Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-27
ROSS LATSHAW's ARREST.
He Says IL Was Wholly UnwarrRnted
Young Boyd Declines

10 I0lk.
Ross w. Latshaw knew Thursday that
a warrant for his arrest would probably
be issued. Ross Latshaw is employed iii
the butter department at Armour's pack
ing house. He concluded that he would not
await arrest. but would surrender. He went
10 the drug store OF Justice Kruger anG
gave himself up and few minutes later
his brother. Attorney Ralph Latshaw, fu.-
nished his bond of 500 and he was released.
The warrant against Latshaw charged
him with an attempt TO bribe juror and
WAS sworn to, not by Boyd, VINO says
Latshaw tried to bribe him, but by George
jackson, brother of the late Fred ]. Jaca-
son.
Clarence w. Boyd refuses to discuss the
statement from the Prosecutors office that
ne was offered a bribe to hang the God
dard jury in the event that he should be
chosen from the list of veniremen to SIT
on the case The story IN brief is that
Latshaw made the offer direct and said he
would put the money in Phipps' hands.
Boyd is medium sized man. with blond.
mustache and Il slightly tiorid countenance:
He has lived In Kansas City since 1886 and
says he is well acquainted with Latshaw.
Boyd is a meat cutter in the butcher shop
of John A. Phipps. grocer at Twelfth
and Holmes streets.
Il have nothing to say in the matter
until the time comes, he said yesterday.
.'Latshaw says he does not know you at
ALL remarked reporter for The Journal.
He knows me all right was the reply.
Beyond this Boyd would say nothing at
all.
John A. Phipps, Boyd's employer. is one
of the best known grocers along Twelfth
street He also has a store on Independ-
mer Phnn and run by his s,
state legislature three years ago. Mr..
Phipps did not care to discuss the case yes
terday; saying that he preferred to wait
matter
Mr.. Latshnw's Story.
| Mr.. ,Latshaw. was seen at his home, os17
Lydia avenue, last night by a reporter for
| The Journal. He talked of the charge made
against him quite freely and intimated that
1t had been brought for the purpose of af-
fecting the venire from which the jury that
is to try Goddard will be selected.
This case is absolutely unfounded," said
Mr.. Latshaw. Il never made that offer to
Boyd or any one on earth. 1 was never
mixed up in the case and / don't care a
| cent about it one way or the other. 1 have
! absolutely no interest in it,
| You have heard the statement made
| case?
don't believe they are-I have not been
given cent of 1t and 1 don't know thing
| about the whole transaction. 1t won't take
| fifteen minutes to dispose of the case when
| 1t comes up next Monday
We're you acquainted with Boyd?'
No. have seen him and talked to him.
| as usually drop into Phipps grocery store
once or twice week. | did not know what
his name was. 1t may be that he had men,
toned something some time about the case
| and that some remark was made offhand
| about it. In my daily rounds people have
remarked about the case and asked me
brother Rdiph, was % one "tis Of the .ai counsel @
for,the defense.-I usually: answered, All
right L guess, os something OF. that sort.
| As for the statement that l made prop
osition to this fellow. it is absolutely false
Mr. Latshaw- said that when the case
against Goddard was tried; before, he had
| was when the arguments were made. He
had entered the courtroom to hear the
address of his brother. but Major Woodson
was talking. and he only remained about
II don, care anything about the case
shaw. Il was just as much shocked when
l heard this morning that warrant had
been issued for my arrest as l would have
4 from a toy pistol?'
| Are you acquainted with George Jack
SOM
thai he was flghty kind of fellow, and
it may have been that he was led into
signing that affidavit. / think / see the
handiwork of Major Woodson in the whole
| transaction"
While Ross w. Latshaw was justice O
the peace four years ago. County Account
ant r. ID. Slater found by an examination
| of his books that Latshaw had pocke;et
large amounts In fines collected from dis
reputable women which the law required
| should be turned into the county treasury
Mercy n Brown was county prosecutor
, and he secured ten indictments agains
Latshaw. Seven were for forgery in tn
fourth degree. charging Latshaw with AZ
fixing false jurats to complaints. One wa:
for embezzlement of fees which SHOULD
have been paid TO Marshal Stewart ant
| two were for failing to make reports t,
the county of fees collected by him.
LGtshaw took changes of Venue to CLAY
; | county and when the first seven intlict
ments were called they were quashed b,
Judge Broaddus because the man VIII
swor, before the grand jury that his nam
was forged to the complaint. swore befor
Broaddus that he signed them himself. Th
Indictment charging him with embeZziin:
| fees from Stewart was dismissed becaus
| Stewart testified that before the indictmen
was brought Latshaw had paid him In full
The two indictments charging him witt
failing to report fees was auashed becaus
| of technicality In the law.