The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-09
NOT GUILTY
Continued from Fifth Pageo

whole farce IS thoroughly lawyer"
IL was all lawyer. There was az
much mud upon one side as mlre upon
the other. Where the law comes IN
may puzzle the average citizen 20 SEQ
but any OF the lawyers in the case on
either side VIII inform him. FOR a CON
sideraticn on the side In the mean
time people who don't worship either
Dawes or Campbell viii conclude IL n
case of pot and kettle, The only
question remaining that is uaanswer-
ed IS, is there any integrity IN the
profession?"
WHAT ANOTHER MAN SAYS.
What do think about the result? ''
said another prominent business man.
We'll. l viii tell you. I was awful mad
at first but that sober second thought
that people talk about has come over
me. II l keep on with the change OF
mind | am experiencing. / Will not be
surprised II. by Saturday p ghf next.
1 have made up my mind THAI BIZ IT,
ger has the right in this case. am
beginning to think that while he IL A
mean man who has caused his neigh
bOrs heaps OF trouble ne Is not an *
ceedlngly corrupt man. I also think
that Judge Dale was right. A. first
l thought he was simply doing good
turn for the man who really elected
him judge last fan. but let IA be SEN
sible and ask ourselves the question
whether the evidence was sufficient to
arrive at any other conclusion. X was
Judge Dale's closest political friends
that brought thls prosecution and that
being the case 10 took a very keen
sense OF justice 70 determine agaiugt
them. am beginning 20 think that
making the spe n that he did consld-
ering the circumstances In fact
am beginning TO lose sight % the faults
l found with all the men connected
with the case. I tell you that tradl-
1ional sober second thought ts "A won
derful safety valve. Now then we All
know II Is wrong for a public officer
to take fees not authorized by law.
But isn't there doubt Now isn't ~
a fact that the practice - ln vogue for
years both IN this and other coun-
tries. Knowing THIS BIZ Tiger wrote
TO the attorney general asking him sor
an opinion on the subject and isn't "
for that we elect an attorney general
90 give advice 20 state officers includ-
ing local prosecuting attorneys The
very fact that We elect him for mat
purpose ought 20 carry with 50 the IRE
sumption that state officers. fncludinx
prosecuting attorneys. should respect
his advice Dfdn't BIZ Tiger do juss
exactly that thing. dent mean that
~ Dawes advised tiger 20 KIN a man
that Tiger could do - and escape the
consequences; for there IL no doubt Ia
the mind o; any person "a 90 the lie
galiiy Of numbering man: tau 70
seems there IL a question about che A.
legality OF collecting fees in dismissed
cases Tiger evidently had this doubs
lse, why would ne write 10 Dawes for
bis opinion. as the legal adviser OF the
state. On Ire question. Then again
he accepted no fees from anybody who
i-f not agree 20 quit The business while
5u tho other hand he refused fees from
those who reflH-e5 20 out the business
although said fees were rendered to
him voluntarily. Then Again 20 - fB
evidence nat he dismissed suits. Ia ons
Instance a. Ieagt, without ggtfing a ia.
when the man promised that he would
gCt re-@nRaZe "a the business. Tbss.<.
are facts witch bother me since I came
10 think % them Then again the com
nittee could n no fnstanos prove rhat
'arnpheil ~ grniEs=f a case Tor a fee
lITil the attorney general advised him
10 do ~. There was sCr1-talnR strange
.bCut th@ entire b1Ainess Nike Don
wan gTors that be was nsE1tiafiss<
YIN him for the fszFnlssal q cas<a
md IN the name testimony srors that
B. VAS nDt r. business During tfe past
wO years. o. could Dot say thAf he
vas o. be d.do't th'ak that be was
Z be T1Eu't n bus,rseNs so- ne pass
NO pears Wy me nezJtiacionA j.
vas about tha same way z.fh Pas
Heron. I an EoinR n sleep over tsiE
natter b~<oTs 7 TAX hET more Ike
alke1 While I was bot an5 eEcf;~1 10
lay 7 wish Bnl ger Wsujd Qzit rs
roCoies and proaee1..onr. thlak
( - ablzTt Tine Wrchlta should 80
~ AMI give Us a chance % tgrn car
-r-sntlo1H 20 z0rnethirLz sise 10 mat
- whot opinions rs may have o. -
init Or f1oooe1ce n rs case NC al
sr-re that q SoBi1 - tss riEat teiEg
. can -aia whole business OF. shgfTss
~ cards again and have q neW S~al
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