The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07

is taken to bring about that result
Their personal feeling in the matter
however. has not quite conquered their
legal Judgment and, as stated, there
are quite a few who think il is possible
that William may be whitewashed, II
not entirely acquitted of the charges.
The issue in the trial will be Judge
CampbelTs intentions. This Is very
probable and it was limited to an Eagle
reporter yesterday by a man in close
touch not only with the investigating
committee, but with the court as we'll
If it cannot be proven that Judge Camp
bell accepted these fees as Doodle; or
that he acted in violation of his oath
as lawyer he will possibly be acquit-
ted Notwithstanding the intense feeling
towards him. Mr.. Campbens lnten-
tons and good faith viii be reached
through the evidence and circumstan-
ces surrounding the evidence. He says
that his actions and the records VIII
prove beyond a doubt that the dismissal
Of cases was in the interest Of economy
to the taxpayers, besides being the most
effective means of stopping the viola
tons Of law.
Notwithstanding the opinions Of law
yers and theorists the general impress
sion prevails that Bill Tiger viii be
cinched beyond doubt. Men who ap-
pear TO he on the ground floor do not
hesitate TO say so and in matters OF TINS
kind the politician sometimes knows a
great deal more than the lawyers.
The people have heard a great deal
about this case and yet very few know
much about the future of 1t. 1t was
for the purpoe of enlightening them
that a reporter for the Eagle mingled
with the lawyers yesterday TO get at
the facts. Lawyers opinions differ
about as much as doctors and this oc-
casiOn was no exception. One proml-
neut lawyer said that it made no dif-
ference whatever whether Judge Camp
bell was disbared or not so far as act
ing as assistant attorney general IS
concerned. He said that he could still
continue to institute and prosecute
criminal cases in the district court. The
others disagreed with him in this re-
spect. They claimed that man who
is not a lawyers can prosecute cases as
an assistant attorney general but that
a disbared lawyer could not do so IN
the district court and the supreme court
All admitted that he could practice III
the police and justice courts.
Then again it was learned that disbar-
ment in the district court does not end
ed can take an appeal to the supreme
court and pending the hearing of that
appeal he can still exercise his rights as
a practitioner. In this case, in the
event of disbarment, Judge Campbell
will appeal to the supreme court and
there is where Attorney General Dawes
expects TO play his fine hand. The APP
peal, however, will depend a great deal
in the sentence of the court. 1t may be
disbarment and it may be suspension.
IF it is a short suspension Judge Camp
bell may let the matter drop and take
the office of chief of police. This, how
ever, is but a mere conjecture of his
friends. There is no doubt but what
Judge Campbell himself wants TO re-
main permanently IN the law and will
fight for that end. At any rate the
case will probably be finally settled be-
fore March I, even though it is neces-
sary to take it to the supreme court.