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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
GRAND JURY PROBING INTO AL
LEGGED POLICE CORRUPTION.
SOME INDICTMENTS EXPECTED.
ABOUT THIRTY WITNESSES HAVE
BEEN EXAMINED THUS FAR.
Alleged Protection Afforded Ed Find
Iey's Games Being InvestiEated-
Legislative Investigation to
Begin nj the Midland
This Morning.

The grand jury continued yesterday its
Investigation of gambling and alleged po-
lice corruption. 1t is doubtful II II VIII mn
ish before next week.
Many witnesses have been before the jury
during the past two days and there yet re-
mains Il number of witnesses to be exam
ined.
So far the work of the jury has been
confined almost entirely to an investigation
of the gambling business, including pohcy
and crap games, that have been operated
at different times within the city. The po-
lice court records for u year have been
called for and to-day Frank Williams, clerk
of the police court, will go before the jury
and testify regarding the arrests that have
been made and the fines imposed for gam
bling.
About thirty witnesses have been en-
amined so far, and as there are fully that
many more yet to be heard. it is more
than probable that no report Will be hahd-
ed in when the grand jury adJourns to-
morrow, until Monday.
The majority of the witnesses of the first
day were members and eX-members OF the
police department. Several of the latter
claim that they were dropped from the
force because their eyesight was little too
good and saw things which the police de-
partment authorities, under the dlctatioh
of the Jefferson City regime, did not IN,
that more than one officer who went upon
beat in the business part of the city,
saw what everybody knows is going on
and made reports thereof to his superior
officers, was first sent to a suburban beat
and then quietly dropped from the force
1t is also charged that only that gambling
element which stood in with the Stone ma
chine in Jackson county was left unmo-
Tested, while rival and unfavored gamblers
| were visited with the law, which should
have been dealt out to all alike.
Some interesting testimony along this
| line was, it is alleged, given before. the
| grand jury yesterday. In addition, large
number of witnesses who were stated tc
| have been patrons and habitues of policy
| and crap joints We're before the Sranc
| jury. 1t was noticed yesterday that mos
| of the witnesses We're young men of no
particularly prepoSsessins appearance, typ
| ical representatives of the class frequent
| ing crap and policy games. There weyt
| also a significantly large number of col
| ored witnesses lettering about the corri
| dors waiting to be summoned before thu
| grand jury. Their testimony as to policy
| and crap playing is said to have been es
| pecially pertinent and circumstantial.
| George Washington. who runs 81 "mint
| reading establishment at 926 Campbell
| street is stated to have testified that hi:
| life had been threatened by policy gambler
| if he testified to facts which he knew t.
| be true.
! 1t is said that ex-Police Commissioner
| Bernard Corigan and Wiley o. Cox ant
| several other prominent citizens will b.
summoned before the grand jury.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22

getker this afternoon and named this sub
committee: Orchard, Morton and Gray.
Senator Ballard also announced that ne
would accompany the committee and act
as chairman. This was somewhat of a
surprise, as it was generally thought that
Mr.. Ballard would not be one of the sub
organization. 1t is accounted for only on
the theory that Governor Stephens wished
Ballard to go.
When the committee on corporations
other than railroads made its report there
was IL small sized attempt on the part of
Senator Lyons friends further to hinder
action by offering amendment. by Van
diver. of Lafayette, that the original idea
of special committee be adhered to; This
was pushed along by Lyons. Nearly an
hours discussion TOOK place on the amend
ment, in which nearly dozen senators
took part. The amendment was killed, by
a vote of 13 to 20, and then the commit
tees, report was adopted unanimously:
1t has not been decided where the Kan
sas City end of the investigation will be
held. The &C Coates y, House is I, spoken .Si Of
meeting place, and especially If the house
committee is ut work at the Midland.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
HAVE AN ORGANIZATION NOW.
BARRIERS Are in Earnest in Their Eff
fort to Have Law Passed Pro-
tectinr Their Craft.

