The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-08
LAW WAS ENFORCED
EX-OHIEF OF POLICE MASSEY TELLS
JUST HOW IT WAS DONE
He Exposes Few of Tiger Williams
Schemes Assumes to Appoint Deputy
sherifis as Well as Policemen-Lieur-
ance Declares with UpIifted Hand that
Burrows Shall Never be Chief of Police
While He is Commissioner-spotter
were Put After Mahan Brothers-Camp-
bell Wants "A List of Mahans' Customers


bell Wants List of Mahans' Customers.
There have been rumors and rumors
about police management for the past
few days. Ii has been limited that the
police force have been given a tip that
their official days are numbered and
they are exposing some schemes while
they are yet in Office.
One sensational story was 70 the eff
feet that some big gun officials
and some others had formed a combi-
nation to seize liquors and sell them
and then claim that they had been de-
stroyed.
This was considered such a bold pro-
ceeding that it was disbelieved by all
except a few who claimed TO have in
side in formation. A reporter for the
Eagle hunted up ex-Chief Massey for
the purpose of tearing whether he
would have anything TO say about
these sensational reports.
Ex-Chief Massey was found at How
ards livery on Douglas avenue. He al
first was not inclined to talk but when
the reporter asked, have you turned
your Office over to Burrows?" he said:
Mr. Burrows is in possession bat I
came and took IL. Mr.. Lieurance told
me that the board of police commits
sioners had elected Mr.. Burrows to sue
coed me as chief of police.
Il supposed that he would want to
take possession on Monday and l came
up to my office this morning intending
to get things in shape and turn the Of
fee over TO him and treat him as cordi-
ally as my predecessor treated me
when he vacated.
when l came TO the office this morn
ing 1 found Burrows in possession and
opening the mail and he hardly noticed
me and OF course 1 did not like to be
treated that way. 1 just simply walked
out and Night Clerk VIII Allen walked
out without waiting TO tender his res
ignation.'
why were you turned out?"
81 don't know, but supposed it was
because Bill Campbell did not want me
IN the Office
How do you know the assistant at
torney general did not want you to
hold your Officer
II know it because he came to me
several weeks ago and asked me to re-
sign. He offered me my choice of posi-
tions under Sheriff Royse if 1 would re-
sign the office of chief of police. / told
him that l d ! not want a position I'M
der Sheriff Royse and that / intended
to hold on to the office of chief of police
until 1 was discharged by the police
commissior s."
Did he tell you whom he want
ed in your placer
mo, but he told me that Charley
Burrows would not get the of chief but
that he would be a member of the force.
He asked me if l would accept a posi-
ton on the force and told him that 1
would not"
did you have any talk with the COM
missioners about the appointment Of
Burrows?'
Yes, 1 talked with Lieurence last
week and asked him if there was any
thing in the report that they intended
to supercede me with Charley Burrows.
Lieurence raised his hand as witness
and declared to Harry Sutton and me
office while he was a member of the
board of police commissioners.
Then / talked withfhim again last
Saturday when he notified me that
Burrows had been appointed. 1 told
him that they had used ne meanly and
that had lived in the county twenty
three years and had tried to live an up
right life. told him that it looked like
they were not around rewarding in
tegrity."
Were you ordered to direct your eff
forts to enforce the law against Mahan
Brothers and to let alone the men who
were handling Pbast's beer?"
"Well. now / will tell you all there
was to that. / was called into the COM
office and found the assist
ant attorney general present with
them. L was asked 10 give list of all
the jointists that handled Mahan
Brothers beer and two men were ap-
pointed to shadow their wagons and re- |
port when and where liquors were de- |
livered by them"
WAS there an arrangement to cap |
ture liquor in the hands of Mahan |
Brothers and sell it ?''
"Oh, / don't know, they told me that |
they had a plan TO close all the joints |
without ever coming to trial in court. /
| know one thing and that is if they |
had come in possession of Mahan'S |
liquors or anybody elses and got them |
under lock and key they would have |
there until they were dis ]
posed of according TO law"
Are there not other wholesale liquor /
houses here besides Mahan Brothers |
who are doing business right along?"
Certainly"
did the commissioners say anything |
10 you about them?"
Never a word
What did the commissioners and as
sistant attorney general mean when
they told you that they could close all
the joints without ever bringing one OF
the men who run them TO trial?'
They did not explain and / would
ike to be able TO answer that ques-
ton"