The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-02

douseholder. The board talked the
matter over and MIRA Hahn discharged
Miss Lemert"
A letter to Mr.. Householder from Miss
Lemert was here produced, but it was
not introduced in evidence
did you hear of Mr., Householder
taking Miss French out riding and put
ting his arms around herr" inquired Mr..
Bird
eyes, heard about it," responded
Mrs Lease, "and protested when he in
stalled her in the book keepers depart
ment. because it was abrogating the
powers of the other members of the
board"
senator Householder interfered with
the work of the superintendent of the
Topeka asylum. One time he went to the
superIntendent's Office in company with
DR.. Kniberg, and he inquired why the SUI
perintendent had asked Miss French
some questions. He replied that he did
only what was his duty. We will see
about that replied Senator House
holder, very much excited, and
then Dr. Kniberg took it
up and she abused the superintendent
shamefully. l really thought she was
going to thrash him and l interfered.
Householder did not say a word After
Dr. Kniberg went out into the hall she
said, Kill that chump; why don't you
kill him?'
"When we let the contract for supplies
for the state institutions in 1894, House
holder withheld the meat and -four con-
tracts. protested to the other members
of the board and after two or three
| days he showed them to u.s. He did
the same thing the year tefore
"There is a butter deal I want
to tell this committee about One
6aU af tho 7 hl1fr
on my biscuit and I found it
impossible to eat any more supper. 1t
was the worse butter l ever saw. in
quired how it happened, and Butler,
the steward, told ne that he
bought it from Governor Lewelling.
He said that he had fixed up a
pool with Myers, SO that no matter to
which the contract was awarded Lewell-
ing would get it. He asked me if
had not noticed that Governor
Lewelling was around the National
when the contracts were being let.
l at once made inquiry, and Mr..
! Wait said he knew nothing of the con :
tract. Mr.. Hinshaw said the same thing
and when l asked Mr.. Allen
| about it he commenced to swear
so the responsibility for the deal rests
| between Householder and the steward,
Mr.. Butter.
1 Il ne DuLL0F Col Ll1u6Q MIS- Lease,
with a gesture, was positively awful 1t
was not fit for soap grease and still they
| gave that rotton butter to the poor pa
tients.a
! "Mr. Hinshaw told me he had protested
to the governor and you remember he
was knocked out. He told me repeatedly
that he had to give up principle and
every thing else to keep his place and
that he had notion to surrender. Mr.
Allen said the same thing and he also
told me that Senator Householder held the
weapon of their confirmation over their
heads (Mr. Hinshaw and Mr.. Allen were
appointed when the legislature was not in
SESSION. and l know that when Mr.: Allen
and Mr.. Hinshaw's names were sent to
the senate Householder worked and voted
| against their confirmation"
Mrs. Lease said that the digging of the
big we'll at the asylum was not let
by contract. There was a big
steal it it," said she. "The
work was given to Mr.. Wallace on mo-
ton of Mr.. Householder, and enough
money was spent for brick and cement
alone to have filed up the whole thing
with wall"
Senator Householder WINGED several
times while Mrs. Lease was testifying G
and at some of the statements he blushed.
He seemed to be greatly annoyed When
| Judge Webb tried to prevent Mrs. Lease
telling about the butter deal Senator
| Householder said EELet her go on