The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-12
NEGLECTED TO INQUIRE
Had Not Been Informed Con-
cerning the Police.
Mistreatment of Mrs. Nation
Only a Part.
Charge Police With Gambling
and Drinking at Station.


tempt in Judge Magaw's court last
Friday evening read two addresses to
MS congregation last night in which he
+ denounced the police force and the
present city administration in general
He also made several sensational
/ charges against the police for which
ne says he has good proof. He also
says that if the police call for an ex-
planation they can have it.
The services were opened at 7:30 with
a short prayer. DR.. Mcfarland prayed
for the protection Of the city from the
men who now are in office, for the
rising generation and for the governor
and state officials who are to be in
stalled today. He also prayed that the
legislature of 1903 might be notable
one in the fact that it saw clearly in
Distinguishing between right and
wrong and made laws that would reno
Vate the state from the vice in which
It is now enveloped-
After the prayer Dr. Mcfarland i'm
nlediately commenced the reading of
what he called his editorial entitled
The Police and Mrs Nation"
This paper was one IN which Dr. Nc
Farland referred to the sad affair OF
last Friday evening and told his con-
! gregation that contrary 10 the news
paper reports he was not mad when he
made the remark to Judge Magaw af-
ter he had seen Mrs. Nation fined but
that his feelings just arose
After the reading of this paper it
was the doctors plan to deliver a short
+ sermon but he changed the programme,
Omitting the sermon and reading
second paper entitled The Police Ken
mel"
Several times during the evening as
he became warmed TO his subject he
left his written address
The reading OF the address occupied
about an hour and a half and at the
close DR. Mcfarland was greeted with
q round of applause.
DR.. AIcFarland's address under the
title the Police Kennel was as fol-
7 reproach myself that I have ne
elected for so long to inquire into the
character of the police department OF
this city. I have had a general impress
sion that it was a disreputable organic
alton. that its average personnel was
low and that its spirit was base ana
corrupt One could scarcely avoid get
r ting this impression from what he saw
on the street Besides this impression
from general observation I have had
knowledge of some specific facts which
sustained my convictions concerning
the character of the force OF course
: have known what sort Of a judge
presides in the police court
Recently / determined TO look into
the matter a little more particularly
I After the little episode Of last Friday
: afternoon Judge MagaW expressed sur
: prise that I should have come there as
if any citizen has not the right to oe
present at the police court he COM
> blamed of the company Of Mrs Ma
tionfs friends who were present at her
: trial When did a prisoner lose the
! right to have friends present when put
on tria12 If more good citizens VIII
visit the police station and be present
at the sessions of the police court 1t
: might have a wholesome effect
+ Now I propose to make some deliber-
: ate charges against the police depart
lment I beg you to believe me that
am not making them because of any
personal quarrel I have with the police
Judge for I have no such quarrel told
him to his face while on his bench that
his court was q legal farce and that ne
had Just committed an Infamous lnJus-
tice 1 could have waited until his court
had adjourned to tell him that but FIVE
minutes sometimes makes all the differ
ence between its being worth while or
not being worth while saying thing l
spoke when I thought It was the time
5 + to speak. OF course was fined and II
my attorneys so advise I viii pay my
fine But that is neither here nor there
in what I am now to say hold myself
responsible for the charges I make and
if the police call for an 1uVes tlgat1on
they can have it.
First of all with regard to the treat
uent of Mrs. Nation The course or the
: police with her has been that of Derse-
! cution. pass the brutal conduct Of the
officers toward her during her so-called
trial and the rufnanly way in which
they have several times arrested her
point now to the simple fact that they
| have made an exception in her impris-
fonnent in two things which show that
+ they are dealing with her maliciOusiy. In
the first place it is not on record that a
! woman has ever been held for the costs
of her trial Tt is unusual in the case
! Of men But 7 think I am safe in say
! ing that the prison records viii not
4 show case aside from Mrs Nation
in which a woman has been held until
~
for the costs also But this was done
in Mrs Nations recent imprisonment
She was detained one and half days
for costs. Another rule of the city DrIs-
. on was disregarded in her case, which
is that the sentence is shortened one
: day out of ten in cases Of good behav-
: iour Mrs. Nation was not allowed this
: reduction She served the fun ten days
: required by the fine and then the t--7e
for costs was added. # by some un-
r ina ginable accident in the police ma
8 chineTy of the present city government
o Frank Rayncr. the keener of the in
f famous Joint and dive for the disturb
ance of the angelic peace of which Mrs
\ Nation is now in Jail. should be COM
f nitted to the city prison he would GER
2 taiuly be allowed his full 10 per ceui
a discount of his term Any beetle brow
ed scoun6rel from the ranks Of tbs
= jointists or gamblers would be aiiOWel
Z that But this old woman. whose ut
{ most fault is niSjud gT7enC IN her meth
5 DDS OF opposing these scoundrels in then
d deviIish work, must lie IN Jail until III,
z clock ticks the last second Of her sen
t tence That is not Justice it IS malicl
GUS and cOwardly persecution.
Another thing-and I mention it heri
}. only because it is associated with thi
Il CID lady who is the object of such IN
e veterate hate from the 1oIice-our on
I. GERS raise the suspicion that they are
+ crowd Of contemplate towards. Tn
E coward has a quickly excited imagina
. ton IN the presence Of possible dangers
i He is haunted by many fears It ma!
be IN the case Of these men that tn