The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18


Morgan should not have told But he
was mad and didn't care, and said that
it would all come out at the iuvestiga-
ton, anyway.
It is stated that Morgan is the victim
Of practical jokers and that the re-
porter who is alleged 10 have been made
the cOnfdant OF the woman Mrs. Ma
ton bought for $ viii admit that il
was all joke, If called upon to testify.
Jailer Morgan went on to say: The
day after these charges against the po-
lice force were made public in the
newspapers by DR.. Mcfarland. a Ger
tain member of the city council who is
violently hostile to this police depart
ment called US up over the telephone
and said. This IS great outfit YOU
have down there at the police station
isn't it2 You ought to all be fired.
have cut that piece out of the newspa-
pers. and I expect TO use it at the
spring election with good effect That
gentlemen, is the kind of men whom
Dr. Mcfarland wants to sit in judg-
menT on this case. a man who has al
ready prejudged US. and found Us
guilty; a man whom any court in the
land would disqualify from sitting on
a jury. DR.. Mcfarland says that he
viii not submit to an investigation be-
fore this committee because his wit
nesseS would not be protected. I say
that if we submit to an investigation
before the city council, we members OF
the police force viii not be protected.
We are the ones who are on trial, not
DR.. Mcfarland or his witnesses, ana
we are entitled to protection
This was AI0rgan's second break. He
was not supposed to say anything
about the councilman who had it in
for the committee The plan was to
use that tonight and 70 give the eoun-
cilman's name il necessary. in an ef-
fort to keep the investigation out Of
the city council
PARKERsS WAY OUT.
1t IS generally known that Mayor
Parker does not approve of the plan
which the police department has adopt
ed for Investigating the charges.
Mayor Parker wanted the policemen
70 bring a suit against Mcfarland for
criminal libel Several other policemen
and officers present at the meeting last
night thought the same thing
Among others. Jailor Morgan thought
So He said. The place where these
charges should be heard is before
plan would be IN court, and that IS
where the case would be now if we had
been able to get a complaint
That's my ticket exclaimed Mayor
Parker.
THE only place to try this is in
court declared Sergeant Norris Jenk-
ms I have always said that We would
never get Mcfarland to face US without
bringing suit against HIM don care
if it does take a longer time, the mem
bers Of the force win all be here III
town. even If We are not on the police
force"
I'VE can sue him after the investiga-
ton, suggested Mayor Parker But
I'd sue him tomorrow if had my way"
Police Judge Magaw. while he recon-
mended that the investigation be placed
in the hands OF the council. thinks that
q mistake was made IN paying any 1uf-
ther attention to McFarland's charges
than to deny them by affidavits, as was
done He says that half the people VIII
believe one way and half the other. re-
CARELESS of what the Investigation
shows
Sergeant Jake Owens wanted the com
mittee to take q strong hand and Vlndi-
cate the members and officers of the
force, without waiting for the council
Chief Donovan spoke in defense of his
department. He said: I have never
seen twenty-seven cleaner pOlicerne II
than we have on this force. our two
jallers do not drink. smoke or chew.
Our two sergeants never chew or smoke
and very seldom drink Our three de-
tectives hardly take glass Of beer from
one years end TO another. I myself
drink very little as those who know
me understand. For my part 1 am will
ing to have this Investigation before
any one who IS willing TO do the fair
thing and act according to the evil
deCca-"
ANOTHER REPORTER SCORES.
There was only one witness examined
last night, and that one was news
paper reporter. The thing happened
rather unexDeetedIv The reporter was
loIling carelessly on the top of a con
fiscsted poker table. adding cigarette
smoke to the Fnurky atmosphere OF the
N-ventilated apartment where the hear
ing was held
Il would like to ask that gentleman
there a question said Chairman Griley.
pointing his finger at the reporter. 4
ask it of him because 1 usually find
him here whenever I come down to the
Er4ffDT I n ISL 81 ola.
one OF the charges made by DR.. McFaI-
land is truce
No. sir, they are not"
Not one of them ?"
No, not one Of them"
whats your nance"
buchanan
How often do you come to the sta
tion2" asked Jailer Morgan
Twice during the day. and usually
once at night.
And If there had been any truth in
these charges. You would certainly have
stumbled onto it," persisted Mr.. Griley
Yes, I guess I would"
This was all the testimony taken. It
commenced at S.45 and was all over by
SAC
BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT
There may be trouble this evening
when the Mcfarland charges come up
There is blood on the satellite
The policemen object to Dr. McFar-
lands scheme tc file an entirely new set
OF charges against the department They
say that DR.. Mcfarland has already
made his public charges. and should be
compelled TO stand on them or withdraw
them. So far. Dr. Mcfarland has not
Withdrawn all the charges which he
made from his pulpit on January IL It
certainly looks as though the police
have ground for complaint
The new charges which DR. McFar-
land has filed are still secret. They are
in a sealed envelope, in the possession
of the citv clerk and under DR. Nc
Farland's instructions viii not be open
ed until presented 10 the council this
evening
It is known that the charges are sub
stantiaily the same as those made from
the pulpit. but there are some changes,
and the wording is entirely different.
This is what the police object to- They
say that Mcfarland made a lot OF insin-