A mass meeting of the BARRIERS of this
city was held at III Walnut street last
night There was IL large attendance and
an organization was formed under the
name of the Qualified Tonsorial Artists
Association of Missouri" The object of
the organization is to present and have
passed by the legislature a bill providing
for a BARRIERS examing beard The duty of
for a BARRIERS examining board The duty of
and If he is not qualified. to prohibit him
from ''practicing his profession. The eX-
animation will consist, according to the Dill
that is being prepared by the new associa-
tion of questions on the correct hon:ng of
razors. the keeping of brushes and combs
in a clean and sanitary condition. the prop
er way to shave, cut hair and trim boards
and mustaches, and the correct treatment
of patrons with skin diseases in order to
protect the public against the diseases;
common to carelessly kept razors and
brushes.
Similar bills are now pending in the leg
islatures of several states. New York,
Tennessee and California were cited as
having already passed such Il bill. The
BARRIERS all over the state are organizing
and a convention will probably be held the
first week in next month, at which time ac-
ton will be taken to have the bill presented
to the legislature.
A meeting of the association formed last
night will be held next Thursday night to
appoint delegates to the state convention
of BARRIERS.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
A NEAT SCHEME.
persOnatcd an officer and Secured
Board for Himself and Others.

Charles Williams was arrested last night
by officers Daley and McHale on a charge
of impersonating an officer. Henry Ander-
son, boarding house keeper at 331 East
Sixth street, authorized Williams arrest,
claiming that he has repeatedly, within
the past two weeks, brought persons to
his house under the guise that they were
prisoners of his and requested that Ander-
son let them have meals. while he CWill-
iams) stood guard over them. Sometimes
the pretended officer would join his prison.
erS in their meals. and he told Anderson.
so Anderson states. that when the board
bill reached a reasonable amount he must
present it to Chief Julian for payment.
Williams was provided with a star and
big revolver but wore no uniform, claiming
he was working in citizens Clothes" He
was always provided with plenty of money
bur never offered to pay the board bill. so
pair of female prisoners to Anderson s
house yesterday evening and Joined them
in n hearty meal Anderson grew suspicious
and followed his officer friend to Fourth
and Main streets. While Williams went
into saloon. Anderson glded into Central
police station and laid his case before In
spector Flahive, and officers Daley and
McHale were detailed TO arrest Williams.
The latter denies that he impersonated an
officer. He will have a hearing to-day in
police court.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
YoUNG'S BILL GOES THROUGH.
Senate Votes TO Cut Rates for Print
ing Legal Notices 90 Per
Cent

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 2L-Cspecial.l The
PopulIsts are making war on the publishers
OF newspapers and bills are. now in or
coming that. II passed. will drive out of
the business scores Of papers that are now
largely supported hy the legal printing.
Senator Youug's bill passed the senate this
moIning. although Senators Crossen,
Harra. Farrelly and others voted and spoke
against fl IL cuts rates fully 60 per
cent. Its opponents claim 1t Is defective.
The bill will meet a stout opposition In the
house, where dozen publishers are up in
al ms against IT.
Following this bill came one by Senator
Iupter. Of PaWnee, providing that legal
notices may be posted instead Of published
in counties continuing less than 1900 people
and that copy of the ballot be mailed by
the county clerk to every voter in the
county instead OF publishing IL In news
paper II also provides that county Of
ficers may contract with outsiders to print
the official ballot, thus making the weekly
papers compete with the big houses of the
city.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
A "SINeLE TAX" SCHEME.
Senator LeweIIing Introduces n BHi
Providing for General Taxa
ton Reform.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. A.-(Special.) BY re-
quest to-day. Senator Lewelling introduced
an interesting bill relating TO exemptions
from taxation. 1t was prepared on sugges-
tions from the single takers and provides
and furniture, all school buildings, with
furniture. and lands with churches and
schools up to ten acres; with parsonage
or dwelling grounds not exceeding one-half
acre: all buildings and grounds used for
scientific, literary and benevolent pur-
poses: all moneys ana credits belonging to
universities and schools- religious literary
and benevolent societies: state and nation
al property: county, city and township
property. other than that acquired through
delinquent tax sales; all fire apparatus:
public libraries: all wearing apparel; fam
lily libraries UP to $50: personal property
up to $3.50, and real estate and homestead
occunied up to Sl.500. Its purpose Is TO
give the owners of small homes an incen-
tive TO ownership and to equalize the bur-
den of taxation.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
SENATE INVESTIGATION.
Committee of Three Named and the
Work of Probing VIII Begin
Next Monday.

