The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-31
HE is JUDGED AGAIN.
Club-keeper McWilliams Arrested
By the Police.
VAS LET OUT FROM THE COUNTY JAIL

ON Ronds. ana mad Not Fled the city
aa Chief Adndsey Asserted
club keeper John II. McWIliams who
gave bail and was let ont Of the county
jail last Friday was re-arrested last even
ing by the police On the charge Of sell
ing liquor.
At about 5 O'Clock McWilliams was
seated ia the sheriffs Office when Ser
eeant Steele entered Steele said
AHello, Mac; come here ! want to see
you McNilliams complied and went
out into the hall and was arrested on a
warrant and marched down to the police
headq quarters, where he was locked up
In the police court today his case was
continued until next Thursday and Judge
Ensminger fixed his bond A. $500.
Ex-SheriH John Wilkerson accompa-
MED M. Freshman, one Of McW liiams
bondsmen, to the police headquarters to-
day and made a formal demand for the
release Of McWIlIiams, showing the
bond duly signed and accepted The
chief looked at the bond and said: ave
won't let him out on that"
It is doubtful if A1cWilliams can give
an additional $500 bond. McWilliams
intends to bring hAbeas corpus proceed
ings to secure his release The ponce
guard him closely. and the officers
around the jail have instructions 70 let
no visitors see him.
The motives Of the police in making
the arrest are not ID lofty a. to be above
criticism The charge against him y
selling liquor, on which New llllams
practically admits ia his affidavit, charg-
ing the police department with receiving
hush money. There are dozen other
lointists a. guilty a. McWlliams out on
bond, but they are not moIasted by the
police. 1t therefore appears evident that
retaliation or intimidation IS the motive
that prompted the arrest.
county officer said to a JOURNAL re-
porter today: The police arrested Nc
Williams to intimidat8 him. They want
to get him I'd take back what he has said,
or make it awful unpleasant for him.
They will find him guilty Of selling
liquor. and then say to him: IF
you will get out Of town and
not testify against Us We will let you
out: but if you come back we will
make you serve out your sentence on the
rock pile They think this will be some
inducement for him to back down The
police also made this move to scare out
the other ioiutists who were in danger Of
making Aft lavits against them similar to
McWiliams."
About Me Williams Release.
McWilliams' bondsmen are vi. irish
man, a clerk in Etenson's store, and
John w. Dalton, Of Wamego. Mr.. Dali
ton qualified in the sum Of 81, 400 and re-
turned 10 the s06r1u q isl OF all MS per
sonal property to show that he Is good
for it,
Sheriff Burdge says there was nothing
irregular about the release of Mo
Williamsk that he simply gave bond
and was released. He re-
oeived no privileges at the county
3An aud was Tot even q trusty Deputy
Hherif Tom WilkersoD went mp to Wa
mego with 81cWilliams to get bond and
the fact that McWilliams stayed around
Topeka and was expecting to 60 TO work
in the Santa Fe machine shops soon,
would not indicate that he intended to
jump his bond. Sheriff Burdge says
Chief Lindsey doesn't know what he Is
talking about when he says McWilliams
was spirited away secretly"
However, no information was given to
the newspaper reporters Of any Of the
Topeka dailies that McWilIiams had
been let out Of jail, and they did not
learn Of it until Monday.
If representatives OF the newspapers
were informed more promptly Of matters
pertaining to the courts it might prevent
false i'm pressions from being given out