The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-14
WyandOtte Grand Jury Is Be-
ginning New Work.
Probing Into Collections of
Joint Revenues.
1T CAUSES A FURRY.
Want to Know Why Certain Sa-
looms Were Favored.
Some of the Desired Witnesses
Cannot Be Found.
1T CAUSES A FURRY.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE
Wyandotte county grand jury began
an investigation yesterday afternoon
into the affairs of the police depart
ment under the w. H. Craddock admin
istration and under the present Gilbert
administration. This investigation, it
Is said. will include a close inquiry as
to the manner of collecting fines from
Joint keepers and the proprietoEs of
slot machines, as to why certain joint
keepers and slot machine proprietors
were allowed to do business without
paying any fines into the city treasury.
Close inquiry will also be made, it is
said, as to why gambling houses and
policy games were allowed to flourish
openly under both the Craddock and
Gilbert administrations without inter
ference from the police departments of
either.
The charges of grating on the pro-
prietOrS of gambling houses and
Joints by certain city and county
officials will also be investigated, 1t
is said no investigation of violations OF
the prohibitory law will be made This
sudden turn in the grand jury inyesti-
closing the Joints" many of which
have been allowed to open within the
last few days.
The principal witness yesterday aft
eTuOOn was L. b. 6ONDISs WHO SSiNGU
as police judge for two years under
Mayor w. H. Craddock. Judge Bowl
ing first told the jury, 1t is said, the
manner in which he was paid for his
services as police judge. He received
q salary regulated by ordinance and al
lowed each month by the city council.
Judge Bowling then explained, it is
said, that all money paid in as fines
was paid to either the chief OF police
or the clerk of the police court A COM
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fines assessed and paid and those rec
ords are now on file in the police de-
partment. Judge Bowling explained ne
did not have the direction of these al
fairs and did not establish the system.
He said he acted purely in the capacity
Of a police judge.
Mrs Lillian J. Adams, city treasurer,
was asked to submit the records snow
ing the amount of money received -tach
month from the police department our
ing the last two years.
The affairs of the police department
under both administrations will be IN
CURED into. It is said the jury viii
probably finish it's investigation and
ask to be discharged within the next
Subpoenas have been out for two OF
three days for Chris Kopp, ex-membeI
Of the city council from the Fifth ward
KopD was chairman of the streets anc
grades committee, street commissioners
committee, stationery and printing com
mittee and a member of the franchise
committee during the Craddock admin
fstration. He Joined a hunting party tt
the Indian Territory just before the
grand Jury convened and all the othel
members of the party returned two
weeks ago. They said they left kopI
still hunting. Mrs Kopp, who is con
Quoting her husbands bakery estab
lishment at SO South Seventh street
Kansas City, Kas., said last night sh'
did not know where her husband was
She said she did not think he was il
the Indian Territory and neither wal
ne on the farm he recently purchased
in Oklahoma. It is rumored he is II
southern California.
Charles Durham, former official dos
enumerator under the Gilbert admin
tstraion, is also wanted as witness
He is said to possess valuable informa
ton as to grating on gambling house.
by certain city and county officials. H
left the city just before the grand Jur!
convened and it is said will not return
until the grand iury adjOurnS.