The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
PUNISHMENT.
The City Council Considers the
Release of Crook Wright
From Jail, Provided He Will
Leave Topeka.
NO ACTION is TAKEN
Until Wright's Affidavit Comes
Before the Council.
A New Way of Getting Rid of
ObjectiOnables.

The city council had an uneventfuI
meeting last night. The only matter
that moved the counciImen to any show
Of a debate was a request for the re-
lease of Crook Wright, the leader of the
Smoky Row 400, from the city JAN.
The request was made by W. I. ia
mison, Wright's attorney, who was be-
fore the council in person. He stated
that his client had sworn to an affida-
Wit promising to leave Topeka for good
if released, and to Mr.. Jamison's way
of thinking this was a sufficient induce
ment to secure the release.
Have you the affidavit with you?"
asked Mayor Fellows
Mr.. Jamison-No, haven't it with me
tonight but 1 can procure it. 1 give
you my word of honor that Wright
Mayor FelIows-I don't think we can
consider this matter until the affidavit
is produced. 1t will have to come up
before the council in writing.
Councilman Drew-I believe this mat
ter can be handled by Mayor Fellows
alone. think he is the man that all
such matters should be referred to.
Councilman Mergan-On the contrary
don't think Mayor Fellows wants the
responsibility of saying who shall be
released and who shall not be released
= from the city jail, and l don't think we
should force it upon him. I think the
council is the proper body to pass upon
these matters.
L QOn we can 90 ANYTHING I'M
til we have this matter in writing, gen
tlemen," said Mayor Fellows and there
the matter was dropped.
Besides the request for the release of
Wright, a request for the release of
Jane Adams, signed by Charlie McCabe
and nineteen others, was presented TO
the council. Jane Adams is an aged
colored woman serving a sentence for
violation of the prohibitory law. 1t
was declared that the woman was sick
and irresponsible, and the request was
accompanied by q recommendation
from Marshal Strauss that she be re-
leased as a trusty on good behavior.
The release was ordered.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the garbage and slaughter house
/ nuisance moved the adoption of the
nuisance but farther than this had no
report to make. In this connection
proposition from David Williams to sell
the city tract OF IL acres OF land on
the river bank as garbage repository
was read and referred to the committee
for consideration.
A protest to the paving of Jackson
street between Park and Morse street
was read and referred to the proper
commmittee. The protest was signed
by Oscar Bischoff and a number of
other North side property owners, and
stated that the petition for the paving
was illegal, being signed by nOn-resi-
dent property owners.
The bond of H. K. Winans for the
paving OF AdOlSOn street between T lin
and Sixth streets was accepted by the
council. The bond is for 81, 800.
Bids for coal for the city departments
and electric light plant were opened at
the meeting last night. There were
but two bids, one from the Southwest
Fuel company and one from the Green
Coal company, and the awarding of the
contract was postponed. The bid of the
Southwestern company was lower than
that of the Green Coal company on
lump and nut coal, and the same price
was made by both on slack.
The next meeting of the council will
be the regular monthly session.