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

lars that said Campbell would dis
miss and discontinue such proceedings
against them. and that in pursuance OF
such agreement said Schnitzler and
Seaman during said month OF Deem
Der, paid or caused TO be paid 10 said
Campbell while such proceedings were
50 pending and undisposed Of the sum
OF twenty-five dollars, which said
Campbell received and accepted and in
consideration therefor he thereupon
dismissed, discontinued and caused
such proceedings 10 be stopped.
That during or about the month Of
December, year 1895. said William P
Campbell. by virtue Of his office IS as
sistant attorney general. commenced
certain proceedings against one P.
Heron, in the district court OF Sedg-
wick county, Kansas. charging said
Heron of certain crimes and the
violation of the liquor laws and other
penal statutes Of Kansas. and for an
Injunction to restrain said Heron from
the future commission Of such viola
tons Of the laws Of Kansas, and OBJ
tanned a temporary injunction therein.
and that while such injunction therein,
so pending, and before such case was
finally heard or disposed Of, said Comp
bell entered into an agreement with
said Heron whereby IL was agreed
that if said Heron would pay 10 said
Campbell the sum of fifty dollars said
Campbell would cause such proceed
ings 10 be dismissed and discontinued.
and that during such month of Janu-
airy, 1896. while said case was so pend
ing. said Heron did pay or cause 10 be
paid TO said Campbell by checks upon
a certain bank. the sum of fifty dol
lars in pursuance Of such agreement,
which he received and accepted for his
own use, and in consideration therefore
said Campbell dismissed and discon-
tinued and caused such INDUCTION to be
dissolved.
That at some time between The month
Of August, 1895, and the present time
said William p. Campbell. did by vir-
tue of his said authority commence or
cause 10 be commenced certain pro-
ceedings in the police court Of the city
Of Wichita in SedgWfck county, Kan
sas, in the name OF the state of Kan
saS, against one Earnest Harris charg-
ing said Harris with certain crimes and
the violation of the liquor laws of Kan
sas, or certain other penal statutes of
Kansas, and that while such proceed
ings were so pending undispoSed Of and
before any conviction had therein, said
Campbell entered into an agreement
with the said Harris whereby il was
agreed that If said Harris would pay
said Campbell a certain sum of money
that amount being unknown TO the I'M
dersigned that said Campbell would dis
miss and cause said proceedings
against said Harris 10 be discontinued
and that during such time while said
case was pending and undispOsed OF
said Earnest Harris paid said Camp
bell a certain sum of money, towit:
Several hands full Of small change,
and fractional currency taken from the
money drawer of said Harris, the
amount being unknown to the under
signed, which said Campbell accepted
for his own use, and in consideration
therefore dismissed or caused 70 be dis
missed, said proceedings, and discon-
tinued the same.
That said William P Campbell by
virtue of his said Office as assistant at
torney general has a various times,
between the month of August, 1895 and
the present time, commenced or caus-
ed to be commenced, and prosecuted
by him, certain and numerous pro
ceedings in the name of the state of
Kansas in the various courts of said
CpuLtSr anu cry against various per-
sons, charging such persons with GER
tain crimes and violations of the liquor
laws or other penal statutes OF Kan
sas, and caused the arrest OF such per-
sons therefore and that while such pro-
ceedings have been so pending before
they were tried or finally disposed OF
and before any convictions had therein
has entered into certain agreements
with such persons whereby he agreed
that in consideration of the payment
Of certain and various sums of money
to him that he would dismiss
or cause TO be dismissed such pro-
ceedings so pending and 10 discontinue
and stop the same, and in pursuance
Of such agreement while such proceed
ings were so pending said persons paid
to said Campbell, various sums
of money in pursuance Of such
agreements, and which he received and
accepted for his own use and in consid-
grafton therefor said Campbell there
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