Jefferson City. No, Jan. 2l.-(special)
The senate investigation of the Kansas
City police muddle will be begun Monday
night, when the subcommittee of the com
mittee on corporations other than railroads
meets next Monday night here at the
capitol. At this meeting Senators Lyons
and Young will testify, and probably all
of the house members from Jackson coun-
ty. Should one meeting be enough to get
all the testimony here, the subcommittee
will proceed to Kansas CITY the following
day and continue the hearing.
The Kansas City police investigation has
become somewhat of chestnut about the
capitol. Although 1t was generally known
that the senate would take final action to-
day on the report of the committee on
corporations other than railroads there
was little interest displayed in the event.
The senate's action was exactly as has
been predicted In the Journal. The COM
mittee's report was adopted and the nam
ing of subcommittee, to carry on the
investigation was authorized.
Senator Ballard called his committee to-
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22

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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
P0PULISTS CALLED DOWN.
Had Better Get Down to
business.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 21.-(SpeciaL) The
house was in session two hours to-day
and about the only business transacted
vas the introduction of bills. Judge Bot
Kin, of Reno. got the floor just before ad-
joUrnment and upbraided the Populists
for frittering away so much time. He
said that the only thing that had been
dcne so far was to introduce bills regu-
lating everything on earth and a few
things in the sun, moon and stars. The
committees had been given no opportunity
TO work on bills referred to them ana
nothing could be accomplished until they
had completed reports on some measures
He moved that the house adjourn until 10
o'clock tomorrow in order to give the
committees time to do something. His
motion prevailed.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
MINOR MENTION.

CAPTAIN Wagar. of Company X, will con-
duct the officers school at the Third regi-
mont armory tonight.
Tonight. Shekinah council No. "a. r. and
s NJ. will assemble at Masonic hall The
Royal and Select Masonic degree will be
conferred.
Kansas City chapter. No. IS. r. A. NJ,
held it's regular conVocation at Masonic
hall 912 Walnut street, last night Work
was in the Royal Arch degree.
Rev. DR.. Charles B. Mitchell lectured last
night in Topeka before the graduates and
friends OF the Topeka high school Dr.
Mitchell was member of the first class liz
the Topeka high school twenty-five years
ago.
The Railway Young Mems Christian As
sociation gave an entertainment 10 its
friends i'm the association rooms at the
Union depot last night. a musical and lit
erlIey programme was rendered after which
refreshments were served.
The Second battalion of the Third reEi-
mcnt assembled at the armory, corner OF
Twelfth and Troost avenue, last night. un-
der the command of Major Fred w. Flem-
ing The battalion was schooled in cX-
tended order battalion drills.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
CAN'T STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
Penitentiary Sentences, Again
Arrested for burglary.

When officer Eldridge passed boarding
house at 50i Grand avenue yesterday after
noon he saw suspicious looking man dart
out of the entrance with bundle of cloth
ing under his arm. He arrested the man.
who proved to be Michael Russell, well
the Missouri penitentiary twelve years ago
through the efforts of Captain William
Burns who caught him robbing James
Murray's saloon, at Fifth street and Broad
way. Russell was released several years
ago. and, returning to Kansas City, worked
for q commission firm at Fourth and Wal,
nut streets. He drifted West later, and
was convicted of burglary and sent to the
Canon City, Col. penitentiary, from which
he was released only last week. He will be
arraiGned to-day on a charge of burglary.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
HELPS IN ECONOMY.
HOW TO MAKE FEW DIMES SAVE
A GREAT MANY DOLLARS.
Stylish Gowns of Handsome Color Mt
SmuII CoSt-New Clothes for the
whole FnmiIy-NO Need of Looking
Shabby Even in These Hard Times.

