The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
APPEALS To BAILEY.
AIyron A. Waterman Evidently Dis
couraged With Kansas City.

Myron A. Waterman is evidently De-
coming discouraged over the failure of
his attempts to prosecute boOdlerS in
WyandOtte county. He has written i
letter to Governor Bailey requesting
the governor to instruct Attorney Cen
eraI Coleman again to take a hand III
the prosecutions. He says he does not
see why Mr.. Coleman needs to be or
dered again to do this, but that the at
torney general refuses to do it unless
requested by the governor.
First Mr.. Waterman led the fight to
have a grand jury called and after sew
eral trips to Topeka he got Governor
Bailey to instruct Attorney General
Coleman to take a hand in the inVesti-
cation. But the grand jury failed to
indict the big fish" among the hood
lers. Then Waterman, proceeding he
claims on the advice of the attorney
general personally, swore out a war
rant against w. J. BUchan, but County
Attorney Gibson refused to ask the
questions which would incriminate Blu
chan, and Buchan was discharged on
his preliminary hearing and the costs
taxed up against Waterman. Now
Waterman appeals again to Governor
/ Bailey.
| IN his letter to the governor Mr.. Wa
/ terman incloses copies of two letters
4 he received from Attorney General
/ Coleman. One of these communications
/ was dated May p and advises Mr.. Wa
| terman to swear out complaints for the
! alleged boodlers in justice courts 1t
| also states that the failure Of the grand
! jury to indict certain persons during
| the investigation was an outrage Inc
j second letter from the attorney general
written June contains the statement
| that he did not advise Mr.. Waterman
to swear out complaints against alleg-
! ed bOodlers, but merely apprised him
I of his rights as a citizen. The attorney
! general states that he will take no fur
Their action to assist in the prosecution
of alleged offenders in Wyandotts
county, or any other county unless in
structed to do so by the governor. Mr..
Waterman also inclOSeS a copy of the
letter which he sent to the attorney
/ general advising him of the results OF
his attempts to have W. J. Buchan
prosecuted for alleged bribery.
Waterman's letter to Governor Bailey
is as follows
7 inclose herewith for your consider
alton copies of some correspondence
between the attorney general and my
self which will give you an idea as &c
the situation here with respect to the
prosecution of alleged boodlers-
/ For reasons in all probability known
To YOU our attorneys refuse to have
anything to do with the prosecution OF
indictments found by the attorney gen
eral the wisdom OF Whlch was GEM
lOnstrated when Judge Moore discharged
the boodlers on technicalities. 1 have
made efforts to get local attorneys tc
prosecute but without success, the rea-
son being parties expect TO run Inls
, year or at some time in the future, Iol
county attorney, for congress or some
other fool office, or their cllentS are
brewers jonitists, gamblers, graIlers OF
boodlers. The county attorney, IN ny
opinion shall be displaced without tht
least hesitancy, as his recent officia
actions win show.
.sThus it will be seen that the state
should step in and see that this Whole
matter is sifted to the very bottom
cannot see the necessity for the execu
tive to ask the attorney general TO &c
in this matter again. for this is th'