Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
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city Will be recommended The committee
| Is in position TO state truthfully that
| there exists here q most overwhelming
| sentiment against partisan outside inter-
| ference and that party wisdom makes nee
| essary some changes at once.
| IhlS can be said for the commissioners:
| They made some good orders that were
| not enforced. 1t is considered doubtful If
| the committee recommends their contirma-
| ton. Their friends do not anticipate such
| an act
1t has been remarked that Senator Lyons
| was left in a strange position. He was
| the author of the charges against the po-
! lice officials, yet he declined to appear as
| u witness, even when 1t was charged that
| the whole matter had been prepared by
| others and that he had been forced to put
| the charge forward. He was requested to
| appear and testify, but failed to comply
| with the reasonable request OF the COM
| mittee.
| 1t is also in evidence that Governor Lon
| Stephens was the man who carried the
| corruption story to Jefferson city and gave
| 1t publicity.
These matters are all to be sifted care
| fully and the result will show in the re-
| port of the committee. The various ses.
| Slons of the committee nave Deen marked
| by the most cordial feeling, the utmost
| fairness on all matters and the persistence
| with which the probe has been applied.
The investigation has offered an oppor-
| tunity for the renewal of hoStilities be-
| tween the belligerent factions of the Demo-
cratic party and the efforts made were
| those of determination. Every effort that
personal hatred and bitter factional malice
could invent, or personal malignity sus-
gest, has been put forth. The shannon
crowd has been after the Brown faction
with hammer and tongS and has landed
some body blows but has not got out of
the fight untainted itself. The only consola-
ton the good people of the city have in the
airing of party diSCord and dirty linen is
that in crippling each others political ma,
chimes the remnants of the old ring and
gang will so weaken themselves that hon
est elections may hereafter be secured, an
efficient police force be maintained and
honest men dominate the two great parties
In the county.
ImpeachinE loves Testimony.
When the hearing opened yesterday the
first movement was to try to impeach the
testimony of Prosecuting Attorney Lowe
regarding the celebrated conversation with
Chief Julian. and John Sullivan was called
to the stand to tell of the version of. the
Lowe. Sullivan had played the role of
peacemaker and is now between fires. Con-
cerning the conversation he said:
Il met Lowe near the Wabash ticket Of
fee at the Junction, and said to him that
it was terrible issue that had been raised
between him and Julian. Lowe drew me
been the friend of Henry Julian, and I re-
gret this very much. That fool fellow
Lyons had to rush down there and shove
these resolutions in, and he has put me in
an awful position when l had never talked
with him about the matter, and it looks as
if he was going to mix things up in an aw--
full way
HE vowed he had never spoken to Ly-
ons of the matter. and said If Joe shannon
had been in Jefferson City and seen Lyons
for five minutes that portion of the reSolu-
tions would have been cut out"
Explaining his interest in the matter,
Mr.. Sullivan said he took much of the cred
it of Julian's appointment to himself, as he
had mentioned it to Commissioner Johnson
and urged his appointment.
He declared that Mr.. Lowe repeated that
celebrated fix it, conversation by declar-
ing they had mentioned their allegiance to
different factions and had talked of healing
u told him that was Julian's version
if that was Julians version of it he was
Governor Lon Stephens with having put
wrong construction on what was said to
him, and by running down to Jefferson City
and repeating it he had brought about just
such a scandal as other talebearers had
done. and had gotten up a rasty row.
Sullivan denied talking of possible
Lowe into compromise of his position.
For the purpose of further bl'acing up the
attempted impeachment Of Mr., loves tes-
duce exchange. was put on the stand. He
said that two days after the Lyons resolu-
ton came out, he called at Mr.. Loves Of
flee and asked him how ,he was getting
along. He said the Lyons resolutions were
bothering him very much. He said that
matter and had started an awful row, and
that Governor Stephens had entirely mis-
understood the statement and it's meaning
and given wrong construction to what
was said. .,.
In cross-examination it was developed
that at this time Mr.. Lowe was refusing to
talk to any of the reporters who We're al
most continually in his office, but had
opened up freely and told the whole story
to man who was Marcy K. Browns right
hand man in the Tenth ward, where there
had been bitter fight on Lowe. Attorney
George, who is partner of Mr.. Lowe,
counseled with Mr.. Wallace. and several
lEa1 Of hTf-ttF
but he stuck ito the statement that Mr..
Lowe did say that. and that he had talked
of it because Brown was his lawyer
Commissioner johnson Testifies.
Police Commissioner Frank G. Johnson
was called as a witness at 1880. His pre-
liminary examination was confined to eX-
planatory statements of the duties of the
police force. He explained that patrolmen
were called upon, in addition to other du
ties, to serve all condemnation notices in
the park and boulevard matters, and also
about 1900 notices relative to dramshop
applications He said he was absent from
the meeting when Christie's saloon license
was granted. The only time he ever talked
to the force was during the footpad scare.
He talked to Chief Irwin few days prior
TO his illness about warrants issued during
carnival week and not served. Irwin said
1t was a rush of work and was handled as
soon as the force got to 1t.
Witness said he never paid attention to
detail of the force until after carnival
week, when Chief Irwin was complaining
of the unjust attacks of the Times and
Star and said it looked like j combination
to ruin him. Mr.. Johnson said he told the
chief the fight was based on the animosity
TO, Governor Stone. When the chief was
taken sick ] called on him and was told
of his physical condition; that his pros
poets of recovery were quite improbable. I
told him ] would look after the work of
the office. We decided on stringent course
relative to gambling ard 1 talked with
Acting Chief Flahive and we decided to
bring in all outfits and clean up the rooms.
/ knew that Flahive was sending his men
out and raids were being made, and on
several occasions he went in person to be
personally cognizant OF the facts. Prior
to Mr.: Julian's appointment we talked over
the situation and he said he would not
take the position unless he had full swing
to crush them out told him tnat was
what We wanted done"
Mr.. Johnson then told of the official DO
sitions he had held in the city and county
his father being a jailer. He said he and
MIR. Fyke had seldom differed on anv mat
terS-none of Importance. Mr.. Johnson de-
tailed at length the differences that have
Democratic members of the board, relative
to extra patrolmen for carnival week: also
at reorganization, and at other times and
of the fight that arose when Mayor Jones
wanted to cut the pay and keep up the
numbers of the force. All of the facts rela-
tive to the dropping of the sixteen men
were detailed. as they We're shown by Mr
Fyke. He said the understanding at that
time was that nine of the sixteen were
Democrats. He was quite well ACQUAINTED
with nearly all OF the old men ON the
force. He said Chief Irwin was n high
minded. honorable man, always anxious to
do the best possible for the force.
MIR. Cox Accepted an Invitation.
During all this time was 1t not true
that the Times and Star were railing |