The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-21


Reach Final Hearing-Names of Parties
Not Given to the Public by Dawes
Trouble and Costs are Brewiug-It is
Very Probable That a Grand Jury VIII
be Called to Investigate Lot of Reform
Government Scandals.
Talk about the proposed ousting Of
Sheriff Cone held first place among the
topics yesterday until the war news
came in and usurped public interest 70
the exclusion of everything else.
Through the medium of the Eagle
everybody heard of the quo Waranto
proceedings against Sheriff Cone and
il created quite a STIR. There Tas prac-
tically no division of public opinion
it was all one sided.
For some reason the details Of the
case were very meagre and Sheriff Cone
and his attorneys We're as much in the
dark about the charges as anybody else.
When the attorney general gave the
charges against Cone TO the public he
left the places where names should
have been, blank. What ne did this for
is hard TO conjecture except, possibly,
he went on the Vanderbilt theory con-
corning IN public. Lawyers think that
&c he was honest in his proceedings
against Cone, he could have no reason
for SuppreSsing from the Wichita and
Sedgwtck county public the names OF
the parties who their sheriff is alleged
TO have tbribed; for, according to infQr
nation received by the Eagle from To-
peka, the charges against Sheriff Cone
are bribery.
The petition in the supreme court al
1eges seven causes of action. The first
as recited by the petition, IS that on or
about November 3, 1895, - -, a
1egal voter of Sedgwick county, sum
Of money, the amount of which is I'M
known to the relator, 10 induce him to
vote and work for RUfe Cone for sheriff.
Tt is recited that said sum Of money
was paid the defendant 10 said -
wrongfully and Illegally, and in
violation Of the laws of the state Of
Kansas
The second cause of action is the al
legation that Cone paid $50 to a man
other than the one named in the first
cause of action, for his vote and in
fiuence.
As third cause of action it is charg-
ed that Cone, on and prior to election
day, did lend and give various sums
of money, the amounts of which are 10
rhe relator herein unknown, to divers
and sundry persons, the names Of whom
are each to this relatOr, unknown, and
for want of such knowledge the relator
is unable to more specifically state the
several amounts of money so given or
the names of the persons to whom the
same were so lent or paid, for the pur
pose of inducing and procuring said
persons to vote for said defendant
The fourth cause Of action is the al
legation that Cone gave to one -
-, a resident and voter of Wichita,
a quantity of whisky, beer and cigars,
(which he authorized, directed and en-
TllclU<Ad the id liSrrhIyrA
and give away in Cones interest.
The fifth cause Of action is the same
as the fourth except as TO date.
It is further alleged that Cone gave
ID sundry and divers other persons
whisky, wine beer and cigars, TO in
i1uence their votes, and that he promis-
,ed to certain persons positions, office,
Jplace or employment in return for their
Votes.
In all the places left blank, the
names We're inserted as the petition was
originally prepared, but for reasons of
their own the attorneys struck them
out before giving the document to the
public.
In conclusion the petition recites:
Wherefore, the said relatOr prays
this court that, by reason of the several
matters and things hereinbefore set
forth. the said defendant be adjudged
no have forfeited all right and claim
no the place and position OF sheriff OF
Sedgwick county, Kansas, and that
said office be declared vacant; and that
a Judgment of custer be rendered here
in against said defendant, 10 exclude
him from the rights, emOluments and
benefits derived therefrom, and that
a writ of custer may be rendered out or
nGlis court to put said defendant out
of said Office, and to take from him all
the property, things and effects belong
ing or in otherwise appertaining TO said
office, and that a judgment may be rem
dered against said defendant for the
cost of this proceeding"
The whole facts will probObly creep
out today in Justice Jones court when
Testimony will be taken relative to the
matter. 1t is possible that some moro
than ordinary facts viii he obtained
during the progress of these proceed
dngs but Jhe general opinion Is, and the
probable facts are, that Cone simply
treated people ITO cigars and liquors as
all candidates for office generally do,
during a campaign.
It is hard to predict, accurately,
what the result of anything in these
days may be but the man who would
say that the case against Cone viii new
er reach q final hearing, would not miss
1t very much.
The fact is there is no public senti-
ment back Of the prosecution and more
than that there seems to be nobody be-
hind it who assumes responsibility or
cares to be known. Henry Schad was
the first man yesterday to authorize the
statement be made that Re had no hand
in Il nor did he believe in such work.
"If 1 was beaten by only one vote" said
Henry, Il would take nay medicine like
little man and say TO my opponent.
Hhe people elected you and / bow 70
their Will" It seems that somebody
hinted that Mir. Sohad gave counter
ance 20 the matter, although he had no
object or motive in doing SO. and hence
the FASTENED TO deny il.
There is one thing very evident and
that is the unanignity Of the feeling by
Republicans against the prosecution.
Republicans are liberal enough and pa
triOtlc enough to bow 10 The viii Of the
people when they are beaten and they
believe Cone should hold his office I'M
less the charges against MIN are more
serious than they are supposed 10 be
The general opinion is that the real
party who Is back of the prosecution IS
Democrat and If ever the inside his
tory OF the case comes out Il 5 very
likely AZ VII be proven.
II was limited around yesterday that
in case Sheriff Cone was removed Q. Z.
burrows would be appointed ia his
place, 3ul the general superstition here
Is that Governor Morrill, is not very
friendly 10 Burrows and that he IS