The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-14
RECORDS SHOW IT
SAM AMID0N Is THE ATTORNEY
FOR MAHAN BROTHERS.
People Who Do Not Believe Boone'S
Statements Are at Loss to Dis
cover a Reason for AmidOn'S APP
pointment as He is Bitter Anti
prohibitionist-B Cone Talks.

The charges that Sam Amidoa. the new
assistant attorney general for Sedgwlck
County, a Democrat who was appointed at
lie direction and dcsation of Boss Cone,
was An attorney for the men who have
been arrested for the violation of the pro
hibition law. and particularly those men
who are charged with being in part ner
ship in the liquor business with Cone, is
borne out by tue district court records.
Willard Boone, the Democratic county
attorney, charges that Boss Cone is .rt-
.9er in the liquor business of Mahan Brss.
He also charges that AmidOn is the at
sorDey FOR he firm OF Mahan Bros. He
furthermore charges that Boss Cone had
Mr. Amidon appointed for the protection
of his tCone's) liquor business.
Appearance docket No. % of the district
court records, among other cases hled
against Iiquor men for the violation of
The prohibition law show this:
Stale. ex-rel. w. II. Bonne, County
Attorney, S-dgwick Co
versus
John Kerbaugh-
John Mahan.
Tom Nahan.
Luke Willis........... Alnidon & Comfy
Those people who put no ere ience in
Willard Bones charges are trying to fig
ure out just why Amidon was selected for
assistant tprney general. He is n ID M
Dcrat and probably the most bitter Demo-
cratic ProhIbitiouist in the city. His
views on the question are we'll known aud
prominent. Four years ago be ran for
county attorney on the ID -mocratic ticket
nj ifin IN
September s last, ne was chairman of the
county ID mocratic convention which
adopted this plank in its pla torn: I'VE
are on principle and tradition opposed 10
prohibition"
From this fact no one believes that At.
tornev General Little appointed Amidon
,or the purpose for which assistant attor-
aey generals are usually appointed. The
more the thing is studied by the people
who have no faith in Boone's statements
the more enigmatical il looks.
Amidon did not act yesterday. Neither
5ii the police commission. 4 meeting of
the commission aud the new assistant at
sorney general Was 10 have been hell yes
terday but for sumo reason it was called
of
Great surprise was manifested Mt the
way in which Rufus Cone. TIL Popluist
attack of County Attorney Boone. II is
known that the POpulisJs of the county
had made "A demand on Cone 10 defend
himself but Bos- Cone does not appear to
be in the defending business just now.
Md is not the word for the feeling of
the Populists. All the members on the
county ticket are disgustrd with the APP
pointment of Democrat, and particularly
Amidon, to the place of ASST, ant att oruey
general The P"pulist regard the move as
a highly impolItic one aud are silently re-
proaching Cone They are afraid to come
cut openly and criticize hin, however, he
cause he has them thoroughly under his
thumb aud the whole Populist party in
this county cowed.
When Willard Boone's savage attack on
Cone bee me known yesterday morning
the Popul.sts at once announced that
their boss v ould annihilate Boone at once
Wi bout further ceremony.
But the boss isn't quite ready yet. He is
biding his time and Will prob bly, GO In
for blood. Bone quieted down yesterday
and would have nothing more 10 say.
But the fight is not over yet. Boone and
Cone are Lo,h calling each other names
and the war is likely to break out IN q
fresh place any day.
Boss Com was seen at the police head
quarters YES erdny and asked if he had
seen be article and read it, He replied:
Eyes, ! Lave seen the article and ap-
preciate ii very much. | am enjoying the
fun hugely and hope 1t will be kept up"
What have you to say with reference
TO the charge of being drunk at the Man
haitian, Thursday night?" he was asked.
Nothing, at all. | will neither conf~ss
or deny. / have no words of abuse for
my enemi-s, or words OF commeudation
for my friends, at this time. The hardest
have ever saiu or have now to say is hat
am sorry for TIA, little whitfeit " lizard
H. Boone. II is no time to t,lk, but
hope he will keep mp his Cne-Sidrd war 1t
d, MT hurt me aud appears to do him
GOOD.
Il have nothing farther to say, and will
not until he campaign is over. | may
then give my fri-nd, the EAGLE, some in
terestiU. reading"