The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-20
FURNISH COMES BACK
Tells King and Kurnel How
the War Broke Out.
BROADSIDE NUMBER TWO
Joseph Knows a Thing or Two
and Tells Them So.

NJ J. Furnish has poured more hot shot
into Colonel Jocelyn. He writes 10 the
Eagle as follows:
! observe from an article in the Eagle
of the 18th instant that Jocelyn says
that part of my statements TO the public,
wherein / say that he called on me at the
county attorneys Office in the court house
and asked me to aid him in turning all
the collection and expanding the money
of the police department over TO rim IN
dividuaIly, and that he asked me TO make
a motion to that effect at our next meet
ing, and that he stated that he had 10
have someone to stand in with, was lie.
lie admits that he was there at the time
and place stated. His denial OF that
statement is on a parallel with the tcsti-
mony given by a defendant in criminal
action from the witness stand, where the
defendant admits all the facts and cir
clnnstances charged by the prosecution
and brought out against him in evidence
until the point of crimirality IS reached
when all of a sudden he flares up ana
says that il is a lie. And l INFER that the
effect of his denial upon the public Will
be very similar to that of the defendant
on the judge or jury. If Jocelyn's MEM
ory is not at fault, and If it has not be-
come so flexible and accommodating as
to lend its aid and assistance TO its pos
SCISSOR in endeavoring TO get as far away
as possible from what he has said and
done as member of the police board then
it is a question whether or not he WY
become as much an object of pity as or
condemnation.
Now, Mr.. Jocelyn, you say TO the pub
lie that YOU was handling the money at
that time. VIII you be kind enough to
inform the citizens of Wichita and Sedg-
wick county by what authority of law you
were handling it? If you pretend that
you received it as fines, penalties or for
FIXTURES for the violation of law, Will you
inform them since when and by what
authority you and Spencer were constl-
tuted a court to try, punish or impose
penalties upon men and women for the
violation of the same; and, if not received
in that way, will you be kind enough to
inform them what moral or legal excuse
YOU have to offer for handling it at all?
You are surely aware of the fact that
there is not an officer of any civil govern
ment who is expected. in the rightful per-
Torrance of his duties, to handle money
belonging to the public that is not placed
under bond in sufficient amount, if the
law is complied with to amply protect
the public against any loss resulting from
Official misconduct. VIII you be kind
enough to state to the public (as you are
not under bond) what security or guar
antee you have given that your conduct
in the expenditure of this money will be
anv less questionable than it has been
in your method of receiving it?
Do YOU think you are keeping your faith
with the governor. in accordance with the
statement that you made at the time the
board was organized, to the effect that
I.eedv had said that if the police depart
ment could collect and turn over TO the
CITY 81 900 per month that he would need
no other campaign influence for re-elec-
ton? Or is ii because. as you stated
that the governor said he would hold you
personally responsible for the working of
the department in Wichita?
Now, Mr. Jocelyn, if you and Spencer
had been content to have acted within the
confines of your legal authority, and been
true to the party that appointed you. the
city would not have had to pay for the
little banquet you gave ION the night the
returns for the city election were can
vassed) in honor Of the election OF Mayor
Ross. but IL you had not done that, and
had not given instructions through WOOD
and Sutton to the joints and men on the
force to support Ross and the Repuohc-
an ticket. Mayor Ross would not have
gone TO Topeka in April to impress upon
the governor the sublime workings OF
your improved methods. And If your in
terest in the city had been commensurate
with your own interest and political am
birion YOU would not have charged the
city s. S3 per day for three days, $2o; 500
for car fare. and IS for hotel expenses.
total of 5000 for your time and expenses
to Topeka TO try and induce the legisla-
ture TO pass a law raising your salary to
$500 per year. and making you eligible as
chairman Of the board Of police commits
s;oners TO the Office of mayor of the city.
Now. JoceIyn, approaching the great
weight of responsibility imposed upon
YOU by his excellency, to say nothing
about what you have assumed. We can
readily understand. with your laudahle
political ambition, why your memory was
so defective as TO have caused YOU 20
neglect 10 discharge DR.. Jordan from at
tendance or Price (the man who was shot
by Red willinsl, after Price had been
turned over to the state and confined in
the county Jail and by said neglect caused
a bill for s1es 70 be brought against
the police department OF the city.
J. ". FURNISH.