Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-08
SMOOTH POLITICAL TRICK.
ONE DEMOCRATIC FACTION WANTS
HUDSPETH INDICTED.
He Opposed the Democratic County
Ticket-GanE Wants Him Pun
ished for Political
Treason.

1t Is unfortunate that pOlltlcS Snouio 81
often figure in murder cases in jackson
county. but as long as the present Demo-
cratic county gang is in power human
lives will be made the football to be buff
feted about between the opposing political
factions. A case in point is the hysterical
effort of the afternoon papers to work
up a fever of indignation against Lamar
tine Hudspeth, who shot and killed J. w.
kessner, the station agent at Lake City.
This effort is apparently made in the in
terest of the state in the approaching
trial of DIR. ]. d. Goddard for the murder
of Fred Jackson.
That portion of the Jackson county Dem
ocratic gang which is in The saddle just
now is after Hudspeth and the afternoon
papers are playing into the hands of the
gang leaders in seeking to secure Hud-
plete eXoneration at the hands of the cor
oner's jury. Butthe attempt to show
that Marshal Chiles is seeking to shield
to those who understand the politics and
the facts of the case.
The Journal stated several weeks ago"
speth and 1 are bitter enemies. That is
the fact. as all who know us know. The
idea that l would go out OF my way 70
show him unusual favors is poppycock
We have been enemies for years. Our
fathers were enemies, and we have always
opposed each other. OF course. as an OIL
GILL. L Oulu Iol III" uy IN
ward him. but when 1 got a telegram that
the coroner's jury had exonerated him, l
thought myself justified in releasing him
on Sl0.0 900 bond"
Mr.. Chiles did not say that the feud be-
tween the two families was a political one.
but such is the fact. Hudspeth fought the
last election. 1t is charged that he offered
to furnish money to contest Chiles' right
to the office.
The statement that Hudspeth has lots
of ponnay iS rilinf1lnnS Ga has M means
but the family connections are powerful
and influential"
Chiles WAITS Hudsneth indicted. Judge
Wofford pretends to be very indignant and
he certainly would do nothing to oppose
the Triumphant faction of the local Dem
ocracy. Anybody who thinks that Chiles
him and that anybody was put on the last
grand jury to bring in a."no bill' against
Hudspeth, misses his guess.
Coroner Bedford belongs to the other
crowd. He has reached the end of his
political string and doesn't have to cater
to the favor of the faction in the saddle.
so, The nr jury Ps which exonerated I HudsEPeth;"
opinion, amply justified in so doing. The
evidence of this man Carr, when the other
papers have been saying that Hudspeth
peth said to Kessner: Go on. Joe. 1 don't
want to shoot YOU and that it was a
clear case of throwing down his gun and
weights which Kessner held in his hand.
Joe Kessner was a good friend of mine
and 1 hated to see him killed. but there is
a great deal more on Hudspeth's side than
the papers,, other than The Journal. make
out. The Journal has been the most con-
servative and fair on the subject
The Chiles-Lowe faction OF the gang is
laughing up its sleeve at the effort to
make the public believe Chiles is Huds-
peth'S friend. The success of this effort
covers up the scheme to crafty a political
grudge under the guise of public indigna-
ton.