The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-02
ARE AFTER HIN NOW
JAMES DEkR FILES COMPLAINT
AGAINST ". P. CAMPBELL

| He Declares That the Assistant Attorney
General has Entered into an Agreement
With Persons Against Whom Charges
Were Pending for Violation of Law, and
! That by the Payment of Certain Sums
of Money the Cases Were UnIawfully
Dismissed-Judge Dale Enters Disbar-
ment Proceedings-TO be Investigated.
The great sensation on the tapis yes
| terday and which was foreshadowel
in the morning issue Of the Eagle was
the disbarment proceedings commenc-
ed against ". P. Campbell, the assist
ant attorney general for this county.
The papers in the case are as follows:
At 100 yesterday afternoon the follow
ing paper was filed in the district court
office:
In the District Court Of Sedgwick
County and State of Kansas.
In the matter of VIM. 2. Campbell
an attOrney-at-law; proceedings for dis
barment as an attorney at law.
Proceedings for Disbarment.
Now comes James Derr and shows to
the court that he is a resident and citi-
zen of the county Of Sedgwick and state
of Kansas.
That said VIM. P. Campbell is now
and has been at all times hereinafter
named, and for a long time prior there
10, a regularly and duly admitted and
quilted attorney and counsellor at law
and member of the bar of Sedgwick
county, in the state of Kansas, and as
such actively engaged in the profess
sion of the practice of law before this
court and other courts Of the state.
That said VIM. p. Campbell is now
and has been al all times since about
the first day Of August, year 1895, the
duly appointed commissioned, qualified
and acting assistant attorney general
of the state of Kansas, within and for
the county Of Sedgwick, in said state
under, and by virtue of the laws of
Kansas.
That said VIM. P Campbell has will
fully violated the duties of an attOr
ney and counselor at law, and has been
guilty of the willfull violation in this
tO-Wit:
That in about the month of Novem-
Der, year 1895, said William p. Camp
bell, by virtue of his office as said as
sistant attorney general commenced GER
tain proceedings in the name of the
Sedgwick county, Kansas, against one
Eugene Hibbitts, and one James Tay-
lor, charging them with certain crimes
and the violation of the penal statutes
of Kansas, and the violation of the
liquor laws of this state, and that dur
ing the said month of November while
said case or cases were still pending
untried and undisposed of, said VIII
lam p. Campbell entering into an
agreement with said Eugene Hibbetts
and James Taylor whereby il was
agreed that if said Hibbitts and Taylor
would pay said Campbell the sum Of
fifteen dollars each that he, said Camp
bell, would dismiss, discontinue and
stop such proceedings against them,
and in pursuance of which agreement
said Hibbetts and Taylor each paid to
said Campbell the sum Of fifteen dol
lars in money, and thereupOn and in
consideration therefore, said Camp
bell dismissed, discount nued and stop
ped such proceedings against them.
That during or about the month of
December, year 1885, said William p.
Campbell, by virtue of his said office as
assistant attorney general, commenced
certain criminal proceedings in the
police court of the city of Wichita, in
Sedgwick county, Kansas, in the name
of the state of Kansas, against one
Henry Schnitzler, and one Gus Sea-
man, charging them with certain
crimes and the violation of the liquor
laws. or other penal statutes OF Kan
sas, and that during the said month OF
December, while said case or cases
were still pending and undisposed of
and before any convictions had therein,
said Campbell entered into an agree
ment with said SchnitZler and Seaman
whereby it was agreed that if said
Schnitzler and Seaman would pay to
said Campbell the sum of twenty dol