81 hope to help many who are trying to
economize," says writer in the Ladies
Journal. with few packages of dia-
mond dyes, wonders can be done in max
ing old dresses look like new. In my own
family we actually did not buy single
new dress or cloak last fall. yet we dressed
comfortably and in style, by dyeing over
clothes that had been cast aside.
Diamond dyes come in convenient pack
ages which color from one TO ten pounds
of goods for ten cents. Full directions
make it impossible for one to have poor
luck" with the diamond. and they. are so
simple 10 use that perfect non-tadlns col
ors are obtained without any experience
A book of free directions for home dye
ing will be sent to anyone by the proprie-
tors, Wells, Richardson & Co., Burling-
ton, Vt.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
Ed FfndIey, Fined $500 in Police
Court, Gets Fine of Only 81 Mt
the Hands of m Jury

In the criminal court yesterday a jury
found Ed Findley. leader of one of the
two gambling factions in this city. guilty
of using abusive language in a public place
and fixed his punishment at a fine of 81
and costs. On August last, Findley. Gus
In "A hack near Twelfth and Walnut streets
when they became engaged in an alterca-
ton with Clint Newell, who belonged to the
RliIer gambling faction, and who fired into
the party. A number of shots We're ex-
changed. but no one was hit. Findley was
fined $500 in police court, Baughman S1OJ
and Newell So. The cases were appealed.
Baughman and Moses will be tried Feb
ruary II.
The murder case of Jack Groves, charged
with killing Mack Redmond was on trial
during the entire day. and will probably
consume most of to-day. Graves is set
ting up the plea of self-defense.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
NEWT URY is RECKLESS.
with the Short Grass Members
of the House.

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 21.-(Special) Newt
Try threatens to introduce his county con-
solidation bill next week in the house.
He says he will not do so. however. until
he holds seance with the short grass
members who are opposed to it. His plan
is to get them all together in room and
lock the door and have it out. He says he
will go it single-handed. His friends are
alarmed over his Intentions and say that
he may meet a violent death in that crowd.
They have advised him to buckle on a
couple of six-shooters and keep his eye
rpalad
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
MORE DIVORCES.
Judge Henry Grants DEGREES to Seven
Plaintiffs and Refuses II De-
cree to the Eighth.

Judge Henry yesterday granted divorces
to the following: Alta McComas from
James NJ McComas Jennie James from
Walter James: Blanche Turner from Ar
thur L. Turner: Lea o. Burk and w. w.
Burk; Berry NJ. Butler from Elizabeth
Butler; Mary B. Shonert. from Augustus
Shonert; and Hugh Brown from Addie
Brown. Judge Henry refused to give
either party decree in the suit of Edward
Washington against Amanda Washington.
Mrs Annie ,Neumeister, who was divorced
from Dr. A ]. Neumeister some time ago,
was the plaintiff in a number of garnishee
proceedings wherein she sought to compel
the payment of alimony allowed her by the
court. Judge Henry decided the cases
against her.
Judge Gates granted Lena Van Peyma
a divorce from Thomas j. Van Peyma and
allowed her $50 per month alimony.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
Our Juvenile Offenders.

BY W. Douglas Morrison. author of Jews
Under the Romans, etc. a new volume
in the Criminology Series, Emo. Cloth,
$1.50.
Mr.. Morrison shows the effect of sex and
age on criminal tendencies, and describes
the geographical distribution of the ju-
venile criminal population. He discusses
the physical and mental characteristics of
the juvenile offender; his parental condi-
ton, his social condition, his economic con-
dition. Finally he deals with the institu-
tions at present in existence for reclaim
ing the young criminal. and the methods
which are the most likely to be successful
in attaining this result
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22

Dave" Harrington and E. W. Abbott,
said to he crooks from Chicago were ar
rested yesterday by Detectives Hayes and
Halpin and will be held for investigation.
They were each supplied with revolvers
and skeleton keys and had clothing which
is said to have been stolen from Topeka,
Kas.
G. w. wooIsey is under arrest by Officer
]. Kennally, of the Grand avenue police,
on suspicion of being an accomplice of c.
d. Harris. who was recently arrested at
Nireteenth street and Woodland avenue
with a quantity OF stolen harness. Wool
sey was held for investigation.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
COAL OIL INSPEcToRSHIP.
PopuIists Decide Not 10 Abolish the
omee-Costs Nothing and Yields
N Revenue.

