The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-13

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have been discharged besides myself
are Phillip GradWOhl, buyer for the
glove and handkerchief department. S.
G. DeNeauz buyer for the notions. UNI
brellas and ribbons; Powers, buyer for
the hosiery and underwear; O'Hanlon,
salesman in the furnishing goods de-
partment, Deasys floor walker on the
third floor; Wren, IN the shirt depart
ments Unterberg, salesman in the boys
clothing department, and two or three
others whose names I do not now re-
call. -
Can you state how long these sever
al gentlemen have been in the employ
of Mr.. CraWfOrd?''
4 can not positively. De Veaux
know to have been connected with the
house for eight or ten years, and Grad
Wohl for five or six years. AS to the
others, I don't know their term of ser
vice Most of them had been in the
house as long as had"
When Mr.. Crawford was asked by the
reporter for a local paper for a state
ment, the following conversation Oc-
Cured:
Did you discharge these men on ac-
count of their declaring themselves for
silVer2''
4 refuse to answer. I will make no
statement concerning that beyond the
fact that it is nObody's business why
I discharged my employees. I hire every
man, woman and child in the place by
the week and can discharge any of
them at the end of the week if want
to, just as I have done with these"
Did you discharge these men for in
cOmpetency2"
II viii make no statement regarding
that point, as I have already said. -
DO You realize that this is q serious
matter and VIII put you in a bad light
If you do not make statement2"
"Oh, never mind about that. My
business is nobody else'S business, and
I propose to discharge any of my EN-
plOyes at any time without being ac-
countable to any one.
win you say that 1t was not on ac-
count of their declarations for silver
that you discharged them2"
II will say nothing about it."
Mr. Crawford wanted to know who
We're the men who were reported dis
charged. Several names were mention
ed He said nothing as the list was
read until the name of Mr.. Powers was
reached. Then he said.
IF I am not mistaken Mr.. Powers
was still at the store when left this
evening L think you are wrong on
Mr. Powers
win you tell whom you did dis
No: have no statement to make
about that
ut can be said, then. that you will
make no explanation ~
mo. I say that / viii reserve the
right to discharge my employees when
ever see fit, without being accounta-
BILE to anybody"
That Mr. Crawford has violated the
election law of Missouri seems plain
Section 3742 of the revised statutes of
Missouri is as follows:
If any person by menaces, threats
or force or by any other unlawful
means. either directly or Indirectly at
tempt to influence any qualified voter
IN giving his vote, or to deter him from
him in the free exercise of his
right Of suffrage, at any election held
under the constitution or laws of this
state, the person so offending shall on
r 4of he n r4@Icr "A
of q misdemeanOr. %
The penalty for a misdemeanor is
imprisonment The Missouri corrupt
practices act (sec. T. page I59 session
acts of 1899, also applies to Mr.. Craw-
ford's 5 case 1t is as follows:
Every person who shall directly or
indirectly. by himself or any other per
son on his behalf. make use of or
threaten to make use of any force. vio-
lence or restraint or infiict or threaten
to fnflict by himself or by any other
person, any temporal or spiritual inju-
ry, damage, harm or loss upon or
against any person, in order to induce
or compel such person to vote or to re-
frain from voting at any election or
Who shall by abduction, duress or any
fraudulent advice or eOntrivance. i'm
pede or prevent the free exercise of the
franchise of any electOr. or shall there
by compel, induce or prevail upon any
elector, either to give or refrain from
giving his vote at any election shall be
guilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon CON
viction thereof shall be punished by
imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than one month and not more
than one year.
WARRARNTs ISSUED.
St. Louis, Oct 13.-3 d. m.-Attorney
Charles G. Nowlin applied for two war
rants this afternoon against Dougal
Crawford. the Broadway merchant.
charging him with attempting to in
huence of the votes of T. d Porcher
and Phil Gradwohl. two of the twelve
statesmen whose discharge for political