The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-12
Mr. BIRD GIVES UP.
The Labor Commissioner Goes
to the sherifs Office
And Surrenders Himself to
Undersheriff WilkersOn.
EASILY GETS 4 BOND
On the Strength of a $4,000
Indemnity Bond
Which Kai Gis City Friends Put
Up for Him.

". G. Bird, the dethroned labor COM
missioner, came up from Kansas City
this morning, and shortly before noon he
in company with Lawyer J. G. Waters,
went to the sheriff's office and gave him
self up to Undersheriff Tom Wilkerson.
Mr.. Bird not being we'll acquainted in
Topeka, had anticipated that he might
have some annoying delay in getting
bond, so when he was in Kan
.sas City he prepared himself
against such an emergency. He
secured a bond of Kansas City, Kansas
friends, who qualified for $4,000, in
which they agree to indemnify any To-
peka person who goes on Mr.. Birds
bond. With this indemnity bond Mr..
Waters had no trouble in getting the first
man he met to sign Mr.. Birds bond for
$500 1t happened to be R. G.. Martin,
who could qualify for many times the
amount
Mr.. Bird said; at is untrue that went
to Kansas City to avoid being arrested.
/ went there to get the indemnity bond
Before going I had talk with Attorney
General Dawes. He told me that he
had instructed Sheriff Burdge not to en-
barrass me with the warrant or to be in
any hurry about it, 80 long as showed
up within few days and was disposed
to be reasonable in the case"
MIR. Bird has retained ]. G. Waters of
Topeka and Hutchins & Keplinger of
Kansas City to defend him.
But viii Issue a Declaration Stating Their
Side of the Controversy.
The three members of the Hutchinson
reformatory board have decided to resign
and they today told the governor they
would do 80. .
The members of this board, ]. NJ.
Humphrey, Tully Scott and John Arm
strong have held conferences with the
governor at intervals ever since they
reached Topeka Wednesday evening.
At their first meeting Governor Nor
rill told them they must resign but they
wanted to place their side of the matter
before him. He finally agreed to give
them time to consider what they pro-
posed to do but they were informed they
must resign by this morning or he would
take steps to remove them.
This morning the three mem bers of
the board went to the executive Office
and Messrs. Armstrong and Humphrey
offered their reeignations. Tully Scott
At first refused to resign but finally said
he would hand in his resignation too,
but wished to make protest against the
governors action.
The three members left the governors
Office a few minutes before noon and
said they would go and write out their
designations.
1t is understood that they will this
evening hand in their formal resigna-
tions with manifesto giving their side
of the case to the governor.
Governor Morrill, is now trying to
select a new reformstory board The
members of this board must be of
different political parties, and it is
understood that the governor is likely to
appoint a Republican, Democrat and a
Party PrOhibitionist.
This might cOnciliate the Prohibition
lists, (the revenue only kind) and would
at the same time snub the PopuIists.
G. C. Wharton, of Ottawa, has
been mentioned in connection with the
appointment of a Prohibitiouist.
Harry Richter and Senator McTagEart
have been talked of among the possible
Republicans to be named and John N
Ives, Barney Lantry and W. c. Jones
have each been mentioned for the Dem
Ocratic place.