Topeka. Kas. Jan. 21.-(Spccial) The
senate committee on state affairs has
turned down the bill TO abolish the position
Of state coal oil inspector. for the reason
that the state pays no saigry and the office
Yields large revenue. This admission Of
the Populist committee Is hard rap on
ulist oil inspector for two years and never
turned 4 cent Of revenue into the state
treasury. S'he proof that the Office does
WELD a revenue is all taken from official
records made by Republicans. Prior TO the
meeting of the legislature the Populists
had announced they would abolish the Of
flee.
The administration OF Taylor, which
lasted two years and yielded not n cent TO
the state. will be inquired into by "A legis-
lative committee. as the house judiciary
committee to-day decided 10 report to-mor-
row advising such n course.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
No Evidence Against Them.

The trial of Martin McGraw and Dennis
Mahoney. charged with stealing 1900
Company's warehouse at Third and Gillis
Streets, came aup in Justice Walls court
yesterday and as there was practically no
evidence of guilt they were acquitted. John
property, was also acquitted. James
O'keefe, who was arrested with the men,
took a change of venue TO Justice Krue-
ger and will have an examination next
Monday.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
GRAIN INSPECTION BILL.
Provides for Putting the Inspection
of Grain Exclusively Under
state Control.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 2l.-(Special) A bill
putting the inspection of grain under
competitive state control and turning the
ross from boards of trade to the state
frsaEury WAS Introduced to-day by Senator
MOshpf Of Cloud. II gives the chief in
sr,nctor - salary OF a.JoO, deputies, S75 per
month. ans weighmasters, $50. All are
bfuGed heavily. All fees are TO be turned
fufp the state treasury and all employees
paid from that department. The chief in
erett0r ls 70 be confirmed by the senate
sud deputies mHy be removed by the
Sfs{rf fqf eausr~ A Zee OF . cents per car
faT Inspecting snd 3 cents for weighing Is
fEnd. Dstaiird monthly reports arc to be
rnsde by tbe chief inspector 10 the gov
ertSg sHd auditor.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22

mittee, will report
favorably upon two
bills Tomorrow and.
ask their passage.
One Is TO amend the
divorce laws so that.
husband and wife
will be permitted to
testify against each
other. The other is
to give city clerks
authority to adminis-
ter oaths. The COM
mittee met this aft
ernoon and, beside
passing on these
bills, decided to re-
port favorably on The
resolutions TO inves-
tigate the Cowley and
Kingman un t Y
school bond deals
and also Goal OIL"
Taylor's official ac-
tions. Ii killed four
bills, as follows: To
DreVent treSDasSinG.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
Court Notes.

Judge Henry yesterday made an order
for sixty-eight jurors for January 26.
C. II. Wicks ran an attachment for $677.S6
yesterday against Mrs. Susan NJ. Fowle.
Maxwell Sommerville yesterday replev-
ined a set of encyclopedias from Morris
Castle.
F. II. Gattrell was yesterday granted let
ters of administration on the estate of
w. Il. Gattrell.
The condemnation damage case of Susan
II. Walrond against Kansas City was on
trial in Judge Scarritt's court yesterday.
The Morton Real Estate Investment
Company filed articles of Incorporation
yesterday, the capital stock being $4,000.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22

THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to Chicago.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
Moro Cases nismIssed.

For want of prosecution. Judge Slower
dismissed yesterday the damage case Oi
Kate Connors against the city and the fol
lowing cases against j. c. Darragh. for,
Safe Deposit and Savings bank: w. +
Etue, Annie Dunn, ]. z. Goodwin ant
Mary J.. Martin. The cases were suits
to recover deposits in the bank.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
New Suits Flied at Independence

pendencc William C. Webb filed suit for
divorce from his wife, Nettie G. Webb.
whom he alleges ,eloped in the year 1887
with one John Smith, who was also mar
ried. The last he heard from his wife was
that she was living happily in Texas.
Blanche E. Wheeler was an applicant for
alleges deserted her.
William E. Rowe filed suit in partition
against j. o. Connor and others,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
Boys Committed to Jail.

lven Brock, Willie Taylor and Jim Eek
les. three small boys charged with steal
ing coal from the yards of the Bolen Coal
Company. in the East bottoms were
brought before Justice Walls yesterday and
sentenced TO one day in Jail each. They
We're told that they would be more severely
dealt with If they were again arrested on
a similar charge,