The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-31
MR.. LONG REPLIES.
Says Judge Hazen is Mistaken In
His Statements.

To the Editor of the State Journal
Knowing your usual fairness, i hope
you will permit me to make q BRIEF re-
ply to the denial or statement Of Judge
Hazen. appearing in Saturdays issue,
with reference TO my having worked on
his house and for him, while was draw
ing pay as a juror from Shawnee coun-
ty;
I made the following affidavit, every
word of which is true, to-wit:
Il hereby state: That / was put on the
district court Of Shawnee county. Kansas,
BY r. It. aazen, judge or said court ana
served during said entire term OF said
court after being so placed on SAID jury
And further state: That while draw
Hazen would frequently call me up TO the
judges bench and would inform me that
/ was expected TO go down to the Judge
residence 70 perform certain work there,
which did and received no pay from the
sald 1azen Tor performing any services
The services which I performed as afore-
ishing the judges new house, which he
had built a short time before
And I further state: That I also know
that other Jurors were required to and
did perform services for said Judge Hazen
under similar circumstances and while on
the jury in the same manner as was
Dated this 18th day Of September, 1900.
Estate of Kansas, Shawnee County. S. :
Clarence Long, of lawful age, being
first duly sworn upon oath says that each
and every matter and thing set forth in
true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day. Of october. 1900.
1901 ---''-''-S- - 80. 49,
Now, the Rowley & Snow books should
show just when / purchased the var
nish and other material which used on
Hazen's house, and the records at the
county court house viii show, when
purchased the first material for him, I
was drawing pay as a juror. I then
comm enced work on Hazen'S house, and
continued to work on until the smallpox
case developed in Hazen's house; I then
was compelled to and did quit.
After the smallpox case was at an end
and L was discharged from the jury.
which was a considerable time after
had done said first work, Hazen then
employed me, having first thanked me
for what work done while was a jur-
or and the only pay received was for
this last work He then employed me to
complete the job and I went to work
and did so together with two men which
I had employed. For this last contract
work, Hazen paid me by check in part.
sent my wife to him and he paid her
50 on my work and she presented a bill
to him which made him angry and he
claimed my bill was incorrect. was I'M
able to go to see him myself as 7 had
taken the smallpox at his house, and
1 therefore wrote him a. letter in which
l stated to him in substance that had
nothing when I was on the jury and
now 1 wanted him to pay this bill. He
then wrote me very long answer which
was almost entirely unintelligible to me,
and my family was also unable to read
but very few words of said letter, and
I therefore submitted the same to
school teacher who was also unable to
read the same.
In said letter he enclosed a check for
S40.15, and this is the check he exhibited,
claiming that this paid me for my ser
vices in working for him when [ was
on the jury. This claim of Mr.. Hazen's
is entirely false and untrue and he well
knows it, and were ! disposed to men
ton names, I could name another juror
who worked there with me and other
persons who know I worked at his house,
as have hereinbefOre stated. If it comes
to a matter OF proof or testimony, I can
prove by a number of persons who
came to his house to see me when I was
performing said services and while
was drawing pay from Shawnee county
as a juror, that my aforesaid statement
herein is correct. @. LONG.