The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-28
MORE NICHOLS FACTS.
Why He Has Made a Record for
Economy"

The Republican campaign speakers
have begun upon defense of the rec
ord of Galen Nichols on the ground of
economy and also that he has been quite
as successful in the prosecution of liquor
cases as A. L. Redden. who was ap-
pointed assistant attorney general for
Shawnee county to prosecute 1ointists.
In a speech last night Judge Hazen
defended Nichols upon the grounds that
he had been economical in conducting
his Office.
This is true. Galen Nichols has ex-
pended no energy and very little money
in prosecuting anybody, and especially
iointists.
Galen Nichols has brought but one
liquor case since he assumed the duties
of the office of county attorney in Janu-
ary, 1901
Nichols won but one case brought
against violators of the prohibitory law.
That was the case brought against the
proDrietors of The Senate. February 5.
1901.
Galen Nichols brought that case after
Mrs. Nation and her followers had
smashed the joint and hundreds of citi-
zens who do not ffeQuent joints had
gone there to see the wreck and while
there saw four bartenders selling
liquor and giving away piece of the
mirror smashed by Mrs. Nation with
every sale of liquor.
Nichols brought that case because he
was forced to from the fact that every
one knew of the smashing and hundreds
of people saw the law openly violated
there
In that case Nichols secured the con-
viction of Sheep Lytle upon two
counts and the conviction of Mike Wag
ner on one count. There were four bar
/ tenders and witnesses in the case so
testified but Nichols only prosecuted
two of them Furthermore, Nichols
only secured convictions on three counts
when he might have convicted four bar
tenders on much greater number OF
| counts
This case against The Senate was the
only liquor case brought by Galen Mich
OILS during the 21 months that he has
| been in Office.
on November Is. 1901, Galen Nichols
announced that he would proceed under
the law passed by the last legislature
giving county attorneys the right to
subpoena witnesses to tell what they
might know about the prOhibitory law
being violated.
Nichols subpoenaed Mike Thompson.
proprietor of the Royal and who was
known as one of the most persistent
violators of the law. 1t was expected
| that Thompson would resist The liquor
element hoped to have the law declared
illegal Thompson brought habeas cor
pus proceedings before Judge Hazen in
hopes that he would not have to testify.
Judge Hazen decided that Thompson
would have to testify and refused the
habeas corpus That it was a Drear-
ranged affair is evidenced by the fact
that Nichols proceeded no further
When he found that he had the right TO
examine witnesses he suboenaed no
more and made no further attempt.
When Nichols tried Roy Daniels for
the murder of Frank Devlin it was
proven by the evidence that the killing
happened in a joint but Nichols took no
notice of the fact that Joint existed,
even when the evidence was laid before
him in court, and no one was prosecuted
| for running the Joint.
Galen Nichols brought several cases
against Mrs. Nation and her followers
and brought but one case against joint
| lists
! county attorney who brought no
cases at all would be even more econo-
mical than Mr.. Nichols.