The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-06


tions Viii ch VIII Extend the Scope OF
the Trial Case to be Tried Like Any
other Criminal Charge, without a
Jury-Immense Crowd to Attend the
Trial-Judge Campbell Seems Uneasy.
Yesterday w. T. Stanley, as attor-
ney for the disbarment committee Of
the district court, presented amended
charges against Assistant Attorney
General w. p. Campbell. Omi:tlng the
title and signature the amended ch2rg-
IS are as follows:
Comes now the said James VI. Derr,
and confessing the motion of the said
W. P. Campbell the respondent herein,
to make all that part Of the affidavit
and charges on file herea commencing
at the bottom OF page four and follow
ing the statements in regard TO the
case against Earnest Harris, more def
mite and certain by specifically stat
ing the charges and misconduct there
in set forth so that he may be fully
apprised Of what he is accused, hereby
presents the following additional spec
ifications. and hereby makes the charg
es definite and certain, and states:
THAT to-wit, about the month of
January, 1896, the said William z.
Campbell by virtue Of his office as
assistant attorney general, commenced
a certain criminal proceeding in the
police court Of the city Of Wichita, be-
fore s. N. Tucker, police judge Of the
city Of Wichita, Sedgwick county, Kan
sas. wherein the state Of Kansas was
plaintiff and Patrick Heron was de-
PENDANT charging him, the said Patrick
Heron, with certain criminal offences
and the violation OF the penal statutes
Of the state of Kansas, and with the
violation Of the prOhibitOry law Of the
said state, and that during the said
month of January and while the said
case was still pending, untried and
undispOsed Of, the said William p.
Campbell entered into an agreement
with the said Patrick Heron, where
by it was agreed that if the said Pat
tick Heron would pay to the said
William T. Campbell the sum of 5000
and all the costs Of said prosecution,
that the said Campbell would dismiss
and discontinue such prosecution and
proceedings against him, and the said
Patr.ck Heron, and that he would re-
turn to the said Patrick Heron all of
the Intoxicating liquors that had been
seized in said proceeding as the prop
erty Of the said Heron.
That in pursuance of said agree
ment, the said Patrick Heron paid 10
the said William p. Campbell the sum
% s5G 90. and paid to the said police
JUICE the costs of said proceeding;
whereupon, and in consideration Of
said payment and agreement the said
William 2. Campbell dismissed, dis
continued and stopped the said prose
cu'tion proceedings and case against
the said Patrick Heron, and returned
to him certain intoxicating liquors
seized in said proceeding.
That in all of the matters and things
relating TO said agreement, payment of
money, settlement and dismissal of said
case. and return TO said Heron OF
said intoxicating liquors the said Will
liam z. Campbell was acting by reason
OF his relation to said case as the pro-
scouting attorney therein.
That tO-wit, about the month of No
embeT, 1885, the said William ?. Camp
bell by virtue of his said office as as
sisLant attorney general as aforesaid,
commenced a certain criminal proceed
Ing in the police court before S. NJ.
Tucker, police judge Of the city of
Wichita, SedgWick county, Kansas,
wherein the state of Kansas was plain
tiff and Eugene Hibbits and James
Taylor were defendants, charging the
said HibbiJs and Taylor with certain
criminal offences and the violation of
the penal statute of the state of Kan
sas, and With the violation of the pro-
hibit0ry law of the state Of Kansas,
and that during said month Of Novem-
Der, 1888, and while the said case was
still pending, untried and undiSposed
Of, the said William L. Campbell en-
tered into an agreement with the said
James Taylor, whereby it was bar
gained and agreed that the said GRIM
inal prosecutions against the said HID
bits and Taylor should be discontinued
and dismissed and fully settled, if the
said Taylor would pay 70 the said Will
liam p. Campbell the sum Of fifty
dollars $4,000 and the costs in said
police court.
That in pursuance Of said agree
ment, the said James Taylor paid - the
said William Z. Campbell the sum
fifty dollars $4,000 and paid the said
costs Of said proceedings. whereup0n
and in consideration OF said payment
and agreement as aforesaid the said
William =. Campbell dismissed, discon-
t4-AN~NA anu SttppEtl A-lt Sd-4 EltoSGtu-
ton, proceeding and case against the
said Eugene HIbbits and James Taylor.
That Jo-wit, about the month Of
November 1895. the said William p
Campbell by virtue Of his Office as as
sisJalt attorney general. commenced a
certain criminal proceeding in the po-
lice court before :. NJ Tucker. police
judSe 81 the city Of Wichita. Sedgwick
county, Kansas, wherein the state Of
Kansas was plaintiff and the said W.
b. Sim0nS. j.. was defendant. charg-
ing the said Simons with the violation
of the penal statutes OF the state Of
Kansas and with the violation OF the
prohI5itoyy law Of the said state and
with certain criminal offenSes. and
that said Sim0nS was convicted in said
police court and took appeal to the
district court Of Sedgwick county. Kan
sas: and that JO-wiJ. during the month
OF --, Is, and while the said case
was till pending and undisposed Of in
said district court. the ssid William L.
Campbell demanded IF W. 3. Simons.
s.. the "a ther Of the said W. =. Sim
oas. Jr. the sum of twenty-five dollars
(s25o0) and payment Of all costs Of
said criminal prosecution. and agreed
In consideration Of the same. that he
WOULD dismiss and discontinue said
proceedings against the said w. Is.
Simons. Jr.
Ina after said proposition 70 said
W b S-mons. ST., the father OF said