO the home al figure higher than
the retail price of beef at Dodge City. He
paid only SO for the COW. and that, in it
self, is sufficient proof that IL was inferior
meat, to say the least.
Another evidence that the charges were
we'll founded is the fact that Moody has
been fired from the position notwithstand-
ing the whitewashIng.
Colonel Taylor was seen last night. He
stated that it was another Taylor that
was at Dodge the time mentioned and not
him.