Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-26
TEXAS STEER JOLLY.
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found the senator will furnish the commit
tee a catalogue of witnesses. One thing is
pretty certain and that is the COMMITTEES
goes back to the capital quite aware that
gambling has been practiced in Kansas
City.
Morning Session Begun.
The morning session was a most sensa-
tional one. Mayor Jones produced a wit
ness who testified that he had bought
policy ticket in the morning. Late in the
day an attempt was made to prove that he
has a criminal record, but inaSmuCh as the
man could not be again found the charSe
has yet to be substantiated.
Prosecuting Attorney Lowe. the author
of much of the trouble, appeared, after
hiding away for two daCS. and utterly re-
fused to throw any Ignt on the subject
the defense wished most to know about.
In the afternoon Boss Gambler Ed Findley
was on the stand and told about gambling
in Kansas City during the past twenty
one years.
Several persons testified unqualifiedly as
of il during the inCumbency of the pres
ent commissioners. Tomorrow the senate
committee will arrive in Kansas City.
Whether Prosecutor Lowe will tell 1t
what he knows remains TO be seen. Should
the committee be in session over Friday
Kansas City will be treated to the spectacle
OF two factional Democratic committees
probing into rottenness in their own party
on Saturday afternoon, while eX-Ser-
Attorney Lucas, for the commissioners
and Chief Julian, tried hard to nullify his
testimony by numerous questions relative
to debt of Whitsett's of $40. This debt
is ten years old Whitsett's brother was
injured in the falling of a cable line pow
er house. The doctors bills amounted TO
$50, one-half of which the two brothers
paid. The rest the cable company was to
pay, but did not. Mr.. Lucas questions
angered Whitsett and he said once: Il
pay my bills, and that's more than can
I,a s-,il Of NiCzin
er Johnson. for instance His name is in
the grocers' deadbeat book Attorney
Lucas badgered Whitsett about this. Yes
| terday morning, however, shortly after the
| investigation had commenced, Mayor Jones
| threw the particular "deadbeat book" on the
| table and it was picked up by Colonel
sentative Clymer, who had been primed.
| blandly asked the mayor if certain police
| mems names We're in the book. The mayor
| answered in the affirmative.
Johnson's Name There.
SIS Commissioner Johnson's?"
"Oh, yes" said his honor sweetly.
Commissioner Johnson made feeble re-
| monstrance. Just my names in there;
| that's all'
oh" said Mayor Jones, II think your
| address is, too and he ratified it off. This
1 was the mayors first sensation. Later in
| the morning he furnished another. Re
| porter w. H. Cline who testified on Sat
| urday, was recalled to the witness chair
1
ness of the morning. He was asked if
| he had any further information to impart
| to the committee. He said that at one time
| last fall DIR. Walter Jackson called at the
| office of the paper for which he works and
| demonstrated because of the attacks be-
| ing made on the gamblers. His practice
among some of them was good and he did
| not want 1t hurt. Cline was rather severe
| ly crosS-eXamined by Attorney Lucas, but
| he could not be persuaded TO contradict
| himself or retract what he had said. Then
1 rGnC lra1 htrTN oh
| warrants for gamblers which the witness
said Chief Irwin would not serve. He said
| that the chief took them from his desk
| saying at the same time that he would
| serve them when he got ready. The cross
| examination drifted to the cause of Chief
| lrwins death, and then Cline was angrily
| asked by Representative Pope If he hat
| not written an article rejecting the
| committee. The reporter refused to an.
| swer this and was rather fiercely attacked
| by the chairman and Representative Ave
| ry Representative Dougherty made {
| statement denying certain statements at
tributed to him in the interview. Repre-
| sentative Clymer rose to explain that ht
had never said anything derogatory of the
| committee, although he was interviewed
| The witness was finally allowed to leave
the chair. He stubbornly refused to an
| SWer Chairman Pope and RepreSentativ,
| Avery's question.
Mayor Produces a Policy Ticket.
Mayor Jones was recalled and asked i
| he had any more facts to relate. He re
piled he knew of persons who he though
| ought to be subpoenaed as witnesses. H.
| was asked by Attorney Lucas as to hi!
manner of treating Findley and anti
| Findley men while police judge. When Mr.
| Lucas had finished the mayor lifted hi.
hand, in which a slip of paper was to b,
| seen:
Il have Il policy ticket here in my hand
bought this morning, few hours ago." III
cried. That proves that gambling is go
ing on in Kansas City even while this in
Vesugation is going on"
The effect this produced was most dra
matte. There was gasp of astonshmen
on almost everybodys part and then dec
silence. No one could find his tongue a
the mayor stood with the tickets ciutche,
in his hand. Chairman Pope was the frs
to speak. ''Well'' he said, "can you furn
ish witness to prove this?"
Yes, SIR" said his honor promptly, IAN,
If the committee'll wait just n minute II
fetch the man who bought the ticket
Again the committee and the crow,
marveled. The mayor returned present.,
accompanied by a coal black negro. VIII
| part he was playing but was not excited
He swung himself into the witness chat
and was questioned by Chairman Pope.
What's your name?"
James Taylor
Are you the man that bought thos
policy tickets this morning?"
Yes, SIR
Are the ones Mr.. Jones has the ones yo
| bought?" Taylor looked at them and sal
they We're. Mayor Jones inquired:
Jim. when did you buy these?"
about an hour ago."
''